Thursday 29th February 2024

From 1015, overcast 8c: little change, Pochard 5, Teal, Little Egret 5, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest (photo), Greenfinch 5 etc, Iceland Gull ad. later.   (GR)

Wednesday 28th February 2024

1030-1200 dull & rainy 6c:  (Little Egret 9 on 27/02), Shoveler 4, Heron, Iceland Gull, Common Gull 3, Sparrowhawk f, GS Woodpecker f, Redwing 5, Song Thrush 3, Blackbird 9, Goldcrest, Siskin c30, L Redpoll 10, Greenfinch 4, Pied Wagtail, etc  (RP) (GR)

Possible Mealy Redpoll & Pied Wag today
 (GR)

Sunday 25th February 2024

1100-1300 becoming cloudy 6c:  Siskin 2, Reed Bunting 3m, Stonechat m, Meadow Pipit 3, Grey Wagtail, Raven, Buzzard pair, Little Egret 8.  Red Deer 3.  (GR)

Buntings, Stonechat & stag
(GR)

Saturday 24th February 2024

1100-1230 fairly sunny after frost 6c:  L Egret 5, Shoveler 3, Gadwall 4, Teal 2, Cormorant 8, Common Gull 5, Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest, etc.   (GR / RP)

Thursday 22nd February 2024

1100-1230 cloudy after heavy rain 6c:  Pochard 3, Gadwall 3, Shoveler 2, Iceland Gull, Sparrowhawk, Jay 3, Pied Wagtail 3, Song Thrush 3 in song, Greenfinch 2, etc.   ( RP / GR)

Scarlet Elf Cup today

Iceland Gull today

Monday 19th February 2024

1000 on, light cloud, breezy 11c;  Common Gull 5, Iceland Gull ad, Pochard 3, Little Egret 7, Little Grebe 5, Mistle Thrush, Greenfinch 2, etc.   (RP / GR)

Garden fox (GR)

Sunday 18th February 2024

0915 - 0945 cloudy 11c:  Iceland Gull (photo), Com Gull 5, L Egret 4, Cormo 13, Teal 16, Gadwall 8, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 4.   (RP)

Saturday 17th February 2024

1100-1230 cloudy 12c:  Siskin c70, L Redpoll 10, Goldfinch 20, Greenfinch 2, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush in song, Jay, Kestrel, Com Gull 5,  GC Grebe, Greylag, Wigeon pair, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 6, Teal 2, etc.   (RP / GR)

Lapwings 01/02

Thursday 15th February 2024

1030 - 1300 14 - 17c:  Little Egret 11, Dabchick 4, Shoveler 6, Gadwall 3, Iceland Gull ad., Com Gull 3, Raven, Siskin c60, L Redpoll 10, Greenfinch, Chaffinch 3.  Also 6 Bumblebees (mainly Buff-tailed).   (GR)

Redpoll & Siskin today

Iceland Gull today (GR)

Tuesday 13th February 2024

1145 on, rain 7c:  Iceland Gull, other large gulls c150, Com Gull 2, Bh Gull c400, Goosander pair, Wigeon 3, GC Grebe, etc.   (GR) (RP)

Iceland Gull today (GR)

Song Thrush 10/02

Monday 12th February 2024

1020 - 1230 sunny, westerlies 5c:  Oystercatcher, Woodcock, Lapwing 115, Little Egret 8 with 2 Herons, Teal 10, Goosander pair, Shoveler 6, Wigeon pair, Caspian Gull 3w, Com Gull 3, Buzzard 3, Rook 6, Redwing 6, Siskin 2, fox.   (GR / RP)

Caspian Gull today (RP)

8 L Egrets today (GR)

Sunday 11th February 2024

1200 & 1400, overcast 8c:  L Egret, GC Grebe (photo), L Grebe 2, Goosander 4, Shoveler 4, Gadwall 3, Tufted 68, Raven 3. Muntjac deer along footpath.

Saturday 10th February 2024

1045 - 1245 light cloud 9c:  M Swan 18, Shoveler 8, Gadwall 6, Tufted 68, Teal 6, L Egret 3, GBb Gull 4, Kestrel 2, S'hawk, Buzzard 2, Raven, Jay 2, Grey Wagtail, GS Woodpecker, Skylark 5 over, Dunnock 9, S Thrush 2, Siskin, Chaffinch 3, etc.  Red Deer 21 (4 stags).   (GR / RP)   Iceland Gull on 09/02. (RBA)

Jay & young stags today (GR)

Wednesday 7th February 2024

Little change:  Oystercatcher, Little Egret 5, Heron, Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk f, Buzzard 2, Redwing 3 (photo's), etc.   (GR)

Monday 5th February 2024

McKech's 1200 - Grey Wagtail 3, Pied Wagtail, Bh Gull 380, LBb Gull 20, Com Gull 2.   Stubbers - Bh Gull another 250+, Little Egret 5, Goosander f, Jackdaw 130, etc.   (GR)

Red deer 'trapped' between
fences along footpath (RP)

Grey Wags today (GR)

Sunday 4th February 2024

1015 - 1215 overcast, breezy 11c:  Snipe 6, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 90, Tufted 71, Gadwall 12, Teal 11, Shoveler 12, Goosander pair, Wigeon 3, Cormorant 14, Bh Gull 400+, Kestrel m, M Pipit 2, Redwing 6, Siskin flock of 60 + 5 others.   (GR / RP)

Oystercatcher today (GR)

Goosander pair 03/02 (RP)

Saturday 3rd February 2024

1100 - 1310 light cloud, breezy 12c:  M Swan 19, Greylag, Goosander 5, Teal 6, Shoveler 11, Wigeon pair, Gadwall 8, L Egret 5, Com Gull 4, Kestrel f, Raven 3, Song Thrush, Siskin 25, L Redpoll 4.

6 egrets on Friday 02/02

Raven at quarry today (GR)

Thursday 1st February 2024

1020-1220 becoming cloudy 5-7c:  Siskin 11, L Redpoll 7, Greenfinch 6, H Sparrow 2, Raven, Buzzard 4, Stock Dove 2, Grey Wagtail, GS Woodpecker, Com Gull 2, L Egret 3, etc.   Fox & Red Deer 14.   (GR)

Siskins & Grey Wagtail
today (GR)