wildlife page - what you can see at West Down and the area

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18th June to 21 June 2004 -West Down Little Eastacombe :
Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Magpie, Raven, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Pied wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Black cap, Blue Tit, Moorhen, Herring Gull, Lesser Blackback, Pheasant, Swallow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Feral Pigeon, Buzzard, Albino Jackdaw, Stock Dove, Tree Creeper, Marsh Tit, Great Tit, Long Tail Tit, Yellow Hammer, 5 Moor Hen chicks.

Butterflies : - Small blue, Meadow Brown, Small white, Pained Lady, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral then saw Large Skipper and Grey Squirrel.

July 5th 2004
On drive at West Down Mother Pheasant with 8 chicks. Also Partridge at the end of the drive. Thomas Murphy saw a Mother Swallow with her 3 babies in the shed. Emperor Dragon fly down by the ponds along with common blue damselfly

BIRDS ALSO SEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
Coal Tit, Rook, Nuthatch, Jay, Heron, Goldcrest, Linnet

12 -19 March 2005 Seen at West Down : - Buzzard, Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Marsh/Willowtit, Nuthatch, Bullfingh, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Pheasant, Mallard, Long-Tailed tit, Grey Heron, Raven, Fieldfare, Redwing, Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, Tree Creeper, Starling, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Magpie.

12 – 19 march 2005
Seen in North Devon and Bucle (Cornwall)
Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Turnstone, Wheatear, Stonechat,Sand Martin, Mute Swan, Littlegret, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Blackheaded Gull, Oyster Catcher, Coot, Moorhen, Linnet, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Teal, Yellow Hammer, Redshank.

Sunday 29th May – Sunday 5th June
West Down and Vicinity : - Buzzard, Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Raven, Blue tit, Great tit, Marsh tit, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, Lesser Black Back, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, Pheasant, Long Tailed tit, Pied Wagtail, Starling, Great S Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Chiffchaff, Mallard, Willow Warbler, Lesser White Throat, Grey Partridge, Yellow Hammer, Skylark, Swallow, Blue Jay, Black Cap, Garden Warbler, Moorhen and Chicks. Flowers:Early Purple Orchids – A mass of colour in field beyond stream on right lower side. Butterflies :Orange tip, Small White, Speckled Wood.