Wildlife Group

Barbara Kirsop, prior to her death, Elmton has sent a final list of bird species spotted in this locality to May 2020 as below:

Goldfinch
Pied wagtail
Blackbird
Thrush (Song thrush plus chicks)
Sparrow (house and tree)
Buzzard
Tree creeper
Woodpecker (greater spotted)
Tits (blue, great, coal, long tailed)
Magpie
Little owl
Barn owl
Partridge
Pheasant
Chaffinch (tapping on two windows in Elmton)
Goldfinch
Dunnock
Goldcrest
Firecrest
Chiffchaff
Wren
Robin
Starling
Wood pigeon
Mallard (plus nest)
Reed bunting
Sand Martin
Yellow wagtail
Swallow
Herring gull
Lesser black backed full
Blackcap
Willow warbler
White throat
Red Kite
Sparrow Hawk

We need to track what is happening to our environment – and we can help when we are out and about or watching from our windows.

Elmton and Creswell Wildlife Group invites you to record your observations of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians or plants, for example, on the form ECWG Table and email to ecwildlifegroup@gmail.com. Every year, these will be transferred to National wildlife records. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the map of the region with the numbered squares so that you can provide the precise location of each observation. The map can also be downloaded by clicking on Map Numbered Squares for a larger version.

To view latest observations in 2015, click here

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