Tuesday 31st March 2026

1100 on, cloudy 12c:  Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff 3, L Grebe , L Egret 2, LBb Gull 200, Herring Gull 50.  (GR)

Sunday 29th March 2026

10:30 on, overcast 6c:  Reed Bunting m, GS Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Dabchick 2, GC Grebe, Tufted 46, Teal 6, etc.   (RP)

Reshaping Sandown Quarry

Saturday 28th March 2026

12:00 hail shower otherwise sunny, NW wind, 6c:  Still very little of interest, Little Egret 4, GC Grebe, Teal 3, Shoveler 3 on 27/03, M Swan pair at nest, Buzzard, Black-headed, Herring & Lesser Black Gulls.

Jay & deer 14th March (GR)

Sunday 22nd March 2026

Late morning, hazy 11c:  Little Egret 7, M Swan pair at nest, L Grebe, GC Grebe, Teal 4, Tufted 20, Buzzard 2, Chiffchaff 5, etc.  Also Peacock 3, Comma.   (RP, GR)

Mating Toads (Rushall)

Wednesday 18th March 2026

1245-1415 sunny 17c:  L Egret 5, GC Grebe, L Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Raven, Chiffchaff 3, Goldcrest, etc.  Also seen Peacock 15, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 3, Brimstone m, Orange Underwing and Short-tailed Field Vole.   (GR, RP)

All hiding in the grass...

Tuesday 17th March 2026

1030-1215 Sunny but breezy, 12c:  Added Little Ringed Plover 2.  Also noted-  Chiffchaff, Kestrel m, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Raven, GC Grebe, L Egret 4, etc.   (RP)

LRP (& wagtail) today (GR)

Saturday 14th March 2026

Sunny/breezy 9c:  Chiffchaff 2 in song, Greenfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, Song Thrush in song, Jay, GS Woodpecker, GC Grebe, L Egret 2 (5 on 11/03), M Swan pair, Red Deer 3 stags.   (GR)

Chiffchaff today

Red Deer stag

Sunday 8th March 2026

A few moths (at Rushall).

Chestnut

Grey Shoulder-knot

Shoulder Stripe

Common Quakers

Saturday 7th March 2026

1100-1200 overcast 6c:   L Egret 3, GC Grebe, Rn Parakeet 3, GS Woodpecker f, Jay 2, Siskin 2, Sparrowhawk.   (RP, GR)

Blue Tit & Siskin 04/03 (GR)

Wednesday 4th March 2026

1200-1400 sunny, E breeze 10-13c:  Added Red Kite, Chiffchaff & Linnet.  Also seen- Peregrine, Buzzard 4, Sparrowhawk, L Egret 3, Goosander m, Redwing, Goldcrest 2, Siskin 5, Red Deer 6, etc.  (GR)

Pisaura mirabilis spider 

Red Kite today (very high!)

Monday 2nd March 2026

Early afternoon, hazy sun, SW wind, 14c:  Sparrowhawk 2, Goosander f, GC Grebe, L Egret, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, Com. Gull, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest, etc. Also Red Deer 2 stags, Orange Underwing moth & Brimstone m.  2 more Brimstones at Rushall.   (GR)

Brimstone male today (Rushall)

Goosander f today

Saturday 28th February 2026

1100 cloudy, 7c:  Added Coal Tit 2.  Also seen Stonechat pair on southern pasture, GC Grebe, Goosander f, Pochard f.  (RP)

Coal Tit & Stonechat m today (RP)

Tuesday 24th February 2026

1045-1200 light cloud 11c: Siskin flock of 25 nr Barns Pool, Goldfinch 12, Common Gull 6, Goosander f, Egrets 2, M Swan 2.

Scarlet Elf Cup fungi today (GR)

Sunday 22nd February 2026

1100-1200 hazy sun 11c: M Swan 2, Shoveler m, Pochard f, Tufted 44, GC Grebe, L Egret 2, Cormorant 12, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing c50, Com. Gull 7, Buzzard 2, etc.   (RP)

 

Dotted Border moth @ Rushall (GR)

Friday 20th February 2026

1030-1130 rain, 7c: Goosander 4, GC Grebe, L Grebe, Lapwing c70, Com Gull 4, GBb Gull 7, Buzzard, Redwing 12, Goldfinch 8, etc.   (RP, GR)

Sparrowhawk with Pigeon kill
@ Rushall 18/02

Oystercatchers 14/02 (GR)

Tuesday 17th February 2026

1010-1100 light cloud after frost, 3c: Added Peregrine over. Also seen: Goosander f, Pochard 2m, Teal pair (drake photo), L Egret 3, Common Gull 2, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard, Collared Dove, etc.  (GR)

Long-tailed Tit

Drake Teal (GR)

Saturday 14th February 2026

1100-1245 sunny start after frost 2c:  M Swan, Pochard 3, Teal 3, Tufted 36, Goosander pair later, L Egret 2, GC Grebe, Snipe, Oystercatcher 2, Buzzard 4, usual gulls, Robin 5 in song along verge, etc.   (RP, GR)

Drake Pochard today (GR)

Red/white-ringed Herring Gull yest.

Friday 13th February 2026

Midday, sleety rain, NE wind 2c:  Added Oystercatcher.  Also seen Goosander f, Pochard 2, red-ringed Herring Gull (number indistinct).  (GR)

Oystercatcher today.

Wednesday 11th February 2026

1030-1130 rain 10c:   Added Great Crested Grebe 2.  Also seen - Greylag 2, Pochard m, Teal m, Collared Dove 2 over, Rn Parakeet 3, usual gulls c500.   (GR, RP)  Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in garden at Aldridge & Pipistrelle Bat flying over Rushall gardens at dusk.  (GR)

GC Grebe today (GR)

Tuesday 10th February 2026

1330-1400 drizzle 8c:  Greylag 2, L Egret 2, Goosander 3, Lapwing 70+, Common Gull, etc.

Greylag & Com Gull today (GR)

Sunday 8th February 2026

10:30-12:00 light cloud, 8c:  Added Grey Wagtail.  Also seen - M Swan 2, Goosander 4, Tufted 38, L Egret 2, Dabchick, Lapwing 157, GS Woodpecker f, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Raven, Red Deer 5f, etc.   (RP, GR)

Y-l Gull on 12th Jan (RP)

Monday 26th January 2026

Mid-morning, overcast, cold easterlies 3c:  Goosander 2f, L Egret, Lapwing c100, Common Gull 4, Buzzard 2, Green Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit 2, Song Thrush in song, Chaffinch, etc.  (GR)

Bh Gull (pale wingtips) (RP)

Tufted Duck males

Sunday 25th January 2026

1030-1200 overcast after rain 6c:  Added Siskin 3.  Also seen:  Redwing 2, Song Thrush, a few Goldfinch, Lapwing 120, Red Deer 11, etc.   (GR)

Siskins today (GR)

Saturday 24th January 2026

1020-1200 some sun, easterlies 6c:  M Swan 2, Shoveler 4, Teal 12, Goosander f, L Egret 2, Heron 2, Lapwing c120, Bh Gull 300 (incl. Polish-ringed T2RM), GBb Gull 25, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Jackdaw 70 over, etc.   (GR, RP)

White-winged Black-headed Gull
 today (GR)

Friday 23rd January 2026

1030-1220 rain 6c:  Additions - Med. Gull, Raven 2 over, Treecreeper.  Also of note:  Redpoll 2, Song Thrush in song, Goldcrest, Dabchick, Red Deer 5 incl large stag, etc.   (RP,  GR)

Redpoll & Treecreeper (GR)

Tuesday 20th January 2026

1030-1150 SE wind, sunny breaks, 7c:  Additions - Rook 2 at landfill, Woodcock, Green Woodpecker 2 together.  Also noted - M Swan 4, Shoveler 3m, Goosander 5, Lapwing 120+, M Pipit, Goldfinch c30, etc.  Also Red Deer 7 (1 stag), Fox.   (GR, RP)

A dull, misty start yesterday

Monday 19th January 2026

Afternoon, misty, dull & drizzly, 8c:  Additions - Pochard m & Bullfinch m (photo).  Also noted - Song Thrush 2 in song, a few Redwings, Jay, Common Gull 3, Goosander 7 (4f).   (GR)

Sunday 18th January 2026

1030-1200 overcast, dull, misty & damp 5c:  Added Redpoll 5.  Also noted - Lapwing 61, Snipe 2, Tufted 45, Song Thrush in song, Redwing 16, Jay 3, Kestrel f, etc.  Goosander 6 & Dabchick seen later.   (GR)

Redpoll male today (GR)