For all the wildlife lovers, here is a selection of the species spotted by guests staying at Rural Roosts so far in June 2013.

• Barn Owl
• Barn Swallow
• Blackbird
• Black-headed Gull
• Blue Tit
• Canada Geese
• Carrion Crow
• Chaffinch
• Common Buzzard
• Common Pheasant
• Common Tern
• Coots – nested successfully
• Goldfinch
• Greater Spotted Woodpecker
• Greenfinch
• Grey Heron
• Greylag Geese
• Hare
• House Martin
• Hybrid Geese (Greylag/Canada)
• Jackdaw
• Kestral
• Lapwing
• Magpie
• Mallard
• Moorhens – nested successfully
• Mute Swan
• Oystercatcher
• Pied Wagtail – multiple nesting pairs, often seen busily feeding their young on the banks of the lake
• Pochard
• Rabbit
• Red-legged Partridge
• Reed Bunting
• Reed Warbler
• Roe Deer
• Rook
• Skylark – their beautiful song can be heard across the fields
• Tufted Duck
• Wood Pigeon
• Yellowhammer – watch out for a bright flash of yellow in the hedgerows

Don’t forget to bring your binoculars and a good field guide when you next come and stay with us, who knows what will turn up next?!