0945-1115 cloudy 14c: Chiffchaff 2, Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll, Chaffinch 5, Redwing 4, Song Thrush 2, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Jay 3, Raven, GBb Gull 5, etc.
Jay & M Pipit today (GR) |
1010 - 1130 fairly sunny, SW breeze, to 14c: Snipe, Water Rail calling, Lapwing 40, Wigeon 15, Gadwall 6, Tufted 6, Shoveler 9, Teal 11, Dabchick 10, M Swan 12, Cormorant 11, GBb Gull 2, Buzzard, Redwing 2, Skylark 5, Chiffchaff 2, Bullfinch 3. Also Common Darter 2. (GR)
Sparrowhawk male 20/10 Rushall |
Red Admirals (GR) |
0945-1100 sunny SW wind, 12c: fairly quiet- Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 4, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch 2, Lt Tit flocks, Meadow Pipit 3, Pied Wagtail 4, Dabchick 9, Gadwall 4, Wigeon 8, Tufted 6, Shoveler 10, Teal, Lapwing 65, Snipe 2, Mute Swan 11 (1 on Barns Ln pool). Also a faded Speckled Wood. (GR)
GS Woodpecker 13/10 |
Skylark silhouette 13/10 |
1015-1215 fairly sunny 12c: Snipe 4, Water Rail, Lapwing c70, Little Egret 3, Coot 219, Moorhen 15, Little Grebe 15, Goosander m, Shoveler 9, Gadwall 6, Wigeon 7, Tufted 3, Teal, Mute Swan 10, GBb Gull, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 5, Skylark 11, Meadow Pipit 2, Siskin 2 over, Jay 2, GS Woodpecker, Goldcrest 2, Chiffchaff heard.
Also Red Deer 8 at quarry, Vapourer moth, Common Darter. (GR)
Gadwall & Wigeon |
Red Deer stag (GR) |
Buzzard & Jay today |
BhGull T2RM today (GR) |
Late morning, sunny & breezy 13-16c: Shoveler 13, Teal, Wigeon 4, Gadwall 3, Tufted 3, Little Grebe 12, Little Egret, Coot c200, Cormorant 8, GBb Gull 2, other large gulls 300+, Raven 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 6.
Also Small Tortoiseshell 2, Vapourer, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter 2 paired up. (RP / GR)
Shaggy Inkcaps today (GR) |
A couple of hours migration watch at Rushall from 0720: Meadow Pipit 14 south, Pied Wagtail 3 south, Swallow 5 south, House Martin 2 west, Skylark 5 west.
Also seen were Chiffchaff 2, Goldcrest 2, Jay 2, Raven, Rook, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Coal Tit and Song Thrush. (GR)
Skylark & Swallow high over |
Chiffchaff & Goldcrest today |
1020-1230 sunny, to 15c: Wigeon 10, Teal, Shoveler 10, Gadwall 3, Tufted 3, Little Egret, Little Grebe 10, Coot 202, Lapwing 55, Buzzard 4, Sparrowhawk, Peregrine (shot over field panicking Lapwings & gulls), Jay 2, Grey Wagtail 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 6, Skylark 8 over, Blackcap f (late), Chiffchaff 2 (1 in song), Goldcrest, Bullfinch, Long-tailed Tit flock of 25+, Collared Dove 5, etc.
Also Small White, Speckled Wood, Vapourer, Common Darter, Southern Hawker. (RP / GR)
Grey Wagtail today |