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

Common Raven ⁶
Corvus corax

Typical Swallows ⁷
Hirundo

Carrion Crow ⁸
Corvus corone

Common Chaffinch ⁹
Fringilla coelebs

Bullfinches ¹⁰
Pyrrhula

House Sparrow ¹¹
Passer domesticus

Eurasian Skylark ¹²
Alauda arvensis

European Stonechat ¹³
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

Common Raven 6 Corvus corax

Typical Swallows 7 Hirundo

Carrion Crow 8 Corvus corone

Common Chaffinch 9 Fringilla coelebs

Bullfinches 10 Pyrrhula

House Sparrow 11 Passer domesticus

Eurasian Skylark 12 Alauda arvensis

European Stonechat 13 Saxicola rubicola