Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Mon, November 30 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, November 29 2015: pm: 1 WOODCOCK (Nutfield Ridge). Gordon Hay
0725hrs-10.45hrs: 1 SHORT-EARED OWL (flushed from 'lower mound' WC at 10.20am, circled round WC before flying off high to the S, first for year), c1 LITTLE EGRET (1 flew over WC at first light, then later probably the same bird flew into a ditch N of M.Farm), 1 WIGEON (male, Moors pools by railway line), c20 TEAL (Moors pools by railway line), c10 SHOVELER (2 Spynes, c8 WC1), 9 POCHARD (1 Spynes, 1 M.West, 7 WC1), c17 PHEASANT (M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over Middle Pit), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male over Spynes), 1 KESTREL (male over middle Pit), c5 SNIPE (Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (by flooded area SE corner WC1), c30 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c30 M.Lake), c40 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), c18 GOLDCREST, c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c1 CHIFFCHAFF (railway embankment), c2 FIELDFARE, c10 REDWING (Spynes), 3 STONECHAT (1 male Moors, male and female/1st winter male lower mound WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
 |
| SHORT-EARED OWL (Gordon Hay) |
 |
| LESSER REDPOLL (Gordon Hay) |
 |
| STONECHAT (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, November 26 2015: am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 24 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Nutfield Ridge, Spynes, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL (oak S of Spynes). Ray Baker
Tues, November 24 2015-Wed, November 25 2015: no reported sightings
Mon, November 23 2015: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (E over WC1 at dawn), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c25 GADWALL, c45 TEAL, 9 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD (drake, WC1), c30 LAPWING, c15 SNIPE, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL, 3 COAL TIT, c85 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 TREECREEPER, 2 NUTHATCH, c16 FIELDFARE, c115 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 8 SISKIN (feeding on alders at Moors), c10 YELLOWHAMMER. Ray Baker
Sun, November 22 2015: 07.25hrs-10.40hrs: 1 BRENT GOOSE (circled over WC at first light, then flew towards Gatton Park, first for year), 1 BARN OWL (in 'Little Owl' hole oaks S of Spynes), c3 WIGEON (Spynes), c71 TEAL (incl. c58 Moors pools, 11 Spynes), c19 SHOVELER (5 Middle Pit, 4 Spynes, c10 WC1), c6 POCHARD (Spynes), c9 PHEASANT (M.Farm), 1 KESTREL (female with prey, fence by railway line Moors), c19 SNIPE (incl. c12 Spynes), c1 COMMON GULL (Spynes), c2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (1 M.Lake, 1 Spynes), c50 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (oak, M.Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), 1 COAL TIT (Chilmead Lake), c60 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c2 CHIFFCHAFF (WC), c3 FIELDFARE (Moors), c3 REDWING (Spynes), c5 SISKIN (Spynes). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, November 21 2015: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 PEREGRINE, 70 SKYLARK, 50 YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay
Fri, November 20 2015: 10.45hrs-13.30hrs: 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 3 WIGEON (WC1), c23 GADWALL, 4 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER (WC1), 3 POCHARD (WC1), c59 TUFTED DUCK, c8 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 4 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 1 LAPWING, c250 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c5 COMMON GULL, c5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDCREST, 5 REDWING, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.Lake), c20 GOLDFINCH. Richard Perry
am: 9 WIGEON, 41 GADWALL, 36 TEAL, 7 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD, 2 SPARROWHAWK, c20 LAPWING, c16 SNIPE, 45 COMMON GULL, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Nutfield Ridge), 2 COAL TIT, 4 KINGFISHER, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 NUTHATCH, 42 FIELDFARE, 12 SONG THRUSH, 62 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 21 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 LINNET, 2 SISKIN (Chilmead Lane), c12 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Wed, November 18 2015-Thurs, November 19 2015: no reported sightings
Tues, November 17 2015: am: 3 WIGEON, 2 TEAL, 9 SHOVELER, 5 POCHARD, 1 PHEASANT, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 KESTREL, c28 LAPWING, 6 SNIPE, 38 COMMON GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COAL TIT, c17 SKYLARK, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 TREECREEPER, c30 REDWING, 6 MISTLE THRUSH, c15 FIELDFARE, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 MEADOW PIPIT, c10 LINNET (M.Farm), 3 LESSER REDPOLL (in alders at Moors), c40 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ray Baker
Mon, November 16 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, November 15 2015: 07.10hrs-11.10hrs: 24 MUTE SWAN (incl. 13 Spynes), 5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over WC), 19 WIGEON (11 Spynes, 8 WC1), 52 GADWALL (incl. 42 WC), 26 TEAL (incl. 22 Moors pools), 15 SHOVELER (1 Middle Pit, 1 M.West, 13 WC1), 9 POCHARD (1 Spynes, 8 WC1), 144 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 71 M.Lake, 60 WC), 24 LITTLE GREBE, 11 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male over Moors), 2 KESTREL (1 with prey Middle Pit, 1 Cormongers Lane), 1 WATER RAIL (E end of WC2 at first light), 18 MOORHEN, 409 COOT (incl. 204 WC, 110 M.West), 10 SNIPE (Spynes), c10 COMMON GULL (Spynes), c6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c90 STOCK DOVE (incl. c50 M.Farm, c40 Chilmead Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (oak, M.Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), c7 FIELDFARE (with Redwings, over M.Park), c2 SONG THRUSH (incl. 1 male in full song Spynes), c15 REDWING (over M.Park), 2 STONECHAT (pair M.Farm behind Canal Cottage, and prob. 1st-winter male Moors), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (over WC1), c100 GOLDFINCH (incl. 85 Moors), c5 LINNET (M.Farm), 1 SISKIN (over Moors). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, November 14 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, November 13 2015: 12.00hrs-13.30hrs: 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 4 WIGEON, c11 GADWALL, 18 TEAL, 12 SHOVELER (WC1), 4 POCHARD (WC1), c12 TUFTED DUCK, c4 LITTLE GREBE (WC1), 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (WC1), 1 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 1 LAPWING, c250 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c9 COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC1 singing in short bursts), 1 MEADOW PIPIT, c13 GOLDFINCH. Richard Perry
am: 13 WIGEON, 39 GADWALL, 3 TEAL, 11 SHOVELER, 6 POCHARD, 2 PHEASANT, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL, c25 LAPWING (Spynes, M.West), c12 SNIPE (Spynes, M.West), 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 LITTLE OWL (1 Spynes, 1 M.Farm), c37 REDWING, 3 STONECHAT (2 Moors, 1 M.Farm), 8 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 LINNET (M.Farm), c14 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), c6 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Thurs, November 12 2015: 1 CETTI'S WARBLER ( WC1 Lagoon reedbed next to footpath). Gordon Hay
Wed, November 11 2015: no reported sightings
Tues, November 10 2015: am: 19 WIGEON, 27
GADWALL, 11 TEAL, c5 SHOVELER (WC1), 4 POCHARD (3 WC1, 1 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK
(Nutfield Ridge), 2 KESTREL, c43 LAPWING, 14 COMMON GULL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, c170 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), c620 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (coming out of
roost), 11 SKYLARK, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 5 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 1 FIELDFARE, c80
REDWING, 16 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Ridge), 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL
(Chilmead Lane), c35 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 LINNET (M.Farm), 2 SISKIN
(over), c10 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ray Baker
Sun, November 8 2015: 07.30hrs-10.45hrs:
1 WATER RAIL (flooded area of Moors between Redhill Brook and landfill nr
railway line pools), c14 WIGEON (c10 Spynes, c4 WC1), c6 TEAL (incl. c5 Moors
pools), c10 SHOVELER (c9 Middle Pit, c1 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), c12 PHEASANT
(incl. c9 M.Farm), 1 SPARROWHAWK (prob.male over Moors), 1 KESTREL (female
Cormongers Lane), c15 SNIPE (incl. c14 Spynes), c5 COMMON GULL (3 Spynes, c2
Moors), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (over Moors), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
(Spynes), c1 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), c2 CHIFFCHAFF (incl. 1 male in full song,
'dell' on Moors nr railway line), c20 REDWING (incl. c15 over M.Farm), 2
STONECHAT (pair M.Farm behind Canal Cottage, and poss 1 Moors), c14 SISKIN
(incl. c10 in alders E end of Spynes), c6 BULLFINCH (Spynes area), c10 LESSER
REDPOLL (incl. 2 over AquaSports M.Lake). 57 species in total. Ian Kehl and
Gordon Hay
Sat, November 7 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, November 6 2015: 6 JACK SNIPE (Moors), 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (WC1 Lagoon reedbed), 28 WIGEON, 45 GADWALL, 28 TEAL, 26 SHOVELER, c80 MALLARD, 7 POCHARD, 3 SNIPE, 140 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (WC1 Lagoon reedbed), c60 GOLDFINCH, 25 YELLOWHAMMER. Gordon Hay
am: 1 PEREGRINE (in aerial dual with Lapwing over M.West), 10 WIGEON (mainly Spynes), 19 TEAL, 17 SHOVELER (WC1), 5 POCHARD (WC1), c35 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE (Spynes), 3 COMMON GULL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 18 REDWING, 1 FIELDFARE (over), 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Chilmead Lane), c50 PIED WAGTAIL (newly ploughed land nr Glebe Lake), 3 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Wed, November 4 2015-Thurs, November 5 2015: no reported sightings
Tue, November 3 2015: am: 15 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), 11 WIGEON (Spynes, WC), 27 TEAL, 15 SHOVELER (WC1), 7 POCHARD (WC1), 5 PHEASANT, 2 KESTREL, c43 LAPWING, 12 SNIPE (Spynes, Moors), 11 COMMON GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 28 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 8 SKYLARK, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 31 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 3 GREY WAGTAIL (Chilmead Lane), 14 PIED WAGTAIL, 10 MEADOW PIPIT (mainly Nutfield Ridge), 2 GREENFINCH, c16 YELLOWHAMMER. Ray Baker
Sun, November 1 2015-Mon, November 2 2015: no reported sightings
