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GARDEN WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS T - Z

The following tables list my Clevedon garden wildlife sightings, the frequency of their sightings, when last seen and notes.

The RSPB UK Garden Bird ranking can be found within notes.

 


BIRDS SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES

WILLOW WARBLER

RARELY

VISITOR

07 APRIL 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

30 JULY 2019

08 AUGUST 2016

13 MAY 2016

04 MAY 2016

18 APRIL 2016

16 APRIL 2016

10 APRIL 2016

18 APRIL 2014

27 MARCH 2011

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

WOODPIGEON

DAILY

RESIDENT

 

FOUND DEAD IN LOUNGE FIREPLACE 09 APRIL 2017

 

2022 No 4 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 5.

2020 No 4.

2019 No 5.

2018 No 5.

2017 No 5.

2016 No 5.

2015 No 5.

2014 No 5.

2013 No 5.

2012 No 6.

2011 No 6 NUMBERS INCREASING.

2010 No 6.

 

NUMBERS ARE NOW IN 2019 MAKING THEM UNWELCOME VISITORS TO MY GARDEN.

7 IN GARDEN 21 NOVEMBER 2019

WREN

 

DAILY

RESIDENT

MOSTLY SEEN DURING WINTER MONTHS

 

 

 

2022 No 19 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 18.

2020 No 19.

2019 No 19.

2018 No 19.

2017 No 20.

2016 No 20.

2015 No 19.

2014 No 19.

2013 No 20.

2012 No 19.

2011 No 20.

2010 No 20.

 

NEST BUILT IN NEST BOX  IN 2006 BUT WAS NOT USED.

 


 

 

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THE WREN (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Family - Troglodytidae.

Length - 9 to 10cm. Wingspan - 13 to 17cm. Weight - 8 to 13g. Lifespan - 2 to 5 years.

Conservation Status - Secure.

Seen - All year round almost anywhere, from open cliff tops and heaths to broadleaved and coniferous woodland, parks, gardens and hedgerows.

Eats - Insects, caterpillars and spiders and sometimes feeds on scraps scattered under bushes.

Nests - Small, loose ball of leaves, moss and grass with a round entrance hole. Sited in a bank, wall, wood stack or bush from April to July. 5 - 12 eggs. 2 broods.

 

One of Europe's smallest birds and a determined singer with a big voice. With tail raised and bill wide open a singing Wren puts all its efforts into a loud vibrant song. Sings throughout the year to maintain its territories. Male and Female look alike and spend most of their time low down, on or near the ground often deep in thickets of bramble, bracken or ornamental shrubbery. Cold winters cause dramatic declines in their population but Wren populations often recover quite quickly. Known in winter to gather in communal roosts.

   

         

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ANIMALS AND AMPHIBIANS

SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES

TOAD

FREQUENTLY

08 SEPTEMBER 2019

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

11 JULY 2019

29 JUNE 2019

24 JUNE 2019

11 APRIL 2019

10 APRIL 2019

20 MARCH 2019

01 JULY 2018

31 MAY 2018

21 MAY 2018

14 APRIL 2018

19 FEBRUARY 2018

 

 

 

HIBERNATES IN GARDEN AND SPAWNS IN GARDEN POND.

WOOD MOUSE

RARELY

14 OCTOBER 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

05 OCTOBER 2022

06 OCTOBER 2022

15 NOVEMBER 2020

25 MARCH 2020

10 MAY 2019

09 MAY 2019

08 MAY 2019

01 MAY 2019

30 APRIL 2019

22 MARCH 2019

24 SEPTEMBER 2018

19 JULY 2018

21 JULY 2017

21 MAY 2016

9 MARCH 2014

USUALLY SCAVENGING FOOD FROM THE BIRD TABLE.

 

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BUTTERFLIES, INSECTS AND MOTHS

SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES

VOLUCELLA ZONARIA

RARELY

06 SEPTEMBER 2020

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

08 SEPTEMBER 2019

28 AUGUST 2014

13 JULY 2014

15 SEPTEMBER 2012

 

 

WESTERN CONIFER SEED BUG

RARELY

15 SEPTEMBER 2016

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

01 OCTOBER 2015

 

 

YELLOW SHELL

RARELY

29 JUNE 2019

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

21 JUNE 2019

20 JUNE 2014

 

 

 

YELLOW UNDERWING

RARELY

29 JUNE 2014

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

26 MAY 2014