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.
Monday 30 December 2019
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).
Blackcap female minus tail at Rushall (photo).
Friday 27 December 2019
Friday 27th December 2019
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.
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)
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
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)
Also Red Deer 5, and a fox. (GWR / RP)
Stonechats today (GWR) |
Friday 6 December 2019
Friday 6th December 2019
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)
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)
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
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
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
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.
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
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Tuesday 15th October 2019
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