January 2016

Please note:  
Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Sun, 31 January 2016: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (flew up from WC flood to nr Chilmead Ponds), c10 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (1 WC1, 2 M.West), 53 LAPWING, c5 SNIPE, 4 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK (visiting landfill), 3CHIFFCHAFF, c40 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 3 MEADOW PIPIT, c60 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker  

07.30hrs-10.45hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (by ditch between M.Farm and M.West), 3 WIGEON (1 male Moor pools), c6 TEAL (1 Spynes, 5 Moors pools), c25 SHOVELER (4 Middle Pit, c15 Moors, c6 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 3 PHEASANT (3 females to N of M.Farm), c10 SNIPE (c4 Spynes, c6 Moors), 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (1 by Moors cycle path, 3 Moors pools by railway line), c25 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male Nutfield Marsh), c4 SISKIN (incl. pair feeding in Alders, E end of WC2), c12 YELLOWHAMMER (c6 M.Farm, c6 Nutfield Marsh). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Fri, 29 January 2016-Sat, 30 January 2016: no reported sightings

Thurs, 28 January 2016: am: 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c25 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (1 WC1, 2 M.West),1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c20 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 10 COMMON GULL, 14 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 28 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK (visiting landfill), 11 SKYLARK, 4 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 2 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 9 FIELDFARE, 1 STONECHAT (WC2), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCH, 4 SISKIN (WC1), 11 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker

Wed, 27 January 2016: no reported sightings

Tues, 26 January 2016: 10.00hrs-12.30hrs: 5 CANADA GEESE, 1 CORMORANT, 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, 12 TEAL, 8 SHOVELER, c42 TUFTED DUCK, c.40 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 28+ COMMON GULL, 350+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 11+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 7+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COAL TIT, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC1), 3 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound), c12 REDWING. Richard Perry
                 
Mon, 25 January 2016: 12 GOLDEN PLOVER (M.West). Des Ball

pm: 1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (flooded area WC1). Gordon Hay
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (Gordon Hay)
YELLOWHAMMER (Gordon Hay)
am: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (50m E of wooden bridge Moors, initially sweet, single-note call before burst of full song), 4 GREYLAG GOOSE WC1 flooded area), 31 GADWALL, 3 WIGEON (1 Moors, 2 Spynes), c40 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD (Moors), 25 CORMORANT, 19 LITTLE GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c70 LAPWING, 18 SNIPE, 8 COMMON GULL, 16 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 12 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 COLLARED DOVE, 5 KINGFISHER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COAL TIT, 13 SKYLARK, 6 CHIFFCHAFF (mainly Moors cycle path), 2 TREECREEPER (singing), 1600+ STARLING (roosting), c35 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (cricket ground Nutfield Marsh), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT (mainly Nutfield Ridge), 2 GREENFINCH, 6 SISKIN, 8 BULLFINCH, 13 YELLOWHAMMER (Chilmead Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker

Sun, January 24 2016: 07.30hrs-11.05hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (1 by wooden bridge, Moors, 1 flooded area WC), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over WC), 3 WIGEON (pair Spynes, 1 male Moor pools), c26 TEAL (incl. c25 Moors), c12 SHOVELER (c6 Moors, c6 WC1), 4 POCHARD (1 female, 2 male Spynes, 1 Moors pools), c8 SNIPE (incl. c7 Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (cricket pitch, Nutfield Marsh), c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c15 M.Lake), c4 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), c3 KINGFISHER (1 Spynes, 1 Moors pools by wooden bridge, 1 WC1), 2 ROOK (grassy area, landfill), c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (hedge by Moors cycle path), 2 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c25 FIELDFARE (incl. c23 M.Farm), c10 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male Nutfield Marsh), c9 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound WC), c12 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), c12 REED BUNTING (incl. c9 WC lower mound). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

LITTLE EGRET (Gordon Hay)

SHOVELER (Gordon Hay)
Sat, January 23 2016: no reported sightings

Fri, January 22 2016: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 12 WIGEON, 16 POCHARD, 52 CORMORANT, 30 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c1500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 50 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c1000 HERRING GULL, 37 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 2 STONECHAT (1 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Moors), 45 SKYLARK (M.Farm, roosting), 50 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm, roosting).  
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Thurs, January 21 2016: 1 GOLDENEYE (male, M.Lake, then to M.West), c1 WOODCOCK, 1 WATER PIPIT (sewage works overflow, flew toward WC), 11 GREYLAG GOOSE, 45 CANADA GOOSE, 75 GADWALL, 12 WIGEON, 60 TEAL, c45 SHOVELER, 15 POCHARD, 25 MEADOW PIPIT, 15 SISKIN (Spynes), 9 LESSER REDPOLL (4 Spynes, 5 M.West), 7 BULLFINCH (WC lower mound), 7 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

First GOLDENEYE of the year (Gordon Hay)

Wed, January 20 2016: 1 SHELDUCK, 3 LITTLE EGRET, 8 WIGEON, 50 SHOVELER, 14 POCHARD, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 COAL TIT, 1 TREECREEPER, 1 SISKIN. Gordon Hay 

Tues, January 19 2016: pm: 1 BARN OWL (M.Farm oak). Gordon Hay

BARN OWL at Mercers Farm (Gordon Hay)
LITTLE OWL at Mercers Farm (Gordon Hay)
Wintering CHIFFCHAFF at Water Colour Lagoons (Gordon Hay)
COMMON GULL (Gordon Hay)

am: 1 BARN OWL (M.Farm oak), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 3 LITTLE EGRET (2 WC flood, 1 M.West), 17 WIGEON (10 WC1, 7 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL, 33 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 11 COMMON GULL, 10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 33 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, 2 STONECHAT (Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 15 SISKIN (Moors cycle path). Ray Baker

Mon, January 18 2016: 10:45hrs-14:00hrs:  1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c3 LITTLE GREBE, 4 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 3 CANADA GEESE, c19 GADWALL, 28 TEAL, 17 SHOVELER (WC1), c71 TUFTED DUCK, 24 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 4 SNIPE (Moors), 15+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 15+ COMMON GULL, 500+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 9 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, c29 REDWING, 2 SONG THRUSH, 1 BULLFINCH. Richard Perry             

1 HERRING GULL (leucisitic, flooded area WC2). Gordon Hay

Leucistic HERRING GULL (Gordon Hay)

Sun, January 17 2016: 07.45hrs-12.05hrs: 1 GOOSANDER (male, flew in from W, circled over w end of Spynes, then flew back W), 1 SHELDUCK (male, Spynes), c2 LITTLE EGRET (1 first light M.Lake, then 2 later M.West, then 1 later flooded area by WC Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (over Spynes, flying W), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over M.Lake), 61 GADWALL (incl. 28 M.West, 14 Moors pools), 2 WIGEON (male & female Moors pools), 81 TEAL (incl. 72 Moors pools), 76 MALLARD (incl. 45 Moors pools), 23 SHOVELER (7 Middle Pit, 16 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 95 TUFTED DUCK (incl. c70 M.Lake), 18 LITTLE GREBE (incl. 9 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (Chilmead Pits), 19 MOORHEN (incl. c12 Moors), 214 COOT (incl. 96 Moors), 28 LAPWING (incl. 25 Moor), 20 SNIPE (incl. 14 Spynes), c5 COMMON GULL, c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c50 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c40 M.Lake), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 2 TREECREEPER (1 M.Park, 1 Moors by landfill), 3 FIELDFARE (M.Farm cottages), c20 REDWING (M.Farm cottages), c3 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male, small pond Nutfield Marsh, c1 Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (edge of M.Lake), c10 SISKIN, 1 LESSER REDPOLL (in tree, Spynes bullrush pool). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay 

The most well-known WIGEON at Holmethorpe (Gordon Hay)
GOLDFINCH in the snow (Gordon Hay)

Sat, January 16 2016: 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (showing well, wooden bridge by Moors cycle path), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 6 WIGEON (WC), 20 SHOVELER (WC), 1 WATER RAIL, 1 STONECHAT (Moors). Gordon Hay

CETTI'S WARBLER (Gordon Hay)

Fri, January 15 2016: am: 1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (among large mixed flock Nutfield Ridge), 1 SHELDUCK (flying into Spynes), 1 LITTLE EGRET (over WC2 at dawn), 1 PEREGRINE (over M.West), c39 GADWALL, c32 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes overflow), c40 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c27 COMMON GULL, c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c42 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COAL TIT, 3 SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (alongside WC2), 1 NUTHATCH, c1,000 STARLING (coming out of roost behind WC1), c36 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 5 BULLFINCH, 5 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker

Thurs, January 14 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 8 PHEASANT (females M.Farm), 40 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 120 FIELDFARE (horse paddocks), 30 REDWING (horse paddocks), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (by small pond Nutfield Marsh), 2 STONECHAT (M.Farm), 25 GOLDFINCH (M.Farm). Gordon Hay

First-winter male STONECHAT on Nutfield Marsh (Gordon Hay)

Wed, January 13 2016: no reported sightings

Tues, January 12 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 110 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON (Moors), c45 TEAL (Moors), 14 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD (1 Moors, 3 Spynes), 1 RED KITE (over Spynes), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c20 LAPWING, 7 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 HERRING GULL (leucistic, WC1 flooded area), 18 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c83 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (mainly Nutfield Ridge), 3 KINGFISHER, 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c1,000 STARLING (coming out of roost behind WC1), 10 FIELDFARE, c67 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, 6 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker 

Mon, January 11 2016: am: c10 GADWALL, c40 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD (All Moors), c35 LAPWING (WC 1 flooded area), 1 SNIPE (Moors), 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC1 flooded area), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors), 9 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker 

Sun, January 10 2016: no reported sightings 

Sat, January 9 2016: 09.45hrs-12.10hrs: c5 WIGEON (3 male, 2 feamale, Moors pools), c54 TEAL (4 Spynes, c50 Moors pools), c9 SHOVELER (c1 Middle Pit, c6 Moors, c2 WC1), 2 POCHARD (male Spynes, male WC1), c4 PHEASANT (c3 M.Farm, 1 Middle Pit), c12 SNIPE (c8 Spynes, c4 Moors), c30 COMMON GULL (c14 Spynes, c6 M.West, c10 Moors), c4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c45 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c40 M.Lake), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), c1 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c50 REDWING (incl. c40 Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL Mercers.CP), 3 LESSER REDPOLL (1 in hedge M.Farm, 2 feeding Moors cycle pat)h, c5 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl 

Fri, January 8 2016: am: c34 GADWALL, 2 WIGEON (pair WC1), c55 TEAL, c19 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD (WC1), 2 PHEASANT (Chilmead Farm), 1 SPARROWHAWK (female, M/Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c25 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, 15 COMMON GULL, 17 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c43 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c27 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 4 KINGFISHER, 1 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 10 GOLDCREST, 12 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (railway embankment, Moors pools, Moors cycle path), 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c60 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors pools), 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, c30 LINNET (flew over M23 to M.Farm), 10 SISKIN (Nutfield Ridge), 3 BULLFINCH, 3 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 3 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker 

Thurs, January 7 2016: am: 2 WIGEON, c35 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 2 SPARROWHAWK (male and female), c25 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c25 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c5 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, c3 STONECHAT. Ray Baker

Wed, January 6 2016: pm: 1 SHELDUCK (male, M.West), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 12 FIELDFARE (M.Farm), 45 REDWING (M.Farm), c70 GOLDFINCH, 10 LESSER REDPOLL, 25 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

Tues, January 5 2016: pm: 1 PEREGRINE (male), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 SNIPE (sewage works), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (flooded area E end of WC1), c2 BLACKCAP (male, flooded dell at end of M.Lake), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (sewage works). Gordon Hay

am: 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, c55 TEAL, c25 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 2 KESTREL, c12 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 12 COMMON GULL, 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c60 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c20 STOCK DOVE, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 5 KINGFISHER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 12 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, c25 SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (WC causeway), 2 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c60 FIELDFARE, c75 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 19 PIED WAGTAIL, 18 MEADOW PIPIT, c40 SISKIN (M.Farm by M23), 8 LESSER REDPOLL, 4 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER, 5 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker

am: c30 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON (male, Moors pools), c35 TEAL (Moors), c15 SHOVELER (WC1, Moors), 2 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 TUFTED DUCK/SCAUP hybrid (female, M.Lake), 4 GREY HERON, 1 KESTREL (M.Lake), 1 WATER RAIL (Moors, by wooden bridge), c40 LAPWING (incl. c25 Spynes), 17 SNIPE (Spynes), 21 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (M.Lake), c5 GOLDCREST (Moors, M.Lake), 1 TREECREEPER (oak, S of Spynes), c3 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c50 REDWING (numerous sites), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 1 PIED WAGTAIL (M.Farm), 4 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), c30 GOLDFINCH, c15 SISKIN (E end of Spynes feeding in alders), 6 LESSER REDPOLL (M.Farm), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (WC1). Neil Randon

Mon, January 4 2016: late pm: 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (WC1, on flooded area at E end), c350 STARLING (coming in to roost). Ray Baker

pm: 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (arrived at 14.15hrs to WC1, on flooded area at E end, first winter record), 10 ROOK (landfill), NUTHATCH (church graveyard), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, c70 GOLDFINCH, c30 SISKIN (Glebe Lake). Gordon Hay

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT approach WC (Gordon Hay)

am: 1 WIGEON, c25 TEAL, c15 SHOVELER, 3 GREY HERON, c10 LAPWING, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), 2 STONECHAT (Moors by reedbed), c5 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), c11 SISKIN (4 Moors, 7 WC2 inlet stream), 1 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker

Sun, January 3 2016:  07.40hrs-11.00hrs: c126 CANADA GOOSE (Moors), 1 WIGEON (male Moors pools), c122 TEAL (1 Middle Pit, c121 Moors pools), c14 SHOVELER (3 Middle Pit, 1 Moors, c10 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 6 PHEASANT (M.Farm), c3 WATER RAIL (2 Spynes overflow, 1, poss. 2 Moors pools by wooden bridge), c8 SNIPE (c7 Spynes, c1 Moors), c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c75 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c32 M.Lake, c13 Spynes, c30 over), c32 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (oaks S of Spynes), 1 CHIFFCHAFF ('Dell' Moors), c5 FIELDFARE, c100 REDWING (incl. c90 Nutfiled Marsh), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 6 BULLFINCH (Middle Pit), c25 YELLOWHAMMER (incl. c20 Nutfield Marsh). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay

Sat, January 2 2016: late pm: 1 WATER PIPIT (calling, flew over M.Lake towards WC). Gordon Hay

1 LITTLE EGRET, MUTE SWAN, CANADA GOOSE, GADWALL, WIGEON, TEAL, MALLARD, SHOVELER, POCHARD, TUFTED DUCK, CORMORANT, GREY HERON, GREAT CRESTED GREBE, LITTLE GREBE, COOT, LAPWING, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, HERRING GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, FERAL PIGEON, STOCK DOVE, WOOD PIGEON, COLLARED DOVE,  RING-NECKED PARAKEET, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, MAGPIE, JAY, CARRION CROW, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, LONG-TAILED TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, WREN, STARLING, BLACKBIRD, c10 FIELDFARE, SONG THRUSH, c20 REDWING, ROBIN, 2 STONECHAT (Nutfield Marsh), GREY WAGTAIL, PIED WAGTAIL, CHAFFINCH, GOLDFINCH. Peter Emery 

GOLDCREST (Gordon Hay)

RING-NECKED PARAKEET (Gordon Hay)
Fri, January 1 2016:  08.15hrs-12.50hrs: c10 JACK SNIPE (Moors), 1 LITTLE EGRET (over M.Lake), c65 GADWALL (incl. c60 Moors), c10 WIGEON (2 female Spynes, c8 Moors pools), c100 TEAL (Moors pools), c14 SHOVELER (2 Spynes, c3 Middle Pit, c5 Moors, c4 WC1), 13 POCHARD (Spynes), c4 PHEASANT (M.Farm), 1 RED KITE (over Chilmead Farm, heading W), c1 SPARROWHAWK (male, Chilmead Farm, then later Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), 1 KESTREL (Chilmead Farm), c20 SNIPE (c10 Spynes, c10 Moors), c10 COMMON GULL (incl. c7 Spynes), c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 Spynes, c8 Nutfield Ridge), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (mainly M.Lake), 1 KINGFISHER (WC), 2 COAL TIT (Chilmead Lane), c40 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c5 FIELDFARE (M.Park), c60 REDWING (incl. c50 Nutfiled Marsh), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Park), c30 SISKIN (feeding in Alders, E end of Spynes), c2 LESSER REDPOLL (with Siskins E of Spynes), 5 BULLFINCH (Middle Pit). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay