MARCH 2018


Please report your sightings to neil.randon@googlemail.com 
 


Sat, 31 March 2018
No reported sightings

Fri, 30 March 2018
2 WIGEON, 4 GADWALL, 12 TEAL, 52 SHOVELER, 45 TUFTED DUCK, 1 GOLDENEYE, 2 PEREGRINE, 4 LINNET, 4 YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay

Thurs, 29 March 2018
4 GADWALL, 10 TEAL, 38 SHOVELER, 1 GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL, 1 LAPWING, 2 SAND MARTIN, 8 FIELDFARE, 5 REDWING, 6 MISTLE THRUSH, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay


LESSER REDPOLL (Gordon Hay)
Wed, 28 March 2018
2 RUDDY SHELDUCK (Moors), 2 WIGEON, 1 GOLDENEYE (male, Spynes), 60 FIELDFARE, 30 REDWING, 1 SAND MARTIN, 1 WHITE WAGTAIL (horse paddocks). Gordon Hay

Tues, 27 March 2018
60 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay

11.30am-2.30pm: 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 1 GADWALL, c9 TEAL, c25 SHOVELER, c20 TUFTED DUCK, 1 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, c10 LITTLE GREBE, 8 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, c4 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 SNIPE, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 HERRING GULL, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 SKYLARK, 1 GOLDCREST, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, c3 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 BULLFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry 

Mon, 26 March 2018
8 WIGEON, 4 GADWALL, 22 TEAL, 38 SHOVELER, 18 COMMON GULL. Gordon Hay 

Sun, 25 March 2018
am: 2 GOOSANDER (pair, M.West). Dave Dack

7.05am-11.05am: c4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 WIGEON, c24 TEAL, c30 SHOVELER, 1 GOLDENEYE (male, M.Lake), 3 PHEASANT, 2 LITTLE EGRET, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c4 SNIPE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, c2 COMMON GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c10 STOCK DOVE, c6 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, c5 FIELFARE, c70 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, c25 CHAFFINCH, c150 LINNET, c9 LESSER REDPOLL, 2 HAWFINCH (trees E of Glebe House), c6 YELLOWHAMMER. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay 


Departing GOLDENEYE (Gordon Hay)
Sat, 24 March 2018
pm: 3 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 LITTLE GULL (M.Lake). Gordon Hay

am: 1 LITTLE GULL (M.Lake). Richard Perry


LITTLE GULL (Gordon Hay)
am: 44 SHOVELER, 1 RED KITE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER. Gordon Hay

Wed, 21 March 2018-Fri, 23 March 2018
No reported sightings

Tues, 20 March 2018
13 WIGEON, 8 GADWALL, 12 TEAL, 22 SHOVELER, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 12 LESSER REDPOLL, 1 HAWFINCH (flew from hawthorne hedge from Nutfield Church towards Glebe House), 30 YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay

Mon, 19 March 2019
No reported sightings

Sun, 18 March 2018
6.50am-10.30am: 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 12 WIGEON, c44 GADWALL, c14 TEAL, c32 SHOVELER, c82 TUFTED DUCK, 1 LITTLE EGRET, c13 LITTLE GREBE, c13 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 2 RED KITE (over landfill), c107 COOT, 1 SANDERLING (M.West. 3rd site record. Previous sighting 18 May 1991), c24 SNIPE, c20 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL, c4 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 SAND MARTIN. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay 


SANDERLING (Gordon Hay)
Sat, 17 March 2018
No reported sightings

Fri, 16 March 2018
2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (WC1), 3 CHIFFCHAFF. Gordon Hay


MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Gordon Hay)
Thurs, 15 March 2018
1 RED KITE. Gordon Hay

Wed, 14 March 2018
late pm: 34 CORMORANT, 120 FIELDFARE. Gordon Hay

Tues, 13 March 2018
am and pm: 2 WIGEON, 12 GADWALL, 18 TEAL, 17 SHOVELER, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 2 PEREGRINE, 1 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, 1 REDSHANK (flew over Spynes), 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 100 CHAFFINCH, 6 NUTHATCH, 45 SISKIN (over),12 LESSER REDPOLL, 25 HAWFINCH (circled around Glebe House), 35 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

Mon, 12 March 2018
No reported sightings

Sun, 11 March 2018
pm: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 3 LAPWING, 1 JACK SNIPE, 12 SNIPE, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 SISKIN. Gordon Hay

6.45am-10.15am: 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, c16 TEAL, c19 SHOVELER, c7 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c11 SNIPE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COMMON GULL, c20 STOCK DOVE, c6 FIELDFARE, c12 PIED WAGTAIL, c6 YELLOWHAMMER. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, 10 March 2018
2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 WATER RAIL, 1 STONECHAT. Richard Perry

Fri, 9 March 2018
6 WIGEON, 35 TEAL, 8 SHOVELER, 65 TUFTED DUCK, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL, 2 PEREGRINE, 120 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 23 LINNET. Gordon Hay

Tues, 6 March 2018-Thurs, 8 March 2018
No reported sightings

Mon, 5 March 2018
am: 2 RUDDY SHELDUCK (feral pair landed on WC island at 7.40am), 5 WIGEON, 82 GADWALL, 45 TEAL, 12 SHOVELER, 1 GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 2 WATER RAIL, 68 LAPWING, 1 WOODCOCK (cycle path Middle Pit), 1 COAL TIT, 1 TREECREEPER, 3 SISKIN. Gordon Hay


RUDDY SHELDUCK (Gordon Hay)

Sun, 4 March 2018
7.00am-11.00am: 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c18 WIGEON, c36 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 11 POCHARD, 1 GOLDENEYE (imm. male, M.Lake), c3 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 1 RUFF (male, M.West), c21 SNIPE, 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 53 BLACK-HEADED GULL, C7 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, c6 COMMON GULL, c10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c20 SKYLARK, c8 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c10 SISKIN, c8 YELLOWHAMMER. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, 3 March 2018
10.30am-4.00pm: c46 CANADA GOOSE, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c16 WIGEON, c42 GADWALL, c20 TEAL, 2 POCHARD, c100 TUFTED DUCK, 1 GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), c4 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 16 LITTLE GREBE, 12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 GOLDEN PLOVER (Moors), c12 LAPWING, 2 DUNLIN (M.West), c23 SNIPE, 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, c200 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c11 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, c14 COMMON GULL, c300 HERRING GULL, c2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 SKYLARK, 1 TREECREEPER, c12 FIELDFARE, c25 REDWING,1 GREENFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry 

am: 278 GREYLAG GOOSE, 110 CANADA GOOSE, 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 32 WIGEON, 105 GADWALL, 55 TEAL, 1 PINTAIL (M.West), 20 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, 1 GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 2 GOLDEN PLOVER (1 Moors, 1 M.Farm), 55 LAPWING, 2 DUNLIN (Spynes), 35 SNIPE, 3 WOODCOCK (Nutfield Ridge), 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Moors), 1 BARN OWL, 80 SKYLARK, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 LINNET, 22 LESSER REDPOLL, 65 YELLOWHAMMER, 8 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay


GOLDEN PLOVER on Mercer's Farm (Gordon Hay)

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Gordon Hay)

BARN OWL (Gordon Hay)

LAPWING and GOLDEN PLOVER (Gordon Hay)
Fri, 2 March 2018
am: 95 GREYLAG GOOSE, 110 CANADA GOOSE, 34 WIGEON, 48 GADWALL, 22 TEAL, 14 POCHARD, 132 TUFTED DUCK, 1 GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 2 WATER RAIL, 3 GOLDEN PLOVER (Moors), 25 LAPWING, 1 DUNLIN (WC2 island), c30 SNIPE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 KINGFISHER, c90 SKYLARK, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 45 GOLDFINCH. Gordon Hay 


Spot the GOLDEN PLOVER! (Gordon Hay)

DUNLIN (Gordon Hay)

GOLDENEYE (Gordon Hay)

Migrating WIGEON (Gordon Hay)
am:  3 GOLDEN PLOVER (Moors), 5 LAPWING, 1 DUNLIN (over M. Lake), c2 SNIPE, 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (WC), 1 STONECHAT (male). Matt Farmer

Thurs, 1 March 2018
8 WIGEON, 65 GADWALL, 45 TEAL, PINTAIL (M.Lake), 14 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD, 145 TUFTED DUCK,  c4 CORMORANT, 2 LITTLE EGRET, 5 GOLDEN PLOVER (flew SW 10.25am), 55 LAPWING (flew SW, 22 grounded), 40 SNIPE, c1500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 140 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, c2000 HERRING GULL, 18 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 60 FIELDFARE (flew SW), 50 REDWING, 4 LESSER REDPOLL, 9 BULLFINCH. Gordon Hay


PINTAIL (Gordon Hay)