Today was my final sample at Redhatch Copse behind Sibly Hall. The weather was again lovely, with sun out and the birds singing, it was a very nice stroll through the woodland, even if it was at 6am this morning. In total, a further 15 species were recorded, with the Goldfinch not being recorded before, taking the total bird species present to 20.
The full alphabetical list is below:
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone)
- ChiffChaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Coal Tit (Parus ater)
- Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
- Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- Magpie (Pica pica)
- Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
- Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
The copse now has a 30 metre telecommunciations mast erected. Considerable distruption to the copse and the birds have gone away!! so much for the environment!
David
I couldn’t agree more. If my research has shown anything, is that this area of fragmented woodland holds a large amount of bird species. It is a real shame for the both the area and the environment.