Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Thurs, 30 June 2016: c7 COMMON SCOTER (W end of M.Lake, then flew off. 134th species in 2016), 2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 6 GREYLAG GOOSE, 26 CANADA GOOSE, 9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 10 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 29 STOCK DOVE, c10 COMMON SWIFT, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCREST, 5 SKYLARK, c10 SAND MARTIN, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 6 BLACKCAP, 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 9 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, c1,000 STARLING, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 3 BULLFINCH, 3 GREENFINCH, 9 GOLDFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING. 56 species counted. Ray Baker
Tues, 28 June 2016-Wed, 29 June 2016: no reported sightings
Mon, 27 June 2016: 1 LITTLE EGRET (circling WC1), 2 COMMON TERN, 18 GREYLAG GOOSE, 26 CANADA GOOSE, 6 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 GADWALL, 2 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 2 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 180 HERRING GULL, 14 STOCK DOVE, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 20 COMMON SWIFT, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 12 JACKDAW, 15 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 7 SKYLARK, 48 SAND MARTIN, 6 SWALLOW, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 18 CHIFFCHAFF, 17 BLACKCAP, 12 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 10 REED WARBLER, 4 NUTHATCH, 7 TREECREEPER, 1,050 STARLING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 3 BULLFINCH, 7 GREENFINCH, 29 GOLDFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. 63 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 26 June 2016: 06.15hrs-10.05hrs: 1 HOBBY (Flew over Spynes, heading N), 2 CURLEW (Flew over WC at 09.10hrs, heading W), 1 REDSHANK (on 2 different platforms M.Lake 05.45hrs-06.00hrs), 1 COMMON TERN (on platform M.Lake. Chased off Redshank off platform 05.45hrs), c3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flooded area SE corner WC1), 1 SHOVELER (Moors pools by landfill), c30 MALLARD (incl. female with 3 small ducklings, 1 female with 8 larger ducklings, Moors pools nr railway line), c60 COOT (incl. c2 new family parties Moors pools with 6 chicks, Moors pools nr railway line), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), c2 KESTREL (male Nutfield Marsh, female Chilmead Farm), 1 LAPWING (M.West), 1 BLACK-HEADED GULL (adult, Spynes), 2 STOCK DOVE (grass area E of M.Lake), 2 LITTLE OWL (1 on tall poles nr Aqua Sports, 1 S of Spynes), c10 COMMON SWIFT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (male and juv. Cormongers Lane), c10 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c4 SWALLOW, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (heard, singing male Moors), c5 REED WARBLER (incl. 1 juv. WC1). Ian Kehl
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| CURLEW (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 24 June 2016: 1 COMMON TERN, 5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 10 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 3 COLLARED DOVE, 10 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 145 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 7 MAGPIE, 2 ROOK, 3 SAND MARTIN, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 35 LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 5 BLACKCAP, 6 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 8 REED WARBLER, c800 STARLING, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 GREENFINCH, 9 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. 46 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 22 June 2016-Thurs, 23 June 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, 21 June 2016: 26 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 8 GREY HERON, 6 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 LAPWING, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 28 HERRING GULL, 5 COLLARED DOVE, 45 COMMON SWIFT, 5 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK, 7 GOLDCREST, 4 COAL TIT, 7 SKYLARK, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 13 CHIFFCHAFF, 13 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 12 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 5 REED WARBLER, 48 WREN, c320 STARLING, 3 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 BULLFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 17 GOLDFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 58 species counted. Ray Baker
Mon, 20 June 2016: no reported sightings
Sun, 19 June 2016: 06.15hrs-10.05hrs: 2 SANDWICH TERN (Flew over WC, heading E at 06.15hrs. 133rd species in 2016), 1 COMMON TERN (Flew over WC at 10.00hrs calling, heading E, 1 with fish), c5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flooded area SE corner WC1), 7 TEAL (c06.15hrs flooded area SE corner WC1), c40 MALLARD (incl. female with 3 small ducklings, Moors pools nr landfill, plus c2 family parties Moors pools by railway line with c10 young), c80 COOT (incl. c5 family parties Moors pools, with c20 chicks, c2 family parties with c7 chicks at Spynes, c1 family party at WC1 with 2 chicks), 3 COMMON BUZZARD (circling over WC), c2 KESTREL (pair Chilmead Farm, poss. 1 of pair later over WC), 1 LAPWING (M.West), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake with Herring Gull), c300 HERRING GULL (incl. c250 drinking/bathing M.Lake c09.50hrs), c40 COMMON SWIFT, c2 SWALLOW, c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing male S of Spynes), c15 COMMON WHITETHROAT (incl. c1 family party of c4 birds N of Spynes), 1 GOLDCREST (singing male in pines, Cormongers Lane). Ian Kehl
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| SANDWICH TERN (Gordon Hay) |
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| Male COMMON BLUE (Gordon Hay) |
Mon, 13 June 2016-Sat, 18 June 2016: no reported sightings
Sun, 12 June 2016: 05.25hrs-08.35hrs: 1 COMMON TERN (on platform M.Lake at 05.50hrs, then fishing W end M.Lake), 4 GREYLAG GOOSE (pair with 2 goslings, M.West), c6 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flooded area SE corner WC1), c8 GADWALL (flooded area SE corner WC1), 1 TEAL (male, in full breeding plumage, flooded area SE corner WC1), c30 MALLARD (incl. female with 6 small ducklings, Moors pools), c50 COOT (1 family party with 7 small chicks, 1 family party with 3 larger chicks on Moors pools, plus 3 family parties with c6 chicks between them on WC1), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (over WC at 05.30hrs), 1 LAPWING (M.West), c20 COMMON SWIFT, c4 SAND MARTIN (WC), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c8 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER (singing males, 1 E end of M.Lake, 1 S of Spynes), c8 BLACKCAP, c6 REED WARBLER, c5 ROBIN (incl. 2 juv. Chilmead Lane), c5 DUNNOCK (incl. 1 juv. Chilmead Lane), 2 PIED WAGTAIL (1 juv WC2 island, 1 juv. flooded area SE corner of WC1), 2 LINNET (Horse paddocks, M.Farm), 1 YELLOWHAMMER (male carrying food S of Spynes). Ian Kehl
Sat, 11 June 2016: 10.30hrs-14.00hrs: 7 CANADA GOOSE, 7 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, c10 GADWALL, 1 TEAL, 12 TUFTED DUCK, 7 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 6 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c64 HERRING GULL, 3 COMMON SWIFT, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 SKYLARK, 2 SWALLOW, c6 HOUSE MARTIN, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER, 7 BLACKCAP, 5 COMMON WHITETHROAT, c5 REED WARBLER, 2 LINNET, 2 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Thurs, 9 June 2016-Fri, 10 June 2016: no reported sightings
Wed, 8 June 2016: 10.00hrs-10.45hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (flooded area, WC1), 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flooded area, WC1), 5 GREY HERON (WC1), c5 COMMON SWIFT (WC), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (flew into tree WC1), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 WILLOW WARBLER (singing male, S of WC mound), c3 REED WARBLER (WC1 reedbed next to causeway). Neil Randon
Tues, 7 June 2016: no reported sightings
Mon, 6 June 2016: 4 MUTE SWAN, 15 GREYLAG GOOSE, 34 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 10 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 3 PHEASANT, 8 GREY HERON, 9 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 RED KITE, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 1 LAPWING, 4 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 32 HERRING GULL, 7 STOCK DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 27 COMMON SWIFT, 5 GREEN WOODPECKER, 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (unusually high count), 2 ROOK, 9 GOLDCREST, 8 SKYLARK, 3 SAND MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, 25 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 17 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 19 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 16 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, c280 STARLING (unusually high count), 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 11 BULLFINCH, 9 GREENFINCH, 4 LINNET, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 6 REED BUNTING. 69 species counted.
Also: 8 species of butterfly, incl. Painted Lady (first for 2016). 9 species of dragonfly, Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, 3 Downy Emerald (all first for 2016). Ray Baker
Sun, 5 June 2016: 05.30hrs-09.35hrs: 1 CURLEW (circled over WC at 05.40hrs, called twice then flew NE), c9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (incl. c6 M.Lake), c7 GADWALL (incl. c6 flooded area SE corner WC1, 1 male WC2 island), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. 1 on nest Moors pools, nr fence by railway line), 1 KESTREL (male, Chilmead Farm), c40 COOT (incl. 1 family party with 2 small chicks + another with 3 larger chicks, Moors pools), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over Moors), c15 COMMON SWIFT, 2 BLUE TIT (adult feding juv. WC), c10 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c5 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 WILLOW WARBLER (3 singing males, 1 E end M.Lake, 1 S of Spynes, 1 WC mound), c7 REED WARBLER (singing males, incl. 1 nr wooden bridge Moors, c4 WC), c150 STARLING (roost, WC). Ian Kehl
Fri, 3 June 2016-Sat, 4 June 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 2 June 2016: 5 MUTE SWAN, 26 GREYLAG GOOSE, 4 CANADA GOOSE, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 GADWALL, 4 GREY HERON, 11 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c75 HERRING GULL, c50 COMMON SWIFT, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK, 5 SKYLARK, c52 SAND MARTIN, c20 HOUSE MARTIN, 9 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER, 15 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 15 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 6 REED WARBLER, c250 STARLING (unusually high count), 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 4 BULLFINCH, 3 YELLOWHAMMER, 5 REED BUNTING. Ray Baker
Wed, 1 June 2016: early am: 2 GADWALL, 1 WILLOW WARBLER (Moors, nr base of WC mound), c150 STARLING (from roost), 2 GREY WAGTAIL. Ray Baker
