1000 - 1130 hazy 15-20c: Greylag 26, M Swan 16 + 3, Shoveler 9, Teal 9, Gadwall 4, Wigeon, Cormo 6, Lapwing c50, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Buzzard 6 circling, Jay, Skylark 2, M Pipit 3, Chiffchaff 2 in song, Cetti's, Goldcrest, etc.
Red Admiral 21, Spec Wood 2, Vapourer, Migrant Hawker 2. (GR)
1000 mild, westerlies, 18c: Skylark 7 to NE, M Pipit 2, Cetti's, Chiffchaff 2 in song, Goldcrest, Blackbird 5 at one hawthorn bush, Grey Wagtail, Gadwall 3, Tufted, Shoveler 9, Wigeon, Teal 14, Dabchick 16, Moorhen 13, L Egret, Greylag 2, etc. (GR)
Red Admiral 12+ at Ivy, Spec Wood 2, S White.
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| Chiff & Admirals today |
1000-1200 sunny/windy 12-16c: Teal 14, Shoveler 11, Wigeon, Tufted, Dabchick 16, Lapwing 60+, Sparrowhawk, M Pipit, Treecreeper, Chiffchaff 3. Red Admiral 4, Comma, Speckled Wood 2, Migrant Hawker. (RP / GR)
At Winterley Ivy - Red Admiral 6, Comma 2, Small White, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter 2. Also Chiffchaff 3, M Pipit 2, Linnet. (GR)
Late morning, cloudy18c: Wigeon 3, Gadwall 2 (4 on 30/09), Shoveler 12, Teal 6, Dachick 14 + 4 juvs, Chiffchaff 2, Cetti's. Red Admiral 2. (RP)
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| Back Wood (GR) |
1200 cloudy 14c: Wigeon (photo), Gadwall pair, a few Shoveler & Teal, Lapwing 52, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff 3, Siskin 8. Red Admiral 2. (GR)
0945 overcast, breezy 14c: Sparrowhawk chasing c50 Lapwing, Snipe, L Egret, M Swan 17 + 3, L Grebe 19, Kingfisher, Starling 80, M Pipit 2, a few Shoveler & Teal. (GR)
0930-1120 becoming cloudy 15c: Kingfisher, Siskin 5, M Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 3, Lapwing c60, Gadwall 2, Shoveler 7, Teal 17, Buzzard, M Swan 12 + 3.
Also Large White, Small White, Red Admiral 2, Common Darter 2. (GR)
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| Siskins today (GR) |
0900-1040 clear skies 8 - 15c: Snipe, Lapwing 79, Dabchick 20 incl young, Heron 2, Cormo 5, Gadwall 5, Shoveler 6, Tufted, Teal 24, Grey Wagtail, M Pipit 3, Treecreeper, Chiffchaff 4, Goldcrest, Cetti's. Also Red Admiral 8, Spec Wood 2, Com Darter 3. (GR)
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| Snipe & Admirals today |
1030 - 1150 sunny 16c: Bullfinch 2, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff 5, Treecreeper, Meadow Pipit 6, Lapwing c60, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 4, Herring & LBb Gulls 200, Dabchick c20, Gadwall, Shoveler 8, Tufted 2, Little Egret, Cormorant 4, Greylag, M Swan 12 + 3. (RP / GR)
Also Red Admiral 5, Speckled Wood 4, Small White, Migrant Hawker 2, Southern Hawker, Common Darter 2.
1030 - 1215 cloud, drizzle later 16c: Great Black-backed Gull, Gadwall 3, Shoveler 3, Teal 16, Greylag, Dabchick 15, Coot 155, House & Sand Martins 15, Swallow, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Chiffchaff 4. Also Migrant Hawker & CMC. (RP / GR)
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| Common Marbled Carpet & Lunar Underwing today |
1000-1200 light cloud 18c: Greylag 5, Mute Swan 14 + 3, Shoveler 7, Teal 21, Tufted, Gadwall, Little Egret, Heron, Cetti's, Lapwing c40, etc. (RP)
Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Swallow, Raven 2, Jay. Also Red Admiral 9, Speckled Wood 4, Vapourer 2, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter 2. (GR)
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| Large Bracket Fungus on Wych Elm (GR) |
0850-1020 overcast, dull, 15c: Heron 2 (1 trying to catch Dabchick young), Little Egret, Cormorant 5, Teal 28, Gadwall, Tufted pair, Shoveler, Little Grebe 23, Lapwing c40, Coot 104, House Martin 8, Meadow Pipit 4, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Greenfinch. (GR)
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| Dried-out floods. |
1030-1130 drizzle 15c: Greylag, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 2, Dabchick 12+, Kingfisher, House Martin 20, Sand Martin 2, Cetti's. (GR) (RP)
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| Kingfisher & Starlings (GR) |
1000-1050 rain, 16c: Heron, L Egret, M Swan 14 + 3, Gadwall 3, Shoveler, Teal 14, L Grebe 18, Common Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail 9, Treecreeper. 5 Siskin over on Monday. (GR / RP)
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| Sandpiper & Wagtails (GR) |
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| Shoveler & Mallard (RP) |
0920 - 1120 drizzle, 20c: Teal 15, Shoveler, Tufted 4, Dabchick 20, Coot 104, M Swan 12 + 3, L Egret, Lapwing 60, Pied Wagtail 10, Starling flocks of 40, 150 & 61, Chiffchaff 7, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest 3.
At 2010 a Tawny Owl was seen over the marsh & another was calling from Barns Fm at 2035.
Also Vapourer 8, Migrant Hawker 2. (GR)
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| Bracket fungus today (GR) |
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| Sycamore moth larva 30/08 (GR) |
Mid morning, sunny, 22c: Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Little Grebe 25 + 9 young, Mute Swan 15 + 3, Teal 5, Lapwing 63, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 7, House Martin 2, Cetti's, etc. (RP / GR)
Greylag 13 flew in yesterday (04/09), also Tawny Owl calling nearby.
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| Common Darter & Migrant Hawker (RP) |
1030 - 1200 sunny 22c: L Egret, Greylag, L Grebe 12 + 5, Lapwing c50, Buzzard, Peregrine high up, Jay, Treecreeper with Long-tailed Tit flock, Chiffchaff 7, Blackcap 2, etc. (GR) Cetti's Warbler & Kingfisher. (RP)
Also Red Admiral 6, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 7, M Brown 3, Holly Blue, Mother of Pearl. (GR)
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| Red Underwing today (RP) |
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| Brown Rat & berries (GR) |
1000 - 1120 sunny then cloudy 16c: Egyptian Goose 3, Greylag, Canada Goose c300, Teal 5, Shoveler, Little Grebe 14 + 10 chicks, GC Grebe (on 28/08), Com. Sandpiper, Lapwing c60, L Egret, Cormo 3, Raven, House Martin 2, Sand Martin 4, Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, Bullfinch. (RP)
Also Red Admiral, M Brown, H Brown, Sycamore moth larva.
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| Egyptian Geese today (GR) |
0900 - 1120 cloudy, breezy 13c: M Swan 15 + 3 cygs, Greylag, Teal 3, Tufted 2, L Egret, Little Grebe 13 + 5 chicks, Lapwing c60, Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 8, Buzzard 3 (1 earlier mobbed by 16 Magpies), Sparrowhawk, Raven, Green Woodpecker calling, House Martin, Starling c60. (GR)
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| More Grebe chicks today |
Late morning, sunny/cloudy 21c: Buzzard 9 circling with a Sparrowhawk, M Swan 10 + 3, Cormorant 3, L Grebe 10 + 2 grebelets, Teal 4, L Egret, Snipe, W Pigeon 217 to north, Swallow, Chiffchaff 7. Holly Blue 3 at Snowberry, Old Lady moth, Southern Hawker, etc. (GR)
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| Little Grebe chicks today |
1100-1230 sunny 19c: C Geese 418, Greylag, Teal 3, Com. Sand., L Grebe 12, Raven 2, Jay, Collared Dove 2, Chiffchaff 8. Speckled Wood 17, Comma, Red Admiral, Vapourer 2. (GR)
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| Lesser or Great Black backed? today (GR) |
0745-0930 south-westerly 18c: Teal 5, Greylag, L Grebe 15, Heron 2, Common Sand., Lapwing 70, Swallow, Collared Dove 2, Cetti's Warbler, Goldfinch 18. (GR)
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| Com. Sand. today |
Late morning, 19c: Greylag, C Geese 345, Little Grebe 15, Cormorant, Herring & LBb Gull 288, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 7. Vapourer 3. (GR)
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| Holly Blue & Small Red-eyed Damsel pair (GR) |
