Please note:
Sat, 31 August 2013: 17 SHOVELER, 19 TEAL, 6 GADWALL, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 10 CHIFFCHAFF.
Also: 1 CLOUDED YELLOW butterfly (railway embankment), c20 SPECKLED WOOD. Gordon Hay
Wed, 28 August 2013-Fri, 30 August 2013: no reported sightings
Tues, 27 August 2013: 1 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (in small orchard on Cormongers Lane), 1 HOBBY, 2 SPARROWHAWK. Graham James
Mon, 26 August 2013: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 COMMON SNIPE, 4 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 YELLOW WAGTAIL (flew W). Gordon Hay
Sun, 25 August 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 140 GREYLAG GOOSE, 97 CANADA GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 8 SHOVELER, 12 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, c80 LAPWING, 2 COMMON SNIPE, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c50 HOUSE MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, 2 SAND MARTIN, 12 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 BLACKCAP, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 WHINCHAT (1 Moors, 1 behind Canal Cottage). Gordon Hay
Wed, 21 August 2013 - Sat, 24 August 2013: no reported sightings
Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Sat, 31 August 2013: 17 SHOVELER, 19 TEAL, 6 GADWALL, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 10 CHIFFCHAFF.
Also: 1 CLOUDED YELLOW butterfly (railway embankment), c20 SPECKLED WOOD. Gordon Hay
Wed, 28 August 2013-Fri, 30 August 2013: no reported sightings
Tues, 27 August 2013: 1 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (in small orchard on Cormongers Lane), 1 HOBBY, 2 SPARROWHAWK. Graham James
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| SPOTTED FLYCATCHER – Cormongers Lane (Graham James) |
Mon, 26 August 2013: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 COMMON SNIPE, 4 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 YELLOW WAGTAIL (flew W). Gordon Hay
Sun, 25 August 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 140 GREYLAG GOOSE, 97 CANADA GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 8 SHOVELER, 12 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, c80 LAPWING, 2 COMMON SNIPE, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c50 HOUSE MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, 2 SAND MARTIN, 12 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 BLACKCAP, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 WHINCHAT (1 Moors, 1 behind Canal Cottage). Gordon Hay
Wed, 21 August 2013 - Sat, 24 August 2013: no reported sightings
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| CLOUDED YELLOW – Water Colour mound (Graham James) |
Tues, 20 August 2013: late pm: 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 4 LAPWING, 2 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT (Moors pools). Neil Randon
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| COMMON SANDPIPER - The Moors (Neil Randon) |
Mon, 19 August 2013: late pm: 4 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Moors pools). Neil Randon
Sun, 18 August 2013: 5 GREEN SANDPIPER 1 COMMON SANDPIPER 1 LITTLE EGRET (Spynes), 7 GADWALL, 4 WILLOW WARBLER, numerous COMMON WHITETHROAT, BLACKCAP, CHIFFCHAFF.
Breeding success: LITTLE GREBE (5+ broods), GREAT CRESTED GREBE (4
broods), CANADA GOOSE (3 broods), GREYLAG GOOSE (3 broods), TUFTED DUCK (5
broods), MALLARD (12 broods), COOT (22+ broods), MOORHEN (10+ pairs),
KINGFISHER (1 pair with 2 young prob. bred inside the landfill
site), SAND MARTIN (c45 pairs M.West), REED WARBLER (c5 pairs), SEDGE WARBLER (1 pair feeding young in morning WC1). Gordon Hay
Sat, 17 August 2013: no reported sightings
Fri, 16 August 2013: 15:00hrs-16:00hrs: 4 GREEN SANDPIPER,1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 4 LAPWING (Moors pools). Alastair Gray
Thurs, 15 August 2013: 1600-1745hrs: 1 COMMON BUZZARD (M23 end M.Farm), 5 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools). Neil Hadden
Wed, 14 August 2013: 1945hrs-2045hrs: 4 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE EGRET (all Moors pools). Neil Hadden
Tues, 13 August 2013: 15.00hrs-16.30hrs: 6 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 LITTLE EGRET, 4 GREY HERON (3 Moors pools, 1 Spynes), 8 LAPWING (4 Moors pools, 4 Spynes), 6 TEAL (Spynes). Alastair Gray
Mon, 12 August 2013: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 4 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 HOBBY, 2 SHOVELER,1 GADWALL. Gordon Hay
am: 2 SEDGE WARBLER (feeding young), c20 REED WARBLER (WC1 reeds). Graham James
Sun, 11 August 2013: 5 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Moors), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 21 LITTLE GREBE (5 Spynes Mere, 1 M.West, 15 Moors including a breeding pair with 2 large chicks), 14 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (1 Spynes, pair sitting on nest Moors, pair with 4 large chicks on WC2, pair with 2 small chicks and a juvenile WC1), 5 TEAL (Spynes), 2 SHOVELER (Moors), 34 MOORHEN (4 Spynes, 5 WC1, 25 Moors), 77 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 94 CANADA GOOSE (Spynes), 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (3 Spynes, 7 WC2), 34 TUFTED DUCK (21 Spynes incl. a breeding female with 7 small ducklings, 13 WC2 including a breeding female with 2 ducklings). Kevin Duncan
06.50hrs-10.15hrs: 6 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 Spynes, 5 Moors pools by Railway Line), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), c100 CANADA GEESE (incl c94 Spynes), c81 GREYLAG GEESE (Spynes), c12 EGYPTIAN GEESE (c10 WC2, 2 Spynes), c12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. adult with 2/3 new young chicks, WC1), c70 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 1 new brood of 10 ducklings at Spynes), 8 TEAL (7 Spynes, 1 Moors pools), 1 SHOVELER (Eclipse male SE corner WC1), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 2 COMMON GULL (1 Moors Pools, 1 WC1), c6 SWIFT (M.West), c6 SAND MARTIN, 1 STOCK DOVE (over Moors), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (over WC). Also - 1 ROE DEER (Buck, field S of Spynes), 1 CLOUDED YELLOW (WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Thurs, 8 August 2013-Sat 10 August 2013: no reported sightings
Wed, 7 August 2013: 2005-2100hrs: 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 KINGFISHER (all Moors pools), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC2 island). Neil Hadden
4 GREEN SANDPIPER (3 Moors pool, 1 WC1), 2 REED BUNTING. Butterflies – 3 Clouded Yellow (W/C mound), 2 Painted Lady, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Brimstone (all on Buddleia around W/C mound), 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Ringlet, 2 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood, lots of Small White, Large White, Meadow brown and Gatekeeper. Matt Farmer
Tues, 6 August 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT. Butterflies - 3 Painted Lady, 2 Peacock, 15 Gatekeeper. Gordon Hay
Mon, 5 August 2013: no reported sightings
Sun, 4 August 2013: 6.35hrs - 10.15 am: c1 COMMON TERN (over Moors pools flying towards Redhill, then it or another later on posts, WC1), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools by railway line), 3 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools by railway line), c12 EGYPTIAN GEESE (c10 WC2, 2 Spynes), 67 GREYLAG GEESE (Spynes), c70 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 1 new brood of 10 ducklings at Spynes), 4 TEAL (Spynes), c50 BLACK-HEADED GULL (incl c20 juvs), c10 COMMON SWIFT (M West), c20 SAND MARTIN, c2 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 LITTLE OWL (M. Farm), 1 juv NUTHATCH (single Oak near M23 in field S of Spynes), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, 2 August 2013-Sat, 3 August 2013: no reported sightings
Thurs, 1 August 2013: 09.00hrs-11.00hrs: 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 5 REED WARBLER, 1 HOUSE MARTIN (WC 1 & 2), 20 LAPWING, 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes). Thomas Banks
