Harrodians flocked to take part in the RSPB's recent Big Garden Birdwatch. Find out what they spotted and join the mass migration to our new Eco-Schools page
Ecology is a growing passion among Harrodians ( a trend reflected by the creation of a dedicated new eco-schools page which you can reach by following the link below) so it came as no surprise that many pupils, teachers and parents responded enthusiastically to an invitation from Harrodian Eco Coordinator Ms Sanders to take part in the RSPB’s recent Big Garden Birdwatch at the end of January. Mr Hooke led the way, donning his ‘twitching’ outfit, top, to pursue sightings in the Harrodian grounds.
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Despite the lockdown, some were out and about. The Peasley family (including Daisy from the 11s, Freddie , the 8s, and Arthur, PP1 above and below) visited Minsmere Nature Reserve where they spotted a nest full of chicks and birds including bearded tits and magpies. Head of Drama Mr Glen took his family for a river walk during which he encountered ducks, robins, red kites and a kingfisher, as well as the swans in the picture
Other Harrodians, such as Pre-Prepper, Kitty, below, kept watch on their gardens. Prep pupil Ines, had some success luring visitors with a large home-made seed cake while Prep teacher, Mrs Lanigan had few visitors to her bird table, probably thanks to the intimidating proximity of her her nimble-looking grey cat, bottom.
Head of Geography Kerry Shaw is as enthusiastic about the positive response to the Big Garden Birdwatch as she is about the Eco-Schools initiative as a whole. 'The RSPB Bird Watch reflects an increasingly joined-up approach to ecology,' she says. 'It links into our 13s Living World unit and we will map the distribution of birds seen, whilst also linking into the 11s and 12s Science by exploring the history of the RSPB and the work that they do.'