Nonsuch Park

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My main local patch is Nonsuch Park, in Cheam. I been birding there for a few years now and have found some interesting birds at the site. I pay Nonsuch a visit once every week or so, usually on a Saturday.  
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Nonsuch Park is located in between the villages of Ewell and Cheam. It is one of the old Tudor deer-hunting parks (though no deer are present today).
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Habitats
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The park is underwatched and has potential. It is made up of an old farm, gardens, scrub, woodland, grassland, playing fields and small number of small ponds.
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Nonsuch Park is made up of about four different habitats:
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Woodland
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Grassland
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Scrub
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Gardens
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Sub-habitats
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Ponds
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Short grassland  
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The woodland areas get your usual woodland/garden birds, the gardens have a similar selection of species only they are usually easier to find and show better (mainly because it is a smaller area and dogs aren't allowed in them).
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Whinchats are regular on passage and Hobbies have made regular appearances lately. Both Little and Tawny Owls are resident. Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are also regular in winter and Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers are resident. The Ave, the main, concrete road/path running along the path has seen Bramblings recently and Siskins and Lesser Redpolls are regular towards the south western half of the park. There is plenty of habitat for migrants and it is certainly worth taking up as a local patch.
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The grassland gets few interesting birds, the only notable species are Kestrels (juveniles show at very close quarters in August) and Green Woodpeckers.
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Scrub sees Warblers in the summer and Fieldfares and Redwings in the winter.  
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The ponds have breeding Moorhen, I have seen a group of about ten Mallards there too (almost all males) and apparently a pair of wintering Teal!
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The best short grassland areas are the no dogs areas which often turn up rare birds. Other short grassland areas like Cheam Park get huge Gull flocks.
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Best finds
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Best finds at Nonsuch have included:
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Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (by me)
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Long staying juvenile Hobby (by me and Phil Wallice)
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Northern Wheatear (by Phil Wallice)
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Dartford Warbler (by unknown)
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Woodcock (by unknown)
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David Campbell
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Blog regarding the park: [http://nonsuchbirder.blogspot.com]

Current revision as of 20:48, 8 February 2009

Nonsuch Park is located in between the villages of Ewell and Cheam. It is one of the old Tudor deer-hunting parks (though no deer are present today).

The park is underwatched and has potential. It is made up of an old farm, gardens, scrub, woodland, grassland, playing fields and small number of small ponds.

Whinchats are regular on passage and Hobbies have made regular appearances lately. Both Little and Tawny Owls are resident. Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers are also regular in winter and Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers are resident. The Ave, the main, concrete road/path running along the path has seen Bramblings recently and Siskins and Lesser Redpolls are regular towards the south western half of the park. There is plenty of habitat for migrants and it is certainly worth taking up as a local patch.

Blog regarding the park: [1]

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