Tuesday 8th September 2015

0845 - 1030 & 1330 - 1430 overcast, misty, drizzle, 10c : Snipe 6 over, poss.from brickworks field pool, Lapwing 51, Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 3, Heron 4, GC Grebe 2, Shoveler, Teal 5, Tufted 4, Herring Gull 7, LBb Gull 21, Swallow 25+, House Martin 14, Sand Martin 8, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker over at 1330, Meadow Pipit over, Pied Wagtail 3, Long-tailed Tit 5, Chiffchaff 2, Blackbird, Jay 2, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch flock of 50-60 at 1420, Collared Dove, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk 1, then 2 at 1430, etc. Vapourer moth caught by Swallow over the Swag at 1400. (GWR)

A few of the Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs & Willow Warblers seen during the last week.