Wildlife
Blue Tit
Look out for woodland birds like the acrobatic Blue Tit
© Tony Hisgett
Blue Tits are very familiar visitors to gardens. Feeding on insects in the summer months they can often be seen on bird feeders. At the Clergy House we have a family nesting in one of our bird boxes.
Garden Warbler
The beautiful song of the Garden Warbler is more distictive then the bird
© Billy Lindblom
The noisest birds here are the Reed Warblers, but it was the sighting of a Garden Warbler that pleased us. These birds are often mistaken for Blackcaps that have also been seen in our garden.
Green Woodpecker
It's easier to hear than see the shy Green Woodpecker
© Jans Canon
To our delight we spotted a Green Woodpecker pecking on a tree in our garden back in April. As they are shy birds it only appeared for a short while.
Some of the birds we've seen...
Spring
We have been twitching like mad so far this year spotting all the different varieties of birds seen in our garden. By the end of the year we hope to have compiled a huge list which we will keep updating for you to see. So far our staff, volunteers and visitors have enjoyed spotting:
- Blackbird
- Green Woodpecker
- Robin
- Mallard
- Wren
- Blue Tit
- Pheasant
- Chiff Chaff
- Chaffinch
Summer
Here's a selection of birds seen this summer:
- Reed Warbler
- Reed Bunting
- Black Cap
- Magpie
- Sparrow
- Swallow
- Moorhen
- Thrush
- Wood Pigeon
- Garden Warbler
- Goldfinch
- Pied Wagtail
Autumn and winter
- Tree creeper
- Sparrowhawk
- Great Spotted Woodpecker