Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Sun 30 June, 2013: 07.05hrs-10.10hrs: 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 adult & 1 fully fledged juv (i.e. not a local breeder) WC2 Island 7.05 am,
then later 1 adult WC2 island & another adult WC1), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair on WC2 island), c8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE
(incl. adult with 3 half-grown chicks, WC2), c3 GADWALL (WC2 island), 1
m POCHARD (Spynes, then flew to M.West), c10 LAPWING (Spynes & M.West), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 2 BLACK-HEADED
GULL (over WC), 1
LITTLE OWL (hedgerow M.Farm), c6 COMMON SWIFT, c50
SAND MARTIN (M.West & WC), c12 BLACKCAP,
c10 WHITETHROAT, c3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (S of Spynes),
c1 GARDEN WARBLER (Middle Pit by cycle path), c3 REED WARBLER.
Wed 26 June, 2013-Sat 29 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 25 June, 2013: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 WC2 Island, 1 juv. not locally bred), 8 LAPWING, 1 REDSHANK (The Moors, Railway Pools), 11 GADWALL, 2 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, 7 COMMON BUZZARD (thermalling together), 1 HOBBY, 2 COMMON TERN (Mercer's Lake), GREEN WOODPECKER (2 nests in Oaks with near fledged young), c150 COMMON SWIFT, 1 RAVEN (Nutfield Ridge then either same or different individual mobbing Buzzard over M.Lake). Gordon Hay
Mon 24 Jun, 2013: no reported sightings
Sun, 23 June, 2013: 07.45hrs -10.45hrs: 1 HOBBY (probable male, in 'hunting mode' over M.West and Middle Pit), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair on WC2 island), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. adult with 2 half-grown chicks, Moors Pools by railway line), c7 GADWALL (Moors Pools by railway line), 3 POCHARD (3 m Spynes), c15 MOORHEN (incl. c3 chicks in 2 families), c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 over Spynes, 1 3rd Winter WC2 island), c100 COMMON SWIFT, c30 SAND MARTIN (M West), 2 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c50 COOT (incl. c20 chicks in c8 family parties), c2 COMMON BUZZARD (incl. 2 together low over M23 end of Spynes), 2 YELLOWHAMMER (pair on path S of Spynes). Also dead Slow-worm on path N of Spynes. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed 19 June, 2013- Sat June 22, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 18 June 2013: 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (over WC). Graham James
Mon 17 June 2013: 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 LAPWING, 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 2 TREECREEPER (with at least 2 fledgling young along the boundary footpath with landfill and
Moors). Gordon Hay
Sun 16 June, 2013: am: 5 GADWALL, 2 LITTLE GREBE (pair with 2 young M.West), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (2 fledglings), 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 2 TREECREEPER, 4 LONG-TAILED TIT (2 broods), c250 COMMON SWIFT (over WC). Gordon Hay
Sat 15 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Fri 14 June, 2013: late pm: 1 poss CASPIAN GULL (WC1, landed with 2 HERRING GULL before flying off). Simon Trenerry
Thurs 13 June, 2013: 09.45hrs: 1 RED KITE (over M.Lake). Jerry Blumire
6 MISTLE THRUSH (on cricket ground, presumed family party), 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (pairs with 2& 3 young on WC1), 1 GADWALL, plus numerous COMMON SWIFT & HOUSE MARTIN. Gordon Hay
Mon 10 June, 2013 - Wed 12 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Sun 9 June, 2013: 2 GREYLAG GOOSE (pair with 2y on WC1), 3 GADWALL, 2 KINGFISHER, 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 migrant, Spynes), c350 COMMON SWIFT (feeding over M.West Pit), 3 GARDEN WARBLER (incl. 1m singing at WC end of M.Park). Gordon Hay
Fri 7 June, 2013 - Sat 8 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 4 June, 2013-Thurs 6 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Mon 3 June, 2013: 2 MUTE SWAN (pair with 5 young, Spynes), 2 CANADA GOOSE (pair with 6 young WC2), 2 GARDEN WARBLER. Gordon Hay
Also
Butterflies incl. c3 Speckled Wood, c3 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Skipper sp. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed 26 June, 2013-Sat 29 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 25 June, 2013: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 WC2 Island, 1 juv. not locally bred), 8 LAPWING, 1 REDSHANK (The Moors, Railway Pools), 11 GADWALL, 2 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, 7 COMMON BUZZARD (thermalling together), 1 HOBBY, 2 COMMON TERN (Mercer's Lake), GREEN WOODPECKER (2 nests in Oaks with near fledged young), c150 COMMON SWIFT, 1 RAVEN (Nutfield Ridge then either same or different individual mobbing Buzzard over M.Lake). Gordon Hay
Mon 24 Jun, 2013: no reported sightings
Sun, 23 June, 2013: 07.45hrs -10.45hrs: 1 HOBBY (probable male, in 'hunting mode' over M.West and Middle Pit), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair on WC2 island), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. adult with 2 half-grown chicks, Moors Pools by railway line), c7 GADWALL (Moors Pools by railway line), 3 POCHARD (3 m Spynes), c15 MOORHEN (incl. c3 chicks in 2 families), c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 over Spynes, 1 3rd Winter WC2 island), c100 COMMON SWIFT, c30 SAND MARTIN (M West), 2 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c50 COOT (incl. c20 chicks in c8 family parties), c2 COMMON BUZZARD (incl. 2 together low over M23 end of Spynes), 2 YELLOWHAMMER (pair on path S of Spynes). Also dead Slow-worm on path N of Spynes. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed 19 June, 2013- Sat June 22, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 18 June 2013: 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (over WC). Graham James
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| MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Graham James) |
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| HERRING GULL (Graham James) |
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| GREY HERON (Graham James) |
Sun 16 June, 2013: am: 5 GADWALL, 2 LITTLE GREBE (pair with 2 young M.West), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (2 fledglings), 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 2 TREECREEPER, 4 LONG-TAILED TIT (2 broods), c250 COMMON SWIFT (over WC). Gordon Hay
Sat 15 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Fri 14 June, 2013: late pm: 1 poss CASPIAN GULL (WC1, landed with 2 HERRING GULL before flying off). Simon Trenerry
Thurs 13 June, 2013: 09.45hrs: 1 RED KITE (over M.Lake). Jerry Blumire
6 MISTLE THRUSH (on cricket ground, presumed family party), 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (pairs with 2& 3 young on WC1), 1 GADWALL, plus numerous COMMON SWIFT & HOUSE MARTIN. Gordon Hay
Mon 10 June, 2013 - Wed 12 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Sun 9 June, 2013: 2 GREYLAG GOOSE (pair with 2y on WC1), 3 GADWALL, 2 KINGFISHER, 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (1 migrant, Spynes), c350 COMMON SWIFT (feeding over M.West Pit), 3 GARDEN WARBLER (incl. 1m singing at WC end of M.Park). Gordon Hay
Fri 7 June, 2013 - Sat 8 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Tues 4 June, 2013-Thurs 6 June, 2013: no reported sightings
Mon 3 June, 2013: 2 MUTE SWAN (pair with 5 young, Spynes), 2 CANADA GOOSE (pair with 6 young WC2), 2 GARDEN WARBLER. Gordon Hay
Sun 2 June, 2013: 1 HOBBY, c28 COOT (14+ pairs), c10 MOORHEN (5+pairs), 1 CUCKOO (1 M.West), 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 MISTLE THRUSH (2 fledged young, cricket pitch), 2 SWALLOW (1 pair Chilmead Farm), 4 GREY WAGTAIL (1 ad & 3y WC1 Lagoons), 12 REED WARBLER (incl. mimic), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 WILLOW WARBLER. One Vixen with 3 cubs Chilmead farm. Gordon Hay
Sat 1 June, 2013: no reported sightings
