Sunday 31 January 2021

Sunday 31st January 2021

1030 - 1200 cloudy, frosty, 0c: Goosander 9, Shoveler 9, Teal 25, Pochard 2, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 3, Lapwing 112, Common Gull 2, Green Woodpecker, Raven, Jay 2, Mistle Thrush, Pied Wag 3, etc.  Jackdaw 130 to NW at 1620.  (GR)



Thursday 28 January 2021

Thursday 28th January 2021

1000-1130 some sun after night rain, 10c: Goosander 4, Teal pair, Pochard f, Tufted 33, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 7, Snipe 2, Lapwing 112, usual gulls, Skylark 3, Jay, etc.  (GR / RP)

Heron on 26th Jan (GR)


Wednesday 27 January 2021

Wednesday 27th January 2021

1000 onwards, hazy sun, snow mainly gone, 7c: Mute Swan 4, Greylag, Cormorant, Heron 2,  Goosander 11, Wigeon 7, Tufted 6, Teal 5, Shoveler pair, Little Grebe 4, Common Gull, Lapwing c50, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit, Skylark 4, GS Woodpecker 2 chasing, Jay 2, Goldcrest in song, Chaffinch 3, Bullfinch 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, fox.  (GR)


Wigeon & Goosander


Tuesday 26 January 2021

Tuesday 26th January 2021

1135 - 1300 snow on ground still, becoming rainy, 4c: Goosander 2 pairs, Shoveler pair, Teal pair, Wigeon 13, Dabchick, Heron, Mute Swan pair, Common Gull, Lapwing 111, Buzzard 2, Pied Wagtail, Col Dove, Jay, GS Woodpecker, Goldfinch flock of c40 at Alder.  Red Deer 2 stags.


Stags keeping to cover (GR)


Thursday 21 January 2021

Thursday 21st January 2021

1000 on, sunny, cold SW wind, 4c: Greylag 11 (10 on photo), Cormorant, Heron, Shoveler 4, Goosander 2, Teal, Pochard 10, Tufted 40, Little Grebe 2, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 80, Buzzard 2, Jay, Pied Wagtail 2, Jackdaw 57, Starling 80, Mistle Thrush and a fox.    (RP / GR)



Tuesday 19 January 2021

Tuesday 19th January 2021

1100 cloudy, strong SW wind, 9c: Goosander 11, Pochard 18, Shoveler 3m, Cormorant 9, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 101, Greylag etc.  (GR)

View from bay 4, 12th Jan


Monday 18 January 2021

Monday 18th January 2021

1030 - 1100 light cloud, 5c: Mute Swan 5, Greylag, Cormorant 3, Goosander 8, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 2, Pochard 13, Buzzard 2, large gulls 400+ mainly Great Blacks and Herring, Common Gull 2.   (GR)



Sunday 17 January 2021

Sunday 17th January 2021

1000 - 1220 becoming cloudy, 5c: Mute Swan 7, Greylag, Goosander pair, Shoveler 3, Pochard 13, Teal 3, Tufted 39, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 3, Lapwing 99, Common Gull, Kestrel, Buzzard, Raven 2, Stock Dove, Meadow Pipit 3, Pied Wag 2, Mistle Thrush, Redwing 11, Bullfinch 3, H Sparrow, etc.



Pipits & Mistle Thrush today


Saturday 16 January 2021

Saturday 16th January 2021

1040 - 1200 sunny after rain, 5c: Goosander 3, Teal 5, Shoveler 2, Pochard 5, Tufted 35, Cormorant 6, Coot 85, Moorhen 18, Lapwing 77, Buzzard, Raven 2 (photo), Jay 2, Chaffinch 4, Linnet,  fox, etc.  (GR)


Wednesday 13 January 2021

Wednesday 13th January 2021

1040 - 1115 misty, rainy, 4c: Pochard 3, Shoveler 2, Tufted 24, Goosander m, Greylag, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 105, large gulls 400+, Bh Gull 200+, Common Gull 1, etc.   (GR)

Gulls at the brickworks 6th Jan


Sunday 10 January 2021

Sunday 10th January 2021

1015 - 1230 cloudy, cold 2 - 3c: Wigeon 9, Tufted 8, Teal 6, Shoveler 2, Little Grebe 5, Lapwing 28, Pied Wagtail 2, Stock Dove, Col Dove 2, Buzzard 2, Redwing c12, Goldcrest, Lt Tit 11, Bullfinch 4. Red Fox.  (RP /GR)

Six Common Gulls on 1st Jan (GR)


Saturday 9 January 2021

Saturday 9th January 2021

1030 - 1100 brightening after fog, pools frozen, 2c:  Wigeon 13, Shoveler 2, Tufted 14, Teal 2, Bh Gull 3 (the only gulls!), Coot 79, Moorhen 17, Lapwing 80, Magpie group of 13 (photo).    (RP)



Wednesday 6 January 2021

Wednesday 6th January 2021

1015 cloudy, 1c: Grey geese 11 high over to south, Greylag, Pochard f, Wigeon 9, Goosander m, Teal 4, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 3, Lapwing c60, GBb Gull c150, Herring Gull c200, Common Gull 5, Col. Dove 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, a few Redwings.  (GR)

An afternoon visit added Shoveler 2, Little Egret, Dabchick 4, Meadow Pipit 6 and Chiffchaff.  (RP)


Com Gull 1w & Egret today (RP)

 


Monday 4 January 2021

Monday 4th January 2021

1120 - 1250 snow almost gone, pools mainly frozen, icy NE breeze, 3c: Mute Swan pair, Greylag, Mallard 64, Tufted 10, Goosander 4, Dabchick 3, Lapwing 60, usual gulls, Chiffchaff (1st overwintering record), a few Redwings etc.   (GR)



Chiffchaff & Greylag today (GR)
 


Sunday 3 January 2021

Sunday 3rd January 2021

1000 - 1120 cloudy, snow clearing, pools mainly frozen, 2c: Teal 24, Wigeon 8, Tufted 4, Cormorant, Dabchick 2, Lapwing 67, Snipe 7, Common Gull, Buzzard 2, Kestrel, Stock Dove 3, Pied Wagtail 2 (5 at Aldridge centre), Redwings & Fieldfares c45 along Brickyard Rd/Vigo Place, Blackbird 10, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 3, Lesser Redpoll c40, and a fox.   (RP / GR)

Pied Wagtail on 1st Jan (GR)


Friday 1 January 2021

Friday 1st January 2021

0930 on, overcast, misty & dull becoming brighter, 1c: Mute Swan 2, Canada Geese 50+, Goosander f, Teal 12, Wigeon 4, Tufted m, Mallard 50+, Grey Heron 2, Little Grebe 4, Moorhen 15+, Coot 97, Yellow-legged Gull 2w, Great Black-backed Gull 144, Herring & Lesser Black-backed Gull c200, Black-headed Gull 100+, Common Gull 8, Snipe, Lapwing 55, Jay 3, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw, Buzzard, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove 2, Stock Dove 2, Feral Pigeon 5, Pied Wagtail, Starling, House Sparrow, Robin 7+, Wren 5, Dunnock 2, Blackbird 6, Fieldfare 8, Redwing 30+, Song Thrush 3, Long-tailed Tit 15, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest 2, Linnet, Goldfinch 10+, Lesser Redpoll 26 at birch + another 12 over, Greenfinch 5, Chaffinch 2f, Bullfinch 2.   (48)  Also 3 foxes.    (GR / RP)




   
           Gulls, Redpoll, Redwing & Fieldfare today (GR)