Tuesday 30th January 2024

1200-1320 sunny breaks, breezy 6c:  Lapwing 95, Caspian Gull 1w, Teal 2, Shoveler 10, M Swan 17, Kestrel m, Redwing 10, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 25+, etc.   (RP) (GR)

Greylag 29/01 

Monday 29th January 2024

Overcast, 1100:  Lesser Redpoll 4, Goldcrest, Buzzard, GBb Gull 28, Wigeon pair, Greylag. Iceland Gull adult present 1440 - 1510 at least.   (GR)

Iceland Gull today (GR)

Sunday 28th January 2024

Morning, cloudy 7c:  Goosander m, Shoveler 4, Gadwall 6, Teal 8, Tufted 50, L Grebe 6, Moorhen 21, Common Gull, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit 13, Greenfinch 6, Goldcrest. Little Egret & Heron later.   (RP) (GR)

Dunlins on 10/01 (GE)

Thursday 25th January 2024

Cloudy 10c:  M Swan 18, Cormo 8, Tufted 67, Pochard 6, Shoveler 6, Gadwall 10, Wigeon 3, Teal 3, M Pipit, Jay, Song Thrush.   (RP)

Four other visits this week but nothing new coming in except Great-spotted Woodpecker today.  4 Little Egrets & 95 Jackdaws on 23/01.  (GR)

Sunday 21st January 2024

Sunny/breezy 8c:  Goosander pair, Shoveler 6, a few Teal, Tufted, Wigeon, Gadwall & Lapwing, L Egret, Raven 2, Greenfinch pair, Bullfinch f, etc.   (GR)

Goosander & Wigeon today

Friday 19th January 2024

Sunny, frosty 3c:  Caspian Gull 2w, Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 40+, Shoveler 12, Teal 8, Little Egret 3, etc.   (GR)

Bh Gull T2RM again (GR)

Tuesday 16th January 2024

Icy but sunny 2c:  Sightings include Caspian Gull 3, Iceland Gull ad, M Swan 21, Little Egret 4 during afternoon.   (RP / GE)

Caspian ad & Iceland Gull
ad today (RP)

Saturday 13th January 2024

Late morning, sunny 5c:  Iceland Gull ad, M Swan 18, Heron 2, L Egret, Cormo 12, Lapwing 48, Shoveler 9, Gadwall 8, Teal 6, Wigeon 2, Goldcrest 2.  Also fox 2 & a rat!   (RP)

Iceland Gull today (RP)

Wednesday 10th January 2024

Afternoon, overcast 3c:  Yellow-legged Gull, c200 other large gulls, Com Gull 3, L Egret 3, Shoveler 10, Wigeon 3.  (RP)  Caspian Gull 2w (also on 08/01), Dunlin 5, GBb Gull 63, also poss. Viking Gull (large northern Herring cross).   (GE)

Yl gull today (RP)

Sunday 7th January 2024

1030-1200 fairly sunny 3c:  Meadow Pipit 15 & Kingfisher new for year. M Swan 21, L Egret, usual quackers, Redwing 10, Greenfinch 5, Bullfinch, etc.   (RP)

Greenfinch & Meadow Pipit
today (RP)

Saturday 6th January 2024

Early afternoon, becoming sunny 4c:  Lapwing 94, Heron 3, GBb Gull 32, Com Gull 2, Dabchick 6, Jay, Mistle Thrush, Redwing 22, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, etc.   (RP)

Little Grebe (RP)

Thursday 4th January 2024

Morning:  GBb Gull c50, Common Gull 2, L Egret, Heron, usual ducks, Sparrowhawk.  The Iceland Gull was present briefly mid afternoon.  (GR etc) 

Buzzard & Shoveler today

Wednesday 3rd January 2024

Afternoon added Mistle Thrush & Iceland Gull ad.   (GR / GE)

Parakeet @ Rushall

Long-tailed Tit 01/01 (GR)

Monday 1st January 2024

0935-1250 & 1400-1530 sunny start, cloudy & drizzly later 4 - 6c:  Mute Swan 21, Canada Geese, Mallards, Tufted 52, Gadwall 10, Shoveler 8, Teal 24, Pochard f, Wigeon pair, Goosander 2m, Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant 6, Little Grebe 4, Coots, Moorhen 21, Lapwing 95, Snipe 11, Black-headed Gull c150, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Common Gull 5, Great Black-backed Gull, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk m & f, Kestrel f, Magpie 17 together, Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, Jay, Green Woodpecker (twice), Wood Pigeons, Stock Dove 4, Feral Pigeon 2, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird 17 (1 in song), Redwing 3, Song Thrush, Robin 14, Dunnocks, Wrens, Starlings, Stonechat pair, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Long-tailed Tit 23, Goldcrest, Greenfinch 4, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch 3, Goldfinch 4, Lesser Redpoll 3, House Sparrow 4.  (53) Also Red Deer 15 (4 stags).   (GR / RP) 

Goosander & Stonechats
today (GR)