Wednesday 20th November 2024

1100-1230 sunny after overnight snow, 2c:  Great Egret on Swan Pool, Snipe, Wigeon 7, Pochard 6, Teal 16, Shoveler 12, Gadwall m, Common Gull 4, etc.   (RP)

Great Egret today (RP)

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Snow & lightly snowing 0c, 1020-1140:  birds mostly as yesterday plus Jay 2, Buzzard 2, Chaffinch 3.   Chiffchaff still present, Greylags gone.    (GR)

Wintry scenes today (GR)

Monday 18th November 2024

1130 hazy cloud 4c:  Redpoll 3, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff 2 (1 in song), M Pipit 3, Stock Dove 3, GBb Gull 49, Com Gull 2, Lapwing 99, Pochard m, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 12, Teal 8, Greylag 20.  (GR)

Sunday 17th November 2024

Sunny breaks, 8c:  Mute Swan 11 (9 flew in), Cormorant 20, Teal 6, Pochard m, Shoveler 7, Gadwall, L Egret 3, GC Grebe 2, Lapwing 105, Grey Wagtail, Redpoll, etc.   (RP)

Thursday 14th November 2024

1015-1200 sunny 11c:  Teal 6, Pochard m, Shoveler 2, L Egret 4, GC Grebe 2, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 117, Peregrine over to north (photo's), Raven 2, Stock Dove 3, Skylark, M Pipit 3, Chaffinch 3, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting 5 feeding in birches, etc.   (GR, RP)

Wednesday 13th November 2024

Light cloud, some sun 8c:  L Egret 3, Shoveler 8, Teal 5, Lapwing 92, GBb Gull 55, Com Gull 3, Rn Parakeet, M Pipit 13, Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare 2, Redwing 7, Redpoll 2, Chaffinch 2.   (RP, GR)

3 of 4 Fieldfares @ Rushall
12th Nov.

Monday 11th November 2024

1020-1200 light cloud 10c:  Black-tailed Godwit near stables then flew east, L Egret 2, GC Grebe 2, Cormo 19, Teal 8, Tufted 28, Moorhen 16, GBb Gull 30, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Skylark, etc.   

Med Gull 10/11 (GR)

Sunday 10th November 2024

First sunshine for 2 weeks, 12c:  Med Gull, Com Gull 3, GBb Gull 12, Little Egret 3, GC Grebe 2, Greylag, Mute Swan 4, Lapwing 77, Raven, Rook, Jay, Kestrel m & f, Feral Pigeon 17, Song thrush, etc.  Also a late Common Darter.   (GR)

Sandown quarry, soon to
be in-filled

Saturday 9th November 2024

1030-1200 overcast again, 7c:  Teal 8, Shoveler pair, Cormorant 18, L Egret 2, Heron 3, Dabchick, GC Grebe, Snipe, Lapwing c40, Com Gull 4, Ring-necked Parakeet 3, Grey Wagtail.   (RP)

One of today's Parakeets

Thursday 7th November 2024

Late morning, overcast & drizzly, 11c:  Med Gull ad, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 20, GC Grebe, L Egret, etc.   (GR)

Med Gull today (GR)

Wednesday 6th November 2024

1020-1220 overcast, 11c:  M Swan 5, Shoveler 3, GC Grebe, L Egret, Cormo 19, over 1000 gulls incl. probable Caspian, Common 4, GBb 25, LBb c200, Herring c400, Black-headed c400, Kestrel m, Buzzard, Fieldfare 4 over, Redwing, Blackbird 5, GS Woodpecker, Chaffinch, etc.   (GR, RP)

Caspian Gull today (GR)

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Overcast 10c:  Mediterranean Gull ad, Yellow-legged Gull.  (GE)

Med & Yl Gulls today (GE)

Monday 4th November 2024

1030-1200 overcast 10c:  M Swan 3, L Egret, Dabchick 2, GBb Gull 32, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 65, Fieldfare, Chiffchaff in song, M Pipit, Chaffinch 3, Bullfinch 3.   (GR, RP)

Stonechat on 27/10 (RP)

Thursday 31st October 2024

10.45-12.00 cloudy, dull 11c:  Egyptian Geese 7, L Egret, Cormo 12, GBb Gull 22, Herring & LBb Gull 32, Common Gull, Lapwing 66, Tufted 20, Teal 4, Shoveler 2, Raven 2, Goldfinch 14.    (RP)

Com Gull & Egyptian Geese
today (RP)

Sunday 27th October 2024

1000-1200 sunny 12c:  Teal 16, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 5, Gadwall pair, Tufted 30, Little Egret, Lapwing 71, Dabchick 4, Common Gull, Kingfisher, Red Kite, Raven, Green Wdpckr, Skylark, M Pipit 8, Stonechat m, Chiffchaff 2 (1 in song), Goldcrest, Bullfinch f, Redpoll, Chaffinch 2, etc.

Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood, Vapourer.   (GR, RP)

Red Kite & Comma (GR)

Chiffchaff & Pipit (RP)

Saturday 26th October 2024

Mid morning, light cloud 9c:  Wigeon 3, Gadwall 3, Teal 10, Shoveler 4, Tufted 12, Cormorant 14, GBb Gull, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Skylark 2, Lt Tit 11, Chiffchaff.   (GR)

Wednesday 23rd October 2024

1045-1200 dry, overcast: L Egret, Cormorant 12, Teal 12, Shoveler 2, Tufted 18, Common Gull, GBb Gull 9, Jay 2, M Pipit, GS Woodpecker, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 8, Blackbird 6.   (RP)(GR)

Monday 21st October 2024

1030-1220 overcast 12c:  GBb Gull 11, Cormorant 12, Tufted 32, Teal 27, Shoveler 7, Gadwall m, Lapwing 65, Kestrel m, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker m, Reed Bunting m, Stonechat m, M Pipit 2 + flock of c30 on Southern set-aside, Chaffinch 2 + 8 over, Bullfinch 4, Siskin.

Also Vapourer moth & Migrant Hawker.   (RP, GR)

Kestrel & Stonechat
today (RP)

Saturday 19th October 2024

1130-1300 sunny 15c:  Gadwall 3, Shoveler 4, Teal 16, Tufted 32, Dabchick 4, Lapwing 63, Cormorant 9, Sparrowhawk, Skylark, Chiffchaff 2, Siskin 8 over, Bullfinch 4.

Red Admiral 2, Brimstone m, Vapourer.   (RP) (GR)

New quarry-fill entrance site,
alongside road.

Thursday 17th October 2024

1000-1200 sunny 14c:  Little Egret, Greylag 2, Tufted 21, Teal 10, Lapwing 53, GBb Gull 3, Grey Wagtail, Raven, Jay, Skylark 2, M Pipit 3, Stonechat pair, Chiffchaff 2, Chaffinch, etc.

Red Admiral 2, Small White, Speckled Wood.   (GR, RP)

Grey Wag, Stonechats &
Red Ad today (GR)

Tuesday 15th October 2024

A quick look 1430, overcast 13c:  Little Egret 3, Teal 16, Tufted 18, Shoveler 3, Lapwing 51, Bh Gull 150, Kestrel.   (GR)

 

Merveille du Jour & Gem
at Rushall

Saturday 12th October 2024

1000-1130 drizzle 8c:  M Swan 12, Teal 19, Shoveler 3, Little Grebe 7, Lapwing 53, Ring-necked Parakeet, Redwing 11 over to w, M Pipit, Bullfinch.   (RP, GR)

Fox & Kestrel 11/10 (RP)

Friday 11th October 2024

Early afternoon, sunny 10c:  Scaup, Shoveler 2, Teal 16, Little Egret 3, GBb Gull 2, Kestrel, Stonechat, M Pipit.

Also Speckled Wood, Southern Hawker, Fox.   (RP)

Scaup & Stonechat today
(RP)

Thursday 10th October 2024

1030-1200 sunny 8c:  M Swan 3, Heron 5, Teal 16, Shoveler 2, Tufted 6, L Grebe 2, Lapwing 63, GBb Gull 8, Buzzard 3, Skylark 2 over, Chiffchaff 2.   (GR)

Tuesday 8th October 2024

1030-1200 cloudy 13c:  M Swan 6 juv + 3 ad, Greylag 2, Teal 8, Shoveler 2, Little Egret, Heron, Lapwing 60, GBb Gull 4, Raven, Grey & Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff 2.