The meeting began
with a quiz for the children. They identified twenty pictures of British
birds which had been arranged on the walls. The answers were discussed and the
children did very well. We talked about
which birds you might see in your garden and which birds are most common in the
UK. Also we talked about the Big British Birdwatch which would be the following
weekend.
Everybody then
walked around Spout Yard Park together and managed to spot several different
birds in the area.
The digital
microscope and optical microscope were set up so that children were able to view various bird
feathers and a bird skull.
Each child was
able to chose to play a bird game, either bird bingo or snap with a set of bird
cards. They all enjoyed the games. They
then could chose to colour a bird picture.
The children each
had a biscuit and a drink of fruit juice which had been donated by Louth
Co-op.
They finally were
able to get very messy whilst making bird feeders. String was tied to each pine
cone and a loop made so that it could be
hung up. They then mixed soft lard, muesli, cheese etc and covered the pine
cones with the mixture. They also filled half coconut shells with it.
The children took
bird feeders home to hang in their gardens. They also hung some of the bird
feeders on trees in Spout Yard Park.