Birds in Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journals

Dorothy Wordsworth avidly attended to the natural sights and sounds of her beloved Grasmere. She often mentions the birds she sees on walks and right outside in her garden. How many of Dorothy's dear feathered friends can you spot in Dorothy's backyard or near your own home?

All 23

Larks ¹
Alaudidae

European Robin ²
Erithacus rubecula

Common Blackbird ³
Turdus merula

Thrushes ⁴
Turdidae

Common Nightingale ⁵
Luscinia megarhynchos

Great Herons ⁶
Ardea

Common Raven ⁷
Corvus corax

Typical Swallows ⁸
Hirundo

Red Kite
Milvus milvus

Greylag Goose ⁹
Anser anser

European Turtle Dove ¹⁰
Streptopelia turtur

Owls ¹¹
Strigiformes

Tawny Owl ¹²
Strix aluco

Barn Owl ¹³
Tyto alba

Carrion Crow ¹⁴
Corvus corone

Domestic Chicken ¹⁵
Gallus gallus domesticus

Common Chaffinch ¹⁶
Fringilla coelebs

Bullfinches ¹⁷
Pyrrhula

Cuckoos ¹⁸
Cuculidae

House Sparrow ¹⁹
Passer domesticus

Eurasian Skylark ²⁰
Alauda arvensis

Eurasian Nightjar ²¹
Caprimulgus europaeus

European Stonechat ²²
Saxicola rubicola

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Birds in Dorothy Wordsworth's Grasmere Journals

Larks 1 Alaudidae

European Robin 2 Erithacus rubecula

Common Blackbird 3 Turdus merula

Thrushes 4 Turdidae

Common Nightingale 5 Luscinia megarhynchos

Great Herons 6 Ardea

Common Raven 7 Corvus corax

Typical Swallows 8 Hirundo

Red Kite Milvus milvus

Greylag Goose 9 Anser anser

European Turtle Dove 10 Streptopelia turtur

Owls 11 Strigiformes

Tawny Owl 12 Strix aluco

Barn Owl 13 Tyto alba

Carrion Crow 14 Corvus corone

Domestic Chicken 15 Gallus gallus domesticus

Common Chaffinch 16 Fringilla coelebs

Bullfinches 17 Pyrrhula

Cuckoos 18 Cuculidae

House Sparrow 19 Passer domesticus

Eurasian Skylark 20 Alauda arvensis

Eurasian Nightjar 21 Caprimulgus europaeus

European Stonechat 22 Saxicola rubicola