Hardwicke BBS
Sunday 8th July 2007
On a warm sunny, morning, I carried out my 'late' Breeding Bird Survey in my allotted 1km grid square SO7713
around Clarke's Farm, Hardwicke. The highlights were a Raven, five Stock Doves, two Reed Buntings, 3+ Yellowhammers, a Green-veined White and three Brown Hares (Photos of Raven and Chiffchaff: © Paul Masters).
The full species list for this year (from both early and late season visits) was: Grey Heron, Shelduck, Kestrel, Pheasant, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove,
Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting. Total species count for 2007: 39 (The total species count for 2006 was also 39, the total number of species recorded for 2007 and 2008 is 46.)
I stopped off at Sellars Bridge on the way back to find two Common Terns along the canal. The bridge-keeper there told me there had been Gannet on the canal there earlier in the week - 3 or 4 days ago. The description was good - large bird, blue-grey bill, yellow on head - he said it was identified by a knowledgeable passer-by. The bird was apparently looking exhausted, seemed to swim oddly and was quite approachable. That would have been a nice tick for the patch! Note - the canal towpath is temporarily closed for 'health and safety' reasons between Sellars and Parkend bridges.
On a warm sunny, morning, I carried out my 'late' Breeding Bird Survey in my allotted 1km grid square SO7713
around Clarke's Farm, Hardwicke. The highlights were a Raven, five Stock Doves, two Reed Buntings, 3+ Yellowhammers, a Green-veined White and three Brown Hares (Photos of Raven and Chiffchaff: © Paul Masters).The full species list for this year (from both early and late season visits) was: Grey Heron, Shelduck, Kestrel, Pheasant, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove,
Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting. Total species count for 2007: 39 (The total species count for 2006 was also 39, the total number of species recorded for 2007 and 2008 is 46.)I stopped off at Sellars Bridge on the way back to find two Common Terns along the canal. The bridge-keeper there told me there had been Gannet on the canal there earlier in the week - 3 or 4 days ago. The description was good - large bird, blue-grey bill, yellow on head - he said it was identified by a knowledgeable passer-by. The bird was apparently looking exhausted, seemed to swim oddly and was quite approachable. That would have been a nice tick for the patch! Note - the canal towpath is temporarily closed for 'health and safety' reasons between Sellars and Parkend bridges.
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