Friday, 19 December 2025

Visit to St. Nicholas Church and surrounding areas – 19th December 2025

Date: 19th December 2025

Time: from 9:45 a.m.

Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 7°C to 9°C

I had a generally quiet visit this morning but I still managed some notable sightings:

Redwing: 1 seen in the northern section of the site but several others heard calling

Chaffinch: single male associating with a flock of c.15 Goldfinches in the northern section of the site

Starling: at least 50 flying over the northern section of the site

Pied Wagtail: 1 heard calling in the northern section of the site

Jackdaw: 2 seen flying over the northern section of the site

Collared Dove: 3 seen flying into the wooded area adjacent to the access track from Larkins Tyres

I also saw 4 Grey Squirrels, 3 in the eastern section of the cemetery and another in the wooded area in the southern section of the site.

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

Blue Tit 
Great Tit
Robin
Dunnock
Redwing
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Starling
Pied Wagtail
Jay
Jackdaw
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Collared Dove
Woodpigeon
Herring Gull

Grey Squirrel

Here are some photos from my visit ....
















Photo: Collared Dove
















Photo: Collared Dove
















Photo: Redwing

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

Birds = 50 (49)
Mammals = 4 (3)
Butterflies = 23 (17)
Dragonflies and damselflies = 11 (11)
Reptiles = 0 (0)
Amphibians = 0 (0)

Total species list for the site 

Birds = 70
Mammals = 8
Butterflies = 26
Dragonflies and damselflies = 14
Reptiles = 1
Amphibians = 0

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