February 2016

Please note:  

Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.

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Mon, 29 February 2016: 15.00hrs-17.45hrs: 1 SCAUP (female, M.Lake), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 CANADA GOOSE (WC/Moors flooded area), 2 WIGEON (Moors pools), c20 TEAL, 2 WATER RAIL (Moors, by wooden bridge), 18 LAPWING (Moors), 1 SNIPE (over WC), c2000 BLACK-HEADED GULL (in ploughed fields & M.Lake), 1 KINGFISHER (Moors), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (M.Lake, Moors), c3000 STARLING (coming in to roost WC/Moors), c10 FIELDFARE, c25 REDWING, 4 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 GREY WAGTAIL (2 M.Lake, 1 Moors log pool). Neil Randon

10.20hrs-14.00hrs: 1 SCAUP (female, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 7 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, c4 GREY HERON, c6 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, c14 TEAL, 19 SHOVELER, c66 TUFTED DUCK, 1 KESTREL, c33 LAPWING (Moors pools), 4 SNIPE (Moors), c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c8 COMMON GULL, c9 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c6 HERRING GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GOLDCREST, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, c8 REDWING, 1 BULLFINCH. Richard Perry
 
Sun, 28 February 2016: late pm: 1 REDSHANK (circled low over M.Lake, calling, 97th species in 2016), 1 RAVEN (over landfill, 16.00hrs. 96th species in 2016), 1 SCAUP (female, M.Lake), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 41 CORMORANT (Spynes roosting), c2000 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL. Gordon Hay

RAVEN (Gordon Hay)

am: 1 SCAUP (female M.Lake), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 7 JACK SNIPE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 18 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, 30 TEAL, 15 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 80 TUFTED DUCK, 10 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes), 60 LAPWING, 15 SNIPE, 30 SKYLARK, 1500 STARLING (coming out of WC roost), 25 FIELDFARE, 15 REDWING, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 160 LINNET (M.Farm), 3 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. Steve Gale and Gordon Hay
 
Sat, 27 February 2016: numerous BLACK-HEADED GULL (M.Farm, following plough)

Predominantly BLACK-HEADED GULL following a plough on Mercers Farm (Gordon Hay)

Fri, 26 February 2016: no reported sightings

GADWALL (Gordon Hay)

MEADOW PIPIT on Water Colour mini-mound (Gordon Hay)

Thurs, 25 February 2016: pm: 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (adult, M.Lake at c15.00hrs), 52 SHOVELER (Middle Pit), 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (nest building), 27 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Middle Pit), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Middle Pit), 3 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Nutfield Cemetery). Gordon Hay
 

MEDITERRANEAN GULL on Mercers Lake (Gordon Hay)

am: c1 PEREGRINE (over mound at 07.00hrs, then high over M.West at 12.00hrs), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 15 GADWALL, 5 WIGEON (3 Moors, 2 Spynes), 27 TEAL, c36 SHOVELER, 19 LITTLE GREBE, c5 COMMON BUZZARD, 7 LAPWING (Moors), 4 SNIPE (Moors), 30 COMMON GULL (mainly Spynes), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 KINGFISHER, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 COAL TIT, 15 SKYLARK (M.Farm by M23), 2 CHIFFCHAFF (log pool, Moors), 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 3000+ STARLING (coming out of WC roost), 2 FIELDFARE, c40 REDWING, 4 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.Farm), 3 MEADOW PIPIT, c20 LINNET (M.Farm by M23), 2 SISKIN (log pool, Moors), 4 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker

Wed, 24 February 2016: late am: 1 SCAUP (1st winter female, M.Lake). Neil Randon 

am: 1 SCAUP (1st winter female, M.Lake), 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1 flood), 3 WIGEON (Moors), c2 WATER RAIL (squabbling behind Spynes overflow), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (log pool, Moors), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm), 2 STONECHAT (Nutfield Marsh). Ray Baker

MISTLE THRUSH (Ray Baker)

am: 1 SCAUP (1st winter female, M.Lake at car park end), 2 WATER RAIL (1 Spynes overflow, 1 by wooden bridge, Moors), 3 STONECHAT, c80 GOLDFINCH. Gordon Hay

The Moors early in the morning (Gordon Hay)

Female SCAUP mobbed by BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Gordon Hay)

Female SCAUP showing typical wing bars (Gordon Hay)

Tues, 23 February 2016: 15.45hrs-17.00hrs: 1 OYSTERCATCHER (M.Lake, on floats, then flew back to platform, 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 CANADA GOOSE (flood behind WC2, 1 WIGEON (Moors), c20 TEAL, c10 LAPWING (Moors), 1 SNIPE (Moors), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER (flew over Moors), 1 GOLDCREST (log pool, Moors), c2 CHIFFCHAFF (log pool, Moors), c6 FIELDFARE (WC), 4 REDWING flew over WC), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (log pool, Moors). Neil Randon

OYSTERCATCHER on Mercers Lake (Neil Randon)

OYSTERCATCHER flying back to platform on Mercers Lake (Neil Randon)

GREY WAGTAIL on Moors (Neil Randon)

am: 1 OYSTERCATCHER (M.Lake), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), c15 GADWALL, 3 WIGEON (Moors), c20 TEAL, c30 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD (Moors railway pools), 19 LITTLE GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK (over M.Lake), 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes overflow), 7 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (heard only, flushed from Spynes overflow), c11 COMMON GULL, 21 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER, 11 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 JAY, 14 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, c10 SKYLARK, 1 CHIFFCHAFF (log pool, Moors), 2 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), 2000+ STARLING (coming out of WC roost), 3 FIELDFARE, c25 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (log pool, Moors), 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 GREENFINCH, c70 LINNET (M.Farm),1 SISKIN (log pool, Moors), 5 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER (Chilmead Farm). 72 species. Ray Baker

Part of the flock of 70+ LINNET (Ray Baker)

1 OYSTERCATCHER (from midday M.Lake. 95th species in 2016), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1 POCHARD (M.West), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (M.Lake), 1 SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARD. Gordon Hay

OYSTERCATCHER on Mercers Lake (Gordon Hay)

Mon, 22 February 2016: 91 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Middle Pit), 15 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Gordon Hay

1 WIGEON (Moors), c20 LAPWING, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 5 CHIFFCHAFF (4 cycle path, 1 M.Lake), 3 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (Moors log pool). Ray Baker

Sun, 21 February 2016: 1 SCAUP (1st winter female, WC1. 94th species in 2016), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 5 MUTE SWAN, 56 GREYLAG GOOSE, 32 CANADA GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 49 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, 11 TEAL, 37 MALLARD, 79 SHOVELER, 106 TUFTED DUCK, 2 PHEASANT (M.Farm), 5 CORMORANT, 28 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 25 MOORHEN, 243 COOT, 22 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 2 KINGFISHER, 15 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 2 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors), 1 TREECREEPER (Moors), 20 FIELDFARE, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 18 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Gordon Hay

Female SCAUP (Gordon Hay)

Sat, 20 February 2016: no reported sightings 

Fri, 19 February 2016: 6 CHIFFCHAFF (at least 6 wintering birds, Moors - log pool beside Redhill Brook and Railway Moors pools up to 4 birds). Gordon Hay

TEAL (Gordon Hay)

Thurs, 18 February 2016:  pm: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (pair Moors, pair Spynes). Gull roost M.Lake: c2500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 12 COMMON GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 65 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 12 GREAT BLACK BACKED GULL. Gordon Hay

A pair of EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Gordon Hay)

SHOVELER (Gordon Hay)

am: 1 PEREGRINE (SW over M.Farm), c60 GREYLAG GOOSE (M.Farm), 1 WIGEON (Moors pools), c26 TEAL, c23 SHOVELER, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c45 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE, 5 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 3 SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (log pool), 3 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c1800 STARLING, c18 FIELDFARE, c33 REDWING, 3 STONECHAT (2 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c10 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 6 BULLFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker

Wed, 17 February 2016:  2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 HERRING GULL (leucistic, M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL, 22 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Also Roe Deer at Spynes. Gordon Hay

'Luke' the leucistic HERRING GULL (Gordon Hay)

Tues, 16 February 2016: 10.40hrs-14.30hrs: c2 LITTLE GREBE, 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 9 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, c9 GADWALL, 2 WIGEON, c13 TEAL, 20 SHOVELER (WC1), 9 POCHARD (7 male, 2 female WC1), c83 TUFTED DUCK, 1 SPARROWHAWK, (oveer Moors), c15 LAPWING (Moors pools), c600 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 23+ COMMON GULL, 3+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 20+ HERRING GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 FIELDFARE, c19 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c3 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 SISKIN. Richard Perry

am: 1 PEREGRINE (flying N), 7 JACK SNIPE, 32 SNIPE. Gordon Hay
 

WREN (Gordon Hay)

am: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 5 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 6 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON (M.West), c15 TEAL, c36 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD (1 WC1, 1 Spynes), 41 CORMORANT, 6 GREY HERON, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c25 LAPWING, 15 SNIPE, c20 COMMON GULL, 14 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 13 STOCK DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 3 KINGFISHER, 10 GREEN WOODPECKER, 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 JAY, 11 GOLDCREST, 5 COAL TIT, 2 SKYLARK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, c1800 STARLING (coming out of WC roost), 9 FIELDFARE, c15 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 7 STONECHAT (2 Moors by railway pools, 2 in reedbed opposite cycle path wooden bridge, 2 Nutfield Marsh, 1 WC2 by houses), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (log pool and Moors), 21 MEADOW PIPIT (13 WC mini-mound, 8 M.Farm), 4 GREENFINCH, 6 SISKIN (M.Farm), 5 LESSER REDPOLL (Spynes), 6 BULLFINCH, c28 YELLOWHAMMER (Chilmead Farm), 6 REED BUNTING. 71 species. Ray Baker
 
Mon, 15 February 2016: no reported sightings

Sun, 14 February 2016: late pm: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 60 CORMORANT (roosting Spynes), c2000 STARLING (spectacular display on WC1  Lagoon c17.15hrs-17.45hrs), 45 FIELDFARE 60 REDWING. Gordon Hay

Mumuration of STARLING (c2000) over WC1 Lagoon (Gordon Hay)

Starlings swooped down to the water seemingly to drink before
flying to roost (Gordon Hay)

07.20hrs-10.35hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (2 together in trees SE corner WC1, then 1 flew to Moors pools by wooden bridge, 1 PEREGRINE (over Spynes, flying N), 3 WIGEON (2m & 1f Moors pools), c17 TEAL (2 Spynes, c15 Moors), c22 SHOVELER (c7 Middle Pit, c5 Moors, c10 WC1), 1 POCHARD (male Spynes), 1 PHEASANT (male M.Farm), 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (pair displaying WC2), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Chilmead Farm), 1 KESTREL (female Nutfield Marsh), c73 LAPWING (c65 Moors, c8 Spynes), c6 SNIPE (Spynes), 15 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c12 M.Lake), 15 STOCK DOVE (Chilmead Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (Moors, Redhill Brook), c15 DUNNOCK, c6 SKYLARK (M.Farm, incl. 1 singing male), c6 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING (M.Farm/Nutfield Marsh), 2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 1st-winer male Nutfield Marsh), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c12 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). 56 species. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay 

1 LITTLE EGRET (over WC1), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 2 POCHARD (Spynes), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, c3 SNIPE(Spynes), c5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COAL TIT (M.CP), 1 TREECREEPER (M.CP), 2 SISKIN (M.CP). Ray Baker
 
Sat, 13 February 2016: no reported sightings

Fri, 12 February 2016: 1 BRAMBLING (flew into hedge where footpath through M.Farm joins cycle path next to M.West. 93rd species in 2016), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 2 WIGEON (Moors), c40 SHOVELER (Moors), 11 POCHARD (Spynes), 65 LAPWING (Moors), 30 FIELDFARE, 80 REDWING, 1 STONECHAT (Moors), 1 SISKIN (over), 5 LESSER REDPOLL, 2 BULLFINCH. Gordon Hay

GOLDCREST (Gordon Hay)

3rd Winter and adult summer LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
at Spynes Mere (Gordon Hay)

Thurs, 11 February 2016: pm: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 50 LAPWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors). Gordon Hay 

LAPWING (Gordon Hay)

TEAL (Gordon Hay)

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Gordon Hay)

1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 GREYLAG GOOSE, 17 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON (Moors), c17 TEAL, c30 SHOVELER, c24 LITTLE GREBE, 1 WATER RAIL (Moors cycle path), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c25 LAPWING (Moors), 3 SNIPE (Moors), c15 COMMON GULL, c35 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 11 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 8 STOCK DOVE, 3 KINGFISHER, 9 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 COAL TIT, c19 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 NUTHATCH, 5 TREECREEPER, c800 STARLING, 6 FIELDFARE, 9 REDWING, 4 STONECHAT (2 Moors, 1 female opposite Moors cycle path bridge, 1 male Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (log pool), 18 MEADOW PIPIT(13 WC mini-mound, 5 M.Farm), 3 GREENFINCH, 7 BULLFINCH, 3 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 4 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker

STONECHAT (Ray Baker)

Wed, 10 February 2016: 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Moors pools nr railway line, 92nd species in 2016), 1 SHELDUCK, 114 GREYLAG GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, 40 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 STONECHAT, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 GREY WAGTAIL. Gordon Hay

MEDITERRANEAN GULL (Gordon Hay)

DUNNOCK (Gordon Hay)

Tues, 9 February 2016: 10:30hrs-14:30hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (1 flying towards Moors), 1 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 8 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, 9 TEAL, c35 SHOVELER (WC1), c60 TUFTED DUCK, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 3 CORMORANT, c3 GREY HERON, 1 SPARROWHAWK (1 over WC1), 1 KESTREL, c34 LAPWING (Moors Pools), 350+ BLACK-HEADED GULL,12+ COMMON GULL, 9+ LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4+ HERRING GULL, 5+ GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GOLDCREST, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 FIELDFARE, c20 REDWING, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, c9 MEADOW PIPIT (lower mound), 1 SISKIN, 1 BULLFINCH. Richard Perry

am: 1 WIGEON (Moors), 37 TEAL, SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 20 LITTLE GREBE, 2 KESTREL, 1 WATER RAIL (by bridge on cycle path), 25 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE, 3 COMMON GULL, 9 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 28 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 10 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 11 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, c13 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (Moors cycle path), 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c1200 STARLING (WC/Moors roost), c70 FIELDFARE (mainly M.Farm), c100 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm horse paddocks), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 13 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 2 SISKIN (Moors cycle path), 2 BULLFINCH, c20 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 5 REED BUNTING (WC mini-mound). Ray Baker  

Mon, 8 February 2016: no reported sightings

Sun, 7 February 2016: 07.25hrs-10.55hrs: c1 LITTLE EGRET (1 flying over Moors at 1st light, another later in trees over water, NW corner of M.West), c12 GREYLAG GOOSE (M.Farm), 3 WIGEON (2 male, 1 female Moors pools), TEAL (Moors), c60 SHOVELER (c10 Middle Pit, c4 Moors, c46 WC1), 2 POCHARD (male & female Spynes), 1 PHEASANT (male M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Chilmead Farm/WC), 1 KESTREL (Chilmead Farm), c73 LAPWING (c70 Moors, c3 M.West), c4 SNIPE (c2 Spynes, c2 Moors), c3 COMMON GULL (Spynes), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c20 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. c15 M.Lake), 2 STOCK DOVE (M.Farm), 2 KINGFISHER (between WC and Redhill Brook), c30 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c2 TREECREEPER (c2 Moors - 1 trees by landfill, c1 alder by Redhill Brook nr railway line), 2 FIELDFARE (over M.Lake), 2 REDWING, c2 STONECHAT (1 adult male, 1 1st-winter male Nutfield marsh, poss. 2 Moors). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
 

SONG THRUSH in full song (Gordon Hay)

Sat, 6 February 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 RED KITE, 146 GREYLAG GOOSE, 25 GADWALL, 4 WIGEON, 40 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c30 SKYLARK, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 TREECREEPER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 28 LINNET (on M23 stubble field). Gordon Hay

Some of the 146 GREYLAG GEESE in flight (Gordon Hay)

Fri, 5 February 2016: am: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 14 GADWALL, 1 WIGEON, c46 TEAL, c11 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD (Spynes), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE,13 LITTLE GREBE,3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK (Moors), COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL (Moors), c45 LAPWING (Moors), 1 SNIPE (Spynes), 38 COMMON GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c22 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 14 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, c28 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c800 STARLING (WC/Moors roost), c15 FIELDFARE, 110 REDWING, 3 STONECHAT (1 Moors, 2 Nutfield Marsh), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 2 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 3 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker

Thurs, 4 February 2016: pm: 1 SHELDUCK, 1 PEREGRINE, 54 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes overflow), c50 FIELDFARE, 20 REDWING, 31 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
 
07.45hrs-12.15hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (male, Spynes), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (N edge of M.West), 35 GREYLAG GOOSE, 8 CANADA GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 27 GADWALL, 3 WIGEON (Moors pools), 22 TEAL, 14 MALLARD, 79 TUFTED DUCK, 8 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD (over Spynes), 20 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE (2 Spynes, 1 Moors),c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 32 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 8 STOCK DOVE, 10 COLLARED DOVE, 3 KINGFISHER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 10 GOLDCREST, 2 SKYLARK, 6 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 TREECREEPER, 4 FIELDFARE, 14 SONG THRUSH,20 REDWING, 4 STONECHAT (2 Moors, 2 Nutfield Marsh), 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 5 MEADOW PIPIT (WC mini-mound), 12 GREENFINCH, c60 GOLDFINCH, 10 LESSER REDPOLL (incl. 8 over Spynes cycle path heading NW), 1 SISKIN, 3 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. 65 species in total. Neil Randon and David Campbell
 

LITTLE EGRET (Neil Randon)

STONECHAT on Nutfield Marsh (Neil Randon)

WIGEON with MALLARD friends on Moors pools (Neil Randon)

 
Wed, 3 February 2016: no reported sightings 

Tues, 2 February 2016: am: 1 SHELDUCK (M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC flood), 1 RED KITE (over M.Farm), 81 GREYLAG GOOSE, 3 WIGEON (Moors pools), c21 TEAL, SHOVELER, POCHARD (Moors and Spynes), 1 PHEASANT, 22 CORMORANT, 4 GREY HERON, 17 LITTLE GREBE, 1 WATER RAIL (bullrush pool), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c55 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, c1200 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c24 COMMON GULL, c27 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c30 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 10 COLLARED DOVE, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK (Nutfield Ridge), 3 COAL TIT, c15 SKYLARK, 2 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (Moors cycle path), c800 STARLING (WC/Moors roost), c35 FIELDFARE, c103 REDWING, 2 STONECHAT (Moors), 8 MEADOW PIPIT, c28 LINNET, 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 2 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker  

Mon, 1 February 2016: no reported sightings