Monday 31 August 2020

Monday 31st August 2020

0730 - 1000 light cloud 9 - 13c: Hobby, Buzzard 2, Swift 25, House & Sand Martin 60+, Swallow 12, Goldcrest 2, Blackcap 6, Chiffchaff 3, Reed Bunting f, Jay, Rook 2, Raven, Pied Wagtail 5, Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 22, Shoveler pair, Teal 5.

Speckled Wood flew into web where captured by garden spider.  (GR)


Dunnock & unknown fungi (GR)

Sunday 30 August 2020

Sunday 30th August 2020

0930 - 1200 sunny becoming cloudy, 12 - 15c: Gadwall pair, Shoveler 2, Tufted 2m, Teal 2, Mute Swan 5, Dabchick 3, Cormorant 4, Heron 2, Coot 67, Great Black-backed Gull, LBb Gull c50, Herring Gull, Bh Gull c 150, Lapwing 18, Swift 8, Swallow 2, House Martin 6, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap 8+, Chiff/Willow Warbler 12+, Bullfinch, Chaffinch 2.

Comma, Small Tort., Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood 6, Vapourer.  Brown Hawker.  (RP) (GR)


Shoveler & Teal  (GR)

Friday 28 August 2020

Friday 28th August 2020

0940 - 1215 patchy cloud, 15c: Swift 5, House Martin 5, Swallow, Blackcap 8, Chiifchaff/Willow Warbler 8, Bullfinch 3, Chaffinch, Robin 2 juvs, Jay, Cormorant 3, Lapwing 29, Common Sandpiper, etc   (GR)



           Blackcap male, young GS Woodpecker & Chiffchaff (GR)

Wednesday 26 August 2020

Wednesday 26th August 2020

0930 - 1200 fairly cloudy, to 18c: Reed Warbler, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat 3, Chiffchaff 8, Willow Warbler 2, prob. Garden Warbler, Swift 30, a few martins, Bullfinch 3 juvs, Collared Dove 6, Coot 81, Shoveler m,  Tufted m, etc.  Vapourer moth 2.   (RP / GR)


Lesser blacks and Gadwall (GR)

Tuesday 25 August 2020

Tuesday 25th August 2020

0920 - 1045 rain, blustery, 16c: Hobby chasing martins, Gadwall pair, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 4, Coot 77, Herring Gull 9, Grey Wagtail, Collared Dove 4, House & Sand Martins 30, Song Thrush, etc.   Vapourer moth.   (GR)

Swallow facing north (GR)

Long-tailed Tit 24th Aug (RP)

Monday 24 August 2020

Monday 24th August 2020

0900 - 1150 fairly sunny, 14-18c: Mute Swan pair + 3 juvs, Shoveler, Gadwall pair, Teal 3, Little Grebe 4, Canada Geese 512, Lapwing 18, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Herring Gull 3, Raven, Grey Wagtail, Swift 30, House Martin 20, Swallow 3, a few of the common warblers, etc.   (RP)

At Veolia pool: Mute Swan pair, Little Grebe, Heron, a few Coots & Moorhen, Buzzard 2, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch.  Also Common Blue 10, Small Heath 5, Meadow Brown 25+, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Silver Y 6, Shaded Broad-bar, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, etc.  (GR / RP)



           Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Aug 2020 (GR)

Sunday 23 August 2020

Sunday 23rd August 2020

0730 - 1045 sunny start then cloudy, 14-17c: Hobby (twice), Buzzard, Sparrowhawk f, Gadwall 2, Teal 8, Tufted m, Lapwing 27, Little Grebe 3, Coot 53 (87 on 22nd Aug), Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Cormorant 4, Swift c60, House & Sand Martin c40, Swallow 3, a few Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Linnet 2, Goldfinch flock of 30, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, etc.  Red Fox 2.   (GR / RP)

Hobby on 21st Aug (RP)



Foxes today (GR)

Friday 21 August 2020

Friday 21st August 2020

0820 - 1040 sunny breaks, 25mph southerlies: Spotted Flycatcher 2, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Blackcap m&f, Chiffchaff 6, Hobby, Kestrel, Swift c60, House & Sand Martins 30, Swallow 3, Collared Dove 2, Raven low over, 350 gulls - mainly Black-headed with 3 Herring and c40 Lesser Black-backed, Coot 79 (high count), Cormorant 4, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 18, Dabchick 4, Reed Bunting f.   (GR / RP)


Spotted Flycatcher today (GR)

Thursday 20 August 2020

Thursday 20th August 2020

0900 - 1000 dry after rain, 18c: Swift 40, House Martin 25, Sand Martin 10, Swallow 6, Sparrowhawk, Lapwing 33, Cormorant 2, Dabchick 2, Blackcap 3, etc.  (RP)

Sparrowhawk today (RP)

Kestrel on 4th Aug. (GR)

Wednesday 19 August 2020

Wednesday 19th August 2020

0745 - 0945 cloudy start then rain, 17c: Whinchat f (on southern shore), Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 6+, Blackcap 4, Bullfinch juv, Reed Bunting f, Swift c60, House & Sand Martin 20+, Swallow 6, GS Woodpecker, Raven, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 3, Lapwing 25, Tufted Duck m.   (GR) (RP)



Whinchat today (GR)

Monday 17 August 2020

Monday 17th August 2020

0830 - 1100 rain/mist 16-19c:  good numbers of warblers including Blackcap c20, Chiffchaff c25, Willow Warbler 3, Whitethroat 2, Garden Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat. Probable Redstart glimpsed. Bullfinch 2, Goldfinch flock of 35, Swifts Swallows & House Martins 30+, Rook 2, Little Grebe 4, Cormorant, Lapwing 20, etc   (GR) (RP)



Kingfisher & Browncap yest.(GR)

Sunday 16 August 2020

Sunday 16th August 2020

0930 - 1200 misty rain, 16c: Spotted Flycatcher 3 moving through with warbler flocks in copse at southern meadow, Blackcap 12, Whitethroat 3, Chiffchaff 10+, Willow Warbler, House Martin 80+, Swift 20, Swallow 10, Sand Martin 10, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch 2, Lt Tit small flock, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Stock Dove 3, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 2, Coot 35, Lapwing 10, Teal 2, Mute Swan pair + 3, etc.  (RP / GR)

A late afternoon visit added Tufted duck m, Jay, Raven & Kingfisher.  (GR)



Spot Flys today (GR)

Friday 14 August 2020

Friday 14th August 2020

0930 - 1140 overcast/dull 18c: Teal 3, Cormorant, Heron 3, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 19, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Jay, Collared Dove 3, Feral Pigeon 12, Swift 50+, Sand Martin 20, Swallow 12, House Martin 15, Chiffchaff 4, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Goldfinch flock of 40, Greenfinch, etc.  (GR / RP)


          Black-tailed Skimmer & Common Darter on 2nd August.

Wednesday 12 August 2020

Wednesday 12th August 2020

0900 - 1100 hot & sunny, 28c: Common Sandpiper 4, Lapwing 18, Dabchick 2, Tufted m, Rook, Collared Dove 2, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Swift, Swallow 20, House Martin 4, Willow Warbler 2 gave short song, Chiffchaff in song & 4 others, Whitethroat in song, Blackcap.  (RP)


Grey Wags & Woodpig today (RP)

Monday 10 August 2020

Monday 10th August 2020

0900 - 1130 becoming sunny, to 24c: Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 12, Canada Geese hundreds flew in giving 350+ total, Cormorant, Dabchick 4, Herring Gull 2, Pied Wagtail, Jay, Stock Dove 3, Wheatear 2, Swallows Martins & Swifts 20+, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 6+, Willow Warbler in song.  Also Vapourer moth.  (GR)



Wheatears today (GR)

Sunday 9 August 2020

Sunday 9th August 2020

1000 - 1200 overcast, dull, 16c:  Teal 5, Dabchick 4, Mute Swan pair + 3 juvs, Cormorant 3, Heron 3, Lapwing 15, Bh Gull 100+, Swift 10, Swallow 4, House Martin 40+, Sand Martin 12+, Pied Wagtail 2, Col. Dove 2, Stock Dove, Bullfinch, a few Chiffchaffs calling.  (GR / RP)


Teal this morning (GR)

Friday 7 August 2020

Friday 7th August 2020

0900 - 1100 sunny, 23c: Little Grebe 7, Tufted 2, Heron 2, Common Sand. 2, Lapwing 14, Coot 34, a few Bh & LBb Gulls, Buzzard 3, Swift 12, Swallow 4, House Martin 2, GS Woodpecker, Willow Warbler 3 in song, Chiffchaff 3, etc.

Peacock 2, Holly Blue, Ringlet, usual Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers & Speckled Woods etc.  Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor 2.  (RP / GR)


              Goldfinch and 4 of the 7 grebes today (RP)

Tuesday 4 August 2020

Tuesday 5th August 2020

1000 - 1220 cloudy, breezy, 14c: Coot 57, Little Grebe 4, Heron 4, Lapwing 18, Kestrel m, Buzzard 3, Collared Dove 5, Rook, Pied Wagtail juv, Swift 100+, House Martin 50+, Sand Martins & Swallows 10, GS Woodpecker juv, Chiffchaff 6, Blackcap, Greenfinch 2.  (RP)
Tortrix moth D Petiverella (RP)

Bug S Binotatus (GR)



Monday 3 August 2020

Monday 3rd August 2020

0930 - 1130 reasonably sunny, 18c: Hobby chasing hirundines, Buzzard, Raven, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper 3, Lapwing 12, Little Grebe 4, Cormorant 2,  Mute Swan pair + 3 juvs, Swift 10, Swallow 10, House & Sand Martins 15, Chiffchaff 6.   Peacocks, Comma & Hedge Browns etc.  (GR)

Hobby this morning (GR)

Sunday 2 August 2020

Sunday 2nd August 2020

1000 - 1210 sunny breaks, breezy, to 20c: Common Sandpiper 3, Lapwing 14, Oystercatcher, Cormorant 3, Little Grebe 4, Swift 20+, Sand Martin 15, House Martin 2, Swallow 12+, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff 3.

Black-tailed Skimmer m, Common Darter m, Brown Hawker 2, Common Damselfly mating pair.   (RP / GR)



         Sandpipers, Swallows and Chiffchaff road casualty (GR)