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APOLOGIES TO ALL THOSE HOPING FOR A MORE UP-TO-DATE
LIST OF SIGHTINGS – OTHER PRESSING COMMITMENTS IN RECENT MONTHS HAVE CREATED
THE BACKLOG BUT NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED IN DUE COURSE!
Wed, 31
January 2018
No reported sightings
Tues, 30
January 2018
9.00am-10.30am: 4 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 CANADA GOOSE, 2
EGYPTIAN GOOSE, plenty of CHAFFINCH, 30
YELLOWHAMMER, 1 REED BUNTING (Nutfield Church area). Anthony Jakeman
Mon, 29 January
2018
10.30am-2.30pm: 56 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 6
EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 13 WIGEON, c40 GADWALL, c14
TEAL, 19 SHOVELER, c70 TUFTED DUCK, c13 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 14 LITTLE
GREBE, 6 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c56
LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c350 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c14 COMMON GULL, c50 HERRING GULL, 9
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 5
SONG THRUSH, 1 GREENFINCH, 6 YELLOWHAMMER, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Sun, 28
January 2018
8.40am-12.45pm: 6 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c47 TEAL, c12 SHOVELER, 1 PHEASANT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, c3 COMMON BUZZARD, c21 SNIPE, c5 COMMON GULL, c18
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 100 STOCK DOVE, 1 BARN OWL (oak, S of Spynes), c30
SKYLARK, c8 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT, c100 CHAFFINCH, 1 BRAMBLING, c50 LINNET, c20 SISKIN, c2 LESSER REDPOLL, 3
BULLFINCH, c25 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Ian Kehl and Anthony Jakeman
Sat, 27
January 2018
10.00am-2.00pm: 3 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 22 GADWALL, 9 TEAL, 8 SHOVELER, c84 TUFTED DUCK, c24
CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, c20
LAPWING, c350 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c15 COMMON GULL, c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL,
c350 HERRING GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, c9
FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING. Richard Perry
Fri, 26
January 2018
1 BARN OWL, 36 MEADOW
PIPIT. Gordon Hay
Wed, 24 January 2018-Thurs, 25 January 2018
No reported sightings
Tues, 23
January 2018
5 WIGEON, 130 GADWALL, 65 TEAL, 14
SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 70 TUFTED DUCK, 1 LITTLE
EGRET, 38 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 TREECREEPER, 2 STONECHAT, 85 CHAFFINCH, 5 BRAMBLING, 3 GREENFINCH, 25 GOLDFINCH, 60 LINNET, 9 LESSER REDPOLL, 3 BULLFINCH, 45
YELLOWHAMMER, 12 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
Mon, 22
January 2018
No reported sightings.
Sun, 21
January 2018
7.45am-11.30am: 4 WIGEON, c66
TEAL, c24 SHOVELER, c4 POCHARD, c98 TUFTED DUCK, 4 PHEASANT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, c20 LITTLE GREBE, 2
SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARD, c165 COOT, c34 LAPWING, c13 SNIPE, c6 COMMON
GULL, c6 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c174 STOCK DOVE, 2 BARN OWL (oak, S of Spynes), c8 FIELDFARE, c30 REDWING, 1 MISTLE
THRUSH, 2 STONECHAT, c100 CHAFFINCH, c60
GOLDFINCH, c8 SISKIN, c6 LESSER REDPOLL, c20 YELLOWHAMMER. Ian Kehl and
Gordon Hay
Sat, 20
January 2018
No reported sightings.
Fri, 19
January 2018
35 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, c700 HERRING GULL, 22 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 60 CHAFFINCH, 3 BRAMBLING, 15 GOLDFINCH (fenceline between Nutfield Church and Glebe House), 35
YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay
Thurs, 18 January
2018
2 POCHARD, 1 COMMON
BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 2 BARN OWL, 25
SKYLARK, 12 YELLOWHAMMER. Also: Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. Gordon Hay
Wed, 17
January 2018
No reported sightings.
Tues, 16
January 2018
2 BARN OWL
(S of Spynes), 1 COAL TIT (Nutfield Church), 1
NUTHATCH (Nutfield Church), 5 MEADOW PIPIT, 60 CHAFFINCH, 8 BRAMBLING,
25 YELLOWHAMMER, 8 REED BUNTING (fenceline between
Nutfield Church and Glebe House). Gordon Hay
10.00am-2.30pm: 1 MUTE SWAN, c84 GREYLAG GOOSE, c100
CANADA GOOSE, c24 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 14 WIGEON, c22
GADWALL, c36 TEAL, c37 SHOVELER, c57 TUFTED DUCK, c30 GREY HERON, 17 LITTLE
GREBE, 6 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c18 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE,
c475 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c18 COMMON GULL, c15 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c75
HERRING GULL, c17 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 BARN OWL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3
FIELDFARE, c18 REDWING, 6 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay and
Richard Perry
Mon, 15
January 2018
No reported sightings.
Sun, 14
January 2018
PM: 1 SPARROWHAWK, 120 STOCK DOVE, 80 CHAFFINCH, 5
BRAMBLING, 1 SISKIN, 7 LESSER REDPOLL, 6 LINNET, 1 BULLFINCH, 1 HAWFINCH
(Glebe House), 60 YELLOWHAMMER, 12 REED BUNTING. Gordon
Hay and Ray Baker
7.40am-11.50am: c20 WIGEON, c85 TEAL, c15 SHOVELER, c2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 PEREGRINE, c7 SNIPE, 1
GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes), c4 COMMON GULL, c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c6 GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULL, c4 STOCK DOVE, 2 BARN
OWL (oak, S of Spynes), c520 JACKDAW, 2 COAL TIT, c45 SKYLARK, c4
FIELDFARE, c75 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 STONECHAT. Ian Kehl and
Gordon Hay
Sat, 13
January 2018
10.30am-3.00pm: 2 MUTE SWAN, 21 GREYLAG GOOSE, 6
CANADA GOOSE, 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 4 WIGEON, 12
GADWALL, c31 TEAL, c8 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, c60 TUFTED DUCK, c26
CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON
BUZZARD, c13 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE, c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL, c22
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, c10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1
GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 SONG THRUSH, c4 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 MEADOW
PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Fri, 12
January 2018
2 LITTLE EGRET,
2 SPARROWHAWK, 80 CHAFFINCH, 8 BRAMBLING (failed
barley crop between Nutfield Church and Glebe House), 25 SISKIN (in Alders
Mill Cottage), 1 GREENFINCH, 15 GOLDFINCH, 60 LINNET, 1 LESSER
REDPOLL (failed barley crop between Nutfield Church and Glebe House), 5 BULLFINCH (Spynes), 1 HAWFINCH (female, in oaks Glebe
House), 65 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
Thurs, 11
January 2018
1 LITTLE EGRET
(WC), c1800 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 35 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, c400 HERRING GULL, 1 BARN
OWL, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 75 FIELDFARE, 55 REDWING, 1
SISKIN, 2 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay
Wed, 10
January 2018
1 SPARROWHAWK, 15 GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 BARN OWL, 10
FIELDFARE, 35 REDWING, 1 GREENFINCH, 2 SISKIN, 1 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay
Tues, 9
January 2018
23 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 LITTLE EGRET, 2 WATER RAIL,1
CHIFFCHAFF, 75 SISKIN, 1 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay
Mon, 8
January 2018
9 WIGEON, 93 GADWALL, 25
TEAL, 54 SHOVELER, 2 PHEASANT, 2 LITTLE EGRET, 18 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL,
22 SKYLARK, 12 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 22 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 BRAMBLING (male), 5 GREENFINCH, 60 LINNET, 4 LESSER REDPOLL, 25 YELLOWHAMMER, 11
REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
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| LESSER REDPOLL (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, 7
January 2018
2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c14
WIGEON, c32 TEAL, c24 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 1 LITTLE EGRET, c2 SPARROWHAWK, c3 COMMON GULL, c6 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL, c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c22 STOCK DOVE, c800 JACKDAW, 1
FIELDFARE, c50 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, c4 LESSER REDPOLL, c10
BULLFINCH, c30 YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay
Sat, 6
January 2018
10.30pm-2.00pm: 4 MUTE SWAN, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 12 WIGEON, 8 GADWALL, c30 TEAL, c6 SHOVELER, c50 TUFTED
DUCK, 2 GREY HERON, 1 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c6
LAPWING, c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c13 COMMON GULL, c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL,
c200 HERRING GULL, c14 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT
SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 3 SONG THRUSH, 3 REDWING, 1 REED
BUNTING. Richard Perry
Thurs, 4
January 2018-Fri, 5 January 2018
No reported sightings
Wed, 3
January 2018
1 GOOSANDER
(drake, WC. Flew N at 12.40pm), 1 LITTLE
EGRET, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 13
LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 LESSER REDPOLL. Richard Perry and Gordon Hay
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| GOOSANDER on Water Colour Lagoon (Gordon Hay) |
Tues, 2
January 2018
No reported sightings
Mon, 1
January 2018
c100 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c7 WIGEON, c66 TEAL, c50 SHOVELER, c6 POCHARD, c1 LITTLE EGRET, c2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1
KESTREL, c17 SNIPE, c3 COMMON GULL, c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c40 GREAT
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, c35 STOCK DOVE, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER,
c3 FIELDFARE, c50 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 STONECHAT, c6 YELLOWHAMMER,
2 REED BUNTING. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose,
Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler,
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Cormorant, Little
Egret, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, Water Rail, Moorhen,
Coot, Lapwing, Jack Snipe, Snipe, Black-headed
Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed
Gull, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Kingfisher, Green
Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Ring-necked Parakeet, Magpie, Jay,
Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Long-tailed
Tit, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush,
Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Stonechat, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey Wagtail,
Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 8 Brambling,
120 Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch, Siskin,
65 Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting. Gordon Hay
