Monday 30th December 2024

1030-1130 sunny, SW wind 7c:  M Swan 4, L Egret 2, Teal 16, Goosander 3m & 2f, Lapwing 91, GC Grebe, Buzzard 2.   (GR)

Sunday 29th December 2024

Light cloud, 7c: Kingfisher, Pochard 5, Tufted 33, Goosander 4, Teal 10, GC Grebe, Heron 4, Lapwing 103, Buzzard, Chaffinch 4, Lt Tit 12.   (RP, GR)

Saturday 28th December 2024

Foggy 4c:  Goosander 4m & f, Shoveler 3, Wigeon pair, Teal 4, Tufted 34, Mallard 40, GC Grebe, GBb Gull 42, Common Gull 3.   (GR)

Friday 27th December 2024

Fog, 3c:  M Swan 4, Cormorant 10, Teal 15, Common Gull 2, LBb GBb & Herring Gull c220, poss. Water Rail, P Wagtail.   (GR)

Miserable-looking Little Egret
on 12/12 (RP)

Thursday 26th December 2024

Fog, 6c:  Snipe, Goosander 3m & f (photo's), Teal 10, GC Grebe, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c250.   Also Pipistrelle bat flying on 25/12 at Rushall.   (GR)

Tuesday 24th December 2024

1000-1145 light cloud, some sun 11c:  Pochard 2f, Shoveler f, Teal 30, GC Grebe 2, GBb Gull 22,  Sparrowhawk, Stonechat f, Blackbird 9, Song Thrush 3, etc.  (RP, GR)

Robin at boatyard

Monday 23rd December 2024

Cloudy, 5c:  Shoveler 4, Goosander 4, Teal 10, Pochard f, L Egret 2, GC Grebe, GBb Gull 29, Com Gull 2, Buzzard, Jay 2, Stonechat f, Mistle Thrush.

Stonechat today (GR)

Saturday 21st December 2024

1330-1430 blustery, cloudy 10c:  Snipe 13, Lapwing c60, Teal 23, Little Egret, Heron 2, Buzzard, Stonechat pair, M Pipit, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail.  Red Deer 6 incl stag.   (RP, GR)

Stonechats & Mistle today (GR)

Thursday 19th December 2024

Fairly sunny, cold westerly 3c:  Snipe 4, Lapwing c90, Teal 22, Shoveler 2, Tufted 26, Little Grebe 3, GC Grebe 2, GBb Gull c40, also Red Deer 4.

Mist on 12th Dec (RP)

Monday 16th December 2024

Sunny 10c:  Teal c20, Shoveler 4, Tufted 22, GC Grebe, Lapwing c70, GBb Gull 45, Com Gull, M Pipit.  Nymphalid, probably Red Admiral, flew along Barns Ln at 12:20 (now cloudy, 11c).   (GR)

Garden Sparrowhawks 15/12

Saturday 14th December 2024

Sunny 5c:  Teal 28, Shoveler 4, Pochard f, L Egret 2, Cormorant 12, Lapwing 70, Buzzard 2, etc.   (GR, RP)

Gadwall drake 09/12 (RP)

Thursday 12th December 2024

Drizzle, mist 5c:  GBb Gull 89, Common Gull 6, L Egret, Teal 22, Shoveler 3, Goosander pair, Wigeon 2, GC Grebe, Raven 2, Stonechat f, Blackbird 5 at Smiths fields.   (RP)

Heron 09/12 (RP)

Monday 9th December 2024

Sunny intervals, drizzle 4c:  Snipe 9, Cormorant 15, Heron 3, Teal 6, Shoveler 2, Gadwall m, Pochard m, Little & Great Grebes.   (RP)

7 of 9 Snipe today 

Unidentified fungi today
 (RP)

Sunday 8th December 2024

Still blustery NW winds, 6c: not much present, Pochard 2m, Tufted 30, Little Egret 3, GBb Gull 41, Common Gull.   (GR)

Large Poplar tree brought down
by yesterday's storm

Thursday 5th December 2024

cloudy 11c:  Chiffchaff, Stonechat f, Rn Parakeet 3, Greenfinch 2, Song Thrush, Jay 4, Com Gull 5, GBb Gull 45, Lapwing 149, Teal 22, Shoveler 6, Pochard, etc.   (RP, GR)

Chiffchaff & Stonechat today
(RP)

Wednesday 4th December 2024

1030 foggy, 4c:  Teal 18, Shoveler 6, GC Grebe, GBb Gull 55, Lesser & Herring Gull c250, Bh Gull c200, Kestrel.   (GR)

Kestrel in the fog (GR)

Monday 2nd December 2024

1030-1200 generally cloudy & breezy 7c:  Teal 27, Shoveler 8, Cormorant 19, Lapwing c100, GBb Gull 25, Raven, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, etc.   (GR, RP)