Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
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Tues, 30 December 2014: no reported sightings
Mon, 29 December 2014: 1200hrs-1400hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1m 1f WIGEON (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL, 3m PHEASANT (M Farm).1m 1f STONECHAT (Moors), c9 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 GREENFINCH, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC mound). Neil Hadden
Sun, 28 December 2014: 07.55hrs-11.10hrs: 2 WIGEON (pair M.West), c16 SHOVELER (4 M.Lake, c3 Middle Pit, c6 Moors Pools, c3 WC1), c40 TEAL (21 Spynes, c15 Moors, c4 WC1), 4 POCHARD (pair M.West, pair WC1), c27 GADWALL (incl c 21 Middle Pit), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl c36 on platforms M.Lake), c4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (c2 Spynes, c2 Moors), c3 COMMON GULL, c14 COMMON SNIPE (c8 Spynes, c6 Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 KESTREL (imm male M.Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), c5 REDWING, 6 PHEASANT (6 males M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 27 December 2014: no reported sightings
Fri, 26 December 2014: 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West). Gordon Hay
Mon, 22 December 2014-Thurs, 25 December 2014: no reported sightings
Sun, 21 December 2014: 07.55hrs-11.15hrs: 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (Spynes overflow pool), 1 LITTLE EGRET (brook N of M.Farm), 2 possibly 3 STONECHAT (pair Moors, & same or another female Moors), c5 POCHARD (WC1), c16 SHOVELER (2 Spynes, 2 Middle Pit, c8 Moors Pools, c4 WC1), c41 TEAL (1 Spynes, c40 Moors), c12 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 M.Lake, c10 over M.Park), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, c3 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 2 PHEASANT (2 males M.Farm), 1 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 2 TREECREEPER (1 M.Park, 1 Poplar trees by landfill, Moors), c10 FIELDFARE (Moors), c10 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm cottages), c7 BULLFINCH, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (M.Park). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Mon, 15 December 2014-Sat, 20 December 2014: no reported sightings
Sun, 14 December 2014: 07.40hrs-11.10hrs: 1 SMEW (E end of M.Lake, near Aquasports), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Brook to N of M.Farm), 2 STONECHAT (pair Moors), 3 EGYPTIAN GEESE, 6 POCHARD (incl 2 M.West, 4 WC1), c7 SHOVELER (1 Spynes, c6 WC1), c63 TEAL (13 Spynes, c50 Moors), 1 GREY HERON (eating MOLE Moors), c6 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 2 LITTLE OWL (1 M.Farm, 1 oak S of Spynes), c1 SPARROWHAWK (1 over M.Farm, it or another over Middle Pit), c5 COMMON GULL, c4 FIELDFARE (Moors), c6 REDWING, c15 GREENFINCH (incl c12 Spynes), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 1 KINGFISHER (ditch, WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed, 10 December 2014-Sat, 13 December 2014: no reported sightings
Tue, 9 December 2014: 10:00hrs-14:45hrs: 1 SMEW (redhead, W end M.Lake, 10:30am), 64 MALLARD (8 M.Lake, 4 Spynes, 8 WC, 44 Moors), 90 TUFTED DUCK (73 M.Lake, 2 Spynes, 12 WC, 3 Moors), 22 GADWALL (4 M.Lake, 12 Spynes, 4 WC, 2 Moors), 11 POCHARD (8 M.Lake, 3 WC), 22 TEAL (3 Spynes, 19 Moors), 5 SHOVELER (WC), 15 LITTLE GREBE (3 M.Lake, 8 Spynes, 3 WC, 1 Moors), 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (4 M.Lake, 1 WC), 15 CORMORANT (8 M.Lake, 3 Spynes, 4 WC), 104 COOT (30 M.Lake, 18 Spynes, 50 WC, 6 Moors), 38 MOORHEN (8 M.Lake, 4 Spynes, 12 WC, 14 Moors), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (4 M.Lake, 2 Spynes), 4 COMMON GULL (Moors), 2 MUTE SWAN (Spynes), 37 LAPWING (28 Spynes, 9 Moors), 8 COMMON SNIPE (6 Spynes, 2 Moors), 6 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (2 M.Lake, 2 Spynes, 2 WC), 1 SONG THRUSH (Moors), 38 GOLDFINCH (4 M.Farm, 14 WC, 20 Moors), 32 LONG-TAILED TIT (14 Mercers Lake, 12 Spynes, 6 Moors), 1 LINNET (M.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKER (1 Spynes, 1 Moors), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Spynes), 4 REED BUNTING (WC), 12 REDWING (Moors), 10 FIELDFARE (Moors), 4 JAY (1 Spynes, 3 Moors), 2 COLLARED DOVE (Moors). Mark Elsoffer and Steve Menhinnick
Mon, 8 December 2014: 16.00hrs: 1 SMEW (redhead, with Tufted Ducks at NW edge of M.Lake. Neil Randon
Sun, 7 December 2014: 07.50hrs-11.55hrs: 1 WOODCOCK (flushed from ground next to new natural hedge S of Spynes bullrush pool - very close to sighting of a Woodcock in March), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (Moors), 1 WIGEON (male Moors pools), 161 MALLARD, 34 GADWALL, 5 POCHARD (incl 3 Spynes), c18 SHOVELER (c11 Moors pools, c7 WC1), c70 TEAL (5 Spynes, c64 Moors, 1 WC1), 120 TUFTED DUCK, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 22 LITTLE GREBE, c3 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 Spynes, 1 M.Lake), 96 COOT, 53 MOORHEN (incl 39 Moors), c20 CORMORANT, c11 COMMON SNIPE (7 Spynes, 4 Moors pools), 5 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male over Spynes), c30 REDWING, c30 LONG-TAILED TIT (incl c20 Spynes), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm cottages), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (trees nr landfill, Moors), c11 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed, 31 December 2014: 08.00hrs-11.30hrs: 1
GOLDENEYE (female, M.West), 1 SHELDUCK (male, Spynes), 2 LITTLE EGRET
(1 flew from ditch by landfill, Moors, and was briefly joined by
another which flew up from the ditch at WC), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (over
Spynes), 1 WIGEON (female M.West), c13
POCHARD (9 Spynes, 4 M.West), c15 SHOVELER (c2 M.Lake, c4 Middle Pit, c8 WC1, 1 WC2), c31 TEAL
(c15 Spynes, c10 M.West, c4 Moors, c2 WC1), c11 COMMON SNIPE (1 M.West, c6 Spynes, c4
Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes,
on island), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (over M.Park), 2 LITTLE
OWL (1 M.Farm, 1 in oaks S of Spynes), c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (on raft M.Lake), c22 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 Spynes, c20 WC1), c20 COMMON GULL (c3 Spynes,
c17 WC1), c2 FIELDFARE (Moors), c3 REDWING, 3 MISTLE THRUSH (2 horse paddocks M.Farm, 1 Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (ditch, WC), 1
KINGFISHER (ditch, WC), 1 PHEASANT (male M.Farm). Ian Kehl (101 species for the year)
Tues, 30 December 2014: no reported sightings
Mon, 29 December 2014: 1200hrs-1400hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1m 1f WIGEON (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL, 3m PHEASANT (M Farm).1m 1f STONECHAT (Moors), c9 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 GREENFINCH, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC mound). Neil Hadden
Sun, 28 December 2014: 07.55hrs-11.10hrs: 2 WIGEON (pair M.West), c16 SHOVELER (4 M.Lake, c3 Middle Pit, c6 Moors Pools, c3 WC1), c40 TEAL (21 Spynes, c15 Moors, c4 WC1), 4 POCHARD (pair M.West, pair WC1), c27 GADWALL (incl c 21 Middle Pit), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl c36 on platforms M.Lake), c4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (c2 Spynes, c2 Moors), c3 COMMON GULL, c14 COMMON SNIPE (c8 Spynes, c6 Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 KESTREL (imm male M.Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), c5 REDWING, 6 PHEASANT (6 males M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 27 December 2014: no reported sightings
Fri, 26 December 2014: 1 f GOLDENEYE (M.West). Gordon Hay
Mon, 22 December 2014-Thurs, 25 December 2014: no reported sightings
Sun, 21 December 2014: 07.55hrs-11.15hrs: 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (Spynes overflow pool), 1 LITTLE EGRET (brook N of M.Farm), 2 possibly 3 STONECHAT (pair Moors, & same or another female Moors), c5 POCHARD (WC1), c16 SHOVELER (2 Spynes, 2 Middle Pit, c8 Moors Pools, c4 WC1), c41 TEAL (1 Spynes, c40 Moors), c12 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (2 M.Lake, c10 over M.Park), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, c3 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 2 PHEASANT (2 males M.Farm), 1 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 2 TREECREEPER (1 M.Park, 1 Poplar trees by landfill, Moors), c10 FIELDFARE (Moors), c10 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm cottages), c7 BULLFINCH, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (M.Park). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Mon, 15 December 2014-Sat, 20 December 2014: no reported sightings
Sun, 14 December 2014: 07.40hrs-11.10hrs: 1 SMEW (E end of M.Lake, near Aquasports), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Brook to N of M.Farm), 2 STONECHAT (pair Moors), 3 EGYPTIAN GEESE, 6 POCHARD (incl 2 M.West, 4 WC1), c7 SHOVELER (1 Spynes, c6 WC1), c63 TEAL (13 Spynes, c50 Moors), 1 GREY HERON (eating MOLE Moors), c6 COMMON SNIPE (Spynes), 2 LITTLE OWL (1 M.Farm, 1 oak S of Spynes), c1 SPARROWHAWK (1 over M.Farm, it or another over Middle Pit), c5 COMMON GULL, c4 FIELDFARE (Moors), c6 REDWING, c15 GREENFINCH (incl c12 Spynes), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 1 KINGFISHER (ditch, WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Tue, 9 December 2014: 10:00hrs-14:45hrs: 1 SMEW (redhead, W end M.Lake, 10:30am), 64 MALLARD (8 M.Lake, 4 Spynes, 8 WC, 44 Moors), 90 TUFTED DUCK (73 M.Lake, 2 Spynes, 12 WC, 3 Moors), 22 GADWALL (4 M.Lake, 12 Spynes, 4 WC, 2 Moors), 11 POCHARD (8 M.Lake, 3 WC), 22 TEAL (3 Spynes, 19 Moors), 5 SHOVELER (WC), 15 LITTLE GREBE (3 M.Lake, 8 Spynes, 3 WC, 1 Moors), 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (4 M.Lake, 1 WC), 15 CORMORANT (8 M.Lake, 3 Spynes, 4 WC), 104 COOT (30 M.Lake, 18 Spynes, 50 WC, 6 Moors), 38 MOORHEN (8 M.Lake, 4 Spynes, 12 WC, 14 Moors), 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (4 M.Lake, 2 Spynes), 4 COMMON GULL (Moors), 2 MUTE SWAN (Spynes), 37 LAPWING (28 Spynes, 9 Moors), 8 COMMON SNIPE (6 Spynes, 2 Moors), 6 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (2 M.Lake, 2 Spynes, 2 WC), 1 SONG THRUSH (Moors), 38 GOLDFINCH (4 M.Farm, 14 WC, 20 Moors), 32 LONG-TAILED TIT (14 Mercers Lake, 12 Spynes, 6 Moors), 1 LINNET (M.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKER (1 Spynes, 1 Moors), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Spynes), 4 REED BUNTING (WC), 12 REDWING (Moors), 10 FIELDFARE (Moors), 4 JAY (1 Spynes, 3 Moors), 2 COLLARED DOVE (Moors). Mark Elsoffer and Steve Menhinnick
Mon, 8 December 2014: 16.00hrs: 1 SMEW (redhead, with Tufted Ducks at NW edge of M.Lake. Neil Randon
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| The redhead SMEW on Mercers Lake (N.Randon) |
Sun, 7 December 2014: 07.50hrs-11.55hrs: 1 WOODCOCK (flushed from ground next to new natural hedge S of Spynes bullrush pool - very close to sighting of a Woodcock in March), 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (Moors), 1 WIGEON (male Moors pools), 161 MALLARD, 34 GADWALL, 5 POCHARD (incl 3 Spynes), c18 SHOVELER (c11 Moors pools, c7 WC1), c70 TEAL (5 Spynes, c64 Moors, 1 WC1), 120 TUFTED DUCK, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 22 LITTLE GREBE, c3 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 Spynes, 1 M.Lake), 96 COOT, 53 MOORHEN (incl 39 Moors), c20 CORMORANT, c11 COMMON SNIPE (7 Spynes, 4 Moors pools), 5 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male over Spynes), c30 REDWING, c30 LONG-TAILED TIT (incl c20 Spynes), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm cottages), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (trees nr landfill, Moors), c11 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Thu, 4 December 2014-Sat, 6 December 2014: no reported sightings
Wed, 3 December 2014: 10.30hrs-11.45hrs: 1 SMEW (redhead, NW edge of M.Lake), 1 GADWALL, 4 POCHARD, 2 KINGFISHER (WC1). Dudley Cox
Mon, 1 December 2014-Tue, 2 December 2014: no reported sightings
