Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Thurs, December 31 2015: 5 MUTE SWAN (Spynes), 12 GADWALL (6 Spynes, 6 Moors), 5 WIGEON (Moors), c40 TEAL (Moors), c30 MALLARD (Moors), 6 SHOVELER (WC1), 10 POCHARD (4 Spynes, 6 Moors), c45 TUFTED DUCK (Moors, Spynes, M.Lake), 12 CORMORANT (Spynes), 2 GREY HERON (Moors), 4 LITTLE GREBE (Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (female, Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Spynes), 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes), 12 MOORHEN (Moors), c40 COOT (Moors), 104 LAPWING (62 Moors, 42 Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes), 20 SNIPE (18 Spynes, roosting in edge of reeds, 2 Moors), c20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), c80 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), c80 BLACK-HEADED GULL (Spynes), 1 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), c30 WOOD PIGEON (M.Farm), 6 COLLARED DOVE (M.Farm), c200 RING-NECKED PARAKEET (WC nr dusk), 2 KINGFISHER (WC), 2 GREEN WOODPECKER (1 Moors, 1 Spynes), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (M.Lake), c28 MAGPIE (22 M.Farm, 6 Moors), 2 JAY (M.Farm), c600 JACKDAW (over WC to roost), 6 CARRION CROW (M.Farm), c20 GOLDCREST, c25 BLUE TIT, c14 GREAT TIT, 2 COAL TIT (M.Lake), 18 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c30 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (1 Moors, 1 WC), 2 TREECREEPER (M.Lake), c9 WREN, c100 STARLING (M.Farm), c25 BLACKBIRD, c30 FIELDFARE (M.Farm), 4 SONG THRUSH (M.Farm), c60 REDWING (40 M.Farm, 20 Moors), 3 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm), c20 ROBIN, 2 STONECHAT (adult and sub-adult male, Moors), c12 DUNNOCK, 12 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (WC), 3 PIED WAGTAIL(WC), 4 MEADOW PIPIT (M.Farm), c24 CHAFFINCH (12 M.Farm, 6 Moors, 6 Spynes), 18 GREENFINCH (12 WC, 6 Spynes), c60 GOLDFINCH (c40 Moors, c20 M.Farm), 5 SISKIN (Spynes), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (Spynes), 5 BULLFINCH (3 male, 2 female, Spynes), c20 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (WC). Jed Cleeter
Wed, December 30 2015: no reported sightings
Tue, December 29 2015: 10:45hrs-14:00hrs: c25 GADWALL, 4 WIGEON (Moors Pools), 36+ TEAL (Moors Pools), 5 SHOVELER (WC1), c71 TUFTED DUCK, 3 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c.4 LITTLE GREBE,16 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6+ COMMON GULL, 250+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Mercers), 4 GOLDCREST, 1 SONG THRUSH, 4 FIELDFARE. Richard Perry
Mon, December 28 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, December 27 2015: 11.30hrs-12.30hrs: 1 BRENT GOOSE (Moors Pools), 2 LITTLE EGRET (flooded area SE end of WC1), c5 WIGEON, c80 TEAL (Moors Pools), c20 LAPWING (Moors Pools), c4 GOLDCREST (Moors cycle path), c12 STARLING (in trees by path/Moors Pools). Neil Randon
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Thurs, December 24 2015: am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead Ponds), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (M.Farm), 1 WIGEON (Moors), c55 TEAL, 3 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 KESTREL (Nutfield Ridge), c24 LAPWING, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c51 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (railway embankment), 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), 34 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (cricket ground), 2 MEADOW PIPIT (Nutfield Ridge). Ray Baker
Tues, December 22 2015-Wed, December 23 2015: no reported sightings
Mon, December 21 2015: am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead Ponds), 15 GADWALL, 31 TEAL, 16 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 KESTREL (landfill site), c25 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE (Spynes), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 56 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 3 CHIFFCHAFF (2 railway embankment, 1 Moors cycle path), 4 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 48 FIELDFARE, c110 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (cricket ground), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 10 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 5 GREENFINCH (Moors), c30 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 2 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker
Sun, December 20 2015: 07.40hrs-11.05hrs: c50 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON (1 male Moors Pools, 5 WC1), c32 TEAL (incl. c25 Moors Pools), c21 SHOVELER (4 Spynes, c17 WC1), 5 POCHARD (Spynes), 2 KESTREL (Chilmead Farm), c20 SNIPE (c15 Spynes, c5 Moors), c5 COMMON GULL (incl. c4 WC1), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (mainly M.Lake), c18 STOCK DOVE (2 M.Farm, c16 Chilmead Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (M.Lake), c6 FIELDFARE, c50 REDWING (feeding Chilmead Farm), 2 STONECHAT (male and female/1st winter male M.Farm behind Canal Cottage Moors), c10 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Wed, December 16 2015-Sat, December 19 2015: no reported sightings
Tues, December 15 2015: am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead Ponds), c4 WIGEON (flooded field behind WC1), c10 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 12 POCHARD (mainly Spynes), 1 KESTREL (Chilmead Lane), c50 LAPWING, c20 SNIPE (Spynes), 4 COMMON GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 23 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c50 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 4 KINGFISHER, 2 COAL TIT (Chilmead Lane), c40 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 3 NUTHATCH, c10 STARLING (Chilmead Farm), c30 FIELDFARE, c70 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, c10 CHAFFINCH (Chilmead Farm), 2 SISKIN (feeding on Alders at Moors bridge), c95 YELLOWHAMMER (c75 Chilmead Farm, c25 M.Farm), 5 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Mon, December 14 2015: 10:45hrs-14:00hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (2 WC1, 1 in trees on south side, 1 at waters edge), 2 MUTE SWAN, 16 CANADA GOOSE, 8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c5 LITTLE GREBE, 3 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, c18 GADWALL, 6 WIGEON (WC1), 8 TEAL (Moors Pools), 6 SHOVELER (WC1), 6 POCHARD (WC1), c70 TUFTED DUCK, c28 LAPWING (WC1), 25+ COMMON GULL, 16+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 250+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 7 GOLDCREST, 1 FIELDFARE, 3 SONG THRUSH, c9 REDWING, 16+ GOLDFINCH. Richard Perry
Sun, December 13 2015: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (in trees S side of WC1, then on Moors), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 flew off S side Spynes over M23, 1 M.West), 16 MUTE SWAN (incl. 12 Spynes) ,46 GADWALL (incl. 18 Spynes, 23 WC), 19 TEAL (7 M.West, 12 Spynes), 32 MALLARD (incl. 12 Spynes), 12 SHOVELER (4 M.West, 4 Spynes, 4 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 138 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 75 M.Lake, 47 WC), 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 24 LITTLE GREBE, 1 KESTREL (Chilmead Farm), 21 MOORHEN, 401 COOT (incl. 114 WC, 142 Moors), 33 LAPWING (14 M.West, 10 Spynes, 9 Moors), 16 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 COMMON GULL (Spynes), c40 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), 1 CHIFFCHAFF ('Dell' nr railway line, Moors), 1 TREECREEPER (Chilmead Lane), c20 FIELDFARE, c5 REDWING (Chilmead Lane), 1 STONECHAT (female Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Chilmead Lane). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Thurs, December 10 2015-Sat, December 12 2015: no reported sightings
Wed, December 9 2015: 10.30hrs-13.30hrs: 2 WIGEON (1 WC1, 1 Moors Pools), c10 TEAL (Moors), 4 SHOVELER (WC1), 5 POCHARD (4 male, 1 female WC1), 7 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 3 CHIFFCHAFF feeding on buddleia by railway line), 4 SISKIN (alders above bridge, Moors), 2 LESSER REDPOLL (WC causeway), 5 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker
Tues, December 8 2015: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), c23 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 1 PHEASANT, 2 KESTREL, c20 LAPWING, 7 SNIPE (Spynes), 4 COMMON GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c19 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 COAL TIT (Chilmead Lane), c60 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 3 CHIFFCHAFF (2 WC causeway, 1 Chilmead Lane), 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 9 FIELDFARE, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Chilmead Lane), 2 MEADOW PIPIT, c15 SISKIN (Spynes), 8 BULLFINCH, c15 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 3 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Mon, December 7 2015: no reported sightings
Sun, December 6 2015: 07.30hrs-10.05hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (in trees, S side WC1), 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (nr wooden bridge by landfill by Moors, calling repeatedly), c15 TEAL (Moors pools by railway line), c8 SHOVELER (3 Spynes, c3 WC1, 2 central Moors pools), 1 POCHARD (Spynes), c2 SNIPE (Spynes), c12 PHEASANT (M.Farm), c2 COMMON GULL, c55 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c30 M.Lake), c4 STOCK DOVE (Chilmed Lane), 1 KINGFISHER (flew from ditch WC), c40 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c3 FIELDFARE, 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Spynes). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, December 5 2015: no reported sightings
Fri, December 4 2015: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 1 WIGEON (male, Moors), 36 TEAL (Moors), 23 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 24 LAPWING, 4 SNIPE, c44 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 8 GOLDCREST, c38 SKYLARK, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 4 FIELDFARE, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 6 LINNET (M.Farm), 4 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Thur, December 3 2015: no reported sightings
Wed, December 2 2015: pm: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC, took off from ditch and flew towards Moors), 1 KESTREL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 FIELDFARE, 3 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT, 5 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 REED BUNTING (All WC lower mound). Matt Farmer
10.30hrs-13.30hrs; 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c6 LITTLE GREBE, 3 GREY HERON, c.28 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON (Moors Pools), 7 TEAL, c9 SHOVELER (WC1), c21 TUFTED DUCK, 1 KESTREL, 9 LAPWING (WC1), c12 COMMON GULL, c15 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c250 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.Lake), 4 GOLDCREST, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (M.Lake), 1 STONECHAT (1f WC2), c4 REDWING, c40 GOLDFINCH, 1 LESSER REDPOLL. Richard Perry
07.20-08.40hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (roosting back of WC1), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over WC), 1 WIGEON (male, Moors pools by railway line), c20 TEAL (Moors pools), c5 SHOVELER (WC1), 1 POCHARD (WC1), c3 COMMON GULL (WC2), c10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC2), 1 KINGFISHER (over WC2), 4 GOLDCREST (2 along hedge towards Moors from WC, 2 Moors cycle path), c2 FIELDFARE (WC Mound), 8 REDWING (over WC), 1 STONECHAT (WC lower mound). Neil Randon
Tues, December 1 2015: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC lower mound), 1 WIGEON (male, Moors), c20 TEAL (Moors), 6 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD, 1 PHEASANT (Moors), 1 KESTREL (Moors), c23 LAPWING (Spynes), 3 SNIPE (Spynes), c55 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c80 SKYLARK, 3 NUTHATCH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH (churchyard), 2 STONECHAT, c10 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Chilmead Lane), 15 MEADOW PIPIT (WC little mound), 4 GREENFINCH (Spynes), 4 SISKIN, 7 BULLFINCH, c25 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), c9 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
