Long Term Monitoring

Birds

Birds have been recorded in the managed grounds of the Medina Valley Centre since the late 1960s.
However, Centre staff have been responsible for the systematic recording of waterbirds along the Medina Estuary since January 1985 for the national Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS)

Since 1987 all birds records for the lower Medina Valley are collated by the Centre and published annually in a report. The reports for 2004 - 2006 are available for viewing on line.

Reports available for download:

For past reports download Medina Valley Wildlife for that year.
Issues now available: Spring 2000 and 2001 Scarlet headed blackbird

Unusual Sightings

Scarlet-headed blackbird

This beautiful bird of South American origin has been seen regularly in the reeds at Dodnor Creek since July 2006. It is thought to have escaped from Amazon World, Newchurch, 2 years ago. It has a distinctive call and lives in reed beds and marshes. It predominantly eats aquatic insects.

The last sighting of the bird in these local reedbeds was in April, 2007.

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