All the pictures on this page are the work of local photographer Michael Owen.
22 April. Greater spotted woodpecker
7 April. Mating nuthatch pair
Green woodpecker
Redwing
Jay
Nuthatch
Nuthatch
Redwing
Jay
Nuthatch
June 5th 2023
The juvenile fledged today! So fortunate that Michael was there to witness it.
A super picture of the male woodpecker feeding a juvenile.
A first glimpse of the nest's juvenile woodpecker!
The photo immediately below shows the male great spotted woodpecker (in the hole) and the female outside their nesting chamber. The chamber would have been made this year, and is in one of the ash trees near to the Metford Road allotments entrance.
Male blackcap.
Male great spotted woodpecker.
Pied wagtail
Male (above) and female (below) great spotted woodpeckers.
From a previous year:
Michael Owen took this lovely picture of a great tit exploring nest box 11 in 2022....
.....and a nuthatch on the same box.
Nest box 11 is located in an oak tree next to the shared pedestrian and cycle path - where the yellow star is in the map below.