Saturday 24th October 2026

1100 rainy 9c:  Gadwall 4, Tufted 7, Mute Swan 13, GBb Gull 9, + usuals.

Wednesday 21st October 2026

1100 drizzle 9c:  Mute Swan 11 (2 juvs), L Egret, L Grebe, GBb Gull 14, Kingfisher.  Skylark 7 (at Rushall).   (GR)

Heron & Egret 13/10

Friday 16th October 2026

1100 sunny, windy 10c:  M Swan 10, Wigeon m, Tufted 6, L Grebe, Herring & LBb Gulls c400, GBb Gull 12.  Redwing (3 at Rushall).   (GR)

Egret & pool view 14/10

Wednesday 14th October 2026

1100-1200 fairly sunny 15c:  Rook 4, Jay, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, GBb Gull 12, Little Egret 5, Shoveler 2, Redpoll, Linnet 2.   Common Darter 5.   (GR)

Landfill gulls & crows

Tuesday 13th October 2026

1100 SW wind 16c:  Mute Swan 10 (2 juvs), Cormorant 22, Mallard 48, Tufted 3, Teal 4, Little Egret 3, Bh Gull 220, LBb & Herring Gulls 400, GBb Gull 3, Jackdaw 47, Pied Wagtail 3.   (GR)

Sunday 11th October 2026

1000-1145 fairly sunny, 12c:  Mute Swan 9 (2 juv), Tufted 13, Teal 8, Shoveler 5, Pochard f, L Egret 3, Heron 5, GBb Gull 2, Lapwing 30, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Starling 88, Skylark, M Pipit, Chiffchaff 3, etc.

Brimstone f, Speckled Wood, Rusty-dot Pearl.  (GR, RP)

Rusty-dot Pearl today &
Migrant Hawker 28/09 (GR)

Thursday 8th October 2026

1030-1200 bright, chilly breeze 9-12c:  Shoveler 7, Wigeon, Teal 6, Tufted 12, M Swan 8 (2 juv), Coot 91, Moorhen 18, Lapwing 42, Cormo 19, GBb Gull 2, Dabchick 5, Kingfisher, Raven, M Pipit 2, etc.

Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood.  (RP)

Clouded Yellow & Wigeon today
(RP)

Tuesday 6th October 2026

1030 fairly sunny 16c:  Gadwall m, Tufted 8, Shoveler 5, Heron 4, L Egret 2, Cormo 19, Dabchick 4, GBb Gull 3, P Wagtail 6, Jay, Parakeet, etc.   (RP)

Gadwall & Jay today (RP)

Sunday 4th October 2026

1045-1200 sunny start 14c:  Little Egret 5, L Grebe 2, Shoveler 4, Teal 7, Tufted 12, Cormo 16, Snipe, M Swan 7, Rook, Raven 4 at quarry, Sparrowhawk sparring with magpies, Skylark, Chiffchaff 2, Greenfinch 2.  Red Deer 3 hinds at quarry with 2 small calves.

Speckled Wood, Small White 2, Common Darter 2, Migrant Hawker.   (GR)

Saturday 3rd October 2026

0955-1045 sunny 14c:  Skylark 2 to N (3 more over Rushall), M Pipit, Pied Wagtail 8, Kingfisher 2 at Swan Pool, Chiffchaff 3, M Swan 6, Teal 2, Tufted, Dabchick 3, etc.   (GR)

A few Moorhens 27/09 (GR)

Friday 2nd October 2026

1030-1145:  Mute Swan 7 (1 juv), Heron 2, L Egret, Cormorant 20, Dabchick 2, GBb Gull, Teal 6, Tufted 8, Shoveler m, Lapwing 21, Raven, etc.   (RP)

Juv. Swan & Raven today (RP)

Wednesday 30th September 2026

1030-1200 sunny, SW breeze, 18c:  Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 3, Teal 4, Shoveler, Tufted 4, Little Egret 3, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Common Gull etc.  (RP, GR)

Vapourer, Speckled Wood 3, Small White 2, Common Darter 2, Migrant Hawker 3. Peacock at Rushall.  

GBb Gulls today (GR)

Monday 28th September 2026

1015-1100 hazy 13c:  Snipe 2, Kingfisher, Little Egret 2, Dabchick 2, Teal 3, Herring & Lesser Black-backed Gulls 411, Mute Swan 5, Starling 20, etc.   Swallow 2 & Rook 3 over Rushall earlier.   (GR)

Hornet, Migrant Hawker 2, Common Darter.

A fetching livery variant of
Herring Gull today (GR)

Sunday 27th September 2026

1045-1145 rainy 14c:  Stonechat pair, M Pipit 2, Bullfinch, Song Thrush, Pochard 2m, Teal 6, Dabchick 4, Cormorant 20, Coot 91, Moorhen 12.  (RP)

Stonechat & Pochard today (RP)

Saturday 26th September 2026

0930-1015 fairly sunny 12c:  L Egret 2, L Grebe 2, M Swan 6, Teal 2, Tufted, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Raven, Chiffchaff 3, etc.  (GR)

1030-1130 added Kingfisher, Gadwall, Cormorant 21, Heron 2.  (RP)

1215-1400 (sunny 19c) added Clouded Yellow (9th sighting here this year), Red Admiral 6, Speckled Wood 6, Common Blue, Small White 2.

Lapwing 21, Chiffchaff 5, Buzzard 2.  (PR, GR)

Cormorant wing-drying (GR)

Tuesday 22nd September 2026

1220-1400 sunny to 25c:  Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral 4, Speckled Wood 4, Migrant Hawker 8, Common Darter.   Winterley Ln site:  Common Blue m, Small Copper, Peacock, Red Admiral 5, Small White 4, Yellow Shell, Common Darter 4, Ruddy Darter.

Great Crested Grebe (photo), Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 4, M Swan 6, Cormorant 15, Lapwing 15, Chiffchaff 4.  (PR, GR)

Small Copper @ Winterley

Sunday 20th September 2026

1030-1200 fairly sunny 16c:  Teal 2, Tufted 17, M Swan 6, L Grebe 3, L Egret 5, Jay 3, M Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 3.  (GR, RP)

Friday 18th September 2026

0945-1100 cloudy 12c:  Mute Swan 6, Little Egret 2, Tufted 15, Gadwall 2, Little Grebe 4, Stock Dove 2, white (escaped domestic) Geese 2, etc. (usual Buzzard, Raven, P Wagtail, Bh Gulls etc.).

Coot juvenile & goose today
(GR)

Monday 14th September 2026

1000 drizzle 18c:  Mallard 131, Tufted 8, Coot 81, Little Grebe 4, Mute Swan 5, House Martin.  Vapourer moth.   (GR)

Kingfisher on 05/09 (GR)

Sunday 13th September 2026

1030-1150 cloudy some drizzle 18c:  Redstart, Greenshank, Lapwing 20, Tufted 8, M Swan 4, Little Grebe 3, Sparrowhawk, Swallow 7, GS Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff 8, etc.  Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker.   (RP, GR)

 

Redstart today (RP)

Saturday 12th September 2026

1030 cloudy 14c:  Little of interest - Cormorant 19, M Swan 4, L Egret 4, Tufted 8, Grey Wagtail, etc.  (GR)

Male Great Spotted Woodpkr
13/09 (RP)

Tuesday 8th September 2026

1200 cloudy, 14c:  Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gulls 580, Black-headed Gull 120, Teal, Tufted 4, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, House & Sand Martins 25, etc.  (GR)

Grey Herons on 30/08 (GR)

Saturday 5th September 2026

0700-0900 sunny, breezy 14c:  M Swan 2, Canada Geese, Mallard, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 4, Cormorant 21, Coot, Moorhen, Heron 2, Bh Gull 51, LBb Gull 31, Lapwing 7, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay 2, Raven 2, C Crow, Pied Wagtail 3, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove 3, Collared Dove 2, Rn Parakeet, GS Woodpecker, Starling 32, Blackbird 6, Robin 7, Dunnock 2, Wren 3, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit 8, Blackcap 5, Chiffchaff 9, Goldcrest 2, Goldfinch 3, House Sparrow 2.  (GR)

1100-1230 added Tufted Duck 2, Little Egret, Herring Gull 12 and Buzzard 2.   Canada Geese now 153, Coot 71 & Mute Swan 4.

1630-1730 added Shoveler 2, Kingfisher 2 at Swan Pool, Sand Martin.  (total for day 43)

Also Clouded Yellow 2 (1 along front verge, 1 at quarry), Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 6.

Barns Ln pool

Wednesday 2nd September 2026

1000 cloudy 16c:  Lesser Bb & Herring Gulls 374, Bh Gull 72, L Egret, Jay, Jackdaw 27, Parakeet, Pied Wagtail 6, House Martin 5, Swift.   (GR)

Swift and Small Copper 01/09
(GR)

Tuesday 1st September 2026

0900 on, becoming sunny 16c:  L Grebe 6, Cormorant 19, Lapwing 5, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Swallow, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 5, Bullfinch 2, etc.

Red Kite landed on lamp post 31/08.  (Chris)

Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Small Copper 3, Gv White, Speckled Wood 4, Meadow Brown 2, Painted Lady.   (RP, GR)

Sunday 30th August 2026

1000-1130 sunny start 17c:  Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 12, Grey Heron 8, Little Egret 2, Mute Swan pair, Cormorant 12, Little Grebe 4, Teal 2, Lapwing 3, Stock Dove, Jay, Jackdaw 20, Green & GS Woodpecker, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, a few juv LBb Gulls.  (GR, RP)

16:30 update (rainy):  Coot 83, M Swan 3, Swift 5, House Martin 8, Sand Martin 5.  (GR)

Red-marked Common Frog
on 29/08 (GR)

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Becoming sunny 18c:  Teal 5, Gadwall pair, L Egret 3, L Grebe 8, Lapwing c20, Buzzard 3, Raven 2, Sand Martin 7, House Martin 7, Chiffchaff 3, Bullfinch m.   (RP, GR)

Grey Wagtail with Common 
Blue Damselfly 16/08 (RP)

Monday 24th August 2026

1015 sunny 19c:  Little Grebe 10, L Egret 2, Heron 4, Coot 66, Lapwing 20, H Martin, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, Bullfinch, Goldfinch 3, etc.   (GR)

Migrant Hawker 22/08 (RP)

Sunday 23rd August 2026

1100 sunny, 18c:  Sightings include Clouded Yellow m, Small Copper 2, Common Blue m, Orange Swift (moth).   (RP)

First instar larva of Hummingbird
Hawkmoth found on Valerian (GR)