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Wednesday, 06-Jan-2021 21:21:27 GMT
The Wick Country Park (WCP)
Tuesday, 31-Dec-2019 16:51:00 GMT
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Tuesday, 31-Dec-2019 16:29:38 GMT
Wick Weeders and the Pavilion Gardens
Wednesday, 25-Mar-2020 11:02:22 GMT
Volunteering at The Wick Country Park Tuesday, 17-Dec-2019 14:19:09 GMT
Events Calendar
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Past Events: Reports and Photos
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Facilities at the Park
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Tuesday, 31-Dec-2019 16:29:38 GMT
Why not Join Us?
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Nature Notes
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The Visitors' Log
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Contact Us
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Tour with The Ranger.
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History & Development of WCP
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This page was updated on Saturday, 04-Jul-2020 09:43:25 BST
27 species – a surprisingly good number for 1.5 hours walk.
Wickford Wildlife Society
Walk Leader.
Unfortunately, future walks have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.. It is hoped that it might be possible to resume on July 15th 2020.
MONTHLY WILDLIFE WALKS
March 18th 2020
There were 6 of us at the walk this morning and some of the “early birds” had already heard a Chiffchaff singing – an early migrant warbler – and saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker fly over. Lots of Robins were singing and displaying all along the walk and Blue Tits were also very active in the trees and bushes. A highlight for some of us was a small flock of Long Tailed Tits – they are such cute little birds and great to see. Less colourful but also good to see were at least 4 Chiffchaffs, almost certainly arrived here this week, but not yet singing much. The lake was quiet this month, except for the usual Canada Geese and a resting Cormorant but a Cetti’s Warbler was heard singing – a good bird for the park. This is a non-migrating warbler and the mild winters are helping it expand throughout the UK. A distant Skylark was heard at one point, which is a good sign for the planned teasel plantation. We also saw a smart male Sparrowhawk flying very low across the grass into the hedges – very nice to see. Green Woodpeckers also seemed active, although we only heard them and did not actually see them. An interesting observation, was that all the Blackbirds we saw were males – are the females sat on eggs already? They are early breeders, so this could be the case. Finally, a sign that spring is nearly here – despite the dull weather a butterfly was seen but not well enough to identify. Otherwise, the paths are still very muddy and wet in parts, although not as bad as last month, and wellies are recommended for all visitors.Detailed sightings:
What we saw/heard was:Common Name | Scientific Name | First Date | Total Count |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | 18/03/2020 | 6 |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | 18/03/2020 | 3 |
Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | 18/03/2020 | 19 |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | 18/03/2020 | 7 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
European Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | 18/03/2020 | 3 |
Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | 18/03/2020 | 11 |
Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | 18/03/2020 | 4 |
Eurasian Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | 18/03/2020 | 16 |
Great Tit | Parus major | 18/03/2020 | 6 |
Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | 18/03/2020 | 4 |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | 18/03/2020 | 4 |
Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | 18/03/2020 | 6 |
Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | 18/03/2020 | 4 |
Common Blackbird | Turdus merula | 18/03/2020 | 8 |
European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | 18/03/2020 | 19 |
House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
Dunnock | Prunella modularis | 18/03/2020 | 3 |
Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | 18/03/2020 | 1 |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | 18/03/2020 | 3 |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | 18/03/2020 | 5 |
27 species – a surprisingly good number for 1.5 hours walk.
The next walk will be on Wednesday 15th April – we look forward to seeing you all then.
Martin SingletonWickford Wildlife Society
Walk Leader.
Unfortunately, future walks have been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.. It is hoped that it might be possible to resume on July 15th 2020.