Birds – Twyford Farm

Highlight species
Lesser spotted woodpecker	Marsh tit	Red kite
UK conservation status: Red	UK conservation status: Red	UK conservation status: Green
Other notable species
Song thrush	Blackcap	Nuthatch
UK conservation status: Green	UK conservation status: Green	UK conservation status: Green
Coot
UK conservation status: Green

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