Dawn Chorus Walk – so many birds!

It was all over the news last week – Sunday was International Dawn Chorus Day.

And yes, our Dawn Chorus Walk was a week ahead of schedule, but that’s when

FoKP member and birdsong expert Erica Wells was available.

So big thanks to her for organising a walk for us – and for getting us out early so we could hear the birds properly. Considering it was 6 o’clock on a Sunday morning, we had a pretty good turnout!

We heard, and in many cases also saw, seventeen species of birds. Not bad for a central London park!

And Erica was very excited to hear a Nuthatch in the park this year – first time!

Here’s her list of all the birds we were lucky to hear this year:

• Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

• Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

• Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus)

• Blackbird (Turdus merula)

• Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

• Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

• Blue tit (Cyanistes caerulrus)

• Great tit (Parus major)

• Nuthatch (Sitta Europea)

• Magpie (Pica pica)

• Carrion crow (Corvus corone)

• Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

• House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

• Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

• Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

• Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

• And last but not least – Feral pigeon!