16 House Sparrows
1 Blackbird
1 Blue tit
6 Starling
1 Robin
1 Dunnock
1 Goldfinch
2 Chaffinch
2 Collard Dove
My GS Woodpecker didnt show up.
Me and dad went for a walk to Parc Slip in Tondu. We saw these
RSPB Birdwatch
I did the RSPS big garden birdawtch yesterday -
16 House Sparrows
1 Blackbird
1 Blue tit
6 Starling
1 Robin
1 Dunnock
1 Goldfinch
2 Chaffinch
2 Collard Dove
My GS Woodpecker didnt show up.
Me and dad went for a walk to Parc Slip in Tondu. We saw these
A Dunnock
A Long Tailed Tit
A Nuthatch
A Reed Bunting
16 House Sparrows
1 Blackbird
1 Blue tit
6 Starling
1 Robin
1 Dunnock
1 Goldfinch
2 Chaffinch
2 Collard Dove
My GS Woodpecker didnt show up.
Me and dad went for a walk to Parc Slip in Tondu. We saw these
Crossbills
We went looking for Goldcrests at Aber woods, we didnt see any but i did see my first Crossbills
RSPB Walk
15/01/12
We went on a RSPB walk today at Ogmore-By-Sea. We met some nice people who showed me a Purple Sandpiper, Ringed Plover and Stonechat. We saw some Oystercatchers wandering around the beach car park.
We stopped at Portobello Island and saw Redshank, Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Shellduck, Goosanders and Turnstone
Redshank at Ogmore River
Shellduck
Gooseander
Goldeneye
Turnstone at Portobello Island
We stopped to check the pond by the Watermill and saw a Greylag Goose, Little Eggret and a Heron flying off down river.
Grey Lag Goose at the Watermill
I crossed these off my list
Redshank
Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
Goldeneye
Mute Swan
Heron
We went on a RSPB walk today at Ogmore-By-Sea. We met some nice people who showed me a Purple Sandpiper, Ringed Plover and Stonechat. We saw some Oystercatchers wandering around the beach car park.
We stopped at Portobello Island and saw Redshank, Goldeneye, Mute Swan, Shellduck, Goosanders and Turnstone
We stopped to check the pond by the Watermill and saw a Greylag Goose, Little Eggret and a Heron flying off down river.
I crossed these off my list
Redshank
Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
Goldeneye
Mute Swan
Heron
Slimbridge Trip
14/01/12
Mum and Dad took me and Finn to Slimbridge today for our first trip. We were really excited. When we walked out and saw all the birds it was amazing. We walked around and listened to a talk about the North American River Otters, they were really cool.
We went out into the hides and watched the wild birds. We saw a White Fronted Goose, Black Headed Gull, Wigeon and Reed Bunting which were all on the list. The Reed Bunting just sat there while my Dad took some pictures
Black Headed Gull
There were loads of Wood Pigeons, Coot and Moorhens walking around.
There were some other birds there that i saw for the first time, they were not on the Tarka List but i was glad to see them
Bewick Swan
Eider
Pintail
While we were watching the birds we saw some wild Rabbits
On the way home we stopped off at the Forest of Dean and i saw my first Nuthatch and Marsh Tit, we even saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the tree next to our car
It was dark and cold when we got home and we sat in front of the fire talking about what we had seen. I crossed these off my list
Reed Bunting
Pigeon
Wigeon
White Fronted Goose
Rabbit
Mum and Dad took me and Finn to Slimbridge today for our first trip. We were really excited. When we walked out and saw all the birds it was amazing. We walked around and listened to a talk about the North American River Otters, they were really cool.
We went out into the hides and watched the wild birds. We saw a White Fronted Goose, Black Headed Gull, Wigeon and Reed Bunting which were all on the list. The Reed Bunting just sat there while my Dad took some pictures
There were loads of Wood Pigeons, Coot and Moorhens walking around.
There were some other birds there that i saw for the first time, they were not on the Tarka List but i was glad to see them
While we were watching the birds we saw some wild Rabbits
On the way home we stopped off at the Forest of Dean and i saw my first Nuthatch and Marsh Tit, we even saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the tree next to our car
It was dark and cold when we got home and we sat in front of the fire talking about what we had seen. I crossed these off my list
Reed Bunting
Pigeon
Wigeon
White Fronted Goose
Rabbit
Lapwings after school
11/01/12
My dad picked us up from school and said he had seen Lapwings in the field on the edge of the village. I ran home and put my wellies on and we drove upto the field. I had my fingers crossed that they would still be there because i had never seen them before.
When we arrived there was more than 100 in the field.
We watched them for 20 minutes, it was great seeing them fly around.
Then we went to the pond and watched the shovellers and drank a flask of tea and ate custard cream biscuits.
I crossed Lapwings off my list.
My dad picked us up from school and said he had seen Lapwings in the field on the edge of the village. I ran home and put my wellies on and we drove upto the field. I had my fingers crossed that they would still be there because i had never seen them before.
When we arrived there was more than 100 in the field.
We watched them for 20 minutes, it was great seeing them fly around.
Then we went to the pond and watched the shovellers and drank a flask of tea and ate custard cream biscuits.
I crossed Lapwings off my list.
The List - Aquatic
| Porpoise |
| Lobster |
| Sea Lion |
| Elver |
| Lampreys |
| Pike |
| Seal |
| Razor Fish |
| Ragworm |
| Fluke |
| Dab |
| Plaice |
| Crab |
| Salmon |
| Peal |
| Sea Trout |
| Roach |
| Eel |
| Water Fly |
| Trout |
| Loach |
| Shrimp |
| Bass |
| Grey Mullet |
| Flatfish |
| Tadpole |
| Pollack |
| Nymph |
| Minnow |
| Water Flea |
| Mussel |
| Sand Eel |
| Loach |
| Mullyhead |
| Conger Eel |
| Grey Seal |
| Shrimp |
| Dace |
| Bull Frogs |
| Carp |
| Green Phospheresance |
| Oarweed |
| Sea Devil (rod and line) |
| Skate |
| Fry |
| Leech |
| Cyclops |
| Frog |
| Prawn |
| Gobie |
| Blennie |
| Limpet |
| Winkle |
| Purple Laver |
| Barnacle |
| Seaweed |
The List - Plant Life
| Oak |
| Ash |
| Alder |
| Sallow |
| Bluebell |
| Primrose |
| Hawthorn |
| Willow |
| Blackberry |
| Reeds |
| Reed Mace |
| Oak Apple |
| Fern |
| Bracken |
| Charlock |
| Balsam |
| Water Crowsfoot |
| Sedge |
| Buttercups |
| Cuckoo Flower |
| Puffballs |
| Ivy |
| Thongweed |
| Lichen |
| Hemlock |
| Sycamore |
| Grass |
| Foxglove |
| Honeysuckle |
| Yellow Goats Beard |
| Kingcups |
| Figwort |
| Angelica |
| Nettles |
| Blackthorn |
| Rush |
| Moss |
| Larch |
| Fir Tree |
| Marram Grass |
| Marsh Orchid |
| Sinking Iris |
| Bog Pimpernel |
| Birch |
| Whitethorn |
| Royal Fern |
| Water Violet |
| Holly |
| Apple Tree |
| Hazel |
| Green Flags |
| Elm |
| Beech |
| Ragged Robin |
| Wild Cherry |
| Spindle Berry |
| Rape |
| Poplar |
| Chestnut Tree |
| Glasswort |
| Sea Lavender |
| Sea Beet |
| Sea Wormwood |
| Thistle |
| Sea Thrift |
| Elder |
| Mullien |
| Great Sea Rush |
| Clover |
| Turnip |
| Vernal Whitlow Grass |
| Cotton Grass |
| Gromwell |
| Heather |
| Whortleberry |
| Lent Lillies |
| Wild Daffodils |
| Celandines |
| Dogs Foot Mercury |
| Dock |
| Scurvy Grass |
| Yellow Kingcups |
| River Sedge |
| Waterlillies |
| Stoats Tails |
| Dodder |
| Dandelion |
| Corn |
| Harts Tongue Fern |
| Monkey Tree |
| Algae |
| Mushroom |
| Stinking Iris |
| Ragwort |
| Teasel |
| Toad Stool |
| Sycamore |
| Great Sea Stock |
| Privet Bush |
| Blunt Headed Club Rush |
| Pine Tree |
| Linseed |
| Bamboo |
| Sorrel |
| Borage |
| Comfrey |
| Dog Rose |
| Marsh Wort |
| Burdock |
| Hog Weed |
| Star Wort |
| Spleenwort |
| Wall Rue |
| Male Fern |
| Hawk Weed |
| St Johns Wort |
| Wild Garlic |
| Gorse |
| Flag Lillies |
| Wild Rose |
The List - Land Based Animals
| Sabre Tooth Tiger |
| Bear |
| Wolf |
| Otter |
| Pine Martin |
| Weasel |
| Stoat |
| Polecat |
| Moose |
| Red Deer |
| Piperstrelle Bat |
| Grass Snake |
| Viper |
| Fox |
| Mouse |
| Vole |
| Tick |
| Great Blunt Headed Moth |
| Badger |
| Gorse Spider |
| Rat |
| Cockchafer |
| Hedgehog |
| Dragon Fly |
| Drake Fly |
| Moth |
| Mosquito |
| Ferret |
| Black Faced Sheep |
| Blowfly |
| Flea |
| Caterpiller |
| Rabbit |
| Horse |
| Centipede |
| Bullock |
| Bee |
| Grass Hopper |
| Bumblebees |
| Spider |
| Cattle |
| Ant |
| Woodlice |
| Cranefly |
| Slug |
| Worm |
| Pig |
| Beetle |
| Snail |
| Lamb |
| Cat |
| Kitten |
| Pony |
| Dog |
The List - The Birds
| Arctic Owl |
| Nightjar |
| Red Throated Diver |
| Bittern |
| Barn Owl |
| Cuckoo |
| Short Eared Owl |
| Tawny Owl |
| Corncrake |
| Great Northern Diver |
| Red Backed Shrike |
| Snow Bunting |
| Fire Crest |
| Kingfisher |
| Reed Bunting |
| Curlew |
| Turtle Dove |
| Snipe |
| Raven |
| Sedge Warbler |
| Grey Wagtail |
| Treecreeper |
| Shag |
| Black Grouse |
| Grouse |
| Partridge |
| Swift |
| Sedge Warbler |
| Sparrowhawk |
| Willow Warbler |
| Little Stints |
| Kestrel |
| Dipper |
| Lark |
| Cockrel |
| Ring Plover |
| Golden Plover |
| Whimbrel |
| Redshank |
| Rock Dove |
| Gulliemot |
| Lapwing |
| Pippit |
| Wheatears |
| Pied Wagtail |
| White Fronted Goose |
| Sanderling |
| Peregrine Falcon |
| Oyster Catcher |
| Dabchick (little grebe) |
| Shoveller |
| Pochard |
| Goldeneye |
| Wigeon |
| Teal |
| Linnet |
| Peacock |
| Mute Swan |
| Swallow |
| Heron |
| Woodpecker |
| Magpie |
| Duckling |
| Jay |
| Landrail |
| Chiffchaff |
| Cormorant |
| Dwarf Owl |
| Muscovy Duck |
| Herring Gulls |
| Wren |
| Wild Pigeon |
| Moorhen |
| Buzzard |
| Coot |
| Mallard |
| Sand Martin |
| Gull |
| Cole Tit |
| Carrion Crow |
| Finch |
| Pigeons |
| Rook |
| Jackdaw |
| Pheasant |
| Blackbird |
| Robin |
| Sparrow |
Alun Valley
08/01/12
We set off early this morning, my dad gave me a backy on his mountain bike. We went over to the Afon Valley to volunteer with the Butterfly Conservation group. On the way i found a bank voles house with a pile of hazelnut shells outside it.
We set off early this morning, my dad gave me a backy on his mountain bike. We went over to the Afon Valley to volunteer with the Butterfly Conservation group. On the way i found a bank voles house with a pile of hazelnut shells outside it.
We helped out the High Brown Fritillary butterfly by copicing the hazel with the other volunteers. I enjoyed talking about wildlife and drinking a hot cup of tea. I crossed hazel and oak off the list.
Curlew & Cormorant
07/01/12
When i woke up i saw a blackbird and robin in my garden. We stopped at the Watermill in Ogmore on the way to Nanny's house and saw some Curlew. In the afternoon we went to Kenfig Pool and sat in the Hide for an hour to try to see the Bittern, we saw him just before christmas but didnt see him today. We did see pochard, great crested grebe, tufted duck, wood pigeon, cormorant, teal and moorhen.
I got to cross these birds off my list -
Blackbird
Robin
Curlew
Pochard
Teal
Wood Pigeon
Moorhen
Cormorant
When i woke up i saw a blackbird and robin in my garden. We stopped at the Watermill in Ogmore on the way to Nanny's house and saw some Curlew. In the afternoon we went to Kenfig Pool and sat in the Hide for an hour to try to see the Bittern, we saw him just before christmas but didnt see him today. We did see pochard, great crested grebe, tufted duck, wood pigeon, cormorant, teal and moorhen.
I got to cross these birds off my list -
Blackbird
Robin
Curlew
Pochard
Teal
Wood Pigeon
Moorhen
Cormorant
Village Pond - Shoveller
06/01/12 When i got home from school my dad said he saw some new birds on the village pond on his way home from work. We went there and they were shovellers. We saw some coot and mallard too. I crossed shoveller off my list.
A cold hour at dusk
Me and dad spent an hour at dusk waiting for a barn owl. We thought we saw a little owl on a barn roof but it was a kestrel. It was very cold and i was glad to get home and eat my tea.
New Years Day Walk
01/01/12
The first day of the tarka challenge my Dad woke me up at 09:40 (i stayed up late to watch the New Years Eve fireworks). I looked out of my bedroom window and saw 3 goldfinches and house sparrows in the Ash tree. We were going on the Wildlife Trust New years day walk and had to be at the meeting point at Monk Nash by 10:00, i said good bye to my dog. As we drove past the village pond we saw a coot and a mallard. We arrived just in time and set off on a muddy walk through the grass.
As we walked i was telling everyone about my christmas presents. Hugh called me over and showed me a Grey Wagtail by the stream. When we got down to the cliffs Peter and Richard showed me some Fulmars that were gliding in the wind around the cliffs. I had never seen Fulmars before so i was really happy as the glided really close to me. You have to be careful with Fulmars because if you get too close to them and thier nest they spit fishy goo at you. Luckily they didnt spit at me. Fulmars are not on the Tarka list but they looked very cool.
At the top of the cliff we looked for Chough but did not see any. We saw a ring of Field Blewitt mushrooms and wild cabbage. As we walked along the cliffs we saw a Kestrel hovering and a Pippit. We could hear the bell dinging on the bouy out at sea.
As we walked back we saw Jackdaws, a magpie, Carrion Crows, a Pied Wagtail, another Grey Wagtail, a sheep and a horse. As we drove home we passed a Buzzard resting on a perch in a field and some pigs rolling around in mud on a farm.
After lunch we went down the woods and set up my Trail Camera (motion sensitive with night vision!) we placed some bait (peanuts, an egg and an apple) to try and attract animals. When we went to collect the camera early in the morning no bait had been eating but the camera had taken a picture of some Ivy flapping in the wind.
So the following were ticked off the list -
Grey Wagtail
Kestrel
Pippit
Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Buzzard
Coot
Mallard
Carion Crow
Finch
Jackdaw
Sparrow
Dog
Pig
Horse
Ash
Ivy
Grass
(i was going to tick off Sheep but did'nt because in the book it says Black Faced Sheep and i didnt see one of those)
The first day of the tarka challenge my Dad woke me up at 09:40 (i stayed up late to watch the New Years Eve fireworks). I looked out of my bedroom window and saw 3 goldfinches and house sparrows in the Ash tree. We were going on the Wildlife Trust New years day walk and had to be at the meeting point at Monk Nash by 10:00, i said good bye to my dog. As we drove past the village pond we saw a coot and a mallard. We arrived just in time and set off on a muddy walk through the grass.
As we walked i was telling everyone about my christmas presents. Hugh called me over and showed me a Grey Wagtail by the stream. When we got down to the cliffs Peter and Richard showed me some Fulmars that were gliding in the wind around the cliffs. I had never seen Fulmars before so i was really happy as the glided really close to me. You have to be careful with Fulmars because if you get too close to them and thier nest they spit fishy goo at you. Luckily they didnt spit at me. Fulmars are not on the Tarka list but they looked very cool.
At the top of the cliff we looked for Chough but did not see any. We saw a ring of Field Blewitt mushrooms and wild cabbage. As we walked along the cliffs we saw a Kestrel hovering and a Pippit. We could hear the bell dinging on the bouy out at sea.
As we walked back we saw Jackdaws, a magpie, Carrion Crows, a Pied Wagtail, another Grey Wagtail, a sheep and a horse. As we drove home we passed a Buzzard resting on a perch in a field and some pigs rolling around in mud on a farm.
After lunch we went down the woods and set up my Trail Camera (motion sensitive with night vision!) we placed some bait (peanuts, an egg and an apple) to try and attract animals. When we went to collect the camera early in the morning no bait had been eating but the camera had taken a picture of some Ivy flapping in the wind.
So the following were ticked off the list -
Grey Wagtail
Kestrel
Pippit
Pied Wagtail
Magpie
Buzzard
Coot
Mallard
Carion Crow
Finch
Jackdaw
Sparrow
Dog
Pig
Horse
Ash
Ivy
Grass
(i was going to tick off Sheep but did'nt because in the book it says Black Faced Sheep and i didnt see one of those)
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