Sunday 26th November 2023

1000 - 1200 overcast, drizzly 3c:  Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Tufted 41, Greylag 14, others as per yesterday.  (RP / GR)

Parakeets @ Rushall today

Saturday 25th November 2023

1100 - 1200 sunny 4c, M Swan 17 + 7, Cormorant 9, Heron, Little Egret (4 at 14:00), Gadwall 12, Shoveler 11, Wigeon 14, Tufted 38, Teal 6, Pochard f, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 21, Common Gull 5,  Lapwing 58, Redwing 6, Fieldfare 4.   (RP)

Wigeon & Gadwall today (RP)

Thursday 23rd November 2023

1000 - 1130 sunny/westerlies 11c:  Siskin 7, Greenfinch 8, Kingfisher, Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 40, Pochard f, Wigeon 4, M Swan 16 + 7 juvs, usual other waterfowl etc.

Shaggy Ink Cap (RP)

Sunday 19th November 2023

1000 - 1220 showery/westerlies 11c:  M Swan 16 + 7, Greylag 22, Goosander 4 (1m), Gadwall 12, Teal 13, Tufted 34, Shoveler 10, Wigeon 4, L Egret, Cormorant 13, L Grebe 16, Common Gull 5, Lapwing 112 + 35 at McKech's, Buzzard, GS Woodpecker m, Chaffinch f, Goldfinch & Redpoll flock 30+, Goldcrest, etc.   (RP / GR)

Goosander & Lapwings 
today (GR)

Friday 17th November 2023

1010 - 1220 sunny after light frost 5 - 10c:  Greylag 23, Gadwall 14, Shoveler 12, Wigeon 2, Teal 6, Cormorant 13, Lapwing 51, Sparrowhawk 2, GBb Gull 48, Jay 2, Skylark 2, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest 3, Blackbird 7, Robin 7, Wren 11, Dunnock 6, Bullfinch 2, Siskin, Chaffinch, etc.  Ring-necked Parakeet (2 at Linley Wood).  Also a late Common Darter.   (GR)

Wigeon & Wren today (GR)

Thursday 16th November 2023

0930 - 1100 overcast, dull 6c:  Mute Swan 19 + 7 juvs, Cormorant 11, Greylag 20, Gadwall 12, Tufted 23, Shoveler 8, Wigeon 3, Teal 4, Dabchick 13, Com Gull, GBb Gull 25, etc.   (RP)

Great Woodpecker & 
Common Gull (RP)

Monday 13th November 2023

1000 - 1145 fairly sunny after rain, strong SW gales, 10c:  M Swan 17 + 6, Greylag 20, Tufted 14, Goosander f (3 on 11/11), Shoveler 6, Teal 6, Wigeon pair, Gadwall 10, Cormorant 6, L Egret, Heron, GC Grebe juv, L Grebe 17, Coot 190, Lapwing c40, GBb Gull 33, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull c150, Herring & LBb Gull 160, Kingfisher, P Wagtail 2, Raven 3, Jay 2, Buzzard, Redwing 20, Goldfinch & Siskin flock, Bullfinch etc.   (RP / GR)

Goosander & Great Grebe
today (RP)

Weds & Thurs 8/9th November 2023

Late morning:  M Swan 18 + 6 juvs, Greylag 21, Wigeon 4, Teal 14, Gadwall 6, Shoveler 7, Tufted 15, Cormorant 10, Heron, L Grebe 14, Lapwing 41 + 25 at McK's, GBb Gull 44, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull c250, Herring/LBb Gull c150, Redwing 2, Fieldfare, Blackbird 8, a few Siskin Goldfinch & Chaffinch, etc.   (RP) (GR)    

Short-tailed Vole found dead (RP)

Blackbird (GR)

Tuesday 7th November 2023

1015-1140 sunny, breezy, 8c: M Swan 16 + 5, Greylag 22, Cormorant 10, Little Egret, Shoveler 14, Tufted 15, Gadwall 4, Teal 6, Lapwing 48, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 17, Buzzard 3, Sparrowhawk, Rook over, Skylark 2, Redwing 6, Fieldfare 2, Blackbird 7, Siskin & Goldfinch small mixed flock, Bullfinch 4, etc.   (GR)

Egret & Com Gull today (GR)

Sunday 5th November 2023

1000 - 1130 fairly sunny 8c:  M Swan 17 + 4, Greylag 21, Cormorant 8, Shoveler 12, Tufted 14, Gadwall 4, Dabchick 12, etc.   (RP)

A look at the floods from 12:00 added:  Snipe, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Pied Wagtail, Redwing, Cetti's Warbler, Linnet 25.  Also Red Deer 4 (2 in photo's).   (GR)

Saturday 4th November 2023

Rain, 6c, high water levels: little of interest, GBb Gull 8, Cormorant 7, Shoveler 10, a few Teal & Lapwings.

Ruby Tiger larva 29/10

Spear Thistle (GR)

Thursday 2nd November 2023

1030-1115 overcast, rain 9c:  little change - M Swan 17 + 4, Shoveler 14, Teal 6, Wigeon 4, Tufted 6, Coot 150, Lapwing c50, Raven, GS Woodpecker, Goldfinch 15, Redwing 20 over.   (GR)

Harvestman l. rotunda (RP)

Wednesday 1st November 2023

1040-1100 cloudy SW wind 12c:  McKechnies pool:  Raven & 12 Magpies & 3 Crows at cormorant carcass, Sparrowhawk over, Bh Gull 42, LBb Gull 12, Lapwing 22, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit.

Stubbers 1110 on:  M Swan 17 + 4, Greylag 15, Shoveler 16, Tufted 8, Teal 10, Gadwall 2, Cormorant 6, GBb Gull 13, LBb & Herring Gull 150, Goldcrest, etc.   (GR)

Raven today (GR)

Fox on 17/10

Sunday 29th October 2023

1030-1200 fairly sunny to 12c:  M Swan 18 + 4, Greylag 20, L Grebe 14, Wigeon 2, Gadwall 2, Shoveler 6, Teal 6+, Tufted 14, Cormorant 6, Lapwing c20, Sparrowhawk f, Buzzard, Jay 2, Raven 3, Skylark, M Pipit 7, Siskin, Cetti's Warbler, etc.  (RP / GR)

Also Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood, Vapourer, Ruby Tiger larva, Pisaura spiders 6+, Harlequin ladybirds 10+. 

Hairy Shieldbug (RP)

Harlequin Ladybird (RP)

Wednesday 25th October 2023

1045, overcast, 9c:  Siskin 2, Greenfinch 5, Chaffinch 2, Fieldfare 5, Skylark 4, Tufted 13, Shoveler 6, Mute Swan 17 + 3, Peregrine, etc.   (GR)

Dark days

Tuesday 24th October 2023

1100 overcast 10c:  Shoveler 5, Teal 21, Dabchick 16, GBb Gull 7, Cetti's Warbler, (Greylag 17 yest.).   (GR)

Raven & Buzzard

GBb Gull

Sunday 22nd October 2023

1030-1200 mainly cloudy 8c:  Mute Swan 15 + 4, Little Grebe 20, Greylag 5, Shoveler 7, Lapwing 20 + 23 at Mckechs, Redpoll & Siskin flock of 12, Skylark 6 over, Stock Dove, Robin 13 mostly in song, Chaffinch 2, etc.   (RP / GR)

Devil's Coach-Horse Beetle
this morning (GR)

Thursday 19th October 2023

0945 - 1200 cloudy after rain 15c:  Goldcrest 4, Greenfinch 6, Siskin small flocks, Linnet 9, Redwing 60 over, Blackbird 7, Skylark 3, M Pipit 2, Green Woodpecker, Feral Pigeon 30, Jay 3, Raven, GBb Gull, Greylag 14, usual ducks & gulls, Snipe, etc.   (GR)

Unidentified fungus

Pestle Puffball today (GR)

Tuesday 17th October 2023

1000 - 1200 breezy 9 - 12c:  Greylag 25, M Swan 14 + 4, Shoveler 6, Wigeon pair, Tufted 4, Gadwall 3, Teal 5, Coot 188, L Grebe 24, L Egret, Raven 3, Redwing 8, Siskin 7, Chaffinch 2.  Red Admiral & a fox.

McKechnies site 1230:  Dunlin, Common Gull (1st of season), Bh Gull 175, Heron, Skylark.  Lapwing 16 & Linnet 8 later on.   (GR)

Record shots of Dunlin (GR)

Monday 16th October 2023

Cloudy 9c, little change:  GBb Gull 2, Little Egret, Cormorant 7, Coot 165, usual ducks/geese/gulls.

Well-hidden Kingfisher
yesterday (GR)

Sunday 15th October 2023

0930-1150 Full sun but cold start 5 - 11c:  Kingfisher fishing new channel, Stonechat pair, Reed Bunting f, Linnet 15, Siskin 2, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch, Bullfinch f, Dunnock 7, Redwing, Grey Wagtail, M Pipit, Skylark 5, Raven 2, Jay 3, Buzzard 3, Tufted pair, Shoveler 9, Greylag 30, M Swan 17 + 4, etc.  Common Darter 2.   (GR)

Foliage frost this morn

Greylags

Stonechats today (GR)

Saturday 14th October 2023

0950-1100 showery then sunny, 7-10c:  Bullfinch 2, Coal Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler, Skylark 3, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, ringed Bh Gull T2RM, Dabchick 16, Shoveler 7, Teal 12, M Swan 15 + 4 juvs, Greylag 30.   Red Admiral 2 & a Red Fox.  Linnet 18 at McKechnie's 1500.   (GR)

Stonechats on Thurs. (GR)

Thursday 12th October 2023

1030-1230 cloudy 10c:  Whooper Swan 5 on Swag 1116 then flew east at 1150, Mute Swan 19 + 4 juvs, Greylag 22, Gadwall 4, Shoveler 11, Wigeon 3, Dabchick 16, Kestrel, Buzzard 3, Raven 2, Jay, Stonechat 4, Redwing 19, Fieldfare 2, Blackbird 6, M Pipit 3, Chiffchaff 3, Cetti's, Goldcrest, Siskin 3, etc.   (RP / GR)

Whooper Swans today (GR)

Monday 9th October 2023

A short skywatch at Rushall from 0720 produced:  Pied Wagtail 5, Redwing 95, Fieldfare 8, Greenfinch 2, Siskin, Meadow Pipit 5, Mistle Thrush 2, Goldfinch 3. Skylark later.   (GR)

Stubbers 1100 - 1230 sunny to 20c:  Greylag 25, M Swan 16 + 4 juv, L Egret, L Grebe 16, Kingfisher, Buzzard 3, Jay 3, M Pipit, Song Thrush, Cetti's, etc.

S Wood, S White, Red Admiral 10+, Vapourer 2, Migrant Hawker 3, Common Darter paired.   (RP) (GR)

15 Greylags

Ringed Bh Gull T2RM
once again (GR)