Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Sun, 31 January 2016: am: 1 LITTLE EGRET (flew up from WC flood to nr Chilmead Ponds), c10 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (1 WC1, 2 M.West), 53 LAPWING, c5 SNIPE, 4 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK (visiting landfill), 3CHIFFCHAFF, c40 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 3 MEADOW PIPIT, c60 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
07.30hrs-10.45hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (by ditch between M.Farm and M.West), 3 WIGEON (1 male Moor pools), c6 TEAL (1 Spynes, 5 Moors pools), c25 SHOVELER (4 Middle Pit, c15 Moors, c6 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 3 PHEASANT (3 females to N of M.Farm), c10 SNIPE (c4 Spynes, c6 Moors), 1 KINGFISHER (WC1), c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (1 by Moors cycle path, 3 Moors pools by railway line), c25 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male Nutfield Marsh), c4 SISKIN (incl. pair feeding in Alders, E end of WC2), c12 YELLOWHAMMER (c6 M.Farm, c6 Nutfield Marsh). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, 29 January 2016-Sat, 30 January 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 28 January 2016: am: 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c25 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (1 WC1, 2 M.West),1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c20 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 10 COMMON GULL, 14 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 28 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK (visiting landfill), 11 SKYLARK, 4 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 2 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 9 FIELDFARE, 1 STONECHAT (WC2), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 GREENFINCH, 4 SISKIN (WC1), 11 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker
Wed, 27 January 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, 26 January 2016: 10.00hrs-12.30hrs: 5 CANADA GEESE, 1 CORMORANT, 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, 12 TEAL, 8 SHOVELER, c42 TUFTED DUCK, c.40 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 28+ COMMON GULL, 350+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 11+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 7+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COAL TIT, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (WC1), 3 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound), c12 REDWING. Richard Perry
Mon, 25 January 2016: 12 GOLDEN PLOVER (M.West). Des Ball
pm: 1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (flooded area WC1). Gordon Hay
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| YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (Gordon Hay) |
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| YELLOWHAMMER (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, January 24 2016: 07.30hrs-11.05hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (1 by wooden bridge, Moors, 1 flooded area WC), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over WC), 3 WIGEON (pair Spynes, 1 male Moor pools), c26 TEAL (incl. c25 Moors), c12 SHOVELER (c6 Moors, c6 WC1), 4 POCHARD (1 female, 2 male Spynes, 1 Moors pools), c8 SNIPE (incl. c7 Spynes), c3 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (cricket pitch, Nutfield Marsh), c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c15 M.Lake), c4 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), c3 KINGFISHER (1 Spynes, 1 Moors pools by wooden bridge, 1 WC1), 2 ROOK (grassy area, landfill), c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (hedge by Moors cycle path), 2 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c25 FIELDFARE (incl. c23 M.Farm), c10 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male Nutfield Marsh), c9 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound WC), c12 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), c12 REED BUNTING (incl. c9 WC lower mound). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
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| LITTLE EGRET (Gordon Hay) |
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| SHOVELER (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, January 22 2016: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 12 WIGEON, 16 POCHARD, 52 CORMORANT, 30 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c1500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 50 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c1000 HERRING GULL, 37 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 2 STONECHAT (1 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Moors), 45 SKYLARK (M.Farm, roosting), 50 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm, roosting).
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Thurs, January 21 2016: 1 GOLDENEYE (male, M.Lake, then to M.West), c1 WOODCOCK, 1 WATER PIPIT (sewage works overflow, flew toward WC), 11 GREYLAG GOOSE, 45 CANADA GOOSE, 75 GADWALL, 12 WIGEON, 60 TEAL, c45 SHOVELER, 15 POCHARD, 25 MEADOW PIPIT, 15 SISKIN (Spynes), 9 LESSER REDPOLL (4 Spynes, 5 M.West), 7 BULLFINCH (WC lower mound), 7 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
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| First GOLDENEYE of the year (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, January 20 2016: 1 SHELDUCK, 3 LITTLE EGRET, 8 WIGEON, 50 SHOVELER, 14 POCHARD, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 COAL TIT, 1 TREECREEPER, 1 SISKIN. Gordon Hay
Tues, January 19 2016: pm: 1 BARN OWL (M.Farm oak). Gordon Hay
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| BARN OWL at Mercers Farm (Gordon Hay) |
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| LITTLE OWL at Mercers Farm (Gordon Hay) |
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| Wintering CHIFFCHAFF at Water Colour Lagoons (Gordon Hay) |
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| COMMON GULL (Gordon Hay) |
am: 1 BARN OWL (M.Farm oak), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 3 LITTLE EGRET (2 WC flood, 1 M.West), 17 WIGEON (10 WC1, 7 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 KESTREL, 33 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 11 COMMON GULL, 10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 33 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, 2 STONECHAT (Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 15 SISKIN (Moors cycle path). Ray Baker
Mon, January 18 2016: 10:45hrs-14:00hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c3 LITTLE GREBE, 4 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 3 CANADA GEESE, c19 GADWALL, 28 TEAL, 17 SHOVELER (WC1), c71 TUFTED DUCK, 24 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 4 SNIPE (Moors), 15+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 15+ COMMON GULL, 500+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 9 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, c29 REDWING, 2 SONG THRUSH, 1 BULLFINCH. Richard Perry
1 HERRING GULL (leucisitic, flooded area WC2). Gordon Hay
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| Leucistic HERRING GULL (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, January 17 2016: 07.45hrs-12.05hrs: 1 GOOSANDER (male, flew in from W, circled over w end of Spynes, then flew back W), 1 SHELDUCK (male, Spynes), c2 LITTLE EGRET (1 first light M.Lake, then 2 later M.West, then 1 later flooded area by WC Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (over Spynes, flying W), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over M.Lake), 61 GADWALL (incl. 28 M.West, 14 Moors pools), 2 WIGEON (male & female Moors pools), 81 TEAL (incl. 72 Moors pools), 76 MALLARD (incl. 45 Moors pools), 23 SHOVELER (7 Middle Pit, 16 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 95 TUFTED DUCK (incl. c70 M.Lake), 18 LITTLE GREBE (incl. 9 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK (Chilmead Pits), 19 MOORHEN (incl. c12 Moors), 214 COOT (incl. 96 Moors), 28 LAPWING (incl. 25 Moor), 20 SNIPE (incl. 14 Spynes), c5 COMMON GULL, c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c50 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c40 M.Lake), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 2 TREECREEPER (1 M.Park, 1 Moors by landfill), 3 FIELDFARE (M.Farm cottages), c20 REDWING (M.Farm cottages), c3 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 first-winter male, small pond Nutfield Marsh, c1 Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (edge of M.Lake), c10 SISKIN, 1 LESSER REDPOLL (in tree, Spynes bullrush pool). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
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| The most well-known WIGEON at Holmethorpe (Gordon Hay) |
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| GOLDFINCH in the snow (Gordon Hay) |
Sat, January 16 2016: 1 CETTI'S WARBLER (showing well, wooden bridge by Moors cycle path), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 6 WIGEON (WC), 20 SHOVELER (WC), 1 WATER RAIL, 1 STONECHAT (Moors). Gordon Hay
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| CETTI'S WARBLER (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, January 14 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 8 PHEASANT (females M.Farm), 40 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 120 FIELDFARE (horse paddocks), 30 REDWING (horse paddocks), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (by small pond Nutfield Marsh), 2 STONECHAT (M.Farm), 25 GOLDFINCH (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
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| First-winter male STONECHAT on Nutfield Marsh (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, January 13 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, January 12 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 110 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON (Moors), c45 TEAL (Moors), 14 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD (1 Moors, 3 Spynes), 1 RED KITE (over Spynes), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c20 LAPWING, 7 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 HERRING GULL (leucistic, WC1 flooded area), 18 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c83 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (mainly Nutfield Ridge), 3 KINGFISHER, 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c1,000 STARLING (coming out of roost behind WC1), 10 FIELDFARE, c67 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, 6 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Mon, January 11 2016: am: c10 GADWALL, c40 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD (All Moors), c35 LAPWING (WC 1 flooded area), 1 SNIPE (Moors), 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (WC1 flooded area), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors), 9 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker
Sun, January 10 2016: no reported sightings
Sat, January 9 2016: 09.45hrs-12.10hrs: c5 WIGEON (3 male, 2 feamale, Moors pools), c54 TEAL (4 Spynes, c50 Moors pools), c9 SHOVELER (c1 Middle Pit, c6 Moors, c2 WC1), 2 POCHARD (male Spynes, male WC1), c4 PHEASANT (c3 M.Farm, 1 Middle Pit), c12 SNIPE (c8 Spynes, c4 Moors), c30 COMMON GULL (c14 Spynes, c6 M.West, c10 Moors), c4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c45 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c40 M.Lake), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), c1 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c50 REDWING (incl. c40 Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL Mercers.CP), 3 LESSER REDPOLL (1 in hedge M.Farm, 2 feeding Moors cycle pat)h, c5 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl
Fri, January 8 2016: am: c34 GADWALL, 2 WIGEON (pair WC1), c55 TEAL, c19 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD (WC1), 2 PHEASANT (Chilmead Farm), 1 SPARROWHAWK (female, M/Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c25 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, 15 COMMON GULL, 17 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c43 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c27 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 3 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 4 KINGFISHER, 1 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 10 GOLDCREST, 12 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 4 CHIFFCHAFF (railway embankment, Moors pools, Moors cycle path), 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c60 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors pools), 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, c30 LINNET (flew over M23 to M.Farm), 10 SISKIN (Nutfield Ridge), 3 BULLFINCH, 3 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 3 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Thurs, January 7 2016: am: 2 WIGEON, c35 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 2 SPARROWHAWK (male and female), c25 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c25 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c5 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, c3 STONECHAT. Ray Baker
Wed, January 6 2016: pm: 1 SHELDUCK (male, M.West), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 12 FIELDFARE (M.Farm), 45 REDWING (M.Farm), c70 GOLDFINCH, 10 LESSER REDPOLL, 25 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
Tues, January 5 2016: pm: 1 PEREGRINE (male), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 SNIPE (sewage works), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (flooded area E end of WC1), c2 BLACKCAP (male, flooded dell at end of M.Lake), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (sewage works). Gordon Hay
am: 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, c55 TEAL, c25 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 2 KESTREL, c12 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 12 COMMON GULL, 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c60 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c20 STOCK DOVE, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 5 KINGFISHER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 12 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, c25 SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (WC causeway), 2 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c60 FIELDFARE, c75 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 19 PIED WAGTAIL, 18 MEADOW PIPIT, c40 SISKIN (M.Farm by M23), 8 LESSER REDPOLL, 4 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER, 5 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
am: c30 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON (male, Moors pools), c35 TEAL (Moors), c15 SHOVELER (WC1, Moors), 2 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 TUFTED DUCK/SCAUP hybrid (female, M.Lake), 4 GREY HERON, 1 KESTREL (M.Lake), 1 WATER RAIL (Moors, by wooden bridge), c40 LAPWING (incl. c25 Spynes), 17 SNIPE (Spynes), 21 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (M.Lake), c5 GOLDCREST (Moors, M.Lake), 1 TREECREEPER (oak, S of Spynes), c3 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c50 REDWING (numerous sites), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 1 PIED WAGTAIL (M.Farm), 4 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), c30 GOLDFINCH, c15 SISKIN (E end of Spynes feeding in alders), 6 LESSER REDPOLL (M.Farm), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (WC1). Neil Randon
Mon, January 4 2016: late pm: 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (WC1, on flooded area at E end), c350 STARLING (coming in to roost). Ray Baker
pm: 2 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (arrived at 14.15hrs to WC1, on flooded area at E end, first winter record), 10 ROOK (landfill), NUTHATCH (church graveyard), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, c70 GOLDFINCH, c30 SISKIN (Glebe Lake). Gordon Hay
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| BLACK-TAILED GODWIT approach WC (Gordon Hay) |
am: 1 WIGEON, c25 TEAL, c15 SHOVELER, 3 GREY HERON, c10 LAPWING, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), 2 STONECHAT (Moors by reedbed), c5 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), c11 SISKIN (4 Moors, 7 WC2 inlet stream), 1 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker
Sun, January 3 2016: 07.40hrs-11.00hrs: c126 CANADA GOOSE (Moors), 1 WIGEON (male Moors pools), c122 TEAL (1 Middle Pit, c121 Moors pools), c14 SHOVELER (3 Middle Pit, 1 Moors, c10 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 6 PHEASANT (M.Farm), c3 WATER RAIL (2 Spynes overflow, 1, poss. 2 Moors pools by wooden bridge), c8 SNIPE (c7 Spynes, c1 Moors), c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c75 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c32 M.Lake, c13 Spynes, c30 over), c32 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (oaks S of Spynes), 1 CHIFFCHAFF ('Dell' Moors), c5 FIELDFARE, c100 REDWING (incl. c90 Nutfiled Marsh), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 6 BULLFINCH (Middle Pit), c25 YELLOWHAMMER (incl. c20 Nutfield Marsh). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, January 2 2016: late pm: 1 WATER PIPIT (calling, flew over M.Lake towards WC). Gordon Hay
1 LITTLE EGRET, MUTE SWAN, CANADA GOOSE, GADWALL, WIGEON, TEAL, MALLARD, SHOVELER, POCHARD, TUFTED DUCK, CORMORANT, GREY HERON, GREAT CRESTED GREBE, LITTLE GREBE, COOT, LAPWING, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, HERRING GULL, BLACK-HEADED GULL, FERAL PIGEON, STOCK DOVE, WOOD PIGEON, COLLARED DOVE, RING-NECKED PARAKEET, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, MAGPIE, JAY, CARRION CROW, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, LONG-TAILED TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, WREN, STARLING, BLACKBIRD, c10 FIELDFARE, SONG THRUSH, c20 REDWING, ROBIN, 2 STONECHAT (Nutfield Marsh), GREY WAGTAIL, PIED WAGTAIL, CHAFFINCH, GOLDFINCH. Peter Emery
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| GOLDCREST (Gordon Hay) |
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| RING-NECKED PARAKEET (Gordon Hay) |
