Welcome to Michael’s Bird Walk page.
Mike Bader is to start running some of his very popular ‘bird ID walks’.  The walks will keep within the perimeter of our land.  Even so, it will not be possible to know to what extent the impact from the work ‘next door’ will affect the birds’ numbers and behaviour.  Much of the interest is normally from the path around the northern side of our land (I.e. on either side of the footbridge) which may not be far from the work.  If you want to join him, please meet at Reception at 10 o’clock.
The walk normally takes about an hour.

If you have any photos of birds or wild life spotted locally use the contact button below and send in your photo with a description of where your photo was taken.

Birds encountered – 16th May 2024

Great tit Blue tit Dunnock Chiffchaff Blackcap Whitethroat Robin Wren Blackbird Song Thrush Starling Magpie Mute Swan Black-headed Gull Wood Pigeon

Birds encountered – Bird ID Walk: 7th May 2025

Birds seen

Swift
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Grey Heron
Coot
Great Tit
Wood Pigeon
Carrion Crow
Magpie

Black-headed Gull

Birds heard

Warblers:
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Cetti’s Warbler
Reed Warbler
Wren
Robin
Blue Tit
Goldcrest
Dunnock
House Martin

Other distant bird sounds identified by ‘Merlin’ App:

Blackbird