The third of my dusk sampling occurred on Friday evening, this time in the High Wood area behind Bulmershe campus. It was warm to say the least, with temperatures of 26C making it far more enjoyable to collect data compared to the rain on monday! In total, another 19 species were recorded being present in the area, with 4 species not being seen by me before; including Chaffinch and Treecreeper. The full list in alphabetical order:
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone)
- Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Coal Tit (Parus ater)
- Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
- Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
- Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- Long Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
- Magpie (Pica pica)
- Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
- Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
- Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
