Tuesday 30 September 2014

Tuesday 30th September 2014

1330 - 1430 : Kingfisher (photo), Pied Wagtail, Large goose like a Canada x Greylag hybrid, Shoveler 6, Tufted 12, Teal 80+ at Brickworks field, Cormorant 7, Mute Swan juv (both adults flew out yesterday evening), L B B Gull 59, Herring Gull 6, B H Gull 100+, Heron 2, G C Grebe, Moorhen 4, Coot 10+, Mallard 50+, Lapwing 50+, Long-tailed Tit 4, Bullfinch 2, Buzzard 2, Blackbird, Robin 3, Meadow Pipit 2.
Also seen - Comma 4, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood, Common Darter 3, Southern Hawker. (GWR)

Monday 29 September 2014

Monday 29th September 2014

1400 - 1530 : Green Sandpiper (photo's), Lapwing 52, Kingfisher, Cormorant 4, Shoveler pair, Teal 4, Tufted 14, Mallard 56, Moorhen 7, G C Grebe 2, Coot 12, Feral White Duck, Canada's 80+, L B B Gull 32, Herring Gull 2, B H Gull 80+, Heron 3, Mute Swan 3, Grey Wagtail, Green Woodpecker heard yaffling, Great Spotted Woodpecker over Swag, Buzzard, Kestrel, Jackdaw 4, Carrion Crow 6, Magpie 5, Starling 20, Dunnock, Wren 2, Robin 3, Long-tailed Tit 6, Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon (at Veolia).
Also seen - Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Brown Hawker, Common Darter. . At Brickworks Field 1700 - Teal 88, Wigeon 2, Lapwing 50, Swallow 9 over, Heron. (GWR / PPN)

Sunday 28 September 2014

Sunday 28th September 2014

1030 - 1200 : Buzzard 2, 1 mobbed by crows, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit 3, Linnet 2, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Lapwing 61, Lesser Black-backed Gull 31, Yellow-legged Gull, Herring Gull 10, Black-headed Gull 80+, Cormorant, Heron 3, Canada's 80+, Greylag, Great Crested Grebe 2, Mute Swan juv, Moorhen 7, Coot 10+, Tufted 14, Mallard 50+, Carrion Crow 6, Jackdaw 10, Magpie 8, Wren 2, Robin 4, Dunnock, Blackbird, Stock Dove 2, Wood Pigeon, Starling 3, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 3.
Also seen - Speckled Wood 3, Small White, Comma, Vapourer, Common Darter 2, Southern Hawker. Photo's show a Buzzard being mobbed by crows, jackdaws and magpie, and a Kestrel being mobbed by a magpie, over the quarry. (GWR)

Wednesday 24 September 2014

Wednesday 24th September 2014

1500 - 1600 : Pied Wagtail 2 + 3 at Westgate, Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 99, B H Gull 80+, L B B Gull 29, Herring Gull 2, Yellow-legged Gull, Greylag, Cormorant 4, Tufted 8, Heron 4, Mute Swan juv only, Chiffchaff, Swallow 2, Greenfinch 2, Starling 80+, plus usual waterfowl. Also, a distant flock of 30+ finches seen, maybe Linnets.
Photo - Jay in flight over the Swag, 11th September 2014. (GWR)

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Tuesday 23rd September 2014

1500 - 1600 : Kingfisher, Greylag, Cormorant 6, Heron 3, Mute Swan 3, G C Grebe 2, Lapwing 53, Canada's 60+, Coot 12, Moorhen 9, Teal 3, Tufted 8, Mallard 50+, B H Gull 80+, L B B Gull 33, Herring Gull 3, Pied Wagtail 3, Starling 85, Wren, Buzzard 2, Jackdaw 5, C Crow 6, Magpie 5, Wood Pigeon 20+.
Also seen - Hawker dragonfly (unidentified). Photo : Chiffchaff on 11th Sept.

Sunday 21 September 2014

Sunday 21st September 2014

0830 - 1030, fine sunny morn (includes footpath past quarry) _ Goldcrest 2, Wheatear, Reed Bunting f, Chiffchaff 2 still in song, Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler at least 4 others, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Bullfinch 3, Goldfinch flock of 40, Meadow Pipit 8, Long Tailed Tit 6, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit 5, Wren, Dunnock 3, Robin 5, Blackbird 3, Jay 3, Green Woodpecker, Starling 2, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 16, Black-headed Gull 60+, L B B Gull 2 juvs, Moorhen 8, Coot 11, Teal, Tufted 8, Mallard 50+, Great Crested Grebe 2, Heron 3, Mute Swan 3, Cormorant 8, Buzzard 8 wheeling and mewing over quarry, Sparrowhawk 2 over quarry, Kestrel, Raven, Carrion Crow 6, Jackdaw 4, Magpie 5, Wood Pigeon 20+, Feral Pigeon. (42 sp.).
Also seen - Comma (basking), Speckled Wood 5, Common Darter, Southern Hawker. Photo's show Wheatear and Comma. (GWR)

Thursday 18 September 2014

Thursday 18th September 2014

Of note 1530 - Sparrowhawk (1 over, see photo), Buzzard 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 31, Herring Gull 2, Yellow-legged Gull, Black-headed Gull 60+, Lapwing 64, Cormorant 5, Great Crested Grebe 3, Moorhen 4, Mute Swan 3.
Also seen - Red Admiral, Small White. (GWR)

Monday 15 September 2014

Monday 15th September 2014

0830 - 0930, misty start : Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 81, Cormorant 10, L B B Gull 13, B H Gull 144, Mute Swan 3, Great Crested Grebe 2, Teal 4, Tufted 7, Mallard 50+, Coot 10+, Moorhen 4, Heron 2, Canada's 80+, Grey Wagtail 4, Pied Wagtail 1 + 1 at Westgate, Long-tailed Tit 8, Dunnock 2, Robin, Wren, Blue Tit 3, Starling 25, Magpie 4, C Crow 5, Wood Pigeon 8, House Martin 20 at Barns Lane. Photo = Black-headed Gulls feeding at elderberries, 14th Sept.2014.

Sunday 14 September 2014

Sunday 14th September 2014

1600 - 1730 : Sparrowhawk (seen 3 times), Buzzard, Lapwing 99, put up twice by Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Greylag, Canada's 100+, Heron 4, Mute Swan 2, Teal 2, Tufted 7, Mallard 50+, Coot 13, Moorhen 7, Great Crested Grebe 4, L B B Gull 4, B H Gull 90, some feeding at elderberry bush, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit 12, Blue Tit, Great Tit 3, Dunnock 2, Robin, Blackbird, Wren, Starling 18, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit 4. Wood Pigeon 20+, Stock Dove 2, Feral Pigeon 2.
Also seen - Speckled Wood 2, Southern Hawker. Photo - Long-tailed Tit. (GWR)

Saturday 13 September 2014

Saturday 13th September 2014

0930 - 1030 : Grey Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Willow Warbler, Swallow 5, Long-tailed Tit 4, Cormorant 4, Heron 4, Mute Swan 3, Teal 2, Mallard 50+, Tufted 7, Coot 15, Moorhen 5, Great Crested Grebe 4, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Black-headed Gull 98, Lapwing 14, Canada's 50+, Buzzard, Dunnock (photo), Robin 2, Wren, Great Tit 3, Greenfinch, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon 10, Jackdaw 5, Carrion Crow 3, Magpie 6, Starling 4.
Speckled Wood also seen.(GWR)

Friday 12 September 2014

Friday 12th September 2014

0915 - 1015 : Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Swallow 7, House Martin 4, Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler, Lapwing 35, Cormorant 5, Mute Swan 3, Heron 3, Great Crested Grebe 4, L B B Gull 4, Black-headed Gull 102, Tufted 7, Mallard 50+, Coot 13, Moorhen 6, Canada's 55, Long-tailed Tit 7, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 3 , Greenfinch 2, Starling 35, Robin 2, Jackdaw 6, Carrion Crow 7, Magpie 10, Wood Pigeon 50.
Photo : Pied/White Wagtails 10/09/14. (GWR)

Thursday 11 September 2014

Thursday 11th September 2014

0915 - 1015 : Buzzard (juvenile bird being fed by adult at quarry), Jay, Jackdaw 4, Carrion Crow 5, Magpie 5, Greylag, Canada's 100+, Lapwing 100+, Teal 2, Tufted 14, Mallard 50+, Cormorant, Mute Swan 2 + juv, L B B Gull 3, Herring Gull, B H Gull 80+, Moorhen 3, Coot 12, Starling 7, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff 2, Meadow Pipit 2 over, Goldfinch 2, Greenfinch 2, Long-tailed Tit 8, Great Tit 5, Blue Tit 3, Wren, Dunnock 2, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon 20+.
Photo's - young Buzzard at the brickworks quarry. Also seen - Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 8, Southern Hawker, Common Darter 2. (GWR)

Wednesday 10 September 2014

Wednesday 10th September 2014

0900 - 1000 light mist, becoming sunny 15c : Little Grebe (distant shots enclosed), Great Crested Grebe 2, Cormorant 5, Heron 3, Mute Swan 2 + juv., Canada Goose 2, Tufted 10, Teal, Mallard 40+, Coot 9, Moorhen 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Black-headed Gull 110, Lapwing 125, Meadow Pipit 3 over, Swallow, House Martin 8, Chiffchaff still in song, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Starling 7, Jackdaw 2, Carrion Crow 4, Magpie 5, Long-tailed Tit 3, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Greenfinch 2, Wood Pigeon 20+
Also seen - Southern Hawker, Small White, Speckled Wood. (GWR)

Monday 8 September 2014

Monday 8th September 2014

1530 - 1615 : Jay, Carrion Crow 3, Jackdaw 2, Buzzard, Long-tailed Tit 4, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Robin 3, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 2, Starling 4, Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 3, Lapwing 115, Herring Gull 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 15, Black-headed Gull 80+, Tufted 13, Moorhen 3, Coot 15, Great Crested Grebe 2, plus usual Mallard/Canada's.
Also seen - Southern Hawker 2, Common Darter 4, Speckled Wood 7, Small White. Photo : Herring Gull and friends. (GWR)

Sunday 7 September 2014

Sunday 7th September 2014

Of note at 0800 - Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper (2 over).
Photo - Coot. (PPN)

Saturday 6 September 2014

Saturday 6th September 2014

0845 - 0915 : Grey Wagtail 2, 1 pictured, Pied Wagtail, Lapwing 133, Cormorant 8, Great Crested Grebe 6, Heron 3, Mute Swan 2 + juv, Lesser Black-backed Gull 21, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull 100+, Moorhen 4, Coot 15, Tufted 9, Mallard 50+, Canada Goose, only 1, then 32 flew in...,Teal 3, Jay in hedge then flew over Swag, Jackdaw 8, Carrion Crow 4, Magpie 3, Blackbird, Robin 2, Long-tailed Tit 7, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Wren, Wood Pigeon 10+, Starling 31, Swallow 5. Buzzard seen later on.
(GWR)

Monday 1 September 2014

Monday 1st September 2014

1400 - 1445 : Lapwing 115, L B B Gull 39, Herring Gull 1, B H Gull 70+, Cormorant 6, Mute Swan 3, Moorhen 4, Coot 8, Pied Wagtail 2, Swallow 5, Starling 42, Carrion Crow 2, Magpie 4, Robin, Dunnock.