Date: 2nd January 2025
Time: from 10 a.m.
Weather: dry, cloudy/sunny, light wind, 2°C to 3°C
I can not remember the last time that I did not get out on New Years Day to start building my local patch site lists for the year but yesterday’s weather was appalling with gale force winds and heavy rain.
Therefore, my first visit to the site was this morning and it was generally quiet with only 12 bird species recorded.
The most notable sightings were a single Green Woodpecker flying over Hilly Road into the southern wooded area and at least 100 Woodpigeons perched in the trees in the northern section of the site. Many Blue Tits and Great Tits were very evident and calling continuously.
The 2025 mammal list started with a single Grey Squirrel in the wooded area at the end of the access track from Larkins Tyres but I failed to see any Red Foxes.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Green Woodpecker
Grey Squirrel
Site totals for 2025 to date (2024 totals in brackets):
Birds = 11 (49)
Total species list for
the site
Birds = 67
Love nature .... act now
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