Birds in East Dulwich

[Sram1223]

Hello

I am developing an interest in birds, and am enjoying listening to their singing especially in the morning and when I'm out and about. 

I have bought a book about British birds, very detailed with info on each species. 

I have managed to identify a couple of birds I've seen or heard around this area, but my starting knowledge of what birds exist here is very limited. 

Is anyone knowledgeable able to cite some birds that exist around East Dulwich that I may be able to look up in my book and thereafter try to spot / listen out for? 

Thanks! 

[cookie]

I put a couple of feeders in my garden and regularly get sparrows, blue tits, great tits, robins and the odd goldfinch, coal tit and wren. Wood pigeons clean up the mess under the feeders.  We also get noisy magpies and parakeets.

On rare occasions I've had a woodpecker, nuthatch and jay visit.  I also see a sparrowhawk perched in a neighbour's silver birch from time to time.  We used to get blackbirds, but unfortunately I think neighbourhood cats were the death of them 

 

Hope this helps.

[BrandNewGuy]

In spring and early summer, try a walk through Green Dale, and you should be able to see/hear chiffchaffs, whitethroats and green woodpeckers, as well as the more regular garden birds

[first mate]

I know little but just to get the ball rolling:

In the garden - pigeons, crows, magpies, jays, ring necked parakeets, blackbirds, swifts, wrens, robins, starlings, sparrows, great tits, gold finches and the odd bird of prey, never sure which.

On the Rye have heard Song Thrush.

I am sure others will add to this.

[Penguin68]

There are good phone apps (such as Merlin) which will help identify bird song

[Sue]

There used to be a flock of long tailed tits in the area up East Dulwich Grove past the health centre (going from ED) .

No idea if they are still around there.

Herons in Peckham Rye Park near the pond (and various ducks and geese) .

I agree Merlin is a great app, better than other bird identification apps I have tried .

You could join the RSPB? They have a good and informative quarterly magazine. 

If you have a garden or a balcony, deffo put out feeders if you can. Different kinds of  feeders and food suit different birds.

Vine House Farm is a great source of bird food (and feeders),  particularly if you have space to store it (guarded from mice!) in bulk.

Good quality,  and speedy free delivery with no minimum order requirement.

I don't have any connection with them, in case I sound like an ad!

https://www.vinehousefarm.co.uk/

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Sue
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