Birdwatching
Why not come and view the many species of birds recently recorded in a BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) Survey in our Tetrad : TL85Z
2010: breeding Little Owls and Spotted Flycatchers along with frequent sightings of Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers and occasional sightings of a tawny owl and barn owl. 2011 has also brought goldfinches to our bird feeders every day and renewed sightings of the barn owl.
Above, woodpecker 2010 our Kestrel nesting tree and the chickens lay in the hay!
In total fifty different species were recorded in the tetrad (2km by 2km square).
There are plenty of common garden birds too, at all times of the year: wrens and skylarks, robins and finches to name but a few. In the winter large flocks of rooks can be seen heading home each evening to Raw Hall Wood just to the south of The Old Dairy.