Saturday 31 December 2016

Saturday 31st December 2016

1000 - 1100 overcast, 7c : Wigeon 8, Tufted 22, Teal 12, Goosander 3, Cormorant 6, Heron, Mute Swan 4, Lapwing 80, well over 600 gulls of all 5 common species, Jackdaw 3, Redwing 3, Blackbird 6, Collared Dove 2, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tit 7, etc.
Gulls on 29th & 31st December.

Tuesday 27 December 2016

Tuesday 27th December 2016

1110 - 1130 sunny, 4c after frost : Wigeon 11, Teal 3, Tufted 21, Cormorant 5, Heron, Mute Swan 4, Lapwing 55, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 25, Goldfinch 4, Buzzard, etc.
Lesser Black-backed with pinkish legs.

Saturday 24 December 2016

Saturday 24th December 2016

1430 - 1450 strong SW wind, 8C : Wigeon 8, Teal 6, Tufted 21, Cormorant 5, Mute Swan 4, all five common gull species 200+, Jackdaw 80 over, Lapwing 165, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Robin.
Merry Christmas to all viewers and thanks for dropping by!

Friday 23 December 2016

Friday 23rd December 2016

1110 - 1200 overcast, strong SW wind, 8c : Yellow-legged Gull adult, Common Gull 3, Great Black-backed Gull 41, Herring & LBb Gull 110, Bh Gull 200+, Lapwing 144, Wigeon 6, Teal 5, Tufted 19, Cormorant 9, Heron, Mute Swan 4, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw 6 (120 to north at dusk on Thursday 22nd Dec.), Green Woodpecker, Starling 120+, Buzzard.
Common & Herring Gulls on 18th December.

Wednesday 21 December 2016

Wednesday 21st December 2016

1130 - 1200 light cloud, 6c : At least 450 gulls present including probable Caspian adult (flew off), Yellow-legged (photo), Common 6, and Great Black-backed 22. Also Lapwing 100+, Cormorant 5, Goosander drake, Tufted 28, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing.

Tuesday 20 December 2016

Tuesday 20th December 2016

1020 - 1120 overcast, 4c : Green Woodpecker, Redwing 5, Blackbird 6, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Goosander 3, Teal 10, Tufted 17, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 12, Herring / LBb Gull 98, Lapwing 99, Cormorant 8, Heron, M.Swan 4, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail (at Rushall), Sparrowhawk.
Small clean-headed argenteus type Herring Gull and juv. Black-backed ringer JZ795 today.

Monday 19 December 2016

Monday 19th December 2016

0930 - 1100 overcast, 6c : Wigeon 5, Teal 11, Tufted 8, Heron, M.Swan 4, Cormorant 11, Lapwing 252, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 7, Pied Wagtail, Redwing 8, Goldfinch 9, Chaffinch 3, Siskin 2, Blackbird 5, Dunnock 4, Wren 2, Robin 2, Collared Dove 3, Buzzard, etc. Sparrowhawk & Grey Wagtail at Rushall......Linley Wood 1400 - 1430 : Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch 4 (photo), Long-tailed Tit 5, etc.

Sunday 18 December 2016

Sunday 18th December 2016

1030 - 1220 lightly overcast, 6c, full list - Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 221, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail, Wigeon 5, Teal 8, Tufted 21, Common Gull 3 (photo), GBb Gull 4, Herring & LBb Gull 40, Bh Gull 100+, Moorhen 6, Coot 20, Heron 3, Cormorant 5, Mute Swan 6, Mallard 30+, Canada Goose 30+, C.Crow 4, Magpie 8, Collared Dove 2, Wood Pigeon 5, Starling 30+, Redwing 4, Blackbird 6, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Long-tailed Tit 5, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit, Greenfinch m, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch 6, House Sparrow 12, Buzzard. (37 sp.).

Saturday 17 December 2016

Saturday 17th December 2016

1020 - 1050 sunny, misty, 7c : Kestrel f, Lapwing 251, Cormorant 4, Heron 2, Mute Swan 4, Teal 14, Goosander 2, Tufted 14, GBb Gull 8, Common Gull 2, Herring & LBb Gull 51, Bh Gull 150+, Pied Wagtail 2, Robin 4.
Buzzard on the boats, 5th December.

Thursday 15 December 2016

Thursday 15th December 2016

1115 - 1200 overcast, 9c : Goosander 4, Teal 2 (12 at 1430), Tufted 19, Cormorant 8, Heron, Mute Swan 4, Yellow-legged Gull ad. (photo), GBb Gull 13, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 201, Redwing 3, Pied Wagtail 2, etc. Grey Wagtail on towpath at the Stonehouse, Daw End Canal.

Monday 12 December 2016

Monday 12th December 2016

1030 - 1130 overcast, damp, 5c : Kingfisher, Goosander m, Teal 2 + 18 more at brickworks field, Tufted 21, Heron 3, Cormorant 9, M.Swan 2, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 9, Herring & LBb Gull 29, Lapwing 167, Moorhen 10, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit 6, Redwing 2, Blackbird 6, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 12, Jackdaw 4, etc.
Herons today.

Saturday 10 December 2016

Saturday 10th December 2016

1015 - 1130 overcast, 10c : Common Gull 9, Gb Gull 6, Herring / LBb Gull 30, Bh Gull 200+, Cormorant 11, Mute Swan 2, Heron, Teal 2, Tufted 10, Jackdaw 6, Rook 2 over, Fieldfare 15, Redwing 3, Blackbird 5, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 2m, Bullfinch 2f, Goldfinch 8, Wren, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Lapwing 55, etc.
Grey Wagtail in the garden. Probably one of the birds seen recently at Stubbers Green.

Thursday 8 December 2016

Thursday 8th December 2016

1030 - 1120 cloudy, damp, 11c : Med.Gull adult PNU5, Yellow-legged Gull adult, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 4, Herring & LBb Gull 40, Lapwing 120, Cormorant 9, M.Swan 4, Heron 2, Wigeon 3, Tufted 26, Teal 10, Redwing flocks of 40 & 45, Blackbird 4, Redpoll 40, Goldfinch 9, Greenfinch, Pied Wagtail 2, Wren.
Mediterranean Gull today.

Monday 5 December 2016

Monday 5th December 2016

1430 - 1500 hazy sun, frosty, 4c : Lapwing 5 + another 11 on field at Daw End canal, Rushall, Goosander 4, Wigeon 3, Teal 9, Tufted 12, Heron, M.Swan 4, Moorhen 15, Pied Wagtail 2, GBb Gull 4, Fieldfare, Buzzard.

Friday 2 December 2016

Friday 2nd December 2016

1015 - 1130 overcast, 6c : Lapwing 144, Common Gull 4, GBb Gull 15, Herring / LBb Gull 85, Bh Gull 250, Greylag 2, Cormorant 3, M.Swan 4, Heron 2, Wigeon 3, Teal 11, Tufted 17, Moorhen 8, Coot 20, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 3, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit 13, Blue Tit 5, Goldfinch 5, Linnet, Blackbird 4, Redwing, Robin 3, Wren 2, Starling 30, etc.
Greylag today.

Thursday 1 December 2016

Thursday 1st December 2016

Linley Wood 1400 - 1500 fairly sunny, 6c : Nuthatch 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 6, Redwing & Fieldfare mixed flock of 15+, Blackbird 6, Wren, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 5, etc. Large numbers of Black-headed & Herring Gulls flying north to roost at Chasewater.