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There are a lot of birds at Hopworthy some of them are:- Blackbird:- The blackbird is a woodland bird. Feeding:- Earthworms, caterpillars, snails, insects, berries, fruit and scraps from the bird table. Will also take tadpoles and small fish from ponds Barn Owl:- Although rare in some parts of the UK, it has its strongholds. Sometimes called “ghostly” the beautiful barn owl is usually seen at night by drivers along country roads where its white underside is seen.
Hopworthy has a breeding pair of barn owls, a owl box was sited on the edge of the woodland in 2005 and was occupied within weeks. In 2007 the hopworthy barn owls had there first young. photos of the owls are found on this page & on photo page of this site Blue tit:- The Blue tit is a regular visitor and is fun to watch. Feeding:- Insects, spiders particularly in the breeding season, seed, nuts and suet from the bird table and feeders. Carrion Crow:- Feeding:- Worms, snails, insects, mice, acorns, grain eggs and young birds. Chaffinch:- The chaffinch is a woodland bird. It is the UKs commonest finch. Feeding:- Beech masts, chickweed, seeds, fruits, insects, spiders, grain. Will eat a variety of seeds and scraps, preferring to feed from the ground rather than the bird table or feeders, often feeding on food that the other birds have dropped to the ground.
Great Spotted Woodpecker:- Our commonest woodpecker.Although an interesting sight , it will however attack nest boxes and eat young birds. Feeding:- Wood boring insects and larvae, other insects, young birds, eggs, fruits and conifer seeds. Will also eat suet, nuts and oats from birdfeeders or wedged in crevice of tree. Great tit:- The Great tit is a regular visitor & happily makes use of nest boxes.
Feeding:- Insects and their larvae, spiders, seed, nuts and suet. Tawny Owl:- Our commonest owl, the Tawny owl, is rarely seen in the daytime but frequently heard at night especially in rural areas Feeding:- Mice, birds, voles, rats, moles, shrews, frogs, toads, fish and beetles. Robin:-
It is often called the gardeners friend as it follows the gardener around looking for newly disturbed food. It has a beautiful all year song. Feeding:- Mealworms, fruit based seed mixes, insects, snails, worms, berries and fruits. It will eat scraps of bread, potatoes and fat from the bird table. Wood Pigeon:-
Wren:- The wren has a distinctive cocked tail and is often described as mouse-like. Feeding:- Mainly small insects and grubs but will also eat spiders and worms.
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Feeding:- Mice, shrews and other small mammals, sometimes small birds.
