Monday 30 December 2019

Monday 30th December 2019

1140 - 1315 bright & sunny 6 - 9c : Goosander 17, Teal 2, Pochard 2, Tufted 32, Cormorant 12, Common Gull, GBb Gull 40, Bh Gulls c250, Carrion Crow 44 basking in sunshine at quarry, Raven, Buzzard, Collared Dove, Chaffinch 8, Greenfinch 3, Bullfinch.  Red Fox.   (GWR)

   Buzzards have become a common sight during the last twenty years.

Sunday 29 December 2019

Sunday 29th December 2019

Light cloud, 8c : Goosander 11, Tufted 37, Cormorant 14, GBb Gull 16, GS Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Greenfinch etc.  (RS)

Blackcap female minus tail at Rushall (photo).


Friday 27 December 2019

Friday 27th December 2019

1015 - 1115 overcast, dull, 6c : Goosander 11, Pochard 5, Tufted 39, Teal 7, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 9, Heron 3, Lapwing 38, Common Gull, etc.  (RP)

11 Goosander today (RP)

Sunday 22 December 2019

Sunday 22nd December 2019

1000 - 1300 sunny breaks, 6c : Goosander 10, Teal 22, Pochard 3, Shoveler 4, Tufted 44, Mute Swan 5, Cormorant 15, Little Grebe 2, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull c50, Pied Wagtail 4, Stonechat f, Buzzard 2, Raven, Jay, GS Woodpecker, Bullfinch 2, Lt Tit 12.  Also Red Deer 3 & a fox.  (RP / RS / GWR)



Red Deer today (GWR)

Saturday 21st December 2019

1130 - 1215 7c, high water levels : Goosander 10, Teal 15, Tufted 35, Shoveler, Pochard, Coot 61, Cormorant 16, Heron 2, Common Gull, Lapwing 48, Jackdaw 38, Pied Wagtail.  (RP)



          Black-headed Gulls & unknown fungi on 4th December.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Tuesday 17th December 2019

1000 - 1150 misty, damp,frosty, 3c : Goosander 14, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 15, Teal 5, Tufted 28, Little Grebe, Mute Swan 6, Cormorant 11, Common Gull 4, GBb Gull c100, Lapwing 34, Jay, Collared Dove 8, GS Woodpecker m, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Redwing 4, Blackbird 12, Goldfinch c30, Chaffinch 2, House Sparrow 7, Goldcrest 2, Long-tailed Tit 10, Coal Tit, etc.   (RP / GWR)


Goldcrest & woodpecker 8th Dec.

Monday 16 December 2019

Monday 16th December 2019

1000 - 1115 hazy sun, 5c : Bullfinch 4, Chaffinch, Redwing 7, Blackbird 15, Lt Tit 11, Jay, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail 2, Lapwing 25, GBb Gull 125, Common Gull 2, Shoveler 10, Teal 2, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 12.



           Buzzard and moon at dusk on 9th December (GWR)

Sunday 15 December 2019

Sunday 15th December 2019

1015 - 1215 fairly sunny after frost, 4c : Stonechat 2, Reed Bunting f, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 4, Redwing, Blackbird 9, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk m, Buzzard 2, GS Woodpecker f, Pied Wagtail, Snipe 8, Lapwing 26, Common Gull, GBb Gull 20, Cormorant 9, Little Grebe, Pochard 2, Shoveler 16, Teal 18, Tufted 28, etc.  (RP / GWR)


Stonechats (GWR)

Friday 13th December 2019

1130 - 1230 dry but cold 6c : poss.Yellow-legged Gull amongst Herrings, Cormorant 7, Mute Swan 5, Shoveler 12, Teal 13, Tufted 27, Pochard 2, Little Grebe, Lapwing 35.  (RP)


Reed Bunting & Shoveler 4th Dec. (RP)

Wednesday 11 December 2019

Wednesday 11th December 2019

1045 - 1200 becoming cloudy / showers, 5c : Stonechat 2, Redwing, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit 9, Reed Bunting f, Bullfinch m, Linnet, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 8, GS Woodpecker, Raven 2, Buzzard, Common Gull 3, large gulls 400+, Little Grebe, Shoveler 10, Teal 8, Pochard f, Cormorant 10, Mute Swan 5.  (GWR)


Hips & Haws 2nd Dec. (GWR)

Sunday 8 December 2019

Sunday 8th December 2019

0940 - 1200 sunny/showery/cold wind, 6c : Stonechat m & f, Snipe 5, Goldcrest 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker m, Song Thrush, Blackbird 15, Bullfinch 4, Greenfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, Reed Bunting 2, Buzzard, Jay, Lapwing c40, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Common Gull, GBb Gull 12, Cormorant 11, GC Grebe, Little Grebe, Shoveler 25, Teal 18, Pochard 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 5.

Also Red Deer 5, and a fox.   (GWR / RP)


Stonechats today (GWR)

Friday 6 December 2019

Friday 6th December 2019

1100 - 1215 showery, 10c but cold westerly : Iceland Gull adult, 500+ large gulls, Common Gull, Bh Gull 120+, Mute Swan 5, Cormorant 12, Shoveler 21, Tufted 28, Teal 2, Pochard f, Lapwing c80.  (GWR / RP)


Iceland Gull today (GWR)

Wednesday 4 December 2019

Wednesday 4th December 2019

1000 - 1200 sunny after frost, 2 - 5c : Mute Swan 4, Goosander 2, Wigeon 2, Teal 15, Shoveler, Little Grebe 2, Heron 3, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull c50, Lapwing c70, Pied Wagtail 2, Buzzard, Raven, GS Woodpecker m, Redwing 2, Song Thrush 2, Blackbird 9, Bullfinch, Linnet 2, Chaffinch 2, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 15+, Reed Bunting 3, etc.  (RP / GWR)

Grooved Bonnets on 13th Nov (RP)

Probable Honey Fungus? on 2nd Dec (GWR)

Monday 2 December 2019

Monday 2nd December 2019

1200 - 1320 light cloud, 4c, at floods : Snipe 56, Teal 22, Wigeon f, Mallard pair, Moorhen, Raven 2 over, Kestrel m (photo), Buzzard, Blackbird 8, Song Thrush, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 7, Bullfinch m, Reed Bunting f, Robin, Wren, a few Long-tailed Tits etc.  (GWR)

Sunday 1 December 2019

Sunday 1st December 2019

0930 - 1130 fairly sunny, 2 - 4c : Kestrel, Sparrowhawk m, Buzzard, Mute Swan 7, Shoveler 17, Teal 10, Pochard 3, Tufted 20, Little Grebe 3, Cormorant 17, Heron 4, Lapwing c100, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 12, GS Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing, Song Thrush 2, Blackbird 8, Greenfinch, Goldfinch 12, etc.  (RP / GWR)


Lapwings & rainbow today (RP)

Friday 29 November 2019

Friday 29th November 2019

1015 - 1130 sunny after frost, 1 - 2c : Lapwing 163, Cormorant 21, Heron 2, Tufted 22, Shoveler 16, Goosander f, Wigeon f, Pochard 4, Teal 25, Little Grebe 5, Common Gull 2, Buzzard,  Redwing 2, Song Thrush, Blackbird 10, Bullfinch 2, etc.   (RP)


             Buzzard with prey item & Pochard today. (both RP)

Sunday 24 November 2019

Sunday 24th November 2019

1010 - 1220 overcast, misty & damp, 8c : Mute Swan 4, Pochard f, Wigeon 3, Shoveler 12, Teal 4, Tufted 28, Heron, Cormorant 18, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 112, GBb Gull 25, Common Gull 2, Herring / LBb Gull c120, Kingfisher (3 sightings), Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker f, Stock Dove 4, Collared Dove 12, Jay 3, Raven, Fieldfare 2 to east, Song Thrush 2, Redwing, Blackbird 14 + m in song at Shelfield, Lt Tit c12, Goldcrest 3, Bullfinch 2, Chaffinch 6, Goldfinch c15, Reed Bunting 3.

Also - Canada Geese/Mallard/Coot/Moorhen/Bh Gull/Wood Pigeon/C Crow/Jackdaw/Magpie 25+/Robin/Wren/Dunnock/Blue Tit/Great Tit/Starling/H Sparrow. (49 species)

(GWR / RP)


                  Jay and Collared Doves today (GWR)

Friday 22 November 2019

Thursday 21st November 2019

1130 - 1200, 4c heavy cloud : Mute Swan 2, Canada Geese 80, Shoveler 15, Goosander 3, Little Grebe 4, Cormorant 15, Heron 2, Lapwing 126, GBb Gull 35, Common Gull 2.  (RP)

Ringed Bh Gull TRWE 20/11 (GWR)

Wednesday 20 November 2019

Wednesday 20th November 2019

1045 - 1115 hazy sun, 6c : Greylag 18, Canada Geese c250, Mute Swan, Cormorant 10, Heron, Goosander m, Teal m, Shoveler 16, Tufted 31, Pochard f, Moorhen 16, GBb Gull 41, Common Gull, Bh Gull c150, Herring & LBb Gull c130, Lapwing 131, Pied Wagtail 2, Goldfinch 14.  Jackdaw 53 to north over Rushall on Tuesday 19th, at dusk.  (GWR)


A few Greylags & Gulls today.

Sunday 17 November 2019

Sunday 17th November 2019

1000 - 1150 overcast, drizzle, 7c : Mute Swan 3, Heron 2, Cormorant 10, Shoveler 13, Teal 4, Tufted 30, Pochard 17, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 125, GBb Gull 6, Common Gull 3, Herring/LBb Gulls 50+, Pied Wagtail 3, Raven, Jay, Redwing 10+, Blackbird 8, Long-tailed Tit c20, Greenfinch, Bullfinch 2, Chaffinch 4, Goldfinch 12, etc.  (RP)

Common Gull on 6th Nov. (GWR)

Sunday 10 November 2019

Sunday 10th November 2019

1000 - 1200 sunny, 6c : Goosander m, Shoveler 12, Wigeon pair, Tufted 28, Teal, GC Grebe, Cormorant 15, Lapwing 110, Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 9, LBb/Herring Gull 100+, Pied Wagtail 3, Rook, Jay, Buzzard 2, Bullfinch pair (male photo), Greenfinch, Linnet 2, Chaffinch 2, Blackbird 6.  (RS / GWR)

Wednesday 6 November 2019

Wednesday 6th November 2019

1000 - 1045 cloudy, 7c : Common Gull 4, GC Grebe, Little Grebe, Shoveler 20, Teal 2, Tufted 20, Cormorant 7, Lapwing 96.  (GWR)


Cormorants & Heron 3rd Nov.(GWR)

Sunday 3 November 2019

Sunday 3rd November 2019

0930 - 1200 sunny, 8 - 10c : Redwing 10+, Song Thrush, Blackbird 8+, Bullfinch 2, Chaffinch 4, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 3, Skylark 5, Pied Wagtail 2, Stock Dove 2, Sparrowhawk m & f, Lapwing 82, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 16, Moorhen 16, Coot 40, Teal, Shoveler 20, Tufted 20, Mute Swan 6, etc.


Redwings today.

Wednesday 30 October 2019

Wednesday 30th October 2019

0930 - 1100 6 - 8c : Common Gull 2 (photo), GBb Gull 3, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 20, Tufted 20, Teal, Cormorant 15, Lapwing 84, Pied Wagtail 2, Goldcrest, Siskin over.  (RP / GWR)

Sunday 27 October 2019

Sunday 27th October 2019

0930 - 1130 sunny, 7c : Shoveler 21, Teal 2, Tufted 11, Cormorant 14, Little Grebe, Lapwing 93, GBb Gull 4, Raven 4 to south, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Blackbird 4, Redwing 4, Song Thrush, Bullfinch 2, Goldfinch 12, Reed Bunting f, etc.   (RP)

Earthball or Puffball fungi just through

Tuesday 22 October 2019

Tuesday 22nd October 2019

0930 - 1010 & 1115 - 1230 sunny later, 8 - 12c : Little Grebe 4, GC Grebe, Mute Swan 5, Shoveler 15, Teal 4, Tufted 12, Cormorant 17, Lapwing 87, Raven, Jay, Pied Wagtail 2, Skylark 2, Goldcrest 3, Mistle Thrush 3.  (GWR/RP)

Linley Wood 1400 - 1500 : Buzzard 2, Cormorant over, Nuthatch, Kingfisher flew along railway!, Redwing 9.  Red Admiral at ivy, Harlequin ladybirds 10.

Comma on 20th Oct (GWR)

Sunday 20 October 2019

Sunday 20th October 2019

0915 - 1200 fairly sunny, cloud later, 8c : Redshank, Lapwing 86, Cormorant 15, Shoveler 15, Teal 8, Tufted 10, Little Grebe 2, GC Grebe 2, Mute Swan 6, GBb Gull 2, Kestrel m, Buzzard, Collared Dove 3, Jay, GS Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail 3, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Skylark 9, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest 2, Chaffinch 3, Bullfinch 4, Greenfinch 3, Long-tailed Tit 8+.  Also a Comma.  (RP / RS / GWR)



Redshank & Inkcaps today (GWR)

Friday 18 October 2019

Friday 18th October 2019

1140 - 1250 cloudy/some rain, 10c : Yellow-legged Gull, GBb Gull 3, Cormorant 16, Heron 4, Lapwing 61, GC Grebe, Shoveler 10, Buzzard, Chiffchaff.  Red Admiral.  (RP/GE/GWR)

Male Sparrowhawk, Rushall 13th Oct.

Tuesday 15 October 2019

Tuesday 15th October 2019

1015 - 1150 overcast, 10c : Raven 2, Kestrel, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff 3 (1 in song), Meadow Pipit 7, Pied Wagtail 3, Redwing, GBb Gull 3 (1 juv.), Lapwing 2, Cormorant 9, Little Grebe 3, Teal 2, Shoveler 10, Tufted 8, Mute Swan 9 (3 juvs.).  (RP / GWR)


Raven today (GWR)