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)

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)