Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Mon, 30 September 2012: no reported sightings
Sun, 29 September 2013: 07.00hrs-10.50hrs: 2 GOLDEN PLOVER (flying south over Moors then landfill, calling. First for the year. 127th new species), c12 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (10 Spynes, 2 WC2), c50 TEAL (c40 Spynes, c10 Moors), c20 SHOVELER (WC1), c32 WIGEON (WC1), 1 m POCHARD (WC1), 6 COMMON SNIPE (4 Spynes, 2 Moors), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over M.Farm), c10 SWALLOW (over Chilmead Farm), 1 KESTREL (over M.Farm), 1 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), c3 BLACKCAP (incl c2 by Cormongers Lane overflow pool), c6 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 SISKIN (heard only, M.Park). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, 27 September 2013: 17 WIGEON, 1 REED WARBLER, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 COMMON SNIPE (WC1), 2 KINGFISHER (Moors). Graham James
Thurs, 26 September 2013: 15 WIGEON, 13 SHOVELER, 1 LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL (WC1), 1 KINGFISHER, 11 TEAL, 2 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors). Matt Farmer
Mon, 23 September 2013-Wed, 25 September 2013: no reported sightings
Sun, 22 September 2013: 07.00hrs -10.35hrs: 1 'COMMIC' TERN (1 first winter bird circled several times over Spynes. Possible Arctic), 3 YELLOW WAGTAIL (2 S over Moors and 1 S over WC Mound), c57 TEAL (c40 Spynes, c15 Moors, c2 WC1), c20 SHOVELER (WC1), c6 WIGEON (WC1), 1 m POCHARD (WC1), c10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (8 over M.Farm, 2 Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 over M.Park), 1 LITTLE OWL (oaks S of Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over M.Farm), 1 KESTREL (over M.Farm), c35 SWALLOW (incl c30 together heading W over M.Farm), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (over M.Farm), c1 BULLFINCH (1st winter male, Spynes). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 21 September 2013: 1720-1900hrs: c100 SAND MARTIN, c12 SWALLOW, c15 HOUSE MARTIN; 2m POCHARD (Spynes), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (fencepost, Chilmead Farm), 23 TEAL (Moors pools), 15 SHOVELER, 8 GADWALL (both WC1). Neil Hadden
Fri, 20 September 2013: no reported sightings
Wed, 18 September 2013: am: 2 HOBBY (1 ad & 1 juv hawking over M.West & Spynes present for at least 3 days), 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 8 WIGEON (WC1), 20 SHOVELER, c100 SAND MARTIN (WC), 70 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 SWALLOW. Graham James
Mon, 16 September 2013-Tues, 17 September 2013: no reported sightings
Sun, 15 September, 2013: 07.00hrs-10.40hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), c16 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (10 M.Farm, 2 Spynes, 2 Moors, 2 WC2), c4 SAND MARTIN (WC), c26 TEAL (c10 Spynes, c12 Moors, c4 WC1), c4 SHOVELER (c1 Spynes, c3 WC1), c10 WIGEON (WC1), 1 SNIPE (Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over Holmethorpe Industrial Estate), c45 HOUSE MARTIN (c30 M.West, c10 Moors, c5 WC), 1 LITTLE OWL (Oaks south of Spynes), c35 MAGPIE (incl 27 together SW side of M.West), c5 CHIFFCHAFF, c2 BLACKCAP (landfill by Cormongers Lane orchard), 1 KINGFISHER (WC1). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 14 September 2013: no reported sightings
Fri, 13 September 2013: 12.50hrs-13.45hrs: 1 WHINCHAT (flycatching on hedges at back of M.Farm horse paddocks), 5 YELLOW WAGTAIL (feeding with horses from 12.55hrs-13.10hrs before flying S. M.Farm horse paddocks. Matt Farmer
Thurs, 12 September 2013: 1 HOBBY, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (juv), 22 TEAL. Matt Farmer
1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 HOBBY, 39 TEAL, 6 GADWALL, 12 SHOVELER, 25 MISTLE THRUSH (flew N, prob. post-breeding gathering), 6 MEADOW PIPIT (over). Gordon Hay
Thurs, 6 September 2013-Weds, 11 September, 2013: no reported sightings
Wed, 4 September 2013: 07.30hrs-10.00hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 KINGFISHER, 2 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors), 5 CANADA GOOSE, c45 GREYLAG GOOSE, c75 LAPWING (Spynes), c10 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BLACKCAP (Cormongers Lane orchard), 1 BULLFINCH (M.CP), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm).
Also: 1 CLOUDED YELLOW butterfly (M.Farm). Neil Randon
Tues, 3 September 2013: no reported sightings
Mon, 2 September 2013: 1945hrs: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER; 1 KINGFISHER, c6 SHOVELER (all WC1). Neil Hadden
Sun, 1 September 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 141 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 WIGEON (Spynes), 25 TEAL, 17 SHOVELER, 6 GADWALL, 130 GREYLAG GOOSE, 110 CANADA GOOSE. Gordon Hay
