Thursday 30th December 2021

1100 mild but rainy, 12c: little of interest - Goosander pair, Wigeon pair, Pochard pair, Tufted 9, Teal f, Cormorant 11, Lapwing 108, usual gulls etc.   (GR)

Teal 13/01 (GR)

Wednesday 29th December 2021

1030-1200 cloudy, breezy, wet 10c: Pochard pair, Wigeon pair, Shoveler m, Teal 4, Dabchick 3, Lapwing 75, Stock Dove, Pied Wagtail 2, Raven.   (RP)

100+ Jackdaws to the north at 1605.   (GR)

Jay at Rushall yesterday (GR)

Tuesday 28th December 2021

1300 - 1415 rainy 7c: Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 9, Goosander 9, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 6, Teal 7, Tufted 11, Little Grebe 3, Lapwing 89, a few gulls, Sparrowhawk f, Long-tailed Tit 9, etc.   (GR)

 

Saturday 25th December 2021

1230-1345 overcast, dull & wet 3c: Moorhen 19, Little Grebe, Goosander 5, Teal, Tufted 6, Mute Swan 6, Cormorant 8, Little Egret, Com Gull, Lapwing 55 + 30 at McKech's, Buzzard, Redwing 3.   (GR)

Robin on 12/12

4 of 5 Goosander today (GR)

Tuesday 21st December 2021

1230-1300 cloudy 4c: 400+ large gulls mainly Herring & Great Blacks, Yellow-legged Gull, Bh Gull 250+, Common Gull 3, Shoveler 10, Wigeon pair, Goosander 2m, Teal 16, Cormorant 15, Lapwing 60+, etc.   (GR)

Goldeneye 20/12 (GR)

Monday 20th December 2021

1000-1100 overcast, 5c: Goldeneye f, Wigeon pair, Teal 2, Tufted 12, Shoveler, Goosander 2m, Dabchick, Cormorant 14, Kingfisher, Common Gull 2, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven.   (RP)

Goldeneye & Com Gull today (RP)

Sunday 19th December 2021

1030-1200 foggy & wet, 2c: Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Greenfinch, Bullfinch pair, Mistle Thrush, a few Redwing & Fieldfare, Pied Wagtail, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 50+, Tufted 6, Goosander 4, Teal 10, Cormorant 11, M Swan 6.    (GR)

Gulls & Mistle 15/12 (GR)

Saturday 18th December 2021

1130-1230 9c cloudy, damp: M Swan 6, Cormorant 14, Coot 162, Dabchick, Shoveler, Goosander 3, Lapwing 78, Common Gull.   (RP)

Wigeon on 12th Dec (RP)

Thursday 16th December 2021

1130-1245 overcast, 10c: Goosander 10, Shoveler 8, Tufted 9, Wigeon pair, Gadwall f yesterday, Mute Swan 6, Cormorant 15, Dabchick, Lapwing 72, Common Gull 4, GBb Gull 96, Herring & LBb Gull 150, Bh Gull 200+, Greenfinch 4, a few Redwings, Blackbirds & Song Thrush.    (GR)

Song Thrush, Greenfinch & Com Gulls today

Tuesday 14th December 2021

1000-1130 cloudy/showery, 10c: Ring-necked Parakeet 2 to north, Mute Swan 6, Cormorant 14, Shoveler 4, Teal 12, Tufted 12, Lapwing 71, Common Gull 2. 400+ gulls at McKechnies flood, Goldcrest 2.  (RP / GR)

Blackbird & Goldfinches 12/12

 

Monday 13th December 2021

1200-1330 cloudy 11c: Caspian Gull ad, GBb Gull c70, Common Gull 3, Herring & LBb Gull 150+, Bh Gull 180, Goosander 8, Shoveler 4, Teal 2, Tufted 12, Coot 158, Lapwing 77, Jay etc.  Blackcap m still at Rushall.   (GR)

Caspian Gull today (GR)

Sunday 12th December 2021

1020-1330 sunny becoming cloudy 12c: Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 15, Goosander 7, Teal 12, Wigeon pair, Shoveler m, Tufted 24, Little Grebe 2, Coot 212, Lapwing 95, Com Gull, Raven 2, Jay 3, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk f, Pied Wag 3, Redwing 10, Fildfare 4, Mistle Thrush 4, Blackbird 15, Goldfinch 35+, Chaffinch 2m, Greenfinch, etc   (RP / GR)

Goosanders & Hawk today (RP)

Wednesday 8th December 2021

1200 light cloud, cold breeze 5c: M Swan 4, Goosander 3 (photo), a few Tufteds, Cormorant 13, Lapwing 66, 350+ gulls incl 55 Great Black-backeds, Buzzard.   (GR)

Sunday 5th December 2021

1050-1230 cloudy, breezy 4c: Goosander 8, Shoveler 7, Teal 4, Pochard 4, Wigeon 2, Tufted 16, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 16, Greylag 3, Mute Swan 4, Lapwing 75, GBb Gull 25, Raven 3, Jay, small flocks of Redwings, Fieldfares, Mistles and Blackbirds with a few Chaff & Goldfinches.  (GR)

        Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush & Blackbird today (GR)

Wednesday 1st December 2021

0950 - 1115 some sun but showery & windy, 6c: Cormorant 12, Coot 188, Little Egret, Pochard 10, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 7, Tufted 22, Teal 2, Dabchick, Lapwing 55, GBb Gull 56, Common Gull 2, Jay 2, Redwing 25, Skylark over, Kestrel.   (GR)

Egret & Pochard today (GR)

Tuesday 30th November 2021

1000-1045 light cloud, 10c: Goosander 5, Tufted 10, Shoveler 6, Wigeon 2, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 13, M Swan 4 (2 more on Daw End Canal at Rushall), Common Gull, Redwing 3.   (RP)

Linley Wood 1430: Ring-necked Parakeet 2, Jay 2, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, etc.   (GR)

Blackcap at Rushall 28/11 (GR)

Thursday 25th November 2021

1500 sunny, 5c: 151 gulls at McKechnies pool including a Common, Black-headed's, Lesser Black backs & Herrings.   (GR)

LBb & Herring Gulls

Kestrel yesterday (GR)

Wednesday 24th November 2021

1110-1315 cloud clearing, 7c: Little Egret 6, Cormorant 21, M Swan 7, Pochard m, Tufted 10, Teal 12, Shoveler 5, GC Grebe, Little Grebe 2, Coot 185, Snipe, Lapwing 51, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 20, Kestrel, Buzzard, Jay 2, Magpie 21 mobbing fox, Redwing 12, Goldcrest 2, Bullfinch 2, Greenfinch, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch usual small flocks, Reed Bunting, etc   (GR)

Egrets, Teal & Bullfinch today

Tuesday 23rd November 2021

1015-1150 overcast 7c: M Swan 7, Cormorant 8, Heron 3, Tufted 18, Teal 8 + 10 at floods, Shoveler 4, Little Grebe, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 52, Raven, Redwing 16, Greenfinch.  (RP / GR)

Wednesday 17th November 2021

1045-1200 broken cloud 9c: Goldcrest, a few Redwings, Jay 3, Sparrowhawk, Com Gull 3, GBb Gull 28, Lapwing 81, Dabchick 5, GC Grebe 2, Shoveler 5, M Swan 14, Heron 4, Cormorant 15.   (GR)

Young fox & Great Grebe today

Tuesday 16th November 2021

1200 overcast, misty 10c: little of interest- Cormorant 15, M Swan 11, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe 2, Wigeon pair, Teal 8, Shoveler 5, Com Gull, a few GBb Gulls, Lapwing 79.  (GR)

Common Gulls 08/11 (GR)

Sunday 14th November 2021

0930-1200 overcast 9c: GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe 5, Shoveler 5, Teal 7, Tufted 24, Wigeon pair, Lapwing 57, Com Gull, Cormorant 15, M Swan 13, Redwing 2, Meadow Pipit, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, etc.   (RP)

Wood Pig & Heron (GR)

Thursday 11th November 2021

1030-1215 overcast, drizzle 11c: Little Egret, Greylag, M Swan 19 (5 juvs), Cormorant 14, Teal 3, Gadwall pair, Pochard 2m, Shoveler 2m, Wigeon pair, Tufted 36, Dabchick 2, Lapwing 54, Com Gull 2, Song Thrush 2, Long-tailed Tit 15, Goldcrest, Siskin 2 over, etc   (RP/GR)

Large gulls & egret 08/11 (GR)

Wednesday 10th November 2021

1215 cloudy 11c: Cormorant 13, M Swan 15 + 1 dead, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 4, Teal 2m, Pochard 2m, Tufted 32, Dabchick 2, Coot 169, Lapwing 58, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 29, Yellow-legged Gull ad, Skylark.   (GR)

Lapwing, Yl Gull & Tufteds (GR)

Monday 8th November 2021

Sunny breaks, 10c: much as yesterday plus Little Egret, Coot 151, Great Black-backed Gull 28, Yellow-legged Gull, Redwing 6, Greenfinch, Bullfinch 2, Chaffinch 6, Fox 2.   (GR)

              Chaffinch, Redwing, Egret & Fox today (GR)