Easy to see around the village, good for new bird spotters to identify |
Frequent visitor fairly easy to find around the village and surrounds |
More difficult to spot, rare to find in the village, you will have to go looking for these |
A rare find, keep your eyes open, you never know you might be lucky. |
Warblers and Flycatchers |
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Name |
Spotted in Wanborough or around |
Comments |
Willow Warbler |
A challenge to spot and identify. Seen amongst the trees along The Hollow | ||
Chiff Chaff |
Distinctive song has been seen and heard around upper Wanborough |
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Black Cap |
Regular garden visitor across the village but especially in Upper Wanborough | ||
Goldcrest |
The smallest bird common to Europe. Seen in several gardens around Wanborough and the Churchyard, always in a large established evergreen tree. | ||
Common Whitethroat |
Small brown bird with a distinctive white throat. Has been seen amongst the trees at the top of The Hollow |
Tits and Allies |
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Name |
Spotted in Wanborough or around |
Comments |
Blue Tit |
Popular and frequent garden visitor, easily recognised due to its blue and yellow colours. |
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Great Tit |
Larger than the Blue Tit, more distinct black cap and black stripe on the breast. | ||
Long Tailed Tit |
As the name suggests, this tiny birds tail makes up 2/3rd of its length. Often flitting through trees in small groups of around eight birds. Seen at various locations around the village |
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No photographs yet |
European Nuthatch |
Blue, white and pink with a black bandits mask, most often seen clinging to tree trunks and limbs |
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No photographs yet |
Common Treecreeper |
Small wren like brown bird, with long down turned beak, likes to 'hop' up and down tree trunks in a spiral to feed |