Monday 31 October 2016

Monday 31st October 2016

0930 - 1100 hazy sun, misty start, 9 - 14c : Kingfisher caught fish, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, Meadow Pipit 3 over, Skylark 3 over, Jay, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit small flock, Wren 2, Bullfinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 4, Lapwing 4, Moorhen 8, Wigeon 3, Teal 14, Shoveler 3, Tufted 26, Heron, Cormorant 3, M.Swan 4, Kestrel caught vole, Buzzard at quarry, a few large gulls present. Song Thrush 2 at Rushall in garden.
Oxpeckers...

Sunday 30 October 2016

Sunday 30th October 2016

1050 - 1200 overcast, 11c : Green Sand., Lapwing 117, Wigeon 3, Teal 14, Tufted 20, Heron, M.Swan 4, Cormorant 11, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, GS Woodpecker, GBb Gull 2, Redwing.
"come here often?"

Saturday 29 October 2016

Saturday 29th October 2016

0930 - 1130, overcast, 11c : Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 8, Cormorant 10, Shoveler 11, Teal 12, Tufted 21, Heron 4, Bh Gull 266, Herring & LBb Gull 69, Common Gull, Coot 24, Moorhen 11, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Redwing 11, Blackbird 6, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren 4, Starling 70, Goldfinch 35, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit 3, Goldcrest, + usuals (no swans).
Wigeon on 20th Oct.

Tuesday 25 October 2016

Tuesday 25th October 2016

1015 - 1230 sunny breaks, misty, 7-9c : Heron 3, Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 13, Shoveler 24, Pochard 10, Teal 8, Tufted 20, Lapwing 58, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, Common Gull, LBb / Herring Gull 50+, GBb Gull 3, Bh Gull 150+, Song Thrush, Blackbird 3, Kingfisher 2 chasing. At the quarry - Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit 8, Skylark, Reed Bunting 2, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 5, Long-tailed Tit 7, + usuals.
Buzzard, Kestrel & Reed Bunting today.

Monday 24 October 2016

Monday 24th October 2016

0945 - 1030 overcast, 8c : Shoveler 21, Teal 16, Wigeon 5, Tufted 24, Cormorant 14, M.Swan 4, Heron, Lapwing 6, Common Gull, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing 3, etc. Flooded field near brickworks 1030 - 1115 : Snipe 6, Lapwing 102, Heron 5, Teal 42, Wigeon 2, Goildfinch 3, Siskin over, Robin 5 chasing, Goldcrest, Skylark 3 over, Wren, Buzzard. Kestrel on lamp post at 1400.
View of the brick quarry on 3rd October.

Saturday 22 October 2016

Saturday 22nd October 2016

1000 - 1045 hazy sun, 8c : Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 55, Cormorant 13, Heron 3, M Swan 4, Pochard 2m, Wigeon 5, Shoveler 14, Teal 6, Tufted 24, Mallard 39, Goosander f, Moorhen 11, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Common Gull 2, LBb / Herring Gull 41, Redpoll 3 over, Collared Dove 5, Fieldfare 2, Redwing 9, Skylark over, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, etc.
Green Sand., Goosander & Shoveler.

Thursday 20 October 2016

Thursday 20th October 2016

1130 - 1230 : Little Grebe, Cormorant 14, Heron 4, M.Swan 4, Goosander f, Shoveler 14, Wigeon 4, Teal 8, Mallard 30+, Tufted 18, Lapwing 107, GBb Gull, LBb Gull 33, Herring Gull 10, Common Gull, Bh Gull 200+, Moorhen 8, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 6, Skylark over, Redwing 2, Chaffinch m.
More beetlemania.

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Wednesday 19th October 2016

1030 - 1200 fairly sunny, brisk NW wind, 12c : Fieldfare & Redwing mixed flock of 45, Blackbird 3, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren 3, Starling 20, House Sparrow 2, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 6, Pied Wagtail 6, Meadow Pipit 8, Skylark 4 over, Chiffchaff 3, 1 still in song, Long-tailed Tit 6, Blue Tit, Great Tit 3, Goldcrest 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Cormorant 13, Heron 4, Mute Swan 6, Canada Geese 60+, Mallard 50, Tufted 31, Teal 7, Great Crested Grebe, Coot 28, Moorhen 10, Lapwing 77, Common Gull, Herring & LBb Gull 35, Bh Gull 150+, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon 3, Magpie 10+, Jackdaw 5, Carrion Crow 6, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk. (44 sp.).
An invasion of ladybirds on the bridge near Linley Wood today, at least four dozen seen, probably Harlequin types. Also a Red Admiral here.

Friday 14 October 2016

Friday 14th October 2016

1525 generally cloudy, 12c : Kingfisher, Cormorant 5, Heron 2, Teal 6, Tufted 21, Lapwing 30, Pied Wagtail 3, LBb / Herring / Bh Gull 150+, Buzzard. Redwing 2 over Rushall.
Snapshots of Kingfisher across Swan Pool today.

Thursday 13 October 2016

Thursday 13th October 2016

1600, sunny/showers 11c : Little Grebe, Cormorant 10, Heron, Mute Swan 4, Tufted 16, Lapwing 63, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail 3, etc. Siskin 3 & Redwing 3 over Rushall.

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Tuesday 11th October 2016

1330 - 1400 sunny breaks, 12c : Little Grebe, Common Gull, Teal 6, Shoveler 4, Tufted 19, Heron 2, Cormorant 10, Snipe, Lapwing 16, Pied Wagtail 5, Kingfisher around Swan Pool, Goldfinch, Chaffinch 2, Buzzard, etc. Common or Southern Hawker dragonfly.
Cormorants 3rd October.

Saturday 8 October 2016

Saturday 8th October 2016

1030 - 1130 cloudy, 12c : Meadow Pipit 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Goldfinch 16, Redpoll, Lapwing 25, Teal 12, Tufted 16, Cormorant 12, Mute Swan juv, Heron 2, Raven low over, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush. Redwing 3 calls from overflying birds at Rushall 2320 last night.

Thursday 6 October 2016

Thursday 6th October 2016

1130 - 1145 breezy, 12c : Yellow-legged Gull, Herring Gull 20, LBb Gull 80+, Snipe, Lapwing 25 & 100+ at brickworks field, Shoveler 2, Teal 18, Tufted 14, Cormorant 5, Heron 2, Swan 4, Meadow Pipit 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 5, Chiffchaff still in song.

Wednesday 5 October 2016

Wednesday 5th October 2016

1015 - 1130 sunny, 12-15c : Little Grebe, Snipe, Common Gull, Lapwing 45, Cormorant 12, Teal 6, Shoveler, Tufted 12, Chiffchaff in song, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, etc. Small Tort or Red Admiral flew past.
Common Gull 1st winter, and Snipe today.

Tuesday 4 October 2016

Tuesday 4th October 2016

1015 - 1200 sunny breaks, 12c : Cormorant 16, Heron 4, Mute Swan 4, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted 13, Shoveler, Teal 10, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit, Snipe at Swan Pool, Lapwing 28, A few larger gulls, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock 2, Wren, Starling 50+, etc.
Snipe and yellow-ringed Black-headed Gull K749 today.

Monday 3 October 2016

Monday 3rd October 2016

1000 - 1120 sunny, 9c : Cormorant 9, Mute Swan 5, Heron 2, Tufted 11, Teal 5, Coot 25, Moorhen 6, Lapwing 33, Pied Wagtail 6, Meadow Pipit 2, Goldfinch 4, Collared Dove. Also Small Tortoiseshell. At 1430, sunny, 18c : Buzzard 2, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, LBb / Herring Gull 98, Meadow Pipit 5 to south, Long-tailed Tit 5, Red Admiral, Common Hawker 2.
Male Blackcap feeding on honeysuckle berries at Rushall this afternoon.

Sunday 2 October 2016

Sunday 2nd October 2016

1645 - 1715 fairly sunny, 14c : Lapwing 122, Cormorant 3, Skylark 2 over, Chiffchaff 2, Heron 3, Tufted 6, Teal 2, etc.
Grey Wagtail & Kingfisher yesterday.

Saturday 1 October 2016

Saturday 1st October 2016

0915 - 1100 overcast/rainy, 11c : Dunlin, Com Sandpiper, Lapwing 46, Meadow Pipit 2, Skylark over, Siskin over, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 6, Kingfisher, Shoveler 6, Teal 2, Wigeon 2, Tufted 9, Mute Swan 8 (6 juvs), Cormorant 9, Heron 2, Coot 21, Moorhen 7, Starling 130+, Collared Dove 3, LBb / Herring Gull 40, Long-tailed Tit 9, Goldcrest, House Martin 2.
Dunlin & Meadow Pipit today.