Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
Sat, 31 December 2016: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 1 JACK SNIPE, 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 1 GREYLAG GOOSE, 15 WIGEON, 45 GADWALL, 60 TEAL, 12 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, 22 SNIPE, 22 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 2 COAL TIT, 36 SKYLARK (M.Farm), 1 NUTHATCH (M.West), 1 TREECREEPER, 60 FIELDFARE, 120 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 5 MEADOW PIPIT (M.Farm), 4 LINNET, 21 BULLFINCH (incl. flock of 13 at Spynes, nr M23). Gordon Hay
10.30hrs-15.00hrs (WC, Moors, M.Lake): 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 3 MUTE SWAN, 1 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, c14 GADWALL, c29 TEAL, c9 SHOVELER, 10 POCHARD, c82 TUFTED DUCK, c7 CORMORANT, 4 GREY HERON, 4 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 14 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE (Moors pools), c700 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c20 COMMON GULL, c26 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, c50 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 4 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Fri, 30 December 2016: 07.40hrs-11.30hrs: 1 CANADA GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 12 GADWALL, c43 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 7 POCHARD, 22 TUFTED DUCK, 5 CORMORANT, 4 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, 4 SNIPE, c750 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 COMMON GULL, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c350 HERRING GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 20 WOODPIGEON, 6 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 8 GOLDCREST, 19 BLUE TIT, 26 GREAT TIT, 2 COAL TIT, 2 SKYLARK, c20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 TREECREEPER, 5 FIELDFARE, 9 SONG THRUSH, c80 REDWING, 8 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 CHAFFINCH, 6 BULLFINCH, 31 GOLDFINCH, 5 REED BUNTING. 54 species counted. Ray Baker
Thurs, 29 December 2016: 2 LITTLE EGRET, 18 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD. Gordon Hay
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| GADWALL (Gordon Hay) |
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| POCHARD (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, 28 December 2016: 07.40hrs-13.15hrs: 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 1 PEREGRINE (over Spynes), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 1 CANADA GOOSE, 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 6 WIGEON, 43 GADWALL, 62 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 9 POCHARD, 110 TUFTED DUCK, 23 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 2 WATER RAIL (ditch by mini mound & stream by landfill outfall), 15 LAPWING, 12 SNIPE, c395 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 COMMON GULL, 8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c255 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 KINGFISHER, 5 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c270 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 5 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 15 SKYLARK, 30 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 6 FIELDFARE, 14 SONG THRUSH, 27 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 10 CHAFFINCH, 7 BULLFINCH, 47 GOLDFINCH, 7 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 REED BUNTING. 70 species counted. Ray Baker
Tues, 27 December 2016: no reported sightings
Mon, 26 December 2016: 1 RED KITE (over Cormongers Lane). Lynne Rapley
1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 1 SPARROWHAWK (adult male), 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 160 REDWING, 12 FIELDFARE (feeding on Nutfield Marsh). Gordon Hay
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| SNIPE on Moors pools (Gordon Hay) |
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| The PINTAIL/possible MALLARD hybrid (Gordon Hay) |
Sat, 24 December 2016: 11.30hrs-14.30hrs: 3 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 4 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 16 GADWALL, c47 TEAL, 9 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, c72 TUFTED DUCK, c10 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 4 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 17 LAPWING, 6 SNIPE (Moors pools), c110 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c11 COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c17 HERRING GULL, 15 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 FIELDFARE, c52 REDWING, 1 MEADOW PIPIT. Richard Perry
10.45hrs-12.25hrs: 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes island), c10 WIGEON (Spynes), c42 TEAL (2 Spynes, c40 Moors pools), c4 SHOVELER (3 Moors pools, 1 WC1), 6 POCHARD (6 males WC1), 1 PHEASANT (male, Moors), c6 COMMON GULL, c2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c12 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (c11 M.Lake, 1 Moors pools), c6 REDWING. Ian Kehl
Thurs, 22 December 2016-Fri, 23 December 2016: no reported sightings
Wed, 21 December 2016: 10.30hrs-13.30hrs (WC, Moors, M.Lake): 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 5 WIGEON, c22 GADWALL, c55 TEAL, c8 SHOVELER, 5 POCHARD, c50 TUFTED DUCK, 8 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 17 LAPWING, 8 SNIPE (Moors pools), c850 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c16 COMMON GULL, c17 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c110 HERRING GULL, 8 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 REDWING, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Tues, 20 December 2016: no reported sightings
Mon, 19 December 2016: am: 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 2 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead ponds), c80 TEAL (Moors pools), c80 FIELDFARE, c100 REDWING (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
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| First winter BLACK REDSTART (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 16 December 2016-Sat, 17 December 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 15 December 2016: 07.40hrs-13.30hrs: 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), c4 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead ponds, M.West), 10 GREYLAG GOOSE, 10 CANADA GOOSE, 18 WIGEON, 37 GADWALL, 45 TEAL, 25 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, c100 TUFTED DUCK, 17 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, 19 LITTLE GREBE, 8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL (skirting nearest reedbed WC1), 39 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE, c840 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 12 COMMON GULL, 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c440 HERRING GULL, 6 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 1 KINGFISHER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c120 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 16 GOLDCREST, 31 BLUE TIT, 21 GREAT TIT, 3 COAL TIT, 2 SKYLARK, 40 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, 48 FIELDFARE, 8 SONG THRUSH, c195 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 12 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 5 MEADOW PIPIT, 22 CHAFFINCH, 13 BULLFINCH. 63 species counted. Ray Baker
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| WIGEON (who thinks he's a Mallard) is back! (Gordon Hay) |
10.30hrs-14.00hrs: 1 PINTAIL (poss.Mallard hybrid, M.Lake), 3 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 11 WIGEON, c17 GADWALL, c55 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 7 POCHARD, c77 TUFTED DUCK, 2 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 6 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c18 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, c300 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c23 COMMON GULL, c8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c120 HERRING GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 FIELDFARE, 21 REDWING, 1 MEADOW PIPIT. Richard Perry
Tues, 13 December 2016: pm: 1 PINTAIL (poss. Mallard hybrid, Moors pools), 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 1 RED KITE (Nutfield Ridge), 8 POCHARD, 5 CHIFFCHAFF. Gordon Hay
Mon, 12 December 2016: 07.40hrs-13.15hrs: 3 LITTLE EGRET (2 Chilmead ponds, 1 Moors), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 3 GREYLAG GOOSE, 21 CANADA GOOSE, 20 WIGEON, 40 GADWALL, 84 TEAL, 10 SHOVELER, 9 POCHARD, 88 TUFTED DUCK, 22 CORMORANT, 4 GREY HERON, 11 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 26 LAPWING, 10 SNIPE, c360 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 8 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c590 HERRING GULL, 4 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c290 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 14 GOLDCREST, 1 SKYLARK, 40 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 30 FIELDFARE, 6 SONG THRUSH, 52 REDWING, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 10 CHAFFINCH, 11 BULLFINCH, 50 GOLDFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. 62 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 11 December 2016: pm: 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors). Ray Baker
07.50hrs-11.10hrs: 2 PEREGRINE (pair over WC at 07.55hrs, flew off towards Redhill), c3 GREEN SANDPIPER (2 flying E along ditch to N of M.Farm, then later probably another at M.West), c13 WIGEON (incl. c11 Spynes), c70 TEAL (Moors pools), c7 SHOVELER, c9 POCHARD (incl. 8 WC), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), c26 SNIPE (incl. c22 Spynes), c10 COMMON GULL (incl. c8 Moors pools), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), c3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (c2 M.Lake, 1 Spynes), c2 KINGFISHER (1 Moors, poss. another later WC1), c6 GOLDCREST, c5 GREAT TIT (incl. at least 3 singing males), 1 TREECREEPER, 1 FIELDFARE, c4 SONG THRUSH (incl. at least 1 singing male), c30 REDWING, c11 BULLFINCH. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, 9 December 2016-Sat, 10 December 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 8 December 2016: 07.30hrs-13.00hrs: 1 PINTAIL (poss.Mallard hybrid), c2 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead ponds 10.00hrs, poss. same WC2 12.30hrs), 43 CANADA GOOSE, 26 WIGEON, 75 GADWALL, 84 TEAL, 33 MALLARD, 16 SHOVELER, 7 POCHARD, 90 TUFTED DUCK, 2 PHEASANT, 27 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 32 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c405 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 COMMON GULL, 12 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 160 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL, 3 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, c250 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 13 GOLDCREST, 1 SKYLARK, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, 4 FIELDFARE, 9 SONG THRUSH, c88 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, c10 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 5 PIED WAGTAIL, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 12 CHAFFINCH, 17 BULLFINCH, 58 GOLDFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. 65 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 7 December 2016: no reported sightings
Tues, 6 December 2016: 11.30hrs-14.00hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC), 2 STONECHAT (pair WC1), 2 MUTE SWAN, 1 CANADA GOOSE, 14 WIGEON, c26 GADWALL, 56 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, c20 TUFTED DUCK, 1 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 4 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, 8 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c400 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c18 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c215 HERRING GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 4 SONG THRUSH, c6 REDWING, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Mon, 5 December 2016: 07.30hrs-13.00hrs: 2 STONECHAT (in field margins behind Canal Cottage), 28 CANADA GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 8 WIGEON, 62 GADWALL, 9 TEAL, 11 SHOVELER, 9 POCHARD, 85 TUFTED DUCK, 17 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 7 SNIPE, c830 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 9 COMMON GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c630 HERRING GULL, 8 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 2 KINGFISHER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 68 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 15 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 26 SKYLARK, 25 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 NUTHATCH, 20 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 13 DUNNOCK, 3 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 MEADOW PIPIT, 16 CHAFFINCH, 9 BULLFINCH, 248 GOLDFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 63 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 4 December 2016: 07.50hrs-10.40hrs: c2 LITTLE EGRET (2 in ditch between M.Farm and M.West, later prob. same 2 in NW corner of M.West), 1 PEREGRINE (07.45hrs over WC), c17 WIGEON (incl. c14 Spynes), c87 GADWALL (incl. c34 M.West, c35 WC1), c12 TEAL (incl. c10 M.West), c6 SHOVELER, c5 POCHARD, 2 PHEASANT (2 females M.Farm), 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 Chilmead Farm, 1 Moors), c4 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), c4 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.Lake), 1 LITTLE OWL (Oaks S of Spynes), c4 CHIFFCHAFF, c10 REDWING, c12 HOUSE SPARROW (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Fri, 2 December 2016-Sat, 3 December 2016: no reported sightings
Thurs, 1 December 2016: 07.15hrs-12.45hrs: 1 CANADA GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 19 WIGEON, 47 GADWALL, 31 TEAL, 9 SHOVELER, 6 POCHARD, 35 TUFTED DUCK, 22 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 16 LITTLE GREBE, 8 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 1 LAPWING, 3 SNIPE, 420 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 8 COMMON GULL, 11 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 95 HERRING GULL, 7 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c120 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 13 GOLDCREST, 57 SKYLARK, 25 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 5 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 4 FIELDFARE, 5 SONG THRUSH, 25 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 8 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 9 MEADOW PIPIT, 5 CHAFFINCH, 7 BULLFINCH, 2 GREENFINCH, 52 GOLDFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 65 species counted. Ray Baker
