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Fauna seen at the Allotments


Bird species identified on the allotment and back field:

  • Diurnal raptors:
    • Buzzard,
    • Kestrel,
    • Peregrine.
    • Sparrow Hawk,
    • Red Kite.
  • Thrushes:
    • Blackbird,
    • Song Thrush,
    • Redwing,
    • Fieldfare (a flock of 50 or so seen 24/11)
  • Corvids:
    • Carrion Crow,
    • Jackdaw,
    • Rook,
    • Magpie
    • and occasional Jay
  • Finches:
    • Green Finch,
    • Chaffinch,
    • Goldfinch.
  • Game birds:
    • Pheasant,
    • French Partridge.
  • Gulls:
    • Black Headed,
    • Herring
    • and possibly others.
  • Terns:
    • Common Tern
  • General garden residents:
    • ​Wren
    • Robin
  • Miscellaneous winter visitors:
    • ​Redpoll,
    • Twite.
  • Summer visitors:
    • Swallow,
    • House Martin,
    • Swift








Mammal species seen on the allotment:

  • Rabbit,
  • Stoat,
  • Rat,
  • Fieldmouse.
  • Plus evidence of visits by Fox and Badger.

Butterfly species seen on the allotment:

  • Brimstone,
  • Speckled Wood,
  • Small Tortoiseshell,
  • Peacock,
  • Red Admiral,
  • Comma,
  • Gatekeeper,
  • Assorted Whites,
  • Small Copper,
  • Painted Lady,
  • Meadow Brown.
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