Bristol
Direct Organiser(s) / Sponsor(s):
Friends of Kings Norton Local Nature Reserve
Dawn Chorus Walk with Friends of Kings Norton LNR
A walk around the Nature Reserve's different habitats to identify the birds we see and hear. There may be muntjac deer around too.
Bird List:
- Mallard
- Wren
- Wood Pigeon
- Magpie
- Jackdaw
- Crow
- Song thrush
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Coot
- Lesser Black Backed Gull
- Canada Goose
- Robin
- Blackbird
- Great Tit
- Blackcap
- Moorhen
- Stock Dove
- Blue Tit
- Collared Dove
- Chiffchaff
- Green Woodpecker
- Dunnock
- Greenfinch
- Willow Warbler
- Starling
- Long Tailed Tit
- Goldcrest
- Reed Bunting
- Nuthatch
- Kestrel
- Chaffinch
- Great Crested Grebe 32 in total
Event Information
| Date | 6-May-2012 |
|---|---|
| Location | 'Burman's Drive', foot of Wychall Park Grove, off Wychall Lane Kings Norton, Birmingham Bristol |
| Admission | Free, but donations welcome. |
| Breakfast | Details tba |
| Suitable for children | No |
| Contact | Amanda Cadman |
| 55wychall@blueyonder.co.uk | |
| Telephone | 0121 624 3865 |
| Stories | |
| Twelve of us gathered at 05.30 with the dawn chorus already in full swing a cold morning, but dry and still, ideal for birding. We were led by our local experts Peter Bromley and Phil Evans on a walk that took us on the cycle track alongside Wychall Reservoir in Kings Norton, south west Birmingham (UK) then on to "The Peafields", an area of old allotments and young oakwood. Retracing our steps we then walked alongside the River Rea through woodland, then over on to an area of meadowland leading to Merecroft Pool. It's truly exciting to see the Great Crested Grebe nesting on the pool again after several years' absence. Our total of 32 species heard or seen and most of them were seen was a record for our Dawn Chorus walks, and must show that our management regime is encouraging avian diversity. | |