Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Wed, June 24 2015-Tues, June 30 2015: no reported sightings
Tue, June 23 2015: am: 1 WATER RAIL (with young chick, Spynes overflow). Ray Baker
pm: Marbled White, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell (all WC mound). Matt Farmer
Mon, June 22 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, June 21 2015: 06.00hrs-08.45hrs: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 12 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), c10 LITTLE GREBE (inc. pair with 3 juv Spynes, pair with 2 juv Spynes bullrush pool), 2 GADWALL (pair WC2 island), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 KESTREL (female Cormongers Lane), c5 SWIFT (M.West, WC), c10 SAND MARTIN, c20 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 SWALLOW (Chilmead Lane), 1 GARDEN WARBLER (singing M23 end of Spynes), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing Middle Pit), c10 WHITETHROAT (inc. c4 juv. Moors Pools by railway line), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (WC), 1 PHEASANT (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Thurs, June 18 2015-Sat, June 20 2015: no reported sightings
Wed, June 17 2015: am: 1 CUCKOO (calling from Nutfield Ridge), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), 3 KESTREL (1 WC, 1 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Spynes), 1 LAPWING (Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (Spynes), c25 SWIFT, 20 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 4 SAND MARTIN, c15 HOUSE MARTIN (c14-17 active nests on the estate), 2 SWALLOW, 14 CHIFFCHAFF, 22 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge), 3 LESSER WHITETHROAT (1 Nutfield Ridge, 2 Spynes), 10 REED WARBLER (2 Moors, 2 Spynes, 6 WC), 1 TREECREEPER (M.West), 4 MISTLE THRUSH (1 Chilmead Farm, 1 Nutfield Ridge, 2 cricket ground), 6 GREY WAGTAIL (inc. fledged young WC), 1 LINNET (Spynes), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm).
Also: 3 Painted Ladies and first Red Admiral of 2015, plus Black-tailed Skimmer
and Emperor dragonflies.
Ray Baker
Fri, June 12 2015-Tues, June 16 2015: no reported sightings
Thurs, June 11 2015: Azure, White-legged Damselfly
Meadow Brown, Green Hairstreak butterflies. Ray Baker
Wed, June 10 2015: no reported sightings
Tues, June 9 2015: am: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 3 LAPWING (2 Spynes, 1 Moors), 2 KESTREL (Nutfield Marsh), 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL (Spynes), c45 SWIFT, 11 SWALLOW (mainly feeding over crop field by M23 and heading E), c50 SAND MARTIN, c20 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 GARDEN WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge), 2 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes), 14 WHITETHROAT (inc. fledged young), 16 BLACKCAP, 3 REED WARBLER (1 Spybes, 1 WC, 1 Moors), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (cricket ground), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ray Baker
Mon, June 8 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, June 7 2015: 05.50hrs-08.50hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (over Middle Pit, heading towards brook N of M.Farm), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair WC, 1 Spynes), c12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (inc. 8 M.Lake, and pair with 1 juv. WC1), 2 GADWALL (pair Moors Pools by railway line), 1 KESTREL (over landfill),1 SPARROWHAWK (over moors), c30 COOT (inc. pair with 1 juv. Moors Pools by railway line, plus 2 pairs each with 3 juv. WC1), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c50 SWIFT (M.West and WC), c8 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (inc. 2 juv.), 4 ROOK (pair with 2 juv. Chilmead Farm), c6 SAND MARTIN (Middle Pit), c6 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 2 GARDEN WARBLER (M23 end of Spynes), c2 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes/Middle Pit area), c6 REED WARBLER (inc. c3 WC1), c30 STARLING (inc. c20 juv. WC), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (2 juv. M.Lake), c5 GOLDFINCH (inc. c2 juv.), 3 BULLFINCH (2 male and 1 f Spynes bullrush pool). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, June 6 2015: pm: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC2 island), 5 SAND MARTIN (WC), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (WC).
Also 2 Painted Lady butterflies (M.Farm). Ray Baker
Fri, June 5 2015: am: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 3 SWIFT (WC), 8 SAND MARTIN (WC), c15 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes), 1 WHITETHROAT, 2 REED WARBLER (WC), 4 TREECREEPER (Moors cyclepath), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (WC), 3 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 2 REED BUNTING (1 WC, 1 Spynes). Ray Baker
Thurs, June 4 2015: no reported sightings
Wed, June 3 2015: am: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC island and later Spynes), 3 KESTREL (1 WC, 1 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Spynes), c75 SWIFT (WC at 05.30hrs), c20 SAND MARTIN (WC), c15 HOUSE MARTIN, 14 CHIFFCHAFF, 22 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER (Nutfield Ridge), 3 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes, inc. 1 carrying food), 12 WHITETHROAT, 3 REED WARBLER (1 Spynes, 2 WC), 2 TREECREEPER (singing 1 Moors cyclepath, 1 Chilmead Ponds), 3 GREY WAGTAIL (2 Moors, 1 WC), 6 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 6 REED BUNTING (mainly Spynes).
Also:
4 Common Blue butterflies along the WC causeway, plus approx 200 Common
Blue Damselfly, c40 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 1 Hairy Dragonfly.
Plus: Common Lizard. Ray Baker
Tues, June 2 2015: no reported sightings  |
| COMMON LIZARD (Ray Baker) |
Mon, June 1 2015: 10:30hrs-12:30hrs: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (2 WC2 island), 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 LITTLE GREBE, 1 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, c.13 TUFTED DUCK, 2 KESTREL (1 Nutfield Marsh, 1m Watercolour), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 SWIFT, c.30 SAND MARTIN, 2 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 SWALLOW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (1m Moors Pools), 4 REED WARBLER (4 WC1 Reeds), 1 BLACKCAP, c.10 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
