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WICK COUNTRY PARK WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS - September 13th 2023

This month's wildlife walk took place on Wednesday 13th September. Small birds were fairly active, and a few Swallows were still around. Highlight of the day was a flock of finches overhead near the lake. By a process of elimination, we identified these as Siskin - a good record for the park. A reasonable year for butterflies is coming to an end (although we saw a Red Admiral in the garden this week!) Nice to see Speckled Wood on the list again. Another moth species for the park list - the Box Tree Moth!

The next walk will take place on Wednesday 18th October at 10.30am, but I will remind you all nearer the date.

Martin Singleton

Remaining dates for 2023

  • October 18th
  • November 15th
  • December 13th

Summary of sightings

Birds - 19 Species

Note, I have included a bit more data from my recordings this month.

Common Name Scientific Name Date Total Count Trip Notes
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 13/09/2023 5
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 13/09/2023 9
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 13/09/2023 3
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 13/09/2023 1
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 13/09/2023 2
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 13/09/2023 1
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 13/09/2023 13
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/09/2023 2
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 13/09/2023 18
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 13/09/2023 3
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 13/09/2023 7
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 13/09/2023 12
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 13/09/2023 9
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 13/09/2023 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 13/09/2023 1
Great Tit Parus major 13/09/2023 1
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 13/09/2023 1
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 13/09/2023 8
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 13/09/2023 7

Butterflies - 5 Species

Common Name Scientific Name Date Total Count Trip Notes
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina 13/09/2023 2
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 13/09/2023 1
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas 13/09/2023 1
Small White Artogeia rapae 13/09/2023 9
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria 13/09/2023 3

Moths - 1 Species

Common Name Scientific Name Date Total Count Trip Notes
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis 13/09/2023 1

Mammals - 1 Species

Common Name Scientific Name Date Total Count Trip Notes
Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 13/09/2023 1