Saturday 27th April 2024

0930 overcast, dull & cold 6c:  Oystercatcher 3, LR Plover 3, Mute Swan 18, Canada Geese with goslings, Tufted 30, Cormo 8, Buzzard, Swallow 2, H Martin, Willow Warbler 2, Cetti's Warbler.   (GR)

Wednesday 24th April 2024

1030-1200 some sun 8c, little change : Oystercatcher, Dabchick 4, Swallow 4, Sand Martin 5, House Martin, Jay 2, usual warblers, Linnet 5, etc.   (RP)

Treecreeper at Hill Hook (GR)

Sunday 21st April 2024

1000-1230 Sunny, NW breeze 8 - 12c:  M Swan 19, Heron 2, L Egret 2, Snipe 2, Buzzard pair, Swallow 4, P Wagtail 2, Col Dove, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap 7, Chiffchaff 4, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Chaffinch, Greenfinch 6, Reed Bunting 2m, etc.   (GR / RP)

Orange Tips & Dark-edged
Bee-fly today (GR) 

Swallow today (GR)

Saturday 20th April 2024

1030-1130 sunny, cool NW breeze:  Comma, S Tortoiseshell 2, Peacock, Orange Tips, Speckled Wood.

Also Greylag 3, Shoveler m, GC Grebe, etc.

Sml Tort & Speckld Wood (RP)

Friday 19th April 2024

1030 cloudy & cold after rain 9c:  M Swan 17, GC Grebe 2, Com Sandpiper 2, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, Herring & LBb Gulls 330, Swallow 3, S Martin 3, GS Woodpecker m, Linnet 2, usual warblers.

At Barr Beacon a Ring Ouzel & Yellow Wagtail were seen.   (GR)

Ring Ouzel today (GR)

Green-veined White
at crab apple blossom

Tuesday 16th April 2024

0900 - 1000 sunny breaks, 9c:  Cormorant 7, Heron, Dabchick 2, Oystercatcher 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, Cetti's W, Swallow 2, S Martin, Linnet 2.   (RP)

Cormo & Tufted today (RP)

Monday 15th April 2024

1130 strong westerlies, 9c:  Oystercatcher 4, LR Plover, L Egret 2, Swallow, Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler.   (GR)

Willow Warbler 11/04 (RP)

Female Blackcap 11/04 (RP)

Saturday 13th April 2024

1015-1145:  Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Lapwing, Greylag 4, Heron, Coot with young , L Grebe 4, Raven, Kestrel, Swallow 4, Chiffchaff 5, Blackcap 2, Cetti's, Linnet 2.   (RP)

Common Sand today (RP)

Pendulous Sedge (RP)

Thursday 11th April 2024

1030-1230 hazy sun 16c:  Teal pair, L Egret, Sparrowhawk, Swallow 2, House Martin, Blackcap 6 (3f), Chiffchaff 6, Willow Wblr 3, Cetti's Wblr, Linnet pair, Chaffinch pair, Greenfinch 4, Bullfinch pair.  

Also Orange Tip 5, Speckled Wood 3, Comma, Peacock 2, Sml Tort. 2.   (RP) (GR)

Blackcaps today (GR)

Orange Tip today

Monday 8th April 2024

0930-1130 overcast 12c:  M Swan 18 (pair at nest), GC Grebe, Dabchick 2, L Egret 2, Teal pair, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Chiffchaff 3, Blackcap 3, Linnet 8.

Blackcap & Linnet today (GR)

Sunday 7th April 2024

1000-1130 showers & gales 12c:  M Swan 16, Greylag, Tufted 32, Heron, L Grebe 2, L Egret, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Cetti's Wblr, Chiffchaff 4, Blackcap, etc.   (RP)

1 of 4 Toads at Rushall (GR)

Saturday 6th April 2024

0930-1130 overcast, strong south-westerlies (30mph):  Greylag 3, L Egret, Dabchick 3, LR Plover 2, Lapwing, Jay 2, Cetti's & Willow Warblers, Chiffchaff 4, Blackcap 2, Linnet pair.   (GR)   Comma, Peacock & Sml Tortoiseshell on 05/04.

Tuesday 2nd April 2024

1010-1200 sunny 11c:  LR Plover mating pair, Lapwing 3, Willow Warbler, Blackcap 2m, Chiffchaff 6, M Pipit, Collared Dove 2, Mistle Thrush, Gadwall pair, Shoveler m, Teal pair, etc.   Small Tort.3.   (GR)

Plovers mating & Col Doves

Monday 1st April 2024

0815 rainy, dull 7c:  L R Plover 3, GC Grebe, L Grebe 2, Shoveler m, Gadwall pair, Teal, Grey Wagtail, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Cetti's, etc.  Red Deer 7.   (GR)

Sandown Quarry today