© Worth Park Friends 2024
24 bird lists were recorded during 2021.
There
were
8
birds
that
were
seen
on
every
visit:
Coot;
Carrion
Crow;
Mallard;
Magpie; Moorhen; Feral and Wood Pigeon and Blue Tit.
Egyptian Goose and Jackdaw were seen on every visit except one.
Somewhat
surprisingly
Canada
Geese
were
not
seen
on
3
visits.
It
feels
like
they
are always there in numbers.
It
was
sad
to
realise
that
we
had
not
seen
a
Kingfisher
all
year.
Although
we
had
seen
one
nearby
in
Grattons
Park.
Similarly
we
had
seen
two
Red
Kites
over
the
playing fields in Grattons Park but we had not seen them from Worth Park.
Both
Buzzard
and
Treecreeper
were
only
seen
once.
In
2020
a
Buzzard
was
also
only seen once while a Treecreeper was not seen at all.
The
following
further
birds
were
also
only
seen
once:
Mandarin;
Goosander;
Lesser Redpoll; Redwing; Swift; Mistle Thrush and Great Spotted Woodpecker.
The
following
new
additions
were
made:
Goosander;
Mandarin
and
Swan.
The
handsome
drake
Goosander
was
probably
the
most
exciting
and
unexpected
sighting
(found
on
the
last
day
of
the
year)
-
closely
followed
by
the
drake
Mandarin.
It
was
good
to
see
House
Sparrows,
Starlings
and
Robins
so
often.
But
disappointing to find Greenfinches, Chaffinches and Song Thrushes so seldom.
Tom & Chris Howard-Jones