Great Poems

Hey Children,

The poems about Ham Wall are great and really brought back memories of the Uk and the reserve.

Many thanks

Sally

Big Garden Birdwatch on Aride Island

Hi Children

I hear that you recently did the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in school, well just for fun I thought I would do the same on the Aride and then you can compare the birds that I saw in an hour looking out of my imaginary window with yours!

My list goes like this:
1. Greater Frigate bird = 58
2. Fairy tern = 46
3. Bridled tern = 6
4. Sooty tern = 2
5. Turnstone = 6
6. Lesser noddy = 19
7. Brown noddy = 16
8. White-tailed tropic bird = 6
9. Seychelles magpie robin = 2
10. Seychelles warbler = 1
11. Seychelles sunbird = 2
12.Tok tok (Seychelles fody) = 5
13. Moorhen = 2
14. Blue pigeon = 5
15.Madagascar turtle dove = 1
16.Madagascar fody = 1

I have put some pictures of the birds down on the right hand side as they will all be new to you as none of them are found in the UK, by exception of the turnstone and moorhen, but the ones in the Seychelles are slightly different.

Have fun comparing

Best wishes
Sally

Ham wall cracker

hi sally this is a poem I wrote about ham wall.

Ham wall is...
The sound of rushing rivers,
a gentle breeze,
a land of ever-living.

Ham wall is...
The rythmic beating of wings,
a sky of pink cotton candy,
a magical new world.

Ham wall is...
Rain; like spiders creeping up my arms,
a blinding sunset,
the whispering wind.


By Charley Baker
from Meare school

Ham wall is

Hi sally this is my poem of ham wall. Hope you like it!!!

Ham wall is
A dragonfly pit stop
A bubble bath for fish
A wild party
A big wash

Ham wall is
A disco for trees
A relaxation for clouds
An ever lasting home
A ladybird's dream

Ham wall is

by rowan

Ham Wall Magic

Hi Sally this is my poem i wrote about ham wall,

Ham Wall Magic


Munching, crunching
wind whistling,
a river winding into the distance


Gushing, gurgling
insect hotel,
the Tor rising from the mist


Tweeting, twittering
bird safari,
trees coming out of your ears

Rumbling , whirring
swan pathway,
nature's best friend for life

That's Ham Wall Magic!!!!



By Josephine Billany

From Meare Village Primary School

Ham Wall is...

Hi Sally, this a poem I wrote about Ham Wall.


Ham Wall is...
Trees dancing wildly at a disco,
Rain; a million drops of life,
swans as white as a blanket of snow.

Ham Wall is...
Clouds as fluffy as a giant ball of candyfloss,
A blizzard of leaves whirling in the rough wind,
A shower of nature.

Ham Wall is...
Fish swimming in the midnight moonlight,
An animals paradise,
A wildlife wonderland.

By Ellie Loxton

Hi Nina,

That is great to hear, it would be lovely to know what birds the children saw, over the weekend I will do a birdwatch for an hour and then we can compare birds - so children watch the blog!!

I look forward to reading the children's poems and hearing about what you have seen.

Best wishes

Sally

Sally,
We thought you would like to know that we just did the RSPB Birdwatch. We also wrote some great poems about the Reserve which we will share with you.
Nina