1000 - 1230 becoming cloudy, wet after night rain, 5 - 6c: Mute Swan 4 ad, Greylag, Snipe 15, Lapwing 84, Water Rail, Shoveler 4, Goosander 7, Pochard 7, Teal 27, Tufted 51, Cormorant 15, Heron, Dabchick 2, Yellow-legged Gull ad, GBb Gull 91, Common Gull 4, Bh Gull c200, Buzzard 2, Kestrel m, Sparrowhawk chased Jay, Stock Dove 2, Jay 2, Redwing 15+, Fieldfare 9, Linnet (photo), Goldcrest, etc (GR)
0945 - 1130 fairly sunny, 6c: Greylag (photo), Teal 6, Shoveler 4, Pochard 9, Goosander 6, Tufted 49, Coot 86, Moorhen 18, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 10, Lapwing 51, Bh Gull c150, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch 2, a few Redwings etc. (RP / GR)
1230 - 1300 becoming cloudy, 8c: Goosander 5, Teal 10, Shoveler 13, Tufted 35, Dabchick, Cormorant 6, Lapwing 80, usual gulls & a few Redwings. (GR)
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| December snow (GR) |
1130 - 1200 dry, becoming cloudy, 6c: Goosander 3m, Shoveler 11, Teal 18, Tufted 22, Greylag, Cormorant 6, Lapwing 111, GBb Gull c50, Common Gull, Raven 2. (RP)
1130 - 1300 hazy sun, 4c: Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Raven 2, Pochard 8, Shoveler 8, Tufted 32, Teal 6, Little Grebe 4, Common Gull 3, Redwing 12, etc. (GR/RP)
Female and male Great Spotted Woodpeckers on 6th December (Rushall)
1015 - 1215 drizzle and misty, 3c: Lapwing c90, Cormorant 12, Mute Swan pair, Dabchick 5, Shoveler 4, Teal 6, Tufted 16, Coot 84, Common Gull 5, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Redwing c40, Blackbird 15, Song Thrush, Bullfinch 4, Greenfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Bullfinch & Redpoll 2nd Dec (GR) |
1000 - 1215 cloudy/sunny breaks, 7c: Snipe 22, prob. Jack Snipe, Lapwing 101, Peregrine Falcon, Buzzard 2, Teal 27, Shoveler 6, Wigeon f, Pochard pair, Tufted 30+, Goosander m, Cormorant 14, Dabchick 2, GBb Gull 70, Common Gull 5, Redwing c25, Song Thrush 2, Goldcrest 2, Bullfinch 2, Lesser Redpoll 5, Chaffinch 2.
1000 - 1230 sunny after light frost, 2 - 6c: Little Egret, Cormorant 18, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 12, Teal 10, Pochard 4, Tufted 35, Goosander 2m, Little Grebe 4, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 64, Raven 2, Buzzard, Redwing c25, Blackbird 10, a few Chaffinch & Long-tailed Tits, Bullfinch 2, etc. Also a Red Fox.
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| Bh Gull T2RM today (GR) |
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| Hefty-looking Herring Gull (RP) |
1130 - 1200 dull & rainy, 8c: Goosander 2m (photo), Shoveler 12, Wigeon, Pochard, Tufted 36, Mute Swan 2 ad., Cormorant 12, Yellow-legged Gull, GBb Gull 44, Lapwing 44, Pied Wagtail 2. (GR)
1015 - 1200 overcast, foggy, wet, 7c: Shoveler 18, Goosander 2m, Teal 3, Tufted 22, Pochard 6, Wigeon f, Little Grebe 8, Heron 5, Cormorant 12, Lapwing 6, Common Gull 3, GBb Gull 10, Pied Wagtail 3, Redwing 32, Blackbird 9, Chaffinch 7, Bullfinch pair, Greenfinch, etc. (GR)
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| Redwing on 27th Nov (RP) |
1030 - 1215 bright, 7c: Shoveler 10, Teal 4, Pochard 2, Tufted 34, Little Egret, Heron 2, Cormo 9, Dabchick 3, Common Gull, Lapwing 59, Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, flock of Redwing 25 & Blackbird 8, Bullfinch, Goldfinch 6, Reed Bunting 2, etc. (RP)
0940 on, hazy sun 7 - 8c: Teal 6, Shoveler 10, Tufted 24, Little Egret, Heron 4, Cormorant 18, Little Grebe 8, Lapwing 85, Common Gull 4, GBb Gull 40, Kestrel, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Jay, Chiffchaff still (latest record), Redwing flocks of 25, 15 & 7, Song Thrush, Blackbird 8, Linnet, Greenfinch 3, Chaffinch 5, Bullfinch, etc. (GR)
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| Kingfisher female today (GR) |
1030 - 1130 sunny after morning rain, 8c: Dabchick 6, Shoveler 4, Teal 4, Cormorant 8, Lapwing 16, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 44, Jay 2, Redwing 3, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch etc. (GR)
1100 - 1130 cloudy 12c: Great Black-backed Gull 57, Common Gull 3, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 6, Teal 7, Cormorant 17, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, etc. 2 foxes seen, 1 in poor condition.
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| Common Gull take-off (RP) |
1045 - 1145 cloudy, 9c: Goosander 2f, Pochard f, Shoveler 4, Teal 5, Tufted 26, Mallard 30, Little Grebe 6, Cormorant 11, Heron 3, Coot 40+, Common Gull 4, GBb Gull 20, Pied Wagtail, Jay, Collared Dove 2, Goldcrest.
1040 - 1110 cloudy, breezy, 9c: little of interest, GBb Gull 37, Common Gull 2, usual other gulls, Cormorant 8, a few Lapwings, Teal and Shoveler etc.
Linley Wood 1400 - 1430 fairly sunny, 11c: Ring-necked Parakeet 2 (photo), Fieldfares & Redwings 20 being chased by Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Jay, Pied Wagtail 2, Coal Tit, Nuthatch. (GR)
1040 - 1200 cloudy, damp, 12c: Teal 10, Shoveler 12, Tufted 29, Little Grebe 6, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 11, Lapwing 48, Common Gull 3, Jay, Pied Wagtail, Redwing 30, Siskin & Lesser Redpoll mixed flock of 25 at the marsh, Goldfinch 20, etc. (GR)
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| Moorhens at Northywood Bdg |
1000 - 1145 hazy sun, 9c: Little Egret, Cormorant 10, Little Grebe 5, GC Grebe, Wigeon m, Tufted 21, Shoveler 6, Teal 5, Lapwing 5, Bh Gull 349, Common Gull 3, large gulls 160 of which 12 were GB backs, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit , Skylark 3, Sparrowhawk, Raven, Lesser Redpoll 2 to marsh, Chaffinch 2, etc. (GR)
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| Swan family have flown to the quarry pool |
1030 - 1200 reasonably sunny with strong 20mph+ south-westerlies, 14c: Jack Snipe flushed from floods, Lapwing 9, Teal 25, Shoveler 7, Tufted 16, Mute Swan pair + 3 juvs, Cormorant 8, Dabchick 2, large gulls 123 including 12 Great Blacks, Raven, Magpie 16 with 50 Jackdaws, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 2 etc. (GR)
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| Snipe habitat |
1020 - 1130 cloudy, damp, mild, 15c: Common Gull 4, Yellow-legged Gull, GBb Gull 30, Shoveler 8, Teal 3, Tufted 12, GC Grebe, Cormorant 12, Col. Dove 4, Chiffchaff still 2, 1 in song, Redwing & Blackbird small flocks foraging, etc. (GR)
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| Ex-domestic crested duck types at Northywood Bridge |
1045 - 1140 rainy, 10c: Cormorant 12, Coot 91, Tufted 14, Teal 3, Shoveler 6, Dabchick 4, GC Grebe, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 33, Redwing 12, Fieldfare 5, Chaffinch 4, Greenfinch 4, etc. (GR)
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| Sparrowhawk 27th Oct at Rushall |
1030 - 1130 rain, 9c: GBb Gull 28, Common Gull (photo), Bh Gull c250, Herring & LBb Gulls c40, Lapwing, Teal 3, Shoveler 6, Little Grebe 5, Coot 69, Cormorant 13, Mute Swan 2 + 3 juvs, Fieldfare 17, Redwing 3, etc. (GR)
0915 - 1045 sunny, breezy 8c: Greylag Geese 4, Little Egret (photo's), Cormorant 13, Heron 3, Little Grebe 4, GC Grebe, Coot 85, Tufted 3, Wigeon m, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Lapwing 4, GBb Gull 5, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Skylark 3, Raven 2, Rook, Jay 3, small flocks of Blackbirds & Redwings. (GR). Grey Heron & 12 Teal at the floods. (RP)
1030 - 1200 sunny, breezy, 11c: Chiffchaff, Jay 2, GBb Gull 4, Bh Gull c150, Lapwing 15, Cormorant 16, Coot 67, Shoveler 8, Teal 3, etc. Also a late Speckled Wood (photo). (GR)
1030 - 1220 sunny breaks, damp, breezy 15c: Cormorant 15, Coot 69, Tufted f, Shoveler 7, Teal 8, GC Grebe, Little Grebe 7, GBb Gull 6, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Meadowe Pipit 2, Sparrowhawk, Raven 2, Jay 2, Stock Dove 12, Redwing 20, Chiffchaff still one present, possibly 2, Lt Tit 20+, etc. (RP / GR)
0945 - 1130 overcast 9c: Teal 10, Shoveler 7, Little Grebe 4, GC Grebe, Cormorant 15, GBb Gull 3, Lapwing 3, Jay 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Fieldfare 12 (photo), Redwing 10, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Bullfinch. (GR / RP)
0945 - 1100 dry, light cloud, 9c: Teal 10, Shoveler 5, Heron 2, Cormorant 6, Dabchick 4, Lapwing 5, Stock Dove 2, Collared Dove 2, Meadow Pipit 8, Pied Wagtail 3, Redwing 6, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting f. (RP)
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| Yl Gull (3rd winter) 6th Oct (GR) |
1130 - 1230 sunny to 12c: Skylark, Meadow Pipit 3, Pied Wagtail 6, Chiffchaff, Buzzard 7 circling at quarry, Raven 2, Little Grebe, Cormorant 9, Moorhen 12 along short stretch of canal, Tufted 4, Shoveler 8, Pochard, Teal 8, Greylag. Also Red Admiral, Southern Hawker 2, Common Darter, Lacewings. (GR)
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| Blue Tit on Northywood Bridge |
0945 - 1200 sunny, 9c: Stonechat f, Skylark 5, Meadow Pipit 2, Pied Wagtail 4, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare 30 over, Redwing 5, Blackbird 12 moving thru, Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Buzzard, Jay 4, GBb Gull, Lapwing 3, Cormorant 9, Heron 3, Dabchick 6, Shoveler 9, Teal 10, Tufted 3, Mute Swan pair + 3 juvs, Black-headed Gull white/black ringed Polish bird T2RM last seen 4th March 2017.
Also Canada Geese/Mallard/Coot/Moorhen/Wood Pigeon/Col Dove/Starling/Herring Gull 2/LBb Gull/Blue Tit/Great Tit/Lt Tit/Dunnock/Robin/Wren/Greenfinch/Goldfinch/Jackdaw/Magpie/C Crow, total 43 species. (GR / RP)
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| Black-headed Gull T2RM today (GR) |
1000 - 1045 sunny breaks, 10c: Cormorant 10, Heron 2, Dabchick 7, Shoveler 5, Teal 8, Coot 92, Lapwing 2, GBbGull 9, Grey Wagtail 2. (RP)
1120 - 1230 overcast, 12c: Coot 94, Little Grebe 7, Shoveler 4, Tufted f, Teal 9, Cormorant 9, GBb Gull 5, Jay 3, Meadow Pipit 5, Pied Wagtail 4, Chiffchaff. (GR)
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| Scaup-faced Tufty! |
1020 - 1130 cloudy, breezy, damp, 12c: House Martin 2, Stonechat 2, Meadow Pipit 9, Pied Wagtail, Yellow-legged Gull, Lapwing 15, Little Grebe, Cormorant 7, Tufted 3, Shoveler 6, Teal 12. (GR)
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| Stonechat female (GR) |
1040 - 1210 showery, 12c: Stonechat, Skylark over, Meadow Pipit 5, Pied Wagtail 5, Redwing 3 over, Fieldfare 2, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird 4, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 2, Jay 2, Raven, Lapwing 15, GBb Gull 6, Herring Gull 12, Dabchick 2, Cormorant 10, Shoveler 6, Teal 8, etc. (GR)
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| Mistle Thrush & Stonechat today |
1030 - 1120 fairly cloudy after rain, 11c: GBb Gull, Teal 15, Shoveler 13, Little Grebe 3, Cormorant 7, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 4, Chiffchaff.
