Fri 1 Jan 2010: p.m. 1 imm. SHAG (M.Lake), 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 36 TUFTED DUCK, 1 LITTLE EGRET (ditch at back of WC lagoons), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over WC lagoons), 1 SPARROWHAWK (M.Farm), c320 LAPWING, 1 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 1 COLLARED DOVE, 1 FIELDFARE (Moors), 1 REDWING (WC), 2 SONG THRUSH. Also seen: LITTLE GREBE, GREAT CRESTED GREBE, CORMORANT, MUTE SWAN, GADWALL, SHOVELER, COOT, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, HERRING GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, FERAL PIGEON, RING-NECKED PARAKEET, PIED WAGTAIL, DUNNOCK, BLACKBIRD, ROBIN, LONG-TAILED TIT, GREAT TIT, BLUE TIT, JAY, MAGPIE, CARRION CROW. Kevin Guest
p.m. 1 LITTLE OWL (calling at M.Farm), 3 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c10 CORMORANT, 1 imm. SHAG, 1f SMEW, 1 GREY HERON, 2 MUTE SWAN, c25 TUFTED DUCK, 4 MALLARD, 3 GADWALL, 3 MOORHEN, 47 COOT, 111 LAPWING, c150 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL, 20 HERRING GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 7 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 40 STOCK DOVE, 1 FERAL PIGEON, 3 WOODPIGEON, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 4 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 SKYLARK, c10 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 WREN, 4 DUNNOCK, 5 ROBIN, 1 FIELDFARE, 1 REDWING, 3 BLACKBIRD, 2 GREAT TIT, 4 BLUE TIT, 13 LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 MAGPIE, 2 JACKDAW, 6 CARRION CROW, 4 STARLING, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 CHAFFINCH (heard), several GOLDFINCH (heard), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (heard). Jerry & Thomas Blumire
11.00hrs-14.45hrs. 2 COAL TIT (M.CP car park), 12+ SHOVELER (around patch), 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 1 imm. SHAG (on raft M.Lake), 12+ STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 14 POCHARD (around patch), 4 TEAL (Spynes), 2 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1m PHEASANT (M.Farm). 1m GREY WAGTAIL (sewage works), 30 CANADA GOOSE (Moors), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Moors). Ian Kehl
p.m. In addition to the sightings below, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 SISKIN (over), 14 SHOVELER, 2 CHIFFCHAFF. Richard Bartlett & Gordon Hay
early a.m - p.m. 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 1 imm. SHAG (on pontoons, M.Lake, found by Gordon - 4th site record, the last being in 1993), 1 KINGFISHER (heard), 1 LITTLE EGRET (over M.CP), 31 CORMORANT (M.Lake), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West Pit), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (M.Farm), 1 KESTREL, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1m PHEASANT (M.Farm), 2 WATER RAIL (heard at Spynes reedbed), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 3 COMMON SNIPE (M. West), c6 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 54 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (over M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (heard M.CP - Gordon), 1 NUTHATCH (heard M.West), 4 LESSER REDPOLL (M.CP), 7 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay & Graham James
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SHAG (R. Bartlett)
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Sat 2 Jan 2010: a.m. (No sign of the Shag this morning). 1f SMEW, 1f GOLDENEYE (both M.Lake), 2 JACK SNIPE, c15 COMMON SNIPE, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 2 COAL TIT, 2 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 15 CORMORANT, 404 LAPWING, c40 GADWALL, 14 SHOVELER, c170 TUFTED DUCK (equals site record count), 16 POCHARD, 5 TEAL, 1 LESSER REDPOLL, 2 SISKIN, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 KESTREL, 12 GREENFINCH, 2 NUTHATCH, 60 REDWING, 25 FIELDFARE, 35 LITTLE GREBE. Gordon Hay
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Sun 3 Jan 2010: 09.00hrs-10.30hrs. 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 LINNET (Thomas), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (bridal path N of paddocks). Thomas & Jerry Blumire
08.00hrs-10.00hrs. 2+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), 2 TREECREEPER (M.CP), 1f SMEW (NW corner of M.Lake), 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 12 POCHARD, 7 SHOVELER, 1f PHEASANT (M.Farm), 2 TEAL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6+ SONG THRUSH (sewage works), 5+ REDWING (sewage works), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (sewage works), 1 MEADOW PIPIT (sewage works), 4+ GREENFINCH. Ian Kehl
a.m. 1f SMEW, 3f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 12 SHOVELER, 5 TEAL, 15 POCHARD, at least 43 GADWALL (not everywhere covered), 1 WATER RAIL (Fordbridge), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (M.Farm), 1 LINNET, 1 COAL TIT, 50+ SKYLARK, 1f PHEASANT, 6 LESSER REDPOLL. M.Lake gull roost - c2000 BLACK-HEADED GULL,c40 COMMON GULL, 25 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 18 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, very few HERRING GULL (but about 500 on N. Ridge later). Gordon Hay
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Mon 4 Jan 2010: early p.m. 1f SMEW (M.Lake). Matt Farmer
a.m./p.m. 42 species seen including BULLFINCH, TREECREEPER and LITTLE OWL. Geoff & Jan Bates
late a.m-early p.m. 120 GOLDFINCH, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (on island at WC2). (No sign of Woodcock). Gordon Hay
late a.m. 1f SMEW, 1 KINGFISHER (M.Lake). (No sign of Woodcock). Graham James
a.m 1f SMEW (M.Lake), GREY HERON, 5 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 1m POCHARD (M.West), 10 COMMON GULL (WC on ice), GREEN WOODPECKER, MEADOW PIPT, NUTHATCH (M.Lake), LESSER REDPOLL, 2f SISKIN (M.CP with L. Redpoll), 1m BULLFINCH (M.CP). (Also c20 Red-legged Partridge & c40 Yellowhammers in field off Coopers Hill Road, South Nutfield.) Kevin Guest & Johnny Allan
08.00hrs–16.30hrs. 8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (M. Lake), 39 LITTLE GREBE, 48 CORMORANT (at Spynes roost by 4pm – no Shag), 3 GREY HERON, 5 MUTE SWANS, 1 GREYLAG GOOSE, 111 CANADA GOOSE (over Playing Fields), 19 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (18 M West, 1 Spynes - new site record count), 23 MALLARD, 39 GADWALL, 9 SHOVELER, 4 TEAL (Spynes), 6 POCHARD, 167 TUFTED DUCK (161 M Lake), 1f GOLDENEYE (M Lake), 1f SMEW (M Lake), 1m KESTREL, 2 PHEASANT (1m & 1f M Farm), 1 WATER RAIL (heard from behind WC1), 23 MOORHEN, 167 COOT, 223 LAPWING (mostly Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (flew past WC mound), 1 WOODCOCK (flying about conifers by Moors 9.30am), 4 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 1,243 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 17 COMMON GULL, 190 HERRING GULL, 33 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 7 STOCK DOVE (M Farm), 8 FERAL PIGEON, 29 WOODPIGEON, 15 COLLARED DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWL (M Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (M Lake), 6 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 SKYLARK, 9 MEADOW PIPIT, 60 PIED WAGTAIL (55 Sewage Works), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 19 WREN, 22 DUNNOCK, 22 ROBIN, 7 SONG THRUSH, 26 REDWING, 3 MISTLE THRUSH, 37 FIELDFARE, 35 BLACKBIRD, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (by WC2), 2 GOLDCREST (1 Playing Fields, 1 in conifers by Chilmead Farm orchard), 33 GREAT TIT, 1 COAL TIT (M CP), 66 BLUE TIT, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 TREECREEPER (M CP), 40 MAGPIE, 3 JAY, 64 JACKDAW, 95 CARRION CROW, 34 STARLING, 25 HOUSE SPARROW (12 Playing Fields), 28 CHAFFINCH, 1 LINNET, 7 LESSER REDPOLL (2 WC, 5 MCP), 111 GOLDFINCH (80 Moors), 22 GREENFINCH (14 Playing Fields), 1 SISKIN (M CP), 1f BULLFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING (2 Spynes, 1 WC). 74 species seen. Jerry Blumire
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Tues 5 Jan 2010: early p.m. 1 WATER RAIL, 2 COMMON SNIPE (along brook by landfill site). Matt Farmer
a.m. 2 LITTLE OWL (calling Chilmead Farm & M. Farm), c150 GREYLAG GOOSE, c130 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 21 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (new site record count), 45 GADWALL, 220+ TUFTED DUCK (new site record count), 17 POCHARD, 5 SHOVELER, 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, 3 LESSER REDPOLLS, 2 COMMON SNIPE, 416 LAPWING, 1 KESTREL. Gordon Hay
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Weds 6 Jan 2010: 2 TREECREEPER, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 SISKIN (all path near methane plant, Moors), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC lagoons), 7 COMMON SNIPE, 1 WATER RAIL (Moors), 1f SMEW, 1f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 40+ GADWALL, 12 POCHARD, 7 SHOVELER, 8 SKYLARK (over), 2 MEADOW PIPIT (sheep field by path near methane plant), 1m KESTREL, a few REDWING. Gordon Hay
late a.m. 1 COMMON SNIPE (M.West), 30+ GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 20+ CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 2m SHOVELER (M.West), c30 GADWALL (M.West), c30 FIELDFARE (over Merstham playing fields). Graham & Sue James
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Thurs 7 Jan 2010: a.m.-early p.m. 7 LINNET (WC), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 5 TEAL, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c140 GOLDFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING, 2 SKYLARK. Gordon Hay
a.m-early p.m. 3 WATER RAIL (near Fordbridge), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (M.CP), 55 GADWALL, 8 WIGEON (5m & 3f M.West), c10 POCHARD, 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over M.Lake), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (in tree M.Farm), 2 BULLFINCH (over Spynes), c70 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 68 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 150+ FIELDFARE (movement in groups of up to 30 mainly heading NE), 30+ REDWING, 1 LINNET (WC). Graham James & Gordon Hay
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Fri 8 Jan 2010: a.m. 1f SMEW, 3 WIGEON, 9 POCHARD, 1 COMMON SNIPE over (all M.Lake), 1 WATER RAIL (Fordbridge), 2 REED BUNTING, 14 LINNET, 1 MEADOW PIPIT. Matt Farmer
8.30hrs-12.00hrs. 1 KINGFISHER (low over frozen WC1), 6 WATER RAIL (new site record count - Gordon), 13 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), 2m & 1f WIGEON (M.Lake), 24 POCHARD, 31 GADWALL, 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 1f SMEW (M.Lake - Gordon), 3 SHOVELER, 6 TEAL, at least 250 TUFTED DUCK (new site record count), c120 FIELDFARE (mainly heading S), 37 LITTLE GREBE (M.West), 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (M.Lake, inc. a pair displaying), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (M.Lake), c150 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 1 TREECREEPER (M.CP), 13 COMMON SNIPE, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 1 KESTREL, 1 BULLFINCH, 1 LITTLE EGRET (near Fordbridge), c100 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 10 REDWING, 10 MEADOW PIPIT (all sewage works - Gordon). Gordon Hay & Graham James
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Sat 9 Jan 2010: 12.25hrs-15.05hrs. 10+ COMMON GULL, 200+ HERRING GULL (mainly M.Lake), 40+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), 10+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), 25+ CORMORANT, 18+ POCHARD, 22 WIGEON (M.Lake), 3 SHOVELER (M.Lake), 10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 COMMON SNIPE, 40+ LITTLE GREBE, 3+ FIELDFARE, 3+ REDWING, 90+ CANADA GOOSE, 5+ MEADOW PIPIT (sewage works). Ian Kehl
a.m.p.m. 1f SMEW (M.Lake), several WIGEON (M.Lake), 1 WATER RAIL (feeding by Fordbridge on WC side), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Fordbridge), 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER (both M.CP), 3 BULLFINCH (M.West). Richard Bartlett
09.30hrs-13.15hrs. 24 FIELDFARE (S over WC), 1f SMEW, 1f GOLDENEYE, 22 WIGEON (14m, 8f), 1 GREAT-SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming, 1 TREECREEPER, (all M.Lake), 25 GADWALL, 25 POCHARD, 165 COOT, 42 LITTLE GREBE, 97 CANADA GOOSE, 59 GREYLAG GOOSE, 110 TUFTED DUCK, 31 LAPWING (all around patch), many COMMON SNIPE flying about looking for places to feed. Jerry Blumire
a.m. 1 WOODCOCK (path past methane plant at Moors, between Moors and Cavendish Road), 8 COMMON SNIPE (in various ditches), 204 LAPWING (64 flew S, 140 on ice), at least 5 WATER RAIL (inc. one of which was presumed different from yesterday's birds), 1 KINGFISHER (Fordbridge), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MUTE SWAN, c150 GREYLAG GOOSE, 23 WIGEON (15m & 8f M.Lake), 24 GADWALL (inc. 2 on Glebe Lake, a reduction in number from yesterday), 6 SHOVELER, 8 TEAL, c80 MALLARD, c200 TUFTED DUCK, 28 POCHARD, 2f GOLDENEYE, 1f SMEW, 1 GOLDCREST (in conifers by orchard, Cormongers Lane), 1 NUTHATCH, movement of c120 FIELDFARE (heading S), 15 REDWING (heading S), 1 LITTLE OWL (heard). Gordon Hay
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SMEW (R. Bartlett)
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Sun 10 Jan 2010: a.m. 7 GOOSANDER (flew S over Cormongers Lane), 25 ROOK (landfill site), 600+ CARRION CROW, 800+ JACKDAW, 2500 HERRING GULL, 55 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.West), c40 COMMON GULL, 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 2f (poss. 3) GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 2 WOODCOCK, 1 JACK SNIPE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, c130 LAPWING, 15 COMMON SNIPE, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 10 SHOVELER, 18 GADWALL, 8 POCHARD, 220 TUFTED DUCK, 2 WIGEON (over, heading S), 1m SPARROWHAWK, 6 REED BUNTING, c20 FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING, 2 SISKIN (alders near methane plant at Moors), 2 LESSER REDPOLL (M.CP), 1 GOLDCREST, 2 WATER RAIL, 1 NUTHATCH, c60 GOLDFINCH. Gordon Hay
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Mon 11 Jan 2010: a.m. 1 LITTLE EGRET (ditch by WC mound, seen later at Fordbridge), 23 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (over Moors), c32 CORMORANT (22 over Moors, c10 M.Lake), 3 WATER RAIL (1 heard Moors, 2 seen Fordbridge), 6 SHOVELER (Moors), 1 KESTREL, 3 COMMON SNIPE (2 on snow-free patch of grass behind Chilmead Ponds, 1 at M.Lake), 1 NUTHATCH (N.Ridge), 1 COAL TIT (Nutfield churchyard), c12 GADWALL, 1f GOLDENEYE, 4 POCHARD. Graham James
a.m. 1f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 16 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, several TEAL, 2 YELLOWHAMMER (Spynes/M.West), 2 WATER RAIL (Fordbridge), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Fordbridge). Paul Kerry
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Tues 12 Jan 2010: 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 7+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (inc, one ringed bird, subsequent enquiries revealed this to be an adult female first ringed in Norway in 2001), 1 ad. YELLOW-LEGGED GULL, c30 LINNET (entrance to WC), 6 prob. REDPOLL (over), 1 LITTLE EGRET (ditch between M.Farm & M.West). Ray Baker & Brian Thomas
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Weds 13 Jan 2010: p.m. 2f GOLDENEYE, 48+ GADWALL, 7 SHOVELER, c15 TEAL, c170 TUFTED DUCK, 6 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c50 LAPWING, c30 FIELDFARE, 1 KESTREL, c400 HERRING GULL, c55 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (no sign of Smew). Gordon Hay
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Thurs 14 Jan 2010: 07.55hrs-11.15hrs. 3 COMMON SNIPE (WC1), c300 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 10 COMMON GULL, 16 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (all WC1), 2 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mound), 18 CORMORANT, 4 POCHARD, 2 SHOVELER, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 WATER RAIL, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (all M.Lake), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (sewage works), c35 REDWING, c20 FIELDFARE, 1 PHEASANT (M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (perched in its usual tree M.Farm), 32 GADWALL, 1f GOLDENEYE (now on M.West Pit), 11 LESSER REDPOLL (flock feeding on ground under alders between M.CP car park & Aquasports). Graham James
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Fri 15 Jan 2010: early p.m. 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 13 CANADA GOOSE, 52+ REDWING, 14 FIELDFARE, 3 GADWALL, 4 SHOVELER, 1 LAPWING, 2 COMMON SNIPE, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 MAGPIE, 200+ GOLDFINCH, 6 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 SONG THRUSH, 2 STARLING (all WC/ Moors area), also many gulls on WC lagoons of all 5 common species. Matt Farmer
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Sat 16 Jan 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sun 17 Jan 2010: (a.m. A Woodlark circled over garden at Nutfield Ridge.) Richard Bartlett
p.m. 2f SMEW (1 M.Lake, 1 M.West), 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 15 GADWALL, 6 TEAL, 11 POCHARD, 2 SHOVELER, 200+ TUFTED DUCK, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (M.Lake), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 17 STOCK DOVE, 84 LAPWING, 1 LITTLE EGRET (over M.Farm), 9 COMMON SNIPE (over), 1 LINNET, c45 GOLDFINCH, 1 TREECREEPER (M.CP), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (over), c25 FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING, 1 BULLFINCH (heard), 1 LITTLE OWL (Chilmead Farm), c25 LONG-TAILED TIT, c70 STARLING (heading W in small groups). Gordon Hay
07.50hrs-10.55hrs. 1f SMEW (M. West, on ice), 8+ POCHARD, 6+ SHOVELER (1 M.West, 5+ Moors), 2 TEAL (on ice at flooded pool, Moors), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (M.West), 8+ COMMON SNIPE (6+ on Spynes island, 2 Moors), up to 3 GREEN SANDPIPER (2 low over Moors, then one low over ditch at WC near railway line), 12+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 10+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3+ COMMON GULL, 2 LITTLE OWL (in oak S of Spynes), 60+ RING-NECKED PARAKEET (mainly flying E in small flocks from direction of Moors), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over M.east), 15+ REDWING, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (feeding on ground, Moors), 6+ LESSER REDPOLL (M.CP), 3+ SISKIN (feeding in alders at M.CP with L. Redpolls), 1f BULLFINCH (M.east), 1m YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). (54 species seen.) Ian Kehl
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Mon 18 Jan 2010: early p.m. 1f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 8 POCHARD (5 M.Lake, 3 M.West), 14 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GADWALL, (all M.West), 3 MISTLE THRUSH, 50+ LAPWING, 70+ REDWING, 40+ FIELDFARE, 6 STOCK DOVE, 1 JAY (all M.Farm). (Still foggy with parts of M.Lake and M.West not clearly visible.) Matt Farmer
08.00hrs-10.20hrs. Difficult birding due to thick mist, Spynes/M.West not visible, M.Lake only partially visible. 2f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake, at Aquasport end), 6 SHOVELER (1 M.Lake, 5 flood plain next to sewage works), 2 GADWALL (M.Lake), 7 POCHARD (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (flood plain), 3 WATER RAIL (1 Fordbridge, 1 conservation area of M.Lake, 1 brook at flood plain), 1f SPARROWHAWK (M.CP), 17 CORMORANT, c30 REDWING (WC lagoons & M.CP). (No sign of either Smew but both may well be present.) Graham James
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Tues 19 Jan 2010: 1f SMEW (M.Lake, amongst trees just by the main entrance gate to car-park), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC lagoons Norwegian-ringed JP51, the same bird seen at WC on 12th), 1 TREECREEPER (M.Farm, sheep paddock trees), 2 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes island), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (on ice at Spynes), 100+ GOLDFINCH (Moors). Ray Baker
early p.m. 11 GADWALL, 4 SHOVELER, 2 TEAL, 4 POCHARD (all at flooded pools at Moors), 150+ GOLDFINCH, 21 REDWING. Matt Farmer
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Weds 20 Jan 2010: 08.20hrs-10.35hrs. 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (WC ditch near mound), 7 SHOVELER (6 Moors, 1 WC1), 6 POCHARD (5 M.Lake, 1 M.West), 6 GADWALL (2 M.Lake, 4 M.West), 1m TEAL (M.West), 1 KINGFISHER (M.Lake), 15 CORMORANT, 9 REDWING, 49 PIED WAGTAIL (M.Farm), 107 LAPWING (Spynes/M.West), 1f BULLFINCH (M.West) c150 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 4 COMMON GULL, 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 13 HERRING GULL (inc. one adult with red ring on left leg - unable to read), 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (inc. Norwegian-ringed adult) (all WC1). (No sign of Smew or 2nd Goldeneye.) Graham James
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Thurs 21 Jan 2010: p.m. 2f GOLDENEYE (1 M.Lake, 1 M.West), 2 SHOVELER, 5 POCHARD, 18 GADWALL, 185 LAPWING, c65 REDWING (over), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (inc. one pair displaying). Gordon Hay
early p.m. 1f SMEW, 1f GOLDENEYE, 4 POCHARD (all M.Lake), 11 GADWALL, 7 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (flooded pools at Moors), 1 LITTLE EGRET (in brook at Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over Moors). Matt Farmer
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Fri 22 Jan 2010: No reported sightings.
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Sat 23 Jan 2010: 1f SMEW. Neil Randon
p.m. c500 HERRING GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (all around pools at Nutfield Ridge), 1f KINGFISHER. Gordon Hay
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Sun 24 Jan 2010: p.m. 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 2 WIGEON (m & f Spynes), 1 KESTREL (M.West), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 1 TREECREEPER (M.CP), 9 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm), 8 CHAFFINCH (M.Farm), 22 TUFTED DUCK (Spynes), 2 POCHARD (Spynes), 4 MUTE SWAN (Spynes), 1 JAY (Spynes), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 22 REDWING (over M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (on field M.Farm mobbed, then in flight). Kevin Guest & Roger Browne
07.45hrs-10.55hrs. 2f SMEW (M.West), 1 (poss. 2) GOLDENEYE (M.West), 5 POCHARD, 2 WIGEON (m & f Spynes), 8+ SHOVELER (Moors), 2 TEAL (m & f M.West), 148 GREYLAG GOOSE, 25+ REDWING, 25+ FIELDFARE (inc. flock of 24 over M.Farm), 1 LITTLE EGRET (by flooded area Moors, landfill side of brook), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over), 20+ COMMON GULL, 1 ad. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 1 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 3 MISTLE THRUSH, 12+ GREENFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING (1m & 2f Spynes reedbed). Ian Kehl & Gordon Hay
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Mon 25 Jan 2010: Very brief visit. Movement of c90 FIELDFARE, c70 REDWING (heading NE), c50 SKYLARK (flew onto M.Farm), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), c20 GADWALL, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 3 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes). Gordon Hay
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Tues 26 Jan 2010: p.m. 2 NUTHATCH (N.Ridge), c200 REDWING (on sheep fields, Nutfield Marsh, horse paddocks, sewage works), c50 FIELDFARE (around patch), 21 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 8 POCHARD, 11 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KINGFISHER (all M.Lake), 2f GOLDENEYE, 4+ GADWALL (all M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 imm. HERRING GULL or LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (with white ring on right leg AB 07) (all Moors). Also a pair of MUTE SWANS mating on the Inn on the Pond. Gordon Hay
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Weds 27 Jan 2010: No reported sightings.
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Thurs 28 Jan 2010: a.m. 12 COMMON SNIPE (flushed by work party), 10 SHOVELER, 12 GADWALL, 1 POCHARD, 1m KESTREL (all Moors), 2 SHOVELER, 2 GREY WAGTAIL (all WC lagoons), 2 SMEW (1 ad.f & 1 1st-w f), 7 POCHARD, 150+ TUFTED DUCK (all M.Lake), 1 TREECREEPER, 1f PHEASANT (M.CP), c45 REDWING, 12 FIELDFARE, 5 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 12 GADWALL, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over), 1f KESTREL, 1 REED BUNTING (all Spynes), 2f GOLDENEYE, 2 TEAL, 14 GADWALL, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 BULLFINCH (all M.West), c100 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, c30 REDWING, 1 LITTLE EGRET (all sewage works). Gordon Hay
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Fri 29 Jan 2010: 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 7 POCHARD (M.Lake), 3 SHOVELER (WC1). Gordon Hay
2 SHOVELER, 6+ GADWALL, 22 REDWING, 1 FIELDFARE, 1 SMEW, 6+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KESTREL. Neil Randon
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Sat 30 Jan 2010: a.m. 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake -probably one of the M.West birds), 9 WIGEON (M.West), 5 TEAL (3 Middle Pit, M.east, 2 Moors), c30 GADWALL, c15 SHOVELER, 1 LESSER REDPOLL, 2 LINNET (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
a.m. 1f SMEW (M.Lake), 2f GOLDENEYE (M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes - first for year), 1 WATER RAIL (M.Lake). Steve Gale
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Sun 31 Jan 2010: p.m. 1 SHELDUCK, 1f BULLFINCH, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2f PHEASANT, 1 WATER RAIL (heard at Spynes) (all M.Farm/Spynes/M.West area). Thomas & Jerry Blumire
a.m. 2f SMEW (M.Lake), 3f GOLDENEYE (M.Lake), 7 POCHARD, c290 TUFTED DUCK (new record count), 39 GADWALL, 5 SHOVELER, 1f SHELDUCK (M.West), 1f SCAUP-like Aythya hybrid (M.Lake), 16 CANADA GOOSE (Moors), 10 COMMON SNIPE, c25 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 11 FIELDFARE, c15 REDWING, 1 WATER RAIL (Gordon), 11 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (M.Lake), c1500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 150+ HERRING GULL, 10+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 10+ COMMON GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 1 BULLFINCH, 3 MEADOW PIPIT (sewage works), 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 PHEASANT (1m & 2f M.Farm), 18 CORMORANT (16 over Moors), 8 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (heading SW over WC1 - Ian), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (over WC mound - Ian). Gordon Hay, Ian Kehl & Graham James
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