Date: 3rd January 2022
Time: from
9:15 a.m.
Weather: dry,
cloudy, moderate wind, 9°C to 10°C
This
was my first visit of 2022 to the site and, whilst relatively quiet, it did prove
to be more successful than my visit to Noak Bridge Nature Reserve yesterday yesterday.
The main highlight was
a singing male Goldcrest which I eventually located in the usual large conifer tree in the south
west corner of the site.
Robins resumed singing several weeks ago now but other species are also beginning to sing in advance of spring and the breeding season. In addition to Robins, during my visit I also heard a singing Wren, saw a singing Dunnock and several singing Great Tits and, most notably, I heard the lovely sound of 3 singing male Song Thrushes, 2 of which I saw.
I heard an extremely
loud calling Green Woodpecker in the wooded area at the end of the access
track from Larkins Tyres which I failed to see and I had a very brief and obscured view of a Great
Spotted Woodpecker in the wooded area beyond the eastern section of the
cemetery.
Whilst I saw a single Grey
Squirrel in the western end of the cemetery, I failed to see any Red
Foxes. Later in the day as I walked over to Asda, I did see a dead Red
Fox on the side of the main road. Sadly, in urban and suburban areas, many Red
Fox deaths arise from impacts with vehicles when crossing roads.
Species
recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Site
totals to date (2022 totals in brackets):
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Stay safe, stay well, stay strong, stay connected with nature
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