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 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 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 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 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 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)

Monday 14th October 2019

0900 - 1130 light cloud, 9c : Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Chaffinch 3, Linnet 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Skylark 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Jay 3, Col. Dove 3, GBb Gull 2, Lapwing 8, Heron 3, Cormorant 9, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 10, Tufted 10, Teal 4, Mute Swan 5 adults, etc.  Common Darter 1.  (GWR)

Goldfinches on 25th Sept.

Sunday 13th October 2019

1015 - 1045 heavy rain easing, 11c : Shoveler 11, Teal 6, Tufted 5, Cormorant 17, Heron, GBb Gull, Lapwing 10, Pied Wagtail 2, Col. Dove 6, Raven over. (No Canada Geese!).  (RP)

Still 2 Chiffchaff at Rushall on Friday 11th Oct, and 5 Swallows flew south on Weds. 9th Oct.  (GWR)

Greylag on 17th Sept. (RP)

Monday 7th October 2019

1030 - 1130 overcast after rain, 11c : Redwing 23 over, Skylark 2 to south, Chiffchaff 4 with Long-tailed Tit flocks, Goldcrest 2, Jay, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, GC Grebe, Coot 34, Cormorant 14, GBb Gull, Shoveler 5, Teal 2, Tufted 3, etc.

At Rushall a Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, House Martin & 2 Chiffchaffs were seen.  (GWR)

Immature gulls, 4th Oct.

Friday 4th October 2019

1030 - 1200 cloudy, 12c : Redwing 45 to SW in two flocks, Meadow Pipit 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Bullfinch 4 over, Jay, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 14, Herring Gull 31, Tufted 6, Shoveler 7.  Red Fox 2.  (GWR)

Another fox today! (GWR)

Thursday 3rd October 2019

1100 - 1200 overcast, 9c : Swallow to south, House Martin 2, Skylark 2 over, Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail m, Jay 3, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Lapwing 40, GBb Gull 2, Herring Gull 12, LBb Gull 86, Cormorant 15, Little Grebe, Shoveler 8, Tufted 6, Teal 8, Mute Swan 6 (3 juvs.).  Small White & Red Fox.  (GWR)

Buzzard (centre) & Sparrowhawk (top right) yesterday, and a fox stalking geese.  (GWR)