Here at Willowfield we manage the property to encourage wildlife and are so pleased at all the different species of wild birds we have seen here, 53 at the latest count! We hope our guests are able to see lots of them during their visit. This year, 2022, we are thrilled to have added two new birds to the list, Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a Little Egret 🙂 And following is a list to help identification 🙂
LITTLE EGRET
Another new bird to add at Willowfield, spotted on 17th September 2022, flying over the river at the cabin – a Little Egret! It is about half the size of a Grey Heron but is pure white. So happy 🙂
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
Very exciting – our latest new bird at Willowfield – first spotted on 19th June 2022 on the house bird feeding station. It was a juvenile, identifiable by it’s red head and pink under-tail. Hopefully the parents, nest and siblings are nearby and we will see more 🙂 a truly wonderful sight! UPDATE – there have been subsequent sightings to confirm there is a male and two juveniles 🙂
Male (red back of neck) 
Red Head, pink under-tail 
Female 
Juvenile on the house peanut feeder
These are all the birds we have spotted at Willowfield so far . . . . .
AT THE BIRD TABLE
Greenfinch 
Goldfinch 
Siskin 
Chaffinch 
Coal Tit 
Great Tit 
Blue Tit 
Long-tailed Tit 
Tree Sparrow 
House Sparrow 
Dunnock 
Lesser Redpoll 
Collared Dove 
Starling 
Pied Wagtail 
Robin 
Great Spotted Woodpecker
IN THE FIELD
Rook 
Hooded Crow 
Jackdaw 
Magpie 
Raven
IN THE HEDGE
Chiffchaff 
Goldcrest 
Treecreeper 
Wren 
Linnet 
Bullfinch 
Spotted Flycatcher 
Song Thrush 
Blackbird 
Reed Bunting 
Willow Warbler 
Blackcap
AT THE RIVER
Coot 
Teal 
Mallard 
Moorhen 
Mute Swan 
Grey Heron 
Cormorant 
Dipper 
Grey Wagtail 
Kingfisher 
Little Egret
IN THE AIR
Kestrel 
Buzzard 
Sparrowhawk 
House Martin 
Swallow 
Swift
 . . . . 53 species so far, and still counting . . . . . . . .