Monthly Bird Walks
The Friends run a fascinating series of two-hour bird-watching walks on the first Sunday of each month, except July to September (when breeding is over and leaf-cover makes bird spotting difficult), and January (when the walk switches to the second Sunday). Led by an experienced member of the local RSPB, the walks are FREE and begin at 10am from the Donnefield Avenue entrance to the Park. No need to book, just turn up and stay as long as you like! The pace is not too fast but comfortable shoes are a must and if you have binoculars, bring them with you.

There’s a wide variety of species to be seen in the Park, including a sizeable colony of Ring–necked Parakeets. These noisy and colourful imports from the Himalayan region of India have colonised areas of the park, particularly the Spinney and can now be seen throughout the Canons Park Estate.
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2020 dates:
2 February
1 March
5 April
3 May
7 June
4 October
8 November
​6 December

HERE IS THE REPORT FROM THE WALK IN  December 2019
(Canons Park)
Black-headed Gulls - in flight
Common Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Rose-ringed Parakeet (common)
Magpie
Jay
12 Western Jackdaw - 6 pairs
Carrion Crows (common)
BLACKCAP male
Goldcrest
FIRECREST
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Wren
Blackbird
Robin
European Goldfinch
 (20 Bird species. Total both sites: 30)
 (Private) Seven Acre Lake
​2 Great Ctested Grebe - Adult & Juv.
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull
35 Common Gull
35 Black-headed Gull
1 drake Malllard
10 Shoveler 5 males & 5 female (5 pairs)
6 Tufted Duck - 3M & 3 F (3pairs)
3 Common Pochard - 2 males & female
4 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
2 Little Egret
Common Moorhen
2 Coot
Wood Pigeon
Stock Dove
Rose-ringed Parakeets
1 REDWING - in flight
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Eurasian Nuthatch
Wren
Robin
 (24 Bird species. Total both sites: 30)
 2 MUNTJAC DEER

 


 



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