On Wednesday, 29th January, the whole school walked down to Ogston Reservoir to go birdwatching. The older children walked alongside the reservoir while Woodpecker Class spent time in the large public hide. We recorded 21 different species of bird: Buzzard, … Continue reading
The Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers take part, helping to find out how garden birds are doing. You can take part by spending an hour watching the … Continue reading
While we are all having to stay home, why not keep a nature diary to record what you see in your garden or out of the window. It could include what wildflowers are flowering, trees that are beginning to bud … Continue reading
Before Half term, children from Woodpecker and Peregrine class took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch. Over two one-hour sessions, we saw a total of 137 birds and 16 different species. We were lucky to have a flock of 45 … Continue reading
Although we didn’t have any nesting birds in either of our two bird boxes with cameras, at least three other boxes are known to have had Blue Tit chicks in them. Adult birds were seen going into the Car Park … Continue reading
This year’s RSPB Big School’s Birdwatch was carried during January and February. We have taken part in this national survey for the last eight years. Each class completed one survey with all children having the opportunity to take part. The surveys lasted … Continue reading
General Election Day is also the last day to vote for Britain’s national bird. Choose your favourite from a shortlist of 10 birds and cast your vote on the Vote National Bird Website by midnight on 7th May. Ask your parents … Continue reading
Last Friday Nick Brown and Maria, from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, came to school to give an assembly about the Derby Cathedral Peregrine Falcons. The resident pair of falcons nest on a wooden platform erected high on the East side … Continue reading
We love to hear about your wildlife stories; what birds or other wildlife have been visiting your garden? If you love birds of prey, two great places to visit this summer would be Rutland Water for the Ospreys and Derby … Continue reading
It was a chilly but bright morning for our last bird watching session this year. The low sun made it tricky looking out of some of the hide windows but the children knew not to look out of these with … Continue reading
Once again 11 children and their parents braved the elements to take part in an early morning bird watching activity at Ogston Reservoir. The children are getting very proficient in naming the birds visiting the feeders as well as the less familiar … Continue reading
Well done to the children (and adults!) who managed to get up early to take part in this morning’s bird watching session at Ogston Reservoir. Children kept a record of the birds they could identify on their bird spotting sheets. … Continue reading
This year, not only do we want you to tell us about the birds you have seen at school or at home by leaving a comment on this post, we also have an exciting new challenge for you. You can win … Continue reading
What birds and other wildlife have you seen in your garden? Do you have any nest boxes or do you encourage birds into the garden by feeding them? What’s their favourite food? Perhaps you’ve spotted something special during breaktime or … Continue reading
This year we took part in the Big Schools’ Birdwatch on 1st February. Many enthusiastic children helped me complete our list for the survey which involved recording the maximum number of each species seen at any one time during one hour. … Continue reading
