QPCP 2024
QPCP Summer 2024 A summary of some of the species encountered at Queen’s Park Country Park in 10 trips between 3 rd June and 6 th August. BIRDS 34 species seen/heard in this duration, all common species. The more notable species are: Stock Dove – common by the farm and occasionally heard throughout the woods. Common Buzzard – heard over the car park this week but also common by the farm. Great Spotted & Green Woodpecker – still very vocal and fairly easy to see/hear. Jay – recorded on every visit and one of the easiest birds to hear in the woods at the moment. Chiffchaff & Blackcap – both still singing and calling, the latter less so in recent weeks. Lesser Whitethroat – at least one pair in the scrub NE of car park and another in the small meadow. Common Whitethroat – can still hear them by the farm and on the western end of Buckwyns road. Goldcrest – fairly common in the woods. Nuthatch – one was calling ...