Monday 12th December 2022

Foggy, icy cold, -1c:  GBb Gull 121, Herring & LBb Gull 200+, Bh Gull 200+, Buzzard, Stock Dove 2, Lapwing 20, Little Grebe 5, Wigeon 8, Mute Swan now 27.   (RP)

Caspian Gull look-alikes today

Sunday 11th December 2022

Late morning, foggy & frosty, 0c:  Redwing & Fieldfare flock of 26 at Rowan berries, also a few Blackbirds & Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, Jay, Buzzard, Lapwing 20, Teal 4, usual gulls, Mute Swan 22.   (GR)

Fieldfare, Redwing & waterfowl

Tuesday 6th December 2022

1030-1200 cloudy, some drizzle, 3c:  Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Redwing, Blackbird 9, Song Thrush, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 40, Dabchick 3, Little Egret 3, Gadwall 7, Shoveler 6, Wigeon pair, Teal 8, Pochard f, Tufted 30, Heron 2, M Swan 24.   (GR)

Monday 5th December 2022

1200 rainy, 5c:  Goosander pair, Goldeneye 2f, Pochard 2, Shoveler 4m, Tufted 29, Lapwing 50, Common Gull 2.   (GR)

Goldeneye today (GR)

Sunday 4th December 2022

1030 - 1145 cloudy, drizzle 4c:  Mute Swan 26, Heron, Cormorant 13, Tufted 29, Pochard 2, Shoveler 6, Gadwall 2, Teal 4, Snipe, Lapwing 101, GBb Gull 28, Com Gull 2, Dabchick 2, Moorhen 18, (& Muscovy duck).   (RP)

Thursday 1st December 2022

1030-1215 overcast 5c:  Green Woodpecker, Siskin & Goldfinch mixed flock of 60, Chaffinch 5, Redwing 2, Jay 2, Stock Dove, Snipe 2, GBb Gull 49, Heron 3, Cormo 15, Tufted 44, Shoveler 4, Teal 19, M Swan 24. Released Muscovy Duck still present.   (RP /GR)

Female Mallard (RP)

Wednesday 30th November 2022

Late morning, cloudy 6c:  Buzzard, Raven, Little Egret, Snipe, Lapwing 69, GBb Gull 33, Common Gull, Herring & LBb Gulls c200, Magpie gathering of 25, Stock Dove, Skylark 2 to n.   (GR)

Greylag & Jay on 11/11 (RP)

Tuesday 29th November 2022

1015 overcast, misty & damp, 5c:  GBb Gull 18, Common Gull 2, Tufted 10, Pochard 3, Shoveler 2m, M Swan 24, Cormorant 11, GS Woodpecker, Chaffinch 2, etc.   (GR)

Common Gulls mewing (GR)

Scaup-faced Tufty

Sunday 27th November 2022

1030 - 1200 cloudy, 10c:  Mute Swan 24 (record count) + 3 nearby on Daw End canal, Cormorant 14, Dabchick 5, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted 7, Lapwing 62, Common Gull 3, Raven 2, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Redwing 3.  Also a Muscovy Duck!   (GR / RP)

Muscovy & 24 Swans (GR)

Sunday 20th November 2022

1000-1200 generally sunny, 7c:  Siskin 8, L Redpoll, Bullfinch 4, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch 6, Redwing 2, M Pipit 3, P Wagtail 3, Treecreeper, Lapwing 80, Snipe 6, L Egret 3, Cormorant 16, Dabchick 5, Gadwall 4, Tufted 14, Pochard m, Teal 3, Shoveler 7, M Swan 22, etc.   (RP / GR)

Treecreeper, Siskin & Snipe (RP)

Wednesday 16th November 2022

1045-1200 sunny breaks 8c:  Mute Swan 22, Pochard m, Tufted 10, Shoveler 9, Gadwall 4, Teal 5, Coot 115, Cormorant 14, Little Egret 2, Lapwing 58, GBb Gull 25, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull c200, Herring & LBb Gull c300, Jay, Chaffinch 2, Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll, etc.   (GR)

Pochard, Tufted & Gadwall today

Sunday 13th November 2022

1030-1200 light cloud 12c:  Mute Swan 21, Cormorant 13, Little Egret, Gadwall 9, Tufted 7, Teal m (+ 12 at floods), GC Grebe 4, Little Grebe 5, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk m, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4.   (RP)

             Feathered Thorn moth & Sparrowhawk @ Rushall 12/11.

Friday 11th November 2022

0900-1015 Dry, cloudy, strong southerly:  Gadwall 6, Tufted 6, Teal 2, Greylag, Cormorant 10, Lapwing 37, GBb Gull 29, Common Gull 3, Dabchick 5, Jay 2, small fall of about 15 Blackbirds.   (RP)

Com. & Great Black Gulls (RP)

Wednesday 9th November 2022

1015 - 1200 sunny breaks, 10c:  Mute Swan 19, Cormorant 11, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe 6, Gadwall 6, Tufted 6, Teal 2, usual gulls, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Skylark, Raven 4, Bullfinch 4, Chaffinch.   (RP) (GR)

Swan family 7 & Gadwall (RP)

Sunday 6th November 2022

1015-1130 some sun, 9c:  Mute Swan 19, Cormorant 11, Little Egret, Shoveler 4, Tufted 9, Teal 2, Gadwall 3, GBb Gull 16, Common Gull, Snipe, Treecreeper, Fieldfare 2.   (GR)

Fieldfares today

Thursday 3rd November 2022

1000 - 1130 fairly sunny, 10c:  Siskin 3, Redwing 6, Song Thrush, Meadow Pipit 5, GBb Gull 6, Snipe, a few Lapwing, Little Grebe 8, M Swan 13, etc.  Also a late Red Admiral.  (RP) (GR)

Fieldfare 20 over Rushall at 0930.

Red Admiral & Coot today

Monday 31st October 2022

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)

Saturday 29th October 2022

1400 some sun after showers, 16c:  fairly quiet again, Mute Swan 17 (8 immatures), Cormorant 6, Little Egret, GC Grebe, Dabchick 5, GBb Gull 4, a few Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted & Lapwings.   (GR)

Well I don't see us on there

Black-headed Gulls today 

Tuesday 25th October 2022

1030-1145 fairly sunny, 13c:  Lesser Redpoll, Siskin over, Chaffinch 5, Goldfinch 7, Bullfinch, Redwing 12 at hawthorns, Blackbird 10, Skylark, Pied Wagtail 4, Sparrowhawk, GBb Gull 3, Greylag 18, usual waterfowl. Also Vapourer and Red Admiral.   (GR)

Goldfinch & Redwing today

Sunday 23rd October 2022

Late morning, water levels high after heavy rain, 14c:  Redwing flocks of 42 & 35 to south, Fieldfare 3 with Redwings, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Magpie group of 23, Dabchick 12, Gadwall 11, Shoveler 5, Wigeon 18, Teal 12, Mute Swan 14.   (GR)

Comma on 8th Oct (RP)

Saturday 22nd October 2022

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

Thursday 20th October 2022

1030-1115 dull & rainy, light fog, 12c:  Little Egret 3, usual waterfowl, Common Gull, GBb Gull 2, Redwing 16 over, Goldcrest, Bullfinch 3, Chaffinch, etc   (GR)

Common Gull today