The Organic Pantry

BIRD & WILDLIFE INFORMATION SHEET

St Helens Farm comprises of 300 acres of farmland adjoining the River Wharfe, at Newton Kyme, Tadcaster.  The land adjoining the River is known as the Ings field, this is a water meadow and floods completely at certain times of the year. During the last 10 years as the farm has been converted to organic farming and we have been involved with the countryside stewardship  the wildlife has increased considerably.

Over the years we have observed the following birds on the farm

Resident robin

Kestrel                              Sparrow Hawk                         Red Kite

Magpie                             Carrion Crow                           Rook

Jackdaw

Chiffchaff                        Lesser white throat                  Willow Warbler

Garden Warbler              Song Thrush                            Mistle Thrush

Fieldfare                          Red wing

Sky Lark                           Meadow Pipit                            Curlew

Long tailed tits               Goldfinches                              Grey Wagtails

Pied wagtails                   Lapwing

Chaffinch                       Bull Finch                                    Blue tit

 Yellow Hammer           House  sparrow.

 Wren                              Sparrows                                 Dunnock                    Starling

 Swallows                        House Martin                          Swift

 Blackbird                       Oyster Catcher

Barn Owl                         Tawny Owl

Little owl                         Cockoo

 Tree creeper                Greater Spotted Wood pecker                        Green Woodpecker

 Kingfisher                     Goosander                 Mallard ducks

  Sand martin                Teal                               Swan

  Red shank                   Moor hen                       Heron                          Reed Bunting

Pheasant                      English  Partridge         French Partridge        Wood Pigeon

 Woodcock

Greylag Goose.           Canada Goose             Coller Dove             Black Headed Gull

Mammals

Hare                            Roe Deer                     Bats

Rabbit                         Mole                             Field Mice

Badger                        Weasel                         Brown Rat

Fox                              Stoat

We welcome each year as a special guest the Curlews, which stay for a short time.