Saturday 17th February 2018

0900 - 0945 rainy, 5c : Greylag Goose, Goosander 2m, Pochard 4, Wigeon 4, Little Egret, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 50+, Common Gull 2, Song Thrush in song.

Greylag this morning

Friday 16th February 2018

1130 - 1200 hazy sun, 6c : Wigeon 8, Pochard 9, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 120, Little Egret, Cormorant 5, Buzzard.

Wildcat!

Thursday 15th February 2018

1200 - 1300 sunny, cold breeze, 6c : Little Egret 2, Cormorant 6, Heron, Goosander 2, Teal 2, Wigeon 4, Pochard 8, Common Gull 6, Bh Gull 250+, Lapwing 150+, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Redwing 7, etc.

Goldcrest today.

Tuesday 13th February 2018

1500 - 1530 cloudy after sleety rain, 3c : Little Grebe, Goosander 4, Pochard 5, Teal 2, Wigeon 8, Coot 38, Moorhen 12, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 200+, Mute Swan 4, Stock Dove 2, Redwing 5, Long-tailed Tit 7, etc.

Are clear blue skies a thing of the past?
7th February.

Monday 12th February 2018

1330 - 1430 clouding over, 6c : Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 100+, Wigeon 8, Teal 6, Little Egret, Cormorant 3, Mute Swan 4, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 200+, Pied Wagtail 3, Stock Dove, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush 2, Redwing 7, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 2, etc.

Oystercatchers today.

Sunday 11th February 2018

1030 - 1130 sunny but icy westerly, 3c : Little Egret (photo), Heron, Wigeon 6, Pochard 13, Teal 11, Tufted 32, Great Crested Grebe 4, Cormorant 10, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 200, Lapwing 184, a few large gulls, Long-tailed Tit 4, Blackbird 9.

Thursday 8th February 2018

1345 - 1500 overcast, 6c : Goosander 9, Wigeon 8, Teal 2, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 300, Buzzard.

Goosanders today.

Wednesday 7th February 2018

1150 - 1330 frosty 2c : Goosander 3, Wigeon 8, Bh Gull 400, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 200, Sparrowhawk 2, Stock Dove, Feral Pigeon 5, Green Woodpecker, Redwing 4, Long-tailed Tit 10, Siskin 3.

Siskin today.

Tuesday 6th February 2018

1300 - 1400 sleeting, 2c : Goosander 3, Wigeon 8, Pochard 8, Teal 4, Tufted 30, Coot 31, GC Grebe, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 200+, Redwing 9, Song Thrush with snail, Greenfinch 4, Chaffinch 3, House Sparrow 8, Red Fox, etc.

Buzzards yesterday.

Monday 5th February 2018

0930 - 1100 sunny, 1c : Goosander 3, Wigeon 8, Tufted 45, Cormorant 4, Bh Gull 300, Common Gull, Lapwing 200+, Kestrel, Buzzard 3, Redwing 14, Song Thrush in song.

                Female House Sparrow & another Fox photo, both taken on 30th Jan

Thursday 1st February 2018

1330 - 1445 sunny, strong westerlies, 6c : Merlin female briefly on fence post at southern horse pasture before flying off low, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 300+, Cormorant 5, Wigeon 10, Pochard 15, Teal 16, Tufted 30, GC Grebe 4, Stock Dove 5, Mistle Thrush, etc.

Chaffinches & Fox, on 30th Jan.

Wednesday 31st January 2018

1030 - 1200 sunny but icy wind, 4c : Yellow-legged Gull, other large gulls 100, Bh Gull 400+, Common Gull 2, Wigeon 8, Pochard 16, Goosander 2, GC Grebe 2, Little Egret, Heron, Cormorant 5, Lapwing 200+, Pied Wagtail,  Buzzard, Redwing 14, Song Thrush, Greenfinch 4, Chaffinch 4, House Sparrow 4.

Redwings this morning.

Tuesday 30th January 2018

1000 - 1130 fairly sunny after frost, 2c : Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Wigeon 8, Goosander 2, Teal 6, Pochard 9, Tufted 46, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 10, Common Gull 8, Bh Gull 400, large gulls 100, Lapwing 200+, Buzzard, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 2, Song Thrush Greenfinch & Great Tits all in song, Red Fox, etc.

Egret, Heron & Swan on 28th Jan.

Sunday 28th January 2018

1015 - 1200 cloudy, 11c : Cormorant 13, Pochard 16, Wigeon 6, Tufted 32, Teal 5, GC Grebe 4, Little Egret, Heron, Lapwing 277, Bh Gull 200, Common Gull 2, a few large gulls, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush 2, Chaffinch 3, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 30, Sparrowhawk, etc.

Grebes today.

Saturday 27th January 2018

1015 - 1115 rain & strong SW wind, 6c : Cormorant 18, Heron 2, GC Grebe 2, Goosander 8, Pochard 8, Wgeon 6, Teal 35 at floods, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 120+, Stock Dove 4, Redwing 9, Greenfinch 6, etc.

Friday 26th January 2018

1000 - 1100 cloud clearing, 4c : Pochard 16, Wigeon 8, Goosander 2, Tufted 30, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Cormorant 13, a few gulls & Lapwing, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Greenfinch 4, Lt Tit 6, etc.

Some of the gulls present yesterday

Thursday 25th January 2018

1000 - 1100 sunny 5c : Goosander 2, Pochard 8, Tufted 26, Cormorant 5, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 177, Long-tailed Tit 4, etc.

During the afternoon 460 large gulls were present including 52 Great Black-backs.  Redwing 3,  Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird 8.

Bh Gull J8CP today.

Wednesday 24th January 2018

1300 - 1400 cloudy after rain, 6c : Cormorant 7, Heron, Goosander 7, Pochard 8, Teal 4, Tufted 25, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 120+, GBb Gull 26, Rook 2, Jackdaw 50+ over, Long-tailed Tit 10 over Leighswood Rd, etc.

Buzzards yesterday.

Tuesday 23rd January 2018

1200 - 1330 cloudy, 11c : Iceland Gull juv., Common Gull 2, large gulls 150, Bh Gull 250+, Cormorant 12, Mute Swan 5, Goosander 2, Little Grebe, Lapwing 150+, Buzzard 2, Redwing 11, Song Thrush 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 30.

Iceland Gull today.

Monday 22nd January 2018

1100 - 1230 sunny, cold westerlies 6c : Wigeon 2, Teal 3, Cormorant 3, Heron, Lapwing 150+, Yellow-legged Gull adult, Stock Dove 4, Jay 2, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch 9, Chaffinch 2m, Buzzard.

GS Woodpecker yesterday