0930-1130 cloudy 16c: M Swan 10, Greylag, Cormorant 9, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 8, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 8, Teal 8, Tufted, Lapwing c30, Bh Gull 69 at McKechnie's pool, Reed Warbler (late date), Blackcap 4, Chiffchaff 8, Swallow 8, Meadow Pipit 4, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, Collared Dove 2, Jay, Bullfinch.
Speckled Wood 2, Vapourer 3, Southern Hawker 4 incl mating pair. (GR)
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| Holly Blue & Small Heath (GR) |
1340-1420 cloudy 18c: GBb Gull 2, Little Egret 3, Little Grebe 6, Cormorant 12, M Swan 9, Shoveler 6, Teal 2, Tufted 2, Buzzard. (GR)
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| Great Black-backed gull today (GR) |
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| Wren on 28th August (RP) |
1000-1200 light cloud 18c: Little Grebe 12 +3 chicks, Little Egret 2, Cormorant 8, Shoveler 10, Teal 6, Coot 133, Pied Wagtail, Swallow 18, Meadow Pipit 6 over, Blackcaps & Chiffchaff 12+, etc. (RP)
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| Grebes & Egret 11/09 (GR) |
0950-1150 fairly sunny 19c: Mute Swan 12, Little Egret 2, Barnacle Goose, Greylag 2, Little Grebe 11 incl 3 chicks, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 8, Teal 7, Tufted, GBb Gull, Cormorant 12, Meadow Pipit 5, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff 4, etc.
Small Heath, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown 2, Vapourer 2. (GR)
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| Common Darter 7th Sept (RP) |
1030-1200 cloudy 19c: Mandarin m, Shoveler 8, Teal 7, M Swan 12, Little Grebe 17 incl 3 chicks, Little Egret, Cormorant 11, Lapwing 28+, Jay 2, Blackcap 5. (RP)
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| Dabchicks today (RP) |
0810-1010 hazy sun 20c: Little Grebe 10, M Swan 10, Cormorant 8, Little Egret, Heron 5, Tufted, Teal 3, Gadwall pair, Lapwing 41, Pied Wagtail, House Martin 3, Raven, RN Parakeet over, Col Dove, Chiffchaff 8, Blackcap 2, Greenfinch, Bullfinch 2, Song Thrush 3 juvs, etc. (GR)
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| Blackcap & Holly Blue 28/08 (GR) |
0915-1100 sunny 21c: Canada Geese 550+, Barnacle Goose, Greylag 4, M Swan 10, Cormorant 14, Little Egret, Little Grebe 14, Teal 3, Snipe, Lapwing 39, H Martin 2, Pied Wagtail, GS Woodpecker 2, Wheatear, Coal Tit, Jay, Col Dove 2, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Reed Bunting 2.
Common Blue, Holly Blue, Red Admiral 2, Peacock, M Brown, S Wood 4, Snout, Vapourer etc. (GR / RP)
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| Barnacle & Snipe today (GR) |
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| Wheatear today (RP) |
0830 - 1100 sunny to 20c: Greylag 2 + 17 over, Mute Swan 10, Little Egret, Little Grebe 12, Cormorant 6, Shoveler, Tufted 3, Teal 65 (at floods), Lapwing c30, Jay, Buzzard 3, GS Woodpecker m, Swallow 3, Nuthatch (1st site record!), Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff 10, Blackcap 3, etc. (RP / GR).
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| Greylag & Woodpecker (RP) |
0945-1200 sunny start then cloudy 17c: M Swan 10, Greylag 2, Cormorant 8, Mandarin m, Shoveler 2, Teal 2, Little Grebe 4, Lapwing c30, H Martin 4, Buzzard 2, Raven 2, Col Dove 2, Garden Warbler, Blackcap 5f & m, Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler 8+, Whitethroat 2, Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Goldfinch 6+, etc. Speckled Wood 5, S Tort 2, Vapourer. (GR)
An early afternoon visit added Barnacle Goose, 3 Greylag, Little Egret, Heron & 5 Teal. (RP)
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| Barnacle & Mandarin today (GR) |
0930-1130 sunny breaks, breezy, 17c: Gadwall 3, Shoveler, Tufted, Teal 3, Little Grebe 6 incl chick, Little Egret, M Swan 9 (incl mating pair!), Cormorant 5, Lapwing 47, Sparrowhawk, Raven 2 to north, Rook 2, Swift 3, H Martin, Swallow 2, Willow Warbler in song, Chiffchaff 6 (some in song), Blackcap 2, Bullfinch 2, Greenfinch 6.
Vapourer 2, Buff Tip larva, Small Heath (on 28/08), Holly Blue, etc. (RP/GR)
1015-1145 sunny, 18c: Cormorant 9, Mute Swan 9, Greylag, Little Egret, Little Grebe 5, Teal 2, Shoveler 2, Lapwing 24, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Swallow 6, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 9, Goldcrest. (GR)
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| Hobby today (GR) |
0945-1115 sunny intervals 17c: Little Grebe 9 incl chick, Shoveler 6, Gadwall 3, Teal 3, Little Egret, Cormorant 5, Heron 3, Lapwing 30, Col.Dove 2, Kingfisher, Raven 4, Swallow 3, Swift, Blackcap 4, etc (RP)
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| Gadwall & Shoveler today (RP) |
0950-1200 overcast, 16c: Whinchat 2, Blackcap 5+, Chiffchaff 5+, Swallow 2, House Martin 3, Stock Dove 3, Sparrowhawk f, ? Sandpiper flew off, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 4, Little Egret etc. (RP/GR)
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| Whinchats today (GR) |
1000-1200 cloudy 16c: M Swan 7, Little Egret, Heron 4, Cormorant 4, Little Grebe 4, Shoveler 7, Wigeon, Coot 138, Moorhen 13, Lapwing 46, large gulls 200+, Chiff/Willow Warbler c8, Swallow 6, Reed Bunting f. Green Carpet, Common Carpet, Flame Carpet. (RP)
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| Green Carpet moth today (RP) |
1000-1200 generally cloudy 17c: Mute Swan 8, Cormorant 4, Little Grebe 5, Heron, Lapwing 25, usual gulls, House Martin 3, Sand Martin 2, Swallow, Col. Dove, Sparrowhawk, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 3.
Peacock, Small Tort., Meadow Brown 6, Hedge Brown 3, Common Blue 3m, Flame Carpet (photo), Udea Lutealis moth 2. (RP /GR)
0830 - 0940 rain 17c: Dabchick 2, Coot 99, Cormorant 5, Lapwing 17, Long-tailed Tit 12, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3. (GR)
0940-1040 cloudy, 16c: Greylag, Cormorant 5, M Swan 6, Lapwing 17, Sparrowhawk 2 (photo), Little Grebe, Collared Dove 3, a few House Martins and Swallows etc. (GR)
0945-1015 cloudy: Cormorant 5, Greylag 2, Little Grebe, large gulls 250, Lapwing 20, Swift 2, Collared Dove, Rook.
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| Hummingbird Hawkmoth,Rushall 17/08 (GR) |
1030-1200 overcast, westerlies 14c: Coot 121, M Swan 6, Cormorant 7, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 38, GBb Gull 3, Swift 8, House & Sand Martins 12. (GR)
1020 - 1130 cloudy, breezy 18c, little of interest: Teal 4, Jackdaw 50 off southern field, Sparrowhawk, Collared Dove 2, Swift 2, House Martin 2, etc. (GR)
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| Common Blue mating 10/08 (GR) |
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| Peacock on 31st July |
0750 - 0945 18c: Mute Swan 6, Cormorant 8, Heron 2, Little Grebe 3, Lapwing 15, Swift 6, Swallow 10, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 5, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting f.
Peacock 3, Meadow Browns & Gatekeepers frequent, Speckled Wood 4, Common Blue, Vapourer. (GR)
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| Yellow-legged Gull 02/08 (GR) |
1000-1220 becoming sunny, to 19c: Cormorant 3, Teal 3, Com Sand., Lapwing 20, Dabchick 3, Heron, Swallow, Col.Dove 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 4, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.
Peacock 3, Comma 2, M Brown 10, H Brown 15, Small Heath, Speckled Wood 2, Common Blue 10, Holly Blue, Large Small & Green-veined Whites 10, Large Skipper, Small Skipper 2, Riband Wave moth, Brown Hawker, Hornet Hoverfly, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Yellow-legged Gulls 5th Aug (GR) |
1100-1200 drizzly 16c, little of interest: Cormorant 4, M Swan 4, Lapwings 20, Yl Gull, Pied Wagtail, Col Dove 2, Chiffchaff 4, Wood Pigeon dozens continuing to fly north. (GR)
1040- 1120 cloudy, drizzle 17c: Cormorant 3, Mute Swan 4, Dabchick, Com Sand., Yellow-legged Gull 2 adults, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, etc. (GR)
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| Com Sand & LBb Gulls (GR) |
1500 - 1520 rain 16c: Yellow-legged Gull 4 adults & 1 juv, GBb Gull 5, Herring & LBb Gulls c170, Com. Sandpiper, Lapwing 22, Cormorant 3, Sand Martin 5, Wood Pigeon hundreds flying north in small groups. (GR)
Swifts - well over 100 above Rushall just prior to rain on Wednesday & a Migrant Hawker. (GR)
1045-1215 drizzle 17c: Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 4, Little Grebe 2, Common Sand. 2, Lapwing 24, Yellow-legged Gull 2, GBb Gull 2, Swallow 2, Col Dove 3, Stock Dove, Rook 2, GS Woodpecker, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 3. (GR)
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| Painted Lady 31/07 Rushall (GR) |
