Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Mon, 30 May 2016-Tues 31 May 2016: no reported sightings
Sun, 29 May 2016: 2 GARGANEY (pair, Moors. 132nd species in 2016), 1 HOBBY, 3 GADWALL, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c80 HERRING GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL, c10 COMMON SWIFT, 4 SAND MARTIN, c40 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 PIED WAGTAIL. Ray Baker
Fri, 27 May 2016 - Sat, 28 May 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 26 May 2016: 2 TAWNY OWL (juveniles, well grown, still slightly fluffy but free-flying on Nutfield Ridge. 131st species in 2016), 6 MUTE SWAN, cGREYLAG GOOSE, c53 CANADA GOOSE, 7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 4 PHEASANT, 3 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 6 COMMON BUZZARD, 4 MOORHEN, 7 LAPWING, 10 STOCK DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 4 COMMON SWIFT, 8 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 JAY, 2 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 10 SKYLARK, 3 SAND MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, c25 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 24 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER, 24 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER, 18 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 10 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 5 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 13 CHAFFINCH, 3 BULLFINCH, 11 GREENFINCH, 14 GOLDFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 8 REED BUNTING. Also nine species of butterfly, including Small Copper. Ray Baker
Wed, 25 May 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, 24 May 2016: am/pm: 1 OYSTERCATCHER (on platoon on M.Lake, then briefly WC2 island), 2 SHELDUCK (over), 1 PEREGRINE (sub-adult in afternoon), 1 LAPWING. Gordon Hay
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| OYSTERCATCHER flying across Mercers Lake (Gordon Hay) |
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| The OYSTERCATCHER then landed on WC2 island briefly (Gordon Hay) |
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| HOLLY BLUE (Gordon Hay) |
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| BROAD-BODIED CHASER (Gordon Hay) |
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| BROWN ARGUS (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 20 May 2016-Sat, 21 May 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 19 May 2016: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 1 RED KITE (quartering landfill), 1 LAPWING. Gordon Hay
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| COMMON WHITETHROAT (Gordon Hay) |
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| SAND MARTIN (Gordon Hay) |
Tues, 17 May 2016: 1 HOBBY (spent most of day at back of WC1), 6 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, c50 COMMON SWIFT, 40 SAND MARTIN, 8 SWALLOW, 15 HOUSE MARTIN. Gordon Hay
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| GADWALL (Gordon Hay) |
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| RINGED PLOVER on WC1 (Gorodn Hay) |
am: 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC1), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC2 island), c59 GREYLAG GOOSE, c42 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 GADWALL (WC1), 1 SHOVELER (Moors), 33 TUFTED DUCK, 3 PHEASANT, 8 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 LAPWING (WC1), 1 BLACK-HEADED GILL (WC1), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c60 HERRING GULL, 3 COLLARED DOVE, 11 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 JAY, 1 ROOK, 3 GOLDCREST, 11 SKYLARK, c46 SAND MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, c20 HOUSE MARTIN, 22 LONG-TAILED TIT, 14 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 WILLOW WARBLER, 34 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER, 21 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 SEDGE WARBLER (WC1), 11 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 5 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 10 BULLFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 13 GOLDFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER. Ray Baker
Sun, 15 May 2016: 05.50hrs-09.25hrs: c2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Moors), 2 GADWALL (2 males, Moors pools nr railway line), 1 SHOVELER (male, Moors pools nr railway line), c40 MALLARD (incl. 2 females with 7 duckings each, Moors pools nr railwy line), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. pair mating WC2), c2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL (1 S of Spynes, 1 Moors), c40 COOT (incl. family party incl. 2 chicks, Moors pools, c10 on nests, incl. c9 Moors pools), 1 WATER RAIL (1 'flicking' wings as if displaying, spynes bullrush pool), c1 LAPWING (flooded area SE corner WC1, then probably same bird over M.Farm and Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (flew along line of oaks M.Farm), c40 COMMON SWIFT (mainly over WC), c10 SAND MARTIN (WC), 1 SWALLOW (WC), c6 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c6 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER (singing male S of Spynes), c12 BLACKCAP, c2 GARDEN WARBLER (c2 singing males Spynes/Middle Pit area), c15 COMMON WHITETHROAT, c6 REED WARBLER (incl.c3 singing males in WC1 reedbed nr bridge, c3 reedbed to N of Spynes), c30 STARLING (incl. c5 juv), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (singing male M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 14 May 2016: 1 POCHARD (male, WC1. Unseasonal sighting), 1 HOBBY, 20 COMMON SWIFT, 30 SAND MARTIN, 2 GREY WAGTAIL (1 pair nesting in clock tower of CTM Offices at the top of Cormonger's Lane).
Butterflies: 1 Small Heath (Spynes path), 10 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip (inc. 1 M.Lake), 3 Green-veined White, 2 Small White, 2 Large White. Gordon Hay
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| GREEN-VEINED WHITE (Gordon Hay) |
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| RED ADMIRAL (Gordon Hay) |
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| Female ORANGE TIP (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, 12 May 2016: Butterfly: Green Hairstreak - flitting around bushes bordering WC Mound. Matt Farmer
Wed, 11 May 2016: am/pm: 1 HOBBY (M.Lake), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.Lake/Moors pools), 1 REDSHANK (flooded area WC1), 3 COMMON TERN (2 M.Lake, 1 Spynes), 1 GADWALL (Moors pools), 1 SHOVELER (Moors pools), 1 SPARROWHAWK (female, M.Farm). Butterflies: Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, 4 Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell. Gordon Hay
07.30hrs-9.00hrs: 1 REDSHANK (WC1 flooded area), 1 COMMON TERN (feeding over Spynes, 08.30hrs-9.00hrs), c50 GREYLAG GOOSE (landed on Spynes at 078.50hrs), c15 CANADA GOOSE (landed on Spynes 08.50hrs), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over Moors, mobbed by a Crow) c20 SWIFT (WC), c30 SAND MARTIN (WC), c20 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c4 REED WARBLER (WC1, incl. 2 WC1 reedbed by causeway), 1 REED BUNTING (WC2). Neil Randon
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| COMMON TERN feeding over Spynes Mere (Neil Randon) |
Mon, 9 May 2016: 10.00hrs-14.00hrs: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC2 island), c34 GREYLAG GOOSE, c24 CANADA GOOSE, 1 GADWALL (WC1), c22 TUFTED DUCK, 1 GREY HERON, 3 CORMORANT, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 LAPWING (Moors pools), 3 BLACK-HEADED GULL (over Spynes), 1 HERRING GULL (WC1), c2 COMMON SWIFT, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, c6 SAND MARTIN, 2 SWALLOW, 7 HOUSE MARTIN (WC2 island, gathering mud), 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 9 BLACKCAP, 4 GARDEN WARBLER, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 9 REED WARBLER (7 WC1 and causeway), 1 GREENFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
pm: 3 HOBBY (hawking over WC), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (low over WC1), 1 KESTREL (over). Matt Farmer
am: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC2 island), 1 REDSHANK (WC1), 51 GREYLAG GOOSE, 31 CANADA GOOSE, 7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 GADWALL (WC1), 7 GREY HERON, 10 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK (Spynes), 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 3 KESTREL, 1 LAPWING (WC1), 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 35 HERRING GULL, 8 STOCK DOVE, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 1 COMMON SWIFT, 4 KINGFISHER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 5 GOLDCREST, 8 SKYLARK, 6 SAND MARTIN, c30 HOUSE MARTIN, 17 LONG-TAILED TIT, 21 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 WILLOW WARBLER, 37 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER, 36 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 10 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 5 BULLFINCH, 6 GREENFINCH, 1 LINNET, 8 YELLOWHAMMER. Ray Baker
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| RED KITE with wing moult even on both wings (Gordon Hay) |
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| REDSHANK (Gordon Hay) |
Sat, 7 May 2016: 1 REDSHANK (05.15hrs flew SW from flooded area WC1), 2 GADWALL, 1 LAPWING. Gordon Hay
Fri, 6 May 2016: am: c30 GREYLAG GOOSE (incl. one pair with goslings), c35 CANADA GOOSE, 6 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 PHEASANT (male, M.Farm), 10 GREY HERON, 15 LITTLE GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL (flew over Spynes), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over), c40 HERRING GULL (over), 4 COLLARED DOVE, 17 COMMON SWIFT, 3 KINGFISHER, 11 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK, 1 COAL TIT, c5 SKYLARK, 7 SAND MARTIN, 7 SWALLOW, 4 HOUSE MARTIN, 10 LONG-TAILED TIT, 21 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 42 BLACKCAP, 4 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 36 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 8 REED WARBLER, 4 NUTHATCH, c30 STARLING (incl. fledgling young), 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 LINNET, 8 BULLFINCH, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 8 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
05.30hrs: 1 WOOD SANDPIPER (flew over causeway WC1, couldn't land due to reed protection fencing, did a circuit then departed N. 128th species in 2016). Gordon Hay and Ray Baker
Thurs, 5 May 2016: 06.40hrs-10.10hrs: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (on platform, M.Lake), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Moors), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over WC), 1 KESTREL (WC1, successfully caught rodent by causeway, then flew off towards Moors), c5 COMMON SWIFT (WC/Moors), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC, c6 collecting mud from WC2 island), c5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER, c20 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER (S end of Middle Pit/Spynes cycle path), c25 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 1 SEDGE WARBLER, c8 REED WARBLER (WC/Spynes), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (M.Farm), 1 BULLFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (Spynes). Neil Randon
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| WILLOW WARBLER (Gordon Hay) |
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| REED BUNTING catching insects at Spynes Mere (Gordon Hay) |
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| LESSER WHITETHROAT at Spynes Mere cycle path. Less vocal – presumed paired and nesting (Gordon Hay) |
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| GREAT CRESTED GREBE taking Alder flies off the water by Water Colour footbridge (Gordon Hay) |
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| SPECKLED WOOD at Mercers West (Gordon Hay) |
Tues, 3 May 2016: 20.00hrs-20.20hrs: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), c4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Moors), 1 WIGEON (WC1 in flooded area), 1 KESTREL (over WC), 1 REED WARBLER (singing, WC1 reedbed by causeway). Neil Randon
am: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 43 COMMON SWIFT, 6 SAND MARTIN, 22 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 SEDGE WARBLER. Tom Cahalane
am: 1 HOBBY (over WC/landfill), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (back of WC1 first light, then 1 on WC2 island later), 1 WIGEON 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 2 LAPWING (Spynes), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c10 COMMON SWIFT, 4 ROOK, c8 SAND MARTIN, 7 SWALLOW, c5 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 28 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 WILLOW WARBLER, 42 BLACKCAP, 2 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 39 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 SEDGE WARBLER, 8 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, 6 TREECREEPER, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 LINNET, 4 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER. Ray Baker
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| HOBBY (Gordon Hay) |
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| Female WHINCHAT on the Moors by the wooden bridge (Neil Randon) |
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| Female WHINCHAT on the Moors (Gordon Hay) |
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| SEDGE WARBLER (Gordon Hay) |
07.45hrs: 1 WHINCHAT (female, Moors by wooden bridge). Andy Harding
Sun, 1 May: 10.45hrs-12.00hrs: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Spynes island), 7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (6 Moors, 1 Spynes), 1 SPARROWHAWK, c5 COMMON SWIFT (WC), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC, some collecting mud from WC2 island), c10 BLACKCAP, c1 GARDEN WARBLER (Middle Pit/Spynes by cycle path), c10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 REED WARBLER (WC1 reedbed by causeway), 2 REED BUNTING (Spynes). Neil Randon
06.15hrs-10.35hrs: 1 REDSTART (1 male, Moors, in hawthorn bushes nr 'dell' by railway line), 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (pair, WC2 island at 06.15hrs. male and female flew off E at c06.30hrs), c7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (incl. 1 Spynes, c6 Moors), 1 PHEASANT (male, M.Farm), 1 WIGEON (male, Moors pools), 1 SPARROWHAWK (Spynes), c3 COMMON BUZZARD (WC), c1 KESTREL (female S of Spynes, poss. another female Chilmead Farm), 2 LAPWING (prob. pair M.West), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (flying N over Chilmead Farm), c4 STOCK DOVE (2 M.Farm, 2 Chilmead Farm), 1 LITTLE OWL (in oak SE of M.Farm barn), c30 COMMON SWIFT (incl. c25 WC), c4 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c4 SAND MARTIN (c2 Moors, c2 WC), 5 SWALLOW, c10 HOUSE MARTIN (incl. c6 collecting mud from WC2 island), c10 CHIFFCHAFF, c3 WILLOW WARBLER, c12 BLACKCAP (incl. c1 female), c1 GARDEN WARBLER (1 poss. 2 singing males Middle Pit/Spynes area), 2 LESSER WHITETHROAT (1, prob. female, Middle Pit nr cycle path, 1 singing male, Moors), c12 COMMON WHITETHROAT (incl. 1 female), 1 SEDGE WARBLER (singing male, heard only, W end M.Lake), c2 REED WARBLER (singing males in reedbed WC1 nr bridge), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (2 juv. M.Farm), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (singing male S of Spynes). Also c3 foxes incl. 1 adult with 1 very small cub – horse paddocks, M.Farm. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
