Sunday 31 January 2016

Sunday 31st January 2016

0930 - 1015 drizzle, 5c : Wigeon 4, Teal 4, Goosander 4, Tufted 42, Pochard m, Cormorant 3, Mute Swan 2, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 8, Herring/LBb Gull 20, Bh Gull 150+, Lapwing 50, Coot 36, Moorhen 6, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush in song, Blackbird 3, Robin, Dunnock 2, Raven. (GWR)
This gull, seen in the rain this morning, had a Caspian-like pear-shaped head & gently sloping forehead, long neck, longish wings and long bill. However it also had Herring Gull-like pink legs, fairly pale eyes and full yellow bill. Extended primaries not seen.

Friday 29 January 2016

Friday 29th January 2016

1030 - 1130 strong SW winds, 11c : Heron, Mute Swan 2, Goosander 8, Teal 2, Pochard, Tufted 42, Lapwing 120, Mistle Thrush 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Siskin over, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Wren, usual common gull species. (GWR)
Yesterday's Glaucous Gull adult. (GWR)

Thursday 28 January 2016

Thursday 28th January 2016

1030 - 1220 strong SW breeze, 6c : Kestrel, Buzzard 2 over quarry, Pochard m, Teal 8, Goosander 4, poss.Caspian Gull flew before ID confirmed, Herring / LBb Gull 100+ but 200+ later, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 200+, GBb Gull 20, Lapwing 250+, Mute Swan 2. Siskin & Lesser Redpoll flock 25+, Redwing 5, Blackbird 3, Robin. Also Red Fox at the quarry. (GWR) ..... 1400 - 1500 : Glaucous Gull adult, Caspian Gull, Mediterranean Gull adult, Goosander now 7. (GE / CR)

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Wednesday 27th January 2016

1445 - 1500 overcast, strong SW winds : Goosander 3, Pochard m, Tufted 30, Coot 30, Moorhen 9, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 2, Lapwing 150+, Bh Gull 300+, GBb Gull 25, Herring/LBb Gull 150+, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 60, Jackdaw 4. (GWR)
Female Tufted Duck with extensive white patch around base of bill, today.

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Tuesday 26th January 2016

1100 - 1130 & 1430 - 1445, overcast strong SW, 11c : Shoveler f, Pochard m, Tufted 40, Mallard 46, Mute Swan 2, Cormorant, Lapwing 44, GBb Gull 23, Herring/LBb Gull 105 Common Gull, Bh Gull 150+, Caspian Gull. (GWR).... 2 Caspian Gulls at 1315. (KMC)
Ringed Caspian Gull today (ring no. PLEP).

Monday 25 January 2016

Monday 25th January 2016

1030 - 1230 overcast, breezy 11c : Teal 2, Tufted 36, Pochard m, Mallard 35, Mute Swan 2, Cormorant, Canada Geese 171, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 11, Herring/LBb Gull 35, Bh Gull 120+, Lapwing 165, Coot 43, Moorhen 9, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 35, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest 2, Long-tailed Tit 3, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 2, Wren, Dunnock 2, Robin 3, Blackbird 5, Song Thrush 2, Mistle Thrush, Redwing 15, Greenfinch 12, Goldfinch 25, Chaffinch 3, Lesser Redpoll 30+, Siskin 12, Jackdaw 5, Buzzard 2. Also C Crow/Magpie/Wood Pigeons. (GWR).... Caspian Gull ringed bird early afternoon (CR).
Gulls & Robin on 20/01/16.

Sunday 24 January 2016

Sunday 24th January 2016

1130 - 1215 overcast but mild, 12c : Tufted 36, Pochard, Cormorant, Mute Swan 2, Lapwing 80 at brickworks field, Bh Gull 150+, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 4, Herring/LBb Gull 40+, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch. (GWR)

Friday 22 January 2016

Friday 22nd January 2016

1130 - 1200 drizzle, 7c : Cormorant, Mute Swan 2, Tufted 26, Teal 4, Goosander 7, Coot 36, Moorhen 11, Common Gull 2, Herring Gull 40, Bh Gull 120+, GBb Gull 20, Lapwing 133, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 40. (GWR)
Gulls on ice 20/01/16.

Thursday 21 January 2016

Thursday 21st January 2016

0930 - 1100 overcast, cold SE, 2c : Caspian Gull, Herring Gull 150+, LBb Gull 30, GBb Gull 25, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 350+, Lapwing 12, Coot 44, Moorhen 10, Tufted 8, Mute Swan 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 35, Long-tailed Tit 11, Great Tit 3, Goldfinch 2.
Herring Gulls on ice 21/01/16.

Wednesday 20 January 2016

Wednesday 20th January 2016

1030 - 1150 frosty but sunny 0c : Teal 10, Mute Swan 2, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 250+, GBb Gull 46, Herring Gull 151, LBb Gull 10, Lapwing 80, Coot 48, Moorhen 12, Pied Wagtail 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Wren, Long-tailed Tit 6, Lesser Redpoll 22, Goldfinch.

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Tuesday 19th January 2016

1030 - 1130 sunny after frost, 0c : Lapwing 100+, Caspian Gull, GBb Gull 30, Herring Gull 85, LBb Gull 35, Teal 2, Mute Swan, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird 3.
Goosander, Grebe, Mallard & Pochard seen over the last two weeks.

Monday 18 January 2016

Monday 18th January 2016

0900 & 1400 overcast, 2c : Goosander 6, Teal 2, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 2, Heron, Lapwing 302, Moorhen 12, Coot 30, GBb Gull 33, Herring/LBb Gull 105, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 200+, Blackbird 8, Redwing, Starling 30, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Female Goldeneye yesterday.

Sunday 17 January 2016

Sunday 17th January 2016

1000 - 1030 overcast after light snow, 0c : Goldeneye 2, Goosander 3, Tufted 24, Lapwing 120, Cormorant, Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 15, Herring Gull 50, Bh Gull 100+. (GWR)
Grey Wagtail on 27/12/15.

Saturday 16 January 2016

Saturday 16th January 2016

1030 - 1210 frosty, clear, -2c : Raven over, Jackdaw 8, Fieldfare, Redwing 2, Mistle Thrush 2 Robin, Dunnock, Wren 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 3, Siskin, Greenfinch 2, Long-tailed Tit 6, Great Tit 2, Starling 40, Moorhen 10, Coot 20, Tufted 34, Pochard, Heron, Mute Swan 2, Cormorant, Common Gull 5, Bh Gull 250+, GBb Gull 30+, Herring Gull 150+, LBb Gull 30+. Report of Caspian Gull at 1357. ...... Red Fox, Sparrowhawk, Fieldfare 2, Redwing 12 & Canada Geese 100+ at field alongside Daw End Canal, Rushall at 1550. (GWR)
Incoming.... geese and gulls today.

Friday 15 January 2016

Friday 15th January 2016

0930 - 1050 sunny after a dusting of overnight snow, 0c : Cormorant, Heron, Mute Swan 2, Goosander, Tufted 28, Pochard, Bh Gull 300+, GBb Gull 50, LBb Gull 20, Herring Gull 100+, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 92, Coot 25, Moorhen 10, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing 5, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush 2, Blackbird 4, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren 2, Starling 8, Jay, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Siskin 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Feral Pigeon 5, Kestrel.
Herring Gull & Kestrel today.

Thursday 14 January 2016

Thursday 14th January 2016

1210 - 1230 fairly clear, bitter NW wind, 2c : GBb Gull 42, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 300+, LBb Gull 30+, Herring Gull 100+, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 2, Goosander 3, Pochard, Teal 2, Tufted 34, Lapwing 150+, Pied Wagtail, Starling 30, Buzzard 2, Jackdaw 40+ over. (GWR). Mediterranean Gull 1st winter bird again, flew in approx 1245. (KMC). ...... Db Brent Goose again on field at Rushall alongside Daw End Canal at 1245, with 100+ Canada Geese. (PPN/GWR)

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Wednesday 13th January 2016

1425 - 1500 lightly overcast, 5c : Mediterranean Gull juv 1w, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 12, LBb Gull 15, Herring Gull 80+, Bh Gull 200+ (incl. 2 ringers), Lapwing 120+, Goosander 3, Pochard, Tufted 24, Teal 4, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit 8, Dunnock. (GWR)
Med. Gull today.

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Tuesday 12th January 2016

1315 : Dark-bellied Brent Goose again grazing field at Rushall with 50+ Canada Geese, viewable from Daw End canal towpath between Brawns Bridge and Chatsworth Crescent.
Geese at Rushall today, including the huge local farmyard goose!

Monday 11 January 2016

Monday 11th January 2016

0900 - 0950 overcast, misty, 4c : Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 2, Pochard 2, Goosander, Teal 9, Tufted 36, GBb Gull 10, Herring Gull 30, LBb Gull 4, Bh Gull 200+, Lapwing 70+ on brickworks field, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush in song, Blackbird 6, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren, Starling 9, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch, Rook, Carrion Crow 30+, Jackdaw 3, Long-tailed Tit 8. Brent Goose reported during the afternoon along with Common Gull 11 & GBb Gull 50+ (GWR / KMC)

Sunday 10 January 2016

Sunday 10th January 2016

1000-1130 sunny after night rain, 3c bitter SW wind : Dark-bellied Brent Goose on fields alongside Daw End Canal at Rushall, with 30 Canada Geese 0830-1530, Cormorant 3, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan 2, Goosander, Pochard 2, Tufted 40, Teal 4, Mallard 45, Coot 41, Moorhen 8, Lapwing 120+, Common Gull 2, Black-headed Gull 150+, Herring Gull 30, Lesser Black-backed Gull 10, Jackdaw 40+, Carrion Crow 10+, Magpie 12, Starling 2, Stock Dove 3, Wood Pig 3, Lesser Redpoll 40+, Siskin 4, Bullfinch f, Goldfinch, Blackbird 3, Robin, Wren 3, Dunnock 2, Great Tit 5, Blue Tit 3. Also Red Fox & Grey Squirrel. (GWR)
Fox & Brent Goose today.