Birds at the Woodland Education Centre in May 2008.


Long Tailed Tit	Male Blackbird

Long-tailed tit	Near the Lake, Kingfisher Pond (6^th May).
Great tit	Log Cabin area. Glow-worm rise area (23^rd May).
Blue tit	Log Cabin area.
Coal tit	Kingfisher Pond area.
Marsh tit	Wetlands, nr the Hide (6^th May)
Chiffchaff	Most areas of woodland.
Willow warbler	Glow-worm rise area. (29^th May)
Blackcap	Most areas of woodland.
Goldcrest	Near main entrance and Log Cabin area.
Woodpigeon	Lake and Monument Pond area.
Blackbird	Most areas of woodland. Ten males seen in a group on ground by the Lake (27^th May)
Song thrush	Green works caravan area and Kingfisher Pond.
Mistle Thrush	Two seen on fir tree near the Log Cabin.
Robin	Most areas of woodland.
Wren	Most areas of woodland.
Bullfinch	(Male) Maple Walk (6^th May).
Chaffinch	Near the Log Cabin and green works caravan area.
Jay	Monument Pond area (27^th May).
Rook	Flying over the Heathland.
Crow	On oak tree near Dragonfly Pond.
Raven	Flew over the Heathland (27^th May) High above the Lake (29^th May).
Magpie	Flying across the Wetlands, near the Hide.
Nuthatch	Several on oak trees near Lake Classroom, and on fir tree near Log Cabin.
Buzzard	Dark coloured bird flying around Dragonfly Pond. Paler bird Beech Walk area.
Treecreeper	On oak tree near the Leat. (Back of toilets).
Mallard	(Male) The Wetlands, near the Hide (27^th May)
Moorhen	Adult on the Lake with chicks.
Great Spotted Woodpecker	(Female) On oak tree near the Leat, back of toilets (27^th May).
Swallow	Two flying over and around the Lake. (23^rd May)
Spotted Flycatcher	On trees near new hedge-bank, first seen 23^rd May and again on 27^th May.

TOTAL 30 Different species

Butterflies

Speckled Wood, Brimstone, good numbers of Holly Blue, Large White,

Green-veined White, Orange Tip (male and female) Peacock.

Damselflies

Large Red, Blue tail, Common Blue, Beautiful Demoiselle (Male and female)

Dragonflies

Four spotted Chaser