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PPhotos from the Bird Feeding Station
& the
Netley Meadow Feeding Area

Photos from the Bird Feeding Station
& the
Netley Meadow Feeding Area

Introduction

In January 2009 a Bird Feeding Station was created in the reserve. It is located just outside the Vinters Valley Lodge and attracts a number of different species. Visitors to the reserve can watch and monitor the birds through holes cut into the wooden fence panels. (kindly donated by Boxley Timber & Fencing Supplies LTD)

During August 2009 the feeding station was improved. With the help and funding of Barclays Bank a new wildlife pond was created, allowing birds to drink and bathe.

Following the success of the Feeding Station at the lodge, another feeding area has been created in Netley Meadow in January 2010.

Spring 2010 News

Visitors to the reserve may have noticed that the Lodge Feeding Station and the Netley Meadow Feeding Area are very quiet at the moment and that most of the feeders are empty.

Over the last few weeks we have seen the number of birds visiting slowly drop. This activity is normal for the time of year with many species now nesting and rearing young. The food we provide in our feeders (Seed, Wheat, Peanuts, Bread, Fat Balls) are not suitable to feed young chicks with. As we enter the warmer months more natural food sources are becoming available so the birds do not need to visit the feeders as oftern or rely on them as a food source.

We have decided to not feed the birds until the nesting/breeding season is over. From the end of August we will start to feed them again and the number of birds visiting will increase again.

Ben Kirby - 26th April 2010

Below are photos and details on all the species that have visited the feeding station/area during October 2009 - April 2010

	Seen at the Lodge Feeding Station	Seen at the Netley Meadow Feeding Area
	Yes	Yes
Blue Tit
	Yes	Yes
Great Tit
	Yes	Yes
Coal Tit
	Yes	No
Nuthatch
	Yes	Yes
Robin
	Yes	No
Dunnock
	Yes	Yes
Chaffinch (Male)
	Yes	Yes
Chaffinch (Female)
	Yes	No
Greenfich
	Yes	Yes
Blackbird
	Yes	No
Collared Dove
	Yes	No
Woodpigeon
	Yes	No
Song Thrush
	Yes	No
Great Spotted Woodpecker
	No	Yes
Wren
	Yes	No
Magpie

	Bird Feeding Station - Photo Gallery - (Last Updated on 23rd December 2009 )


	Below are some of the photos captured at the feeding station. If you have taken any photos and would like them added to our website, please contact the webmaster for more information.

		A squirrel feeding at the station Photo © Ben Kirby					Blue Tit on the peanut feeder Photo © Ben Kirby
		Great Tit eating a seed Photo © Ben Kirby					Male Chaffinch on one of the bird tables Photo © Ben Kirby
		Robin looking at the food that has been put down Photo © Ben Kirby					Female Blackbird Photo © Ben Kirby
		A Rabbit that was feeding at the station Photo © Ben Kirby					A Rabbit that was feeding at the station Photo © Ben Kirby
		A Fox visiting the feeding station Photo © Ben Kirby					Nuthatch on a seed feeder Photo © Ben Kirby
		Male Chaffinch drinking from the pond Photo © Ben Kirby					Nuthatch Photo © Ben Kirby
		Nuthatch - 'Hands of my feeder' Photo © Ben Kirby					Male Chaffinch Photo © Ben Kirby
		Collared Dove Photo © Steve Songhurst					Greenfinch Photo © Ben Kirby
		Juvenile Blue Tit Photo © Ben Kirby					Blackbird Photo © Ben Kirby
		Female Chaffinch Photo © Ben Kirby					Great Spotted Woodpecker Photo © Ben Kirby

	Bird Feeding Station - Web Notice Board - (Last Updated on 14th December 2009 )

	Below is the latest messages on our "virtual" board. We will add a new note if something special has been seen or we have something to announce:

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Ben Kirby (Updated April 2010)

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