Saturday 28 June 2014

Saturday 28th June 2014

1030 - Swift 8, Sand Martin 12, House Martin 2, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Heron, G C Grebe, L B B Gull 2, Cormorant 2, + usuals.
Photo - Greylag Goose. (GWR)

Friday 27 June 2014

Friday 27th June 2014

1000, rain - only Cormorant, Heron 2, and Lapwing of note, and the noisy small white farmyard duck has re-appeared.
Photo - a sunny day on the Swag, 25th June 2014.

Thursday 26 June 2014

Thursday 26th June 2014

0915 - Swift 6, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Skylark, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird 3, Lapwing 5, Coot 12, Moorhen 3, Tufted 10, Canada's 150+, B H Gull 30, L B B Gull 2, Heron 2, Mute Swan, Mallard 50+.
Photo : Teal on 25th June 2014. (GWR)

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Wednesday 25th June 2014

0930 - 1030 : Grey Wagtail 3, Blackcap, Whitethroat 2, Swift 12, Swallow, Common Tern 2, B H Gull 11, L B B Gull 2, Lapwing 5, Teal, Mallard 50+, Tufted 14, Coot 18, Moorhen 2, Canada's 202 + young, Greylag, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Jackdaw 4, Robin, Wren etc.
Photo : Grey Wagtail. (GWR)

Tuesday 24 June 2014

Tuesday 24th June 2014

0930 - 1000 : Little Ringed Plover 2, Lapwing 28, Teal, Tufted 10, Coot 6, Moorhen 2, Heron 6, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Mallard 50+, Canada's 150+, Common Tern, B H Gull 40, L B B Gull 2, Swift 25, Sand Martin 2, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat 2 + 2 young, Blackcap, Blackbird 2, Blue Tit 1 + 2 young, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 2, House Sparrow, Starling 2, Wood Pigeon 12, Feral Pigeon, Magpie 11, Carrion Crow 8, Jackdaw 3.
Photo - mating pair of Blue-tailed Damselflies. (GWR)

Monday 23 June 2014

Monday 23rd June 2014

1230 : Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 34, Greylag, Heron 2, B H Gull 35, L B B Gull, Heron 2, G C Grebe, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Coot 5, Tufted 6, Chiffchaff, plus usuals.
Photo - Lesser Whitethroat on 21st June 2014.

Sunday 22 June 2014

Sunday 22nd June 2014

0930 - 1030 : Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing 5, Common Tern 4, Teal 2, Tufted 6, Mallard 20+, Canada's 150+, Greylag, Coot 11, Moorhen 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, G C Grebe, Heron 2, Black-headed Gull 14, L B B Gull 3, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 8, Magpie 12+, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon 10+, House Sparrow 2, Dunnock 2, Wren, Starling 4, Robin, Blackbird 3, Long-tailed Tit 14, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Skylark, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler, Swift 6, Sand Martin 2, Buzzard (low over Vigo landfill). (total 41). Pied Wagtail 2, Mistle Thrush & Feral Pigeon 6 at nearby Westgate.
Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood, Cinnabar 2. Photo : Yellow Shell moth. (GWR)

Saturday 21 June 2014

Saturday 21st June 2014

1100 - 1300 : Common Tern 2, LBb Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 40+, Mute Swan pair with cygnet, G C Grebe, Heron 3, Tufted 10, Mallard 40+, Canada's 150+, Coot 15, Sand Martin 3, Swift 4, Skylark 3, Whitethroat 2 + 2 fledglings, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wren, Dunnock 2, Robin, Blackbird 2, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon, Jackdaw 6, Magpie 11, Carrion Crow 4, Blue Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 2.
Also seen - Ringlet 15, Meadow Brown 8, Speckled Wood 5, Small Heath 4, Small White, Large Skipper, Small Magpie, Common Wave, Yellow Shell 5, Cinnabar 3, Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet 11, Burnet Companion, Latticed Heath 2, Grass Pyralid, Spotted Longhorn Beetle, Green Flower Beetle 2, Blue-tailed Damselfly 3, Common Blue Damselfly 4, Grasshopper 4. Photo's - Ringlet and Spotted Longhorn. (GWR)

Friday 20 June 2014

Friday 20th June 2014

1330 - Lapwing 45, Greylag, G C Grebe, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Tufted Duck 8, Lesser Whitethroat, Herring Gull, L B B Gull 2, B H Gull 30+, Starling 10+, Swift 4, Collared Dove (across west field to hedgerow), Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Banded Demoseille.
Photo - Meadow Brown on footpath 19th June 2014. (PPN / GWR)

Thursday 19 June 2014

Thursday 19th June 2014

1600 - 1715 : Lapwing 44, Oystercatcher, Teal 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Heron 2, Greylag, Canada's 100+, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen 2, Coot 12+, Mallard 30 + ducklings, Tufted 4, Black-headed Gull 35+, L B B Gull 2, Swallow 2, Willow Warbler 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Common Tern, Skylark, Blackbird 2, Reed Bunting, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 3, Great Tit 2, Carrion Crow 5, Magpie 10, Starling 10+, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon.
Also seen - Ringlet 8, Meadow Brown 10, Small Heath 3, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper 4, Common Blue 3, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet 12, Cinnabar 2, Burnet Companion 2, Yellow Shell 4, Common Wave, Latticed Heath. Photo's - Teal today on the south bank of the Swag. (PJR / GWR)

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Wednesday 18th June 2014

1030 - Lapwing 30, Common Tern 2, Greylag, Swallow, Swift 2, Canada's 100+. (PPN)

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Tuesday 17th June 2014

Of note 1700 - Swift 2, Chiffchaff, Lapwing 21, Greylag, L B B Gull 5, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard, Heron, Mute Swan pen + cygnet, Tufted pair, Skylark. Photo = Great Crested Grebe. (GWR)

Monday 16 June 2014

Monday 16th June 2014

Lapwing 36 (a few pictured), Lesser Whitethroat, L B B Gull 4 & Greylag Goose only birds of interest at 1600.

Sunday 15 June 2014

Sunday 15th June 2014

1530 - Lapwing 22, Common Tern, B H Gull 32, L B B Gull 5, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Mallard 30+, Coot 20+, Tufted 4, Moorhen 2, Canada's 100+, Greylag, Swift 2, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Song Thrush, Blackbird 5, Dunnock 2, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 6, Starling 30+, Wood Pigeon 12+, Long-tailed Tit 4, Blue Tit 8, Great Tit 7.
Photo : immature Black-headed Gull. (GWR)

Saturday 14 June 2014

Saturday 14th June 2014

Lapwing 36 at 1400, Black-headed Gull 54, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Swift 6, Heron, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Tufted Duck 8, Mallard 40+ young, Canada Geese 100+ young, Coot 10, Robin, Starling 8. Buzzard 2 over at 1610.
Also seen - Speckled Wood & Nettle Tap micro (photo).

Friday 13 June 2014

Friday 13th June 2014

No visit made due to feeling unwell. Photo's show Lapwings on 10th June 2014.

Thursday 12 June 2014

Thursday 12th June 2014

1540 - 1610, sunny 22c : Gulls (71 Herring, Lesser Black-backed & Black-headed's bathing & preening on west shore of Swag), Buzzard, Common Tern 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Moorhen, Coot 12+, Mallard 30+, Canada Geese 80+, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie 6, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch.
Also seen - Red Admiral & Speckled Wood. Photo - Small White on 2nd June 2014. (GWR)

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Wednesday 11th June 2014

1600 - 1630 : Common Tern 3, Heron 3, Lapwing 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, L B B Gull 5, B H Gull 16, G C Grebe, Mallard 26, Tufted 4, Coot 11, Canada Geese 50+, Swift 2, Swallow, Sand Martin, Jackdaw, Linnet 5, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird 2, Dunnock.
Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 3, Small White, Speckled Wood. Photo : Greylag from 6th June 2014.

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Tuesday 10th June 2014

0945 - 1015 : Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Wren 1 + 2 young, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Skylark, Goldfinch 2, Chaffinch, Starling 22 incl young birds, Lapwing 10 today, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Coot 12, Moorhen, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 3, House Martin 2, Common Tern, L B BGull 2, B H Gull 3, Pied Wagtail, Mallard/Tufted/Canada's (not counted).
Photo's - Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover are still around, though not seen today. (GWR)

Monday 9 June 2014

Monday 9th June 2014

0900 - 0930 prior to a thunderstorm : Common Tern 2, Lapwing 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, L B B Gull 3, Swift 7, Sand Martin 3, House Martin 15, Swallow 4, Lesser Whitethroat, Jackdaw 5, Linnet 6, Skylark, Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird 4, Starling 12, Feral Pigeon, + usual ducks & geese etc.
Photo's - a Cormorant comes in to land and dries it's wings on 6th June 2014. (GWR)

Sunday 8 June 2014

Sunday 8th June 2014

Little of interest during a brief visit this evening. Photo shows three Herons on the wrecked boats 30th May 2014.

Saturday 7 June 2014

Saturday 7th June 2014

1400 - 1430 rain stopped but water levels high - Little Ringed Plover 4, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 3, Common Tern, L B B Gull 4, G C Grebe, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Canada Geese 177 + young, Heron, Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Swift 4, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Collared Dove (rarely seen), + regulars.
Also seen - Small white & Latticed Heath. Photo - one of 177 Canada Geese present today. (GWR)

Friday 6 June 2014

Friday 6th June 2014

0930 - 1000 : Lapwing 4, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Buzzard 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 1 cyg, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 2, Swift 7, Swallow, Common Tern, Wren, Dunnock etc.
Also seen - Small White, Speckled Wood 2. Photo's - from 3 to 1, the remaining Mute Swan cygnet still holding on...

Thursday 5 June 2014

Thursday 5th June 2014

0930 - 1045 : Sparrowhawk, Cormorant 2, Lapwing, Heron 2, G C Grebe 2, L B B Gull 5, Mute Swan 2, Swift 4, Willow Warbler 2, Skylark 3, Goldfinch 5, Chaffinch 4, Linnet 2 etc.
Also seen - Cinnabar (pictured), Holly Blue, Speckled Wood 7, Small White 2, Large White, Degeers Longhorn 2, Nettle Tap, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Lacewing 2. (GWR)

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Wednesday 4th June 2014

0930 - 1015 : Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing 2, Heron 5, Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet, G C Grebe, Sand Martin 5, Swift 8, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, LB B Gull 8, Canada Geese 77 + 20 young, + usual species.
Pictured : a couple of Wood Pigeons keeping on eye on things.

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Tuesday 3rd June 2014

1030 - 1100 : Skylark*, Whitethroat* 2, Sedge Warbler*, Chiffchaff*, Chaffinch*, Blackbird* 3, Common Tern, Lapwing 3, Jackdaw, G C Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + 1 cyg., Heron 2, Moorhen, Tufted 6, Swift 2, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2, Linnet 2, Great Tit 4, + usual species. * = in song.
Photo - the 'third' pool at Stubbers Green (the fifth if Barns Lane Pool and the lagoon are counted!), basically a flooded horsefield near the Ibstock Atlas brickworks. (GWR)

Monday 2 June 2014

Monday 2nd June 2014

0930 - 1100 : Buzzard 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 3, Swallow 2, Swift 2, Sand Martin, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 1 cyg., Common Tern, Moorhen 2, Rook 12 at quarry, Jackdaw 7, Long Tailed Tit 6, + regulars.
Also seen - Speckled Wood 3, Small White, Angle Shades, Latticed Heath, Degeers Longhorn 3. Photo : Sedge Warbler still singing continuously.

Sunday 1 June 2014

Sunday 1st June 2014

0900 - 0930 : Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, Great Crested Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + only one cygnet left, B H Gull 25, Swift 2, Swallow 2, House Martin, G S Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch m, Buzzard (drifted towards Rushall), Moorhen 1 + juv, Coot 20+.
Photo's : Common Tern from 18th May 2014 and Blue-tailed Damselfly. (GWR)