Monday, 12 May 2025

Visit to St. Nicholas Church and surrounding areas – 12th May 2025

Date: 12th May 2025

Time: from 6:30 a.m.

Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 12°C to 16°C

I had a much earlier start to my visit this morning in the hope of seeing Red Fox cubs. Whilst I did find a single adult in the northern section of the site, I failed to locate any cubs.

The main highlight this morning was the continual flight of c.50 Starlings in the northern section of the site, including many very noisy juveniles.

Other highlights during my visit were as follows: 

Lesser Whitethroat: singing male again heard and eventually seen in the northern section of the site

Chiffchaff: at least 5 singing males (1 seen)

Blackcap: at least 6 singing males (2 seen) 

Green Woodpecker: 1 heard calling briefly and distantly in the northern section of the site

Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):

Lesser Whitethroat

Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Robin
Wren
Dunnock
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Starling
Green Woodpecker
Jay
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Woodpigeon
Lesser Black-backed Gull

Red Fox

Here are some photos from my visit ….

















Photo: juvenile Starling

















Photo: juvenile Starlings
















Photo: juvenile Starlings
















Photo: male Blackbird 

Photo: male Song Thrush

Photo: Robin

Photo: Red Fox

Photo: Red Fox

Site totals for 2025 to date (2024 totals in brackets): 

Birds = 40 (49)

Mammals = 3 (3)
Butterflies = 8 (17)
Dragonflies and damselflies = 0 (11)
Reptiles = 0 (0)
Amphibians = 0 (0)

Total species list for the site

Birds = 69

Mammals = 7
Butterflies = 25
Dragonflies and damselflies = 14
Reptiles = 1
Amphibians = 0

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