Nature Notes December/January 2025/6
Date Published: 01-02-2026
Both months were predominantly wet causing the site to be water logged.
SIGHTINGS
Birds (seen or heard):
Herring Gulls, Black-headed gulls, Carrion Crows, Magpies, Buzzards, Tawny Owls, Wood Pigeons, Nuthatches, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Stonechat, Siskin, Redwings, Blackbirds, Song Thrush, Robins, Wrens, Goldcrest, Dunnocks, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits.
Mammals: Grey Squirrels.
Insects: Flies, Buff-tailed Bees.
Butterflies: Peacock.
Plants (in flower/berry): Holly, Rowan, Cotoneaster
Redwings were spotted feeding on Holly berries.
NATURE FACT
The Redwing is a small Thrush that visits the UK in the winter to feast on berry-laden bushes and trees. Redwings migrate at night and on clear evenings their “tsee” call may be heard overhead. They can often be seen in flocks with Fieldfares. A tiny population of Redwings breed in the UK but most of our visiting birds come from Iceland and Scandinavia.
Recorders: C. Wilcox K. Wilcox
Redwing Image by K Wilcox
