Observations
Birds
Regular updates have been arriving from local birders Maurice Nauta and Brian Chapman, keeping NWT in touch with the range of birds seen at Ashing Lane Nature Reserve.
A total of 84 species have been recorded, with goldfinches and rooks by far the most frequently observed birds throughout the year and large flocks of fieldfares arriving in the winter. Barn owls are also regularly seen quartering the meadows and rides.
Find out more about these birds on the RSPB website using their bird guide. Birds marked in red are species that are considered in need of urgent conservation action and are globally threatened with a 50% decline in the breeding population over the last 25 years. Amber denotes species decline, green list birds are of least concern for conservation action. This information was taken from "Birds of Conservation Concern 5".
Here is a summary of birds observed by our recorders over the years.
A total of 84 species have been recorded, with goldfinches and rooks by far the most frequently observed birds throughout the year and large flocks of fieldfares arriving in the winter. Barn owls are also regularly seen quartering the meadows and rides.
Find out more about these birds on the RSPB website using their bird guide. Birds marked in red are species that are considered in need of urgent conservation action and are globally threatened with a 50% decline in the breeding population over the last 25 years. Amber denotes species decline, green list birds are of least concern for conservation action. This information was taken from "Birds of Conservation Concern 5".
Here is a summary of birds observed by our recorders over the years.
27 May 2016 A tawny owl fledgling spotted by Barry Hawthorn
24 April 2016 Greylag Geese spotted on Coop Lake by Susie Mendel
4 May 2016 Three canada geese arrive
4 May 2016 plus at least 26 greylag geese enjoying the lake
Thank you to Susie Mendel for capturing this important occasion
4 May 2016 This is what the lake was designed for!
6 May 2016 Great crested grebe on Coop Lake, spotted by Rod Newborough
13 May 2016 Lovely to see the greylag geese are still enjoying Coop Lake. Thanks Susie Mendel for the picture.
Blackcap
Black headed gull
Blackbird
Blue tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Carrion crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal tit
Collared dove
Common barn owl
Common gull
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunnock
Feral pigeon
Fieldfare
Garden warbler
Goldcrest
Black headed gull
Blackbird
Blue tit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Carrion crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal tit
Collared dove
Common barn owl
Common gull
Coot
Cormorant
Curlew
Dunnock
Feral pigeon
Fieldfare
Garden warbler
Goldcrest
Golden plover
Goldfinch
Great crested grebe
Great spotted woodpecker
Great tit
Green woodpecker
Greenfinch
Greenshank
Grey heron
Grey partridge
Grey wagtail
Greylag goose
Herring gull
House martin
House sparrow
Jackdaw
Jacksnipe
Jay
Kestrel
Lapwing
Goldfinch
Great crested grebe
Great spotted woodpecker
Great tit
Green woodpecker
Greenfinch
Greenshank
Grey heron
Grey partridge
Grey wagtail
Greylag goose
Herring gull
House martin
House sparrow
Jackdaw
Jacksnipe
Jay
Kestrel
Lapwing
Lesser black-backed Gull
Lesser whitethroat
Linnet
Little egret
Little owl
Long tailed tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow pipit
Mistle thrush
Moorhen
Mute swan
Pheasant
Pied wagtail (yarrelli)
Pink footed goose
Red breasted merganser
Red-legged partridge
Redwing
Reed bunting
Robin
Rook
Sand martin
Lesser whitethroat
Linnet
Little egret
Little owl
Long tailed tit
Magpie
Mallard
Meadow pipit
Mistle thrush
Moorhen
Mute swan
Pheasant
Pied wagtail (yarrelli)
Pink footed goose
Red breasted merganser
Red-legged partridge
Redwing
Reed bunting
Robin
Rook
Sand martin
Sedge warbler
Shelduck
Siskin
Skylark
Song thrush
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Stock Dove
Swallow
Swift
Tawny owl
Tree pipit
Tree creeper
Tree sparrow
Whitethroat
Willow warbler
Woodcock
Woodpigeon
Wren
Yellow wagtail
Yellowhammer
Shelduck
Siskin
Skylark
Song thrush
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Stock Dove
Swallow
Swift
Tawny owl
Tree pipit
Tree creeper
Tree sparrow
Whitethroat
Willow warbler
Woodcock
Woodpigeon
Wren
Yellow wagtail
Yellowhammer
Click to read the Birds of Conservation Concern 5 report
KEY:
Red list = species in need of urgent conservation action
Amber list = species in decline
Green list = no immediate conservation action required
Birds listed in grey are not given a status because they are introduced species.
Red list = species in need of urgent conservation action
Amber list = species in decline
Green list = no immediate conservation action required
Birds listed in grey are not given a status because they are introduced species.
Dennis Tate, Trustee of NWT and long time bird watcher, shares some thoughts about the changes in the pattern of bird species at Monks Wood.
3 February 2019
Seen on Green Lane at ALNR - a great photo by Susie Mendel
Susie Mendel photographed a coot and cootlings on Coop Lake in June 2018
Stuart Dallas, a member of the NWT group, took this amazing picture of a tawny owl. It wasn't taken at ALNR, but this is an orange list species that has been recorded there.
Mark Johnson caught this amazing shot of four brand new greylag goslings on Coop Lake in spring 2016 - thank you Mark! Aren't they wonderful? Please watch out for fledglings and keep dogs under control.
Canada geese
Cormorant
Mute swans