There are eight native species of corvid, of which we have six on the reserve’s species lists.
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Rooks in January
This far south, and despite the freezing weather, the reserve’s rooks will have begun to collect nesting material. Rooks pair for life and build their nest together: the male finds most of the material and the female puts it in place. Here is a video that shows us what kind of behaviour to look out for:
Video by Film Studio Aves;
Header picture (CC0) pixabay.com
Jay
Last week, Cheryl Cronnie photographed this jay (Garrulus glandarius) foraging in the long grass for the acorns it buried there before the winter arrived.
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Of the five species of Britain’s black corvids, four have been seen in Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve: crow (Corvus corone), rook (Corvus frugilegus), jackdaw (Corvus monedula) and raven (Corvus corax).
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There are always jays somewhere in the reserve
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Six geese a-laying…
…or not.
There are no geese anywhere on our species lists but we can offer you six species of corvid instead.
[1] Crow [2] Jay [3] Rook [4] Jackdaw [5] Magpie [6] Raven
Rooks in February
Before the end of February, the nature reserve’s rooks will have started collecting building materials for their nests. Here is a video that shows us what kind of behaviour to look out for:
Video by Film Studio Aves;
Header picture (CC0) pixabay.com
Clever corvid
Here’s a clever carrion crow (Corvus corone) bringing a piece of dried bread, from a bird table somewhere in Studley Green, to soak it in our pond until it is soft enough to eat.
Jay
A pair of jays flew over the car park as the Friends left on Wednesday after a morning’s work cutting back brambles.
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Of the five species of Britain’s black corvids, four have been seen in Southwick Country Park park: crow, rook, jackdaw and raven.
Continue reading “How to tell corvids apart”
Rooks in February
Before the end of February, the park’s rooks will have started collecting building materials for their nests. Here is a video that shows us what kind of behaviour to look out for:
Video by Film Studio Aves;
Header picture (CC0) pixabay.com
Rook or crow?
Yesterday’s post about jackdaws produced an email asking how to tell rooks from crows.
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 