Early Start for Dawn Chorus

To get the best from the Dawn Chorus means an early start but it is well worth it. Steve Hallam will be leading this years’ Dawn Chorus Walk around Hillhouse Wood, offering the chance to see and/or hear nightingales and many other dawn choristers like the Blue Tit having its own early start (see right).

Previous years’ walks have seen and/or heard over 20 species, for example, in 2013 the following list was collected:

Tawny Owl.
Whitethroat.
Robin.
Nightingale.
Blackbird.
Wren.
Pheasant.
Rook.
Wood Pigeon.
Blackcap.
Blue Tit.
Chaffinch.
Canada Goose.
Chiffchaff.
Goldcrest.
Mallard.
Jackdaw.
Great Tit.
Buzzard.
Green Woodpecker.
Greater Spotted Woodpecker.

The walk will start from the Old Church at 3:45 am on Saturday 18th May. You should bring warm clothing, stout footwear, a flask of hot drink and a torch – please note that the walk will only go ahead weather permitting.

If you haven’t been on one of these walks before you will find it a rewarding and delightful experience at a very special time for the wood’s varied wildlife; if you would like to know more then check out this report from the 2013 dawn chorus walk.