These can be regularly seen in Spring and Summer from the public footpaths.
Yellowhammer photo by Mark Walters
Moorhens and Mallards breed on our ponds and hunting Grey Herons are regular visitors.
Reed Bunting photo by Su Haselton
Blue Tit photo by Su Haselton
Migrants such as Swallows and Swifts are regular annual spring and summer visitors as are Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers and Whitethroats. Fieldfare and Redwing arrive in autumn.
Gorse Hill is also close to large wetland Reserves such as Martin Mere (Wildfowl and Wetland Trust) (WWT) and Marshside (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) (RSPB) which means that in autumn and winter our visitors can watch large skeins of Pink-footed Geese and Whooper Swans fly to and fro between these Reserves and the surrounding farmland feeding grounds, as well as witnessing the annual migration flights; quite a sight to behold.
Our volunteers and visitors record any wildlife they observe whilst out and about and this, together with our regular surveys and nest box monitoring builds up a picture of the bird life found on the Reserve.
These sightings are recorded and this valuable snapshot is entered on the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) BirdTrack database.
The red list species not only include our iconic Yellowhammers but also Linnets, Tree Sparrows, Skylarks and Lapwing.
Bird ringing is occasionally carried out by a licensed (by BTO) bird ringer.
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