Sunday 30th November 2014

1030 - 1130 : Kingisher, Goosander (flew off when yachts came out), Shoveler 7, Tufted 22, Mallard 20, Greylag, Canada's 51, Cormorant 6, Heron, Mute Swan 3 (1 juv), Lapwing 86, Great Crested Grebe 5, Little Grebe, Coot 15, Moorhen 11, Great Black-backed Gull, 3, Common Gull 2, Herring Gull 20, Lesser Black-backed Gull 15, Black-headed Gull 120, Pied Wagtail, Starling 14, Blackbird 2, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Jackdaw 8, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 2, Wood Pigeon.

(GWR)

Saturday 29th November 2014

1000 - 1100 misty, damp 10c : Mute Swan 5 (3 juvs), Cormorant 8, Heron 2, Canada's 40, Great Crested Grebe 4, Little Grebe, Goosander, Shoveler, Tufted 22, Mallard 25, Teal 30 at brickworks field, Coot 20, Moorhen 12, Lapwing 99, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull 30, Lesser Black-backed Gull 25, Common Gull 2, Black-headed Gull 100+, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 14, Blackbird 5, Redwing 7, Fieldfare 3, Robin 2, Wren 2, Dunnock, Long Tailed Tit 6, Great Tit, Blue Tit 2, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 3, Wood Pigeon 8, feral duck.

Black-headed Gulls on 12th November. (GWR)

Friday 28th November 2014

1420 - 1440 dull & damp but mild, 11c : Mute Swan, Cormorant, Canada's 50, Heron 2, Gulls (most flew as we arrived, GBB, LBB, Herring & Black-headed's 150+), Lapwing 40, Shoveler 6, Mallard 20, Tufted 20, Teal 50+ at brickworks field, Great Crested Grebe, Coot 20, Moorhen 12, Buzzard, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 5, Jay, Great Tit, Wren. (PPN / GWR). At nearby Rushall two male Blackcaps were seen feeding together on crab apples (record shots enclosed).

Thursday 27th November 2014

1345 - 1445 : Buzzard, Mute Swan 3, Cormorant 7, Heron 2, Canada's 50, Mallard 30, Tufted 20, Shoveler 2, Teal 4, Goosander 5f 2m, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe 2, Coot 15, Moorhen 10, Lapwing 7, Black-headed Gull 100, Herring / Lesser Back-backed Gull incl juvs 255, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Pied Wagtail, Starling 3, Blackbird 5, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren 2, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit 4, Long Tailed Tit 9, Jackdaw 6, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 3, Wood Pigeon 5, Feral Pigeon 40, Feral white duck.

Photo : Little Grebe on 10th November. (GWR)

Tuesday 25th November 2014

1430 - 1500 4c, misty : Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 2, Long-tailed Tit 6, Blue Tit, Blackbird 3, Dunnock 2, Wren 2, Starling 3, Lapwing 11, Goosander pair, Shoveler 12, Teal 4, Tufted 22, Mallard 30, feral white duck, Coot 10, Moorhen 12, Cormorant 2, Heron 2, Canada's 50, G C Grebe, Gulls (mainly on water of Swag) - G B-Backed, Herring / L B-Backed / Juvs 60, B-Headed 100+, Jackdaw 7, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 3, Wood Pigeon.

Photo - 10 Cormorants on 15th September 2014. (GWR)

Monday 24th November 2014

1100 - 1130 : Swan (flew over as I arrived, probably Mute Swan but not seen clearly), Cormorant, Heron 3, Goosander drake + 4 ducks, Shoveler 5, Tufted 26, Mallard 30, Canada's 50, Coot 12, Moorhen 10, Great Crested Grebe 5, Lapwing 17, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 9, Herring Gull 12, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull 100+, Jay, Jackdaw 6, Carrion Crow 4, Magpie 17, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 5, Blackbird 5, Dunnock 2, Wren, Goldfinch, Chaffinch 3, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit 2, Wood Pigeon 4.

Sunday 23rd November 2014

1030 - 1100 : Goosander 6 (photo), Shoveler 2, Teal 4, Tufted 27, Mallard 30, feral white duck, Canada's 40, Great Crested Grebe 7, Heron 2, Cormorant 2, Moorhen 9, Coot 15, Lapwing 11, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 14, Lesser Black-backed Gull 9, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull 50, Jackdaw 4, Magpie 4, Carrion Crow 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Blackbird 6, Goldfinch, Starling 5, Dunnock, Wren, Long Tailed Tit 4, Wood Pigeon 7.

At 1500 at least 90 Lapwing were flying around mainly in one flock, probably put up by nearby Buzzard. (GWR)

Saturday 22nd November 2014

0915 - 0930 : Redwing 2, Sparrowhawk, Tufted 18, G C Grebe 2, large numbers of gulls and waterfowl present on western shore of swag until someone let a dog into the field flushing the lot.

(GWR)

Friday 21st November 2014

0945 - 1030 : Common Gull 2, Herring Gull 51, Lesser Black-backed Gull 28, Black-headed Gull 200+, Cormorant 4, Heron 3, Great Crested Grebe 6, Shoveler 7, Tufted 22, Teal 4, Mallard 25, Moorhen 9, Coot 20, Canada Geese 30, feral white duck, Lapwing 27, Jay, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 4, Carrion Crow 4, Pied Wagtail 3, Starling 12, Blackbird 2, Wren 2, Dunnock, Robin, Goldfinch 4, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon 5.

Photo - Black-headed and Common Gulls. (GWR)

More Gulls Of Interest

Seen this week. Pink legs... yellow legs... one-legged (resting pose)... juveniles etc.

Wednesday 19th November 2014

0945 - 1030 : Common Gull 2, G B B Gull, Herring Gull 22, L B B Gull 25, B H Gull 150+, Cormorant 5, Heron, Canada's 25, Shoveler 4, Tufted 22, Mallard 15, Teal 12 field, G C Grebe 2, Moorhen 11, Coot 20, Lapwing 55, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 6, Wren, Blue Tit 3, Blackbird 2, Redwing, Goldfinch flock of 18, Jackdaw 10, Carrion Crow 3, Magpie 5, Wood Pigeon, white feral duck.

Photo : 40+ Feral Pigeons soaking up the afternoon sun on Friday 14th November.

Tuesday 18th November 2014

1330 - 1400 : good showing of gulls including Great Black Backed, Lesser Black-backed & juvs 35, Herring 25 and Black-headed 200+. Also Shoveler 4, Teal 30+ at brickworks field, Tufted 29, Mallard 20, Cormorant 4, Heron, Great Crested Grebe 2, Lapwing 85, Moorhen 10, Coot 15, Canada's 50+, Starling 6, Jackdaw 10 and 80+ over at 1600, Magpie 4.

(PPN/GWR). Red Kite flew over to west at 1315 as per Kevin Clements tweet.

Monday 17th November 2014

1545 - 1615 : Pochard, Tufted 17, Mallard 25, Lapwing 55, Moorhen 9, Coot 22, Great Crested Grebe 2, Little Grebe, Heron, Canada's 40, B H Gull 120+, Herring Gull 14, L B B Gull 11, Jackdaw 60, C Crow 4, Magpie 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Dunnock, Blackbird 2, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon 3.

Photo : Black-headed Gull.

Saturday 15th November 2014

1500 - 1530 dull & misty : Goosander 2, Teal 25 on brickworks field, Tufted 14, Mallard 20, Coot 22, Moorhen 9, Cormorant, Heron 2, Canada's 51, Great Crested Grebe 2, Little Grebe, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Herring Gull 8, Black-headed Gull 181, Lapwing 8, Starling 5, Pied Wagtail 2, Dunnock , Blackbird, Goldfinch 2, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 7, Carrion Crow 4, Wood Pigeon 2, feral white duck.

Photo's : dim & distant record shots only of Goosanders.

Gulls Gulls Gulls

Waiting for an elusive Caspian or Iceland...

Friday 14th November 2014

1345 - 1500 : G B B Gull, Herring Gull 31, L B B Gull 28, B H Gull 120, Cormorant 7, Heron, Canada Goose 50, Great Crested Grebe 2, Moorhen 10, Coot 15, Mallard 25, Tufted 22, Lapwing 59, Jackdaw 40, Carrion Crow 3, Magpie 9, Pied Wagtail 2, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch flock of 25, Blackbird 8, Dunnock 2, Robin, Wren 2, Starling 4, Great Tit 4, Blue Tit 3, Long Tailed Tit 2, Wood Pigeon 3, Feral Pigeon 41 on factory roof east of quarry.

Photo : male Chaffinch hiding. (GWR)

Thursday 13th November 2014

1500 - 1530 rain : Sparrowhawk, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull 24, Herring Gull 30, Black-headed Gull 150+, Moorhen 14, Coot 24, Little Grebe, Heron, Tufted 14, Mallard 20, Jackdaw 55, Magpie 14, Carrion Crow 4, Wood Pigeon 4, Pied Wagtail 2, Blackbird 2, Starling 24, Great Tit.

Photo - bedraggled Tufted Duck. (GWR)

Wednesday 12th November 2014

1430 - 1500 : Great Black-backed Gull 3, Herring Gull 88, Lesser Black-backed Gull 61, Black-headed Gull 150+, Lapwing 59, Shoveler pair, Tufted 10, Mallard 20, Teal 30 at brickfield pool, Moorhen 11, Coot 18, Canada's 40, Pied Wagtail 2, Wren 2, Dunnock, Blackbird, Starling 22, Great Tit, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 3, Carrion Crow 4, Wood Pigeon 3.

Monday 10th November 2014

0815 - 1000 : Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Skylark 4, Reed Bunting, Fieldfare 6, Redwing 5, Blackbird 16, Robin, Dunnock 2, Wren 3, Starling 5, Buzzard, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch flock of 70, Green Woodpecker, Raven (over quarry), Jay, Jackdaw 4, Magpie 3, Carrion Crow 4, Long-tailed Tit 2, Great Tit 4, Blue Tit 3, Goldcrest, Cormorant 7, Mute Swan pair (flew off), Heron 2, Canada's 30, Teal 4, Tufted 14, Mallard 30, Moorhen 11, Coot 16, Great Crested Grebe 6, Little Grebe, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Gull 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 15, Herring Gull 12, Black-headed Gull 100+, Lapwing 45, Wood Pigeon 8, Feral Pigeon 5 (at Veolia), white Feral Duck. (47 species).

Photo - Lapwing flock, with a couple of Black-headed Gulls. (GWR)

Sunday 9th November 2014

1530 - 1600 little of interest except - Pochard drake, Heron, G C Grebe 3, Moorhen 15. Pied Wagtail 2 + 4 more over Dumblederry, Blackbird 2.

Saturday 8th November 2014

0900 - 0930 rain : Common Gull 3, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Herring Gull 11, Lesser Black-backed Gull 13, Black-headed Gull 125, Fieldfare 5, Blackbird 3, Cormorant 6, Great Crested Grebe 2, Heron, Lapwing 31, Tufted 12, Mallard 35, Coot 18, Moorhen 10, Canada's 35, Pied Wagtail 2, Jackdaw 12, Carrion Crow 3, Magpie 3, Starling 12, Goldfinch 2, Dunnock, Wren. (GWR)

Friday 7th November 2014

1615 water levels high - Nothing ! Then a few Moorhens, Mallard and Coot swam past. Heron, Black-headed Gull 50, Canada Geese 20, Jackdaw 25 over, Blackbird & feral duck only other sightings.

Wednesday 5th November 2014

1630 sunset : Heron, Jay, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail 5, Blackbird. Dunnock, Wren, Starling 40, Lapwing 49, Moorhen 13, Coot 12, G C Grebe, Teal 30+ at brickworks field, Tufted 12, Mallard 10, Gulls (flocks to north of 3 species), Jackdaw 50 over, Magpie 4, Canada's 40, white feral duck.

Tuesday 4th November 2014

1500 - 1520 included Lapwing 11, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Tufted 12, Redwing 3, Blackbird 4, Pied Wagtail 2, Dunnock 2, Wren, Robin, Long-tailed Tit 11, Goldcrest, Blue Tit 3, Cormorant 6, Common Gull, G B B Gull, Lesser Black / Herring / BH Gulls 200+, Moorhen 6, etc.

Photo's - Green Woodpecker in very dull weather, Sunday 2nd November 2014. (GWR)

Monday 3rd November 2014

1445 - 1530 : Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Long-tailed Tit 11, Blue Tit 2, Dunnock 2, Starling 12, Mistle Thrush, Jackdaw 10, Carrion Crow 4, Magpie 6, Buzzard, Lapwing 19, Heron 2, Greylag, Canada's 50, Coot 12, Moorhen 6, B H Gull 80, Lesser Black / Herring Gull 40, G B B Gull, Mallard 20, Tufted 16, Shoveler 6, Teal 60+ at brickworks field.

Photo : barbed wire birding - Goldcrest on Sunday 2nd November.

Sunday 2nd November 2014

1000 - 1130 mild again 11c : G B B Gull, Lesser Black/Herring Gull 104, Black-headed Gull 50+, Lapwing 41, Shoveler 4, Teal 4, Tufted 24, Mallard 30+, Mute Swan pair + juv flew off, Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Moorhen 7, Coot 15, Canada 50+, Jackdaw 12, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 4, Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 10, Goldcrest, Fieldfare flocks of 22 & 25, Redwing 9, Blackbird 7, Song Thrush, Robin 4, Wren, Dunnock, Starling 6, Reed Bunting 4, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 3, Skylark, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon 5.

Photo : Kingfisher on 29th October 2014. (GWR)