Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
______________________________________________________________ Sun, 31 July 2016: 07.00hrs-10.20hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools by railway line), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (Moors pools by railway line), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools by railway line), c128 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes, M.West), c180 CANADA GOOSE, 12 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (incl. 5 on platform M.Lake), 8 GADWALL (incl. 1 WC2 island), 5 TEAL, 2 SHOVELER, c240 TUFTED DUCK (incl. female with c4 ducklings, Moors pools by railway line), c2 KESTREL (1 female Chilmead Farm, 1 adult male over Cormongers Lane overflow, plus other poss. male Moors), c35 LAPWING (Spynes, M.West), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), c20 COMMON SWIFT (WC), c2 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c20 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 2 GARDEN WARBLER, c10 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH (1 poss.2 vocal in oaks S of Spynes overflow), 1 GREY WAGTAIL.
Butterflies: 1 Brown Hairstreak (spynes), 1 Painted Lady (Nutfield Ridge)
Plus: Both c30 Red-eyed Damselfly and c20 Small Red-eyed Damselfly on Ridge Pool.
Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
05.30hrs-07.00hrs: 1 WHITE STORK (flew in at 05.35hrs on to SE corner of WC1. The flew short distance but out of sight at c06.00hrs, then relocated at 08.30hrs circling WC before flying off heading N. First site record. 135th species of 2016). Gordon Hay, Ray Baker, Neil Randon. Ian Jones at 08.30hrs
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| WHITE STORK coming in to land at Water Colour Lagoon 1 (Gordon Hay) |
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| WHITE STORK (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, 28 July 2016: 05.15hrs-09.45hrs: 1 HOBBY (with House Martin prey), 55 GREYLAG GOOSE, 98 CANADA GOOSE, 24 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 TEAL, 43 TUFTED DUCK, 1 SHOVELER, 4 CORMORANT, 6 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 17 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 30 LAPWING, 2 LITTLE OWL, 3 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 10 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c480 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 11 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 4 SKYLARK, 8 SAND MARTIN, 2 SWALLOW, c40 HOUSE MARTIN, 10 CHIFFCHAFF, 7 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER (Chilmead Ponds, incl. juv.), 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 9 REED WARBLER, 4 NUTHATCH, 5 TREECREEPER, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 9 BULLFINCH, 7 GREENFINCH, 1 LINNET, 42 GOLDFINCH, 6 YELLOWHAMMER. 64 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 27 July 2016: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (WC2 island), 6 TUFTED DUCK (6 duckling on Moors). Ray Baker
Tues, 26 July 2016: 05.15hrs-12.00hrs: 47 GREYLAG GOOSE, 25 CANADA GOOSE, 13 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 GADWALL, 4 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 34 TUFTED DUCK (incl. 6 ducklings), 1 PHEASANT, 7 CORMORANT, 6 GREY HERON, 16 LITTLE GREBE (incl. recently fledged), 12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 42 LAPWING, 135 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 102 HERRING GULL, 10 STOCK DOVE, 3 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 COMMON SWIFT, 2 KINGFISHER, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER (incl. recently fledged), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 ROOK, 8 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 1 SKYLARK, 28 SAND MARTIN, 4 SWALLOW, c70 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 11 CHIFFCHAFF (incl. recently fledged), 9 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER (incl. 1 juv., E of Spynes), 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 12 REED WARBLER, 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 10 BULLFINCH, 3 GREENFINCH, 7 YELLOWHAMMER. 66 species counted. Ray Baker
Mon, 25 July 2016: 1 BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (summer plumage, Spynes pm), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools). Butterfly: Purple Hairstreak. Ray Baker
2 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools), 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 TEAL, 2 SHOVELER, 40 LAPWING, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER, c70 HOUSE MARTIN, 4 MISTLE THRUSH. Gordon Hay
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| HOUSE MARTIN collecting grit (Gordon Hay) |
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| GREEN WOODPECKER with juvenile (Gordon Hay) |
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| GARDEN WARBLER with juvenile (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, 21 July 2016: 05.00hrs-10.00hrs: 1 COMMON TERN, 30 GREYLAG GOOSE, 6 CANADA GOOSE, 9 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 5 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 1 PHEASANT, 6 CORMORANT, 9 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 PEREGRINE, 23 LAPWING, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 35 HERRING GULL, 35 STOCK DOVE, 6 COLLARED DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWL, 3 COMMON SWIFT, 2 KINGFISHER, 15 GREEN WOODPECKER (incl. 12 recently fledged), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 370 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 1 ROOK, 5 GOLDCREST, 6 SKYLARK, 2 SAND MARTIN, c40 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 12 CHIFFCHAFF, 11 BLACKCAP, 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 10 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 BULLFINCH, 6 GREENFINCH, 40 GOLDFINCH, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 67 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 20 July 2016: Dragonflies: 3 Southern Hawker, 15 Brown Hawker, 35 Emperor Dragonfly, 60 Black-tailed Skimmer, c20 Common Darter, 1 Ruddy Darter.
Butterflies: Purple Hairstreak (Spynes footpath).
Plus: 4 Beautiful Demoiselle, c30 Banded Demoiselle, 1f Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1,000+ Common Blue Damselfly, 15 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 6 Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Gordon Hay
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| WILLOW EMERALD DAMSELFLY (Gordon Hay) |
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| PURPLE HAIRSTREAK (Gordon Hay) |
Mon, 18 July 2016: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER, 5 MUTE SWAN, 16 GREYLAG GOOSE, 15 CANADA GOOSE, 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 GADWALL, 1 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 1 PHEASANT, 5 CORMORANT, 8 GREY HERON, 17 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 9 LAPWING, 75 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 14 HERRING GULL, 20 STOCK DOVE, 5 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 9 GREEN WOODPECKER, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 13 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, 2 SKYLARK, c25 HOUSE MARTIN, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 16 BLACKCAP, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 10 REED WARBLER, 7 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 4 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 5 BULLFINCH, 2 GREENFINCH, 49 GOLDFINCH, 7 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 64 species counted. Ray Baker
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| PIED WAGTAIL with juvenile (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, 17 July 2016: 06.10hrs-09.20hrs: 3 COMMON TERN (flying over M.Lake, catching insects with Black-headed Gulls, then 2 later over M.Lake), c8 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Moors), 3 TEAL (flew from Moors pools nr landfill), 1 SHOVELER (eclipsed male, WC2 island), c5 GREY HERON (Moors, incl. c1 juv), c8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. pair with 1 chick Moors pools, pair with 2 juv. WC1), c12 LAPWING (M.West), c100 BLACK-HEADED GULL (mainly over horse paddocks and over M.Lake, hawking for insects, incl. 2 juv. platform M.Lake), c3 STOCK DOVE (incl. c1 juv Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (oak S of Spynes), c6 COMMON SWIFT (Spynes), c3 SKYLARK (singing males, M.Farm), c5 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), 1 SWALLOW (Spynes), c2 HOUSE MARTIN (Moors), c5 REED WARBLER (incl. c1 Spynes, c1 Spynes bullrush pool, c3 WC1), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (over Spynes), c8 ROBIN (incl. c3 juv), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (over WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 16 July 2016: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (juv. WC2 island), 2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 GADWALL (WC), 3 TEAL (WC), 1 SHOVELER (WC), 1 PEREGRINE (heading east, M.Farm), 5 LAPWING (M.West), 120 BLACK-HEADED GULL (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL (Spynes), c200 COMMON SWIFT (feeding on insects 06.00hrs, M.Lake), 150 WOOD PIGEON (M.Farm), 12 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c15 REED WARBLER (WC). Gordon Hay
Fri, 15 July 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 14 July 2016: 1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (WC1). Gordon Hay
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| YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, 13 July 2016: 1 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (WC1), 1 REDSHANK (M.Lake), 1 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 2 TEAL (WC1), 1 SHOVELER (WC1), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (WC1), 1 PEREGRINE (hunting W of WC mound), 11 LAPWING (Spynes, M.West), 12 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC1), 1 LITTLE OWL (M.Farm), 2 KINGFISHER (WC1, M.Lake), c40 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT (Spynes causeway), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (WC2), 1 PIED WAGTAIL. Ray Baker
Tues, 12 July 2016: am: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (WC2 island), 2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 TEAL (WC1), 1 SHOVELER (WC1), 1 PHEASANT, 2 LAPWING (M.West), 14 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC1), 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, c10 REED WARBLER, c7 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (WC2 island), 1 YELLOWHAMMER.
Also butterflies: Marbled White, Essex Skipper along railway embankment. Ray Baker
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| HOLLY BLUE (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, 10 July 2016: 05.30hrs-08.30hrs: 2 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER (adult and juv. briefly on WC2 island, then both flew off with adult flying S over landfill. Juv. circled then returned to WC2 island), 1 HOBBY (in dead oak Nutfield Marsh, then flew N over M.Park), 2 COMMON TERN (on platform M.Lake), c11 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC), 1 TEAL (flooded area SE corner WC1), 1 SHOVELER (eclipsed male, Moors pools by landfill), c6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. 2 adults, 2 juv. WC2), 1 KESTREL (imm. male M.West), 3 LAPWING (Spynes), c30 BLACK-HEADED GULL (mainly flooded area SE corner WC1, incl. 1 juv.), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (over M.Farm), c15 COMMON SWIFT, c4 GREEN WOODPECKER (incl. c2 juv.), c2 COAL TIT (incl. at least 1 juv., conifers Cormongers Lane), c10 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c3 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c5 BLACKCAP (incl. 1 juv., Moors), c3 REED WARBLER (incl. c1 Spynes, c2 WC1), 1 MISTLE THRUSH (conifers, Aquasports boatyard). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 9 July 2016: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 TEAL (female, WC1), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (juv. Moors, log pool). Ray Baker
Fri, 8 July 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 7 July 2016: 2 LITTLE EGRET (briefly WC1), 2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 20 GREYLAG GOOSE, 26 CANADA GOOSE, 17 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 4 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 17 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 2 CORMORANT, 13 GREY HERON, 11 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 LAPWING, 29 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 12 STOCK DOVE, 4 COLLARED DOVE, c25 COMMON SWIFT, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 ROOK, 3 COAL TIT, 10 SKYLARK, 10 SAND MARTIN, 4 SWALLOW, c40 HOUSE MARTIN, c30 LONG-TAILED TIT, 16 CHIFFCHAFF, 20 BLACKCAP, 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 11 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 8 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 38 STARLING, 10 MISTLE THRUSH, 15 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 BULLFINCH, 11 GREENFINCH, 37 GOLDFINCH, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 6 REED BUNTING. 67 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 6 July 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, 5 July 2016: 08.30hrs-09.30hrs: 1 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 10 GREYLAG GOOSE (Spynes), 26 CANADA GOOSE (WC2), 15 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (6 WC1, 9 WC2), 2 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER (eclipse male, WC1), 2 GREY HERON (flew in to WC1), 13 BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC1), 1 LITTLE OWL (oak, M.Farm), c5 COMMON SWIFT, 2 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c10 SAND MARTIN (Moors), c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 BLACKCAP, 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 REED WARBLER, 1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm), 1 REED BUNTING (Spynes). Neil Randon
early am: 7 COMMON TERN (1 M.Lake on raft, followed by 6 more at 05.40hrs). Gordon Hay
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| COMMON TERN (Gordon Hay) |
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| BANDED DEMOiSELLE (Gordon Hay) |
2 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 19 GREYLAG GOOSE, 28 CANADA GOOSE, 11 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 6 GADWALL, 1 SHOVELER, 2 PHEASANT, 8 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 12 STOCK DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, c25 COMMON SWIFT, 8 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 8 SKYLARK, 4 SAND MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, c10 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 20 CHIFFCHAFF, 15 BLACKCAP (12 recently fledged), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT, 16 COMMON WHITETHROAT (12 recently fledged), 6 REED WARBLER, 3 NUTHATCH, 5 TREECREEPER, c1,000 STARLING, 4 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 GREY WAGTAIL, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 4 BULLFINCH, 15 GREENFINCH, 27 GOLDFINCH,7 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. 63 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 3 July 2016: 1 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 SHOVELER (eclipse male), c100 COMMON SWIFT, 20 SAND MARTIN (WC), 40 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 2 NUTHATCH, 1 GREAT TIT (leucisitic, canary yellow, Moors, cycle path by landfill). Also: Dragonflies: 1 Emperor, 1 Common Darter. Butterflies: c20 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet. Gordon Hay
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| Eclipse male SHOVELER (Gordon Hay) |
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| Leucistic GREAT TIT (Gordon Hay) |
Dragonflies: 8 Black-tailed Skimmer, 6 Emperor, 6 Common Darter. Ray Baker
Fri, 1 July 2016-Sat, 2 July 2016: no reported sightings
