Birds and other
wildlife recorded in October 2025
Birds: A Little Egret was an unusual
“flyover”, but Red Kites were frequently seen and often heard. Woodpigeons were
frequent but – no Stock Dove this month?
Great-spotted Woodpeckers were about but nobody found a Green
Woodpecker. We must all try harder!
Robins and Blackbirds were
reported regularly as were one of the smallest of the UK birds, Goldcrest.
Wrens and Great Tits and Blue Tits were plentiful, and there were some small
flocks of Long-tailed Tits about. There were four species of corvid: Jackdaw
(in abundance), Magpie, Jay (often detected first by it harsh calls), and
Carrion Crow. No Ravens recorded this month, though they breed fairly locally –
long gone are he days when you had to travel a long way to see a Raven! Goldfinches were frequent – but none of the
other finches was recorded! Not a Chaffinch, and (unsurprisingly) not a
Bullfinch!
Mammals: Grey squirrels fairly
frequent, and a Fox was a rare sighting.
Other sightings: A Common Fog, a
Speckled Wood (though no doubt more butterflies were seen by the regular
surveyors. Some rather spectacular
puffballs were also seen; now is the time for fungi; do have a look and see
what you might identify!
Thanks again for the sightings –
but we need more people out there sending in records. You don’t need to be a
warden or a volunteer – or a specialist! Please send in your records!
