We will be meeting at St Mary’s Church, Moor Lane, East Keswick at 10.00am. Please bring binoculars if you have them and a drink and snack. The Merlin App is very useful to have on your phone as it can identify birds from their song.
All welcome.
Yesterday 21 adults and children joined us for the annual winter bird survey and it was lovely to welcome a number of people who had not been before.
We saw a total of 39 species, which is a good count for a survey in winter, although we did not see some species that would have been expected such as Goldcrest, Lapwing, Goosander and Collared Dove.
Here is a list of the species seen:
You are most welcome to join us for our winter bird survey. We will be meeting outside St Mary’s Church, Moor Lane, East Keswick on Saturday 1st February at 10am. If you have binoculars, please bring them with you and also a drink and packed lunch. We will be walking around the village, through the Marsh and then along Moor Lane and down to the river. There’s no need to stay for the whole session, you can join us for as long as you like.
We are meeting outside St Mary’s Church, Moor Lane, East Keswick at 10am.
Bring binoculars with you if you have them.
On Sunday March 24th, a good number of the Wildlife Trust members met to observe the different bird species in the Parish. We usually carry out the survey in January, but had to postpone it until March this year. After a chilly start the sun came out and it was a lovely day.
The total number of species recorded was 48 as opposed to 36 last year. Some of the additional species seen were lapwing, snipe and goosander.
Many thanks to everyone who took part.
The date of the Winter Bird survey has been changed from February 25th to Sunday March 24th.
Meet outside St Mary’s Church, Moor Lane East Keswick at 10.00am. Please bring binoculars with you if you have them.
The winter bird survey took place on 14th January 2023. A total of 36 different bird species were observed during the walk from St Mary Magdalene Church on Moor Lane, through the Marsh and then along Moor Lane. We then crossed Harewood Road and walked along by the river, up Fitts Lane and back into the village.
Bird species observed
| Blackcap | Wren |
| Goldcrest | Robin |
| Greenfinch | Goldfinch |
| Bullfinch | House Sparrow |
| Dunnock | Starling |
| Blackbird | Song Thrush |
| Redwing | Fieldfare |
| Blue Tit | Great Tit |
| Long-tailed Tit | Willow/Marsh Tit |
| Magpie | Jackdaw |
| Rook | Crow |
| Pheasant | Red Kite |
| Sparrowhawk | Buzzard |
| Wood Pigeon | Rock/Feral Dove |
| Greater-spotted Woodpecker | Heron |
| Greylag Goose | Canada Goose |
| Mallard | Black-headed Gull |
| Herring Gull | Cormorant |
