Friday 28th February 2020

1110 - 1220 sleety rain 3 - 4c : Mute Swan 2, Goosander 6, Teal 3, Pochard m, Cormorant 12, Heron, GBb Gull 5 ad. & 4 juv., Common Gull 4, Bh Gull c200, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail 2, Song Thrush in song, Goldfinch 25, (no Lapwings).  (GR/RP)

Wren on 19th Feb (Rushall)

Tuesday 25th February 2020

1015 - 1100 becoming overcast, rain later, 6c : Pochard m, Goosander 6, Tufted 26, Cormorant 15, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c350, Lapwing 52, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Song Thrush in song.   (RP / GR)

Song Thrush 22nd Feb @ Rushall

Monday 24th February 2020

1415 - 1440 rain stopped, windy, 12c : Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c200, Cormorant 8, Lapwing 26, Goosander 6, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jackdaw 65 to north late afternoon.  (GR)

Bh Gull white/black ringed TRWE

Friday 21st February 2020

1030 - 1230 overcast, windy, 7c : Stonechat pair, Snipe 11, Lapwing 12, Teal 16, Goosander 13, Pochard 2, Little Egret, Cormorant 21, Heron 2, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 12, Bh Gull c250, Sparrowhawk f, Buzzard, Raven 2, Stock Dove 2, Redwing 2, Song Thrush 2, Goldcrest, Greenfinch 2, etc.  (GR/RP)

Stonechats today (GR)

Tuesday 18th February 2020

1030 - 1230 showery, 8c : Teal 2, Goosander 11, Wigeon m, Tufted 39, Pochard 3, Heron 2, Cormorant 9, Lapwing 68, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c250, Col. Dove 2, Mistle Thrush in song, Redwing 8, House Sparrow 15, etc.  (RP / GR)

Pair Goosander yesterday (GR)

Monday 17th February 2020

1130 - 1300 showery, 8c : Goosander 7, Pochard 4, Shoveler f, Tufted 26, Mute Swan 2, Lapwing 71, GBb Gull 17, Bh Gull c250, Common Gull 2, Coot 25, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Magpie 22, Stock Dove 2, Song Thrush 2 in song, Chaffinch in song, etc.  Red fox 1.  (GR)

cornus mas in flower this morning

Sunday 16th February 2020

0950 - 1030 rainy, and water levels high after all-night rain & storms, 7 - 5c : Mute Swan 2, Pochard f, Shoveler m, Teal 2, Tufted 24, Little Grebe, Cormorant 14, Heron, GBb Gull 16, Bh Gull 150, Herring Gull 8, LBb Gull 5, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush and a bedraggled-looking red fox!  (GR)

Little Grebe this morning

Friday 14th February 2020

1015 - 1200 light cloud, 6c : Goosander 13, Wigeon 7, Teal 5, Tufted 33, Shoveler 5, Little Grebe, Cormorant 12, Heron 2, Lapwing 110, Common Gull 4, Bh Gull c250, GBb Gull 5, Buzzard 2, Goldcrest, Blackbird 10, Greenfinch 2.  (RP / GR)

Goldcrest & gulls today (GR)

Monday 10th February 2020

1030 - 1130 cloudy, cold wind, 7c : Little Egret 2 (photo), Lapwing 40, Teal 7, Shoveler 2, Pochard 3, Goosander 6, Cormorant 14, Greylag, Mute Swan 2, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c150, Redwing 2, Stock Dove, Goldfinch 30.  (GR)

Saturday 8th February 2020

1215 - 1345 sunny intervals, 8c : Jack Snipe 2, Common Snipe 33, Lapwing 137, Teal 35, Goosander 6, Tufted 38, Wigeon 3, Pochard 3, Cormorant 13, Heron, Buzzard 4, Stonechat 2.  (RP)  An Iceland Gull juv was present at 1400.

 

Jack Snipe, Common Snipe & female Stonechat today  (RP)

Wednesday 5th February 2020

1010 - 1130 fairly sunny, 7c : Little Egret, Wigeon 4 (photo of 3), Goosander 9, Tufted 24, Shoveler m, Pochard 4, Teal 5, Little Grebe, Cormorant 12, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 65, Raven, Buzzard 2, Redwing, Chaffinch in song, etc.  (RP / GR)

Monday 3rd February 2020

1120 - 1240 fairly sunny/breezy, 9c : Snipe 65, Lapwing 58, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Teal 24, Pochard 4, Goosander 6, Shoveler m, Stonechat m & f, Buzzard 2, Heron, Bh Gull c200, Greenfinch 2, etc.  (GR)

A Short-eared Owl was at Rushall/Goscote - Ryecroft, and also Raven 4, Mistle Thrush 2 (1 in song), Meadow Pipit, Linnet 50, Moorhen 12 & Cormorant over.  (RP / GR)

Raven this afternoon (GR)

Sunday 2nd February 2020

1020 - 1100 8c : Goosander 16, Shoveler m, Pochard 3, Teal 18, Tufted 24, Cormorant 20, Lapwing 9, Common Gull 2, Pied Wagtail m,  (RP)

                 Frogs & newts are out and about! (GR)