Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
Tues, 31 January 2017: no reported sightings
Mon, 30 January 2017: 07.20hrs-13.15hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (1 WC1), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 2 GREYLAG GOOSE, 77 CANADA GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, 28 GADWALL, 80 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male), 8 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, 99 TUFTED DUCK, 2 PHEASANT, 15 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 5 LITTLE GREBE, 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 KESTREL, c115 LAPWING, 14 SNIPE, c490 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 9 COMMON GULL, 7 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c235 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 5 COLLARED DOVE, 4 KINGFISHER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c420 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 8 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, c20 SKYLARK, 50 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 5 NUTHATCH, 5 TREECREEPER, 14 WREN, c95 FIELDFARE, 19 SONG THRUSH, c140 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 29 DUNNOCK, 12 HOUSE SPARROW, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, 9 CHAFFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 33 GOLDFINCH, 12 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 8 REED BUNTING. 68 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 29 January 2017: 07.30hrs-10.40hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 1 STONECHAT (male, Moors), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (over Middle Pit), 100 GREYLAG GOOSE (M.Farm), 3 WIGEON (flooded area, SE corner WC1), c79 TEAL (c19 Spynes, c10 M.West, c50 Moors pools), c14 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD (Spynes), 1 PHEASANT (male, M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), c8 COMMON GULL (incl. c6 Spynes), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (incl. 8 on ice WC1), c10 FIELDFARE, c50 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (ditch between WC mound and lower mound WC). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 28 January 2017: 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 8 MUTE SWAN, 5 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 74 GADWALL (mostly M.West), 36 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 7 POCHARD, 374 TUFTED DUCK (flushed by motorboat on M.Lake, before settling on M.West), 10 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 134 COOT, 11 LAPWING, 5 SNIPE, 150 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 15 COMMON GULL, 20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 400 HERRING GULL, 10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 REED BUNTING. Steve Gale
WC, Moors, M.Lake 10.30hrs-14.30hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 2 MUTE SWAN, 2 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, c40 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, c80 TUFTED DUCK, 1 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 5 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 33 LAPWING, c5 SNIPE, c350 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL, c22 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 7 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCREST, 2 FIELDFARE, 20 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c5 MEADOW PIPIT, 14 LINNET (cycle path, Moors). Richard Perry
Fri, 27 January 2017: no reported sightings
Thurs, 26 January 2017: 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (with mixed flock, M.West), 1 SHELDUCK, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 PEREGRINE (over), 2 GREYLAG GOOSE (M.West), 155 CANADA GOOSE (M.West), 1 WIGEON, 62 GADWALL, 85 TEAL, 12 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, 5 SNIPE. Gordon Hay
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| Male REED BUNTING (Gordon Hay) |
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| BARNACLE GOOSE, GREYLAG GOOSE, CANADA GOOSE Mercers West (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, 25 January 2017: 1 JACK SNIPE (M.Farm brook), 1 SHELDUCK, c80 SHOVELER SHOVELER (M.West), 14 POCHARD, 1 WATER RAIL (Moors), 8 SKYLARK, 60 FIELDFARE, 140 REDWING,1 MISTLE THRUSH, 200 STARLING, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 7 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay
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| GOLDCREST (Gordon Hay) |
am: 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 5 WIGEON, 6 POCHARD, 1 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male),1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL (cycle path), 14 LAPWING (incl. 2 M.Lake), c10 SNIPE, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 TREECREEPER. Ray Baker
Mon, 23 January 2017: 07.20hrs-12.00hrs, then pm: 1 WOODCOCK (flushed nr M.West), 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1 PEREGRINE (male over Moors, with small prey heading towards Redhill), 1 STONECHAT (male, Moors), c10 SISKIN, 10 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 4 GADWALL, 17 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male), c60 SHOVELER (Middle Pit), 40 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 2 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 WATER RAIL, 30 SNIPE, c650 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 4 COMMON GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 20 HERRING GULL, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 2 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 95 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 12 MAGPIE, 1 JAY, c500 JACKDAW, 25 CARRION CROW, 3 GOLDCREST, c25 SKYLARK, 25 LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 TREECREEPER, 3 FIELDFARE, 5 SONG THRUSH, c70 REDWING, 13 DUNNOCK, 6 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 CHAFFINCH, 4 GREENFINCH, 49 GOLDFINCH, 5 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. 57 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 22 January 2017: 07.40hrs-11.15hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (Sleeping on spit, M.West), 1 LITTLE EGRET (in tree behind spit, M.West), 1 STONECHAT (male, Moors), c13 SISKIN (c12 feeding in alders, Chilmead pits, 1 Moors, nr wooden bridge), 1 LESSER REDPOLL (over Moors, heard only), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over middle Pit/Spynes), 2 WIGEON (1 male M.West, 1 Male Moors pools, by wooden bridge), c58 TEAL (incl. c30 M.West, c28 Moors pools by wooden bridge), c114 SHOVELER (M.West, poss. record count), c13 POCHARD (incl. c12 M.West), 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 Chilmead Farm, 1 Moors), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male over railway line, Moors), 2 KESTREL (pair Chilmead Farm), c10 COMMON GULL (c4 on ice Spynes, c6 on ice WC2), c5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (M.West), 1 STOCK DOVE (over Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (usual oak, M.Farm), 1 KINGFISHER (WC - ditch between lower mound and railway line), 1 COAL TIT (M.Park CP), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (feeding amongst trees close to water, W end of M.Lake), 1 NUTHATCH (N of Spynes – heard only), c6 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 21 January 2017: am: 1 BITTERN (circled M.West, before heading towards M.Lake. Second patch record. First record – January 4, 2002). Gordon Hay
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| BITTERN circling M.West (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 20 January 2017: M.Lake and Moors am: 1 STONECHAT (female. Moors), c15 SISKIN (nr Chilmead Ponds), c120 TUFTED DUCK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 12 LAPWING, 19 SNIPE, c20 FIELDFARE (Nutfield Marsh), c100 REDWING (Nutfield Marsh), 2 MISTLE THRUSH. Ray Baker
Thurs, 19 January 2017: 07.30hrs-13.15hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (1 WC1), c15 SISKIN (feeding on alders, Chilmead Ponds), 5 GREYLAG GOOSE, 4 CANADA GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 39 GADWALL, 57 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 7 POCHARD, 127 TUFTED DUCK, 16 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 16 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 WATER RAIL, 21 LAPWING, 11 SNIPE, c650 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 19 COMMON GULL, 20 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c350 HERRING GULL, 10 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c320 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 4 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 19 FIELDFARE, 4 SONG THRUSH, c120 REDWING, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 5 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 CHAFFINCH, 1 GREENFINCH, 31 GOLDFINCH, 12 BULLFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING. 65 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 18 January 2017: 11.00hrs-14.30hrs: 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 1 MUTE SWAN, 2 CANADA GOOSE, c33 TEAL, c120 TUFTED DUCK, 7 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 21 LAPWING, c23 SNIPE (c22 Moors, 1 WC1), c400 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c15 COMMON GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c75 HERRING GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GOLDCREST, 3 SONG THRUSH, 4 REDWING, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Tues, 17 January 2017: 08.25hrs-12.20hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 LITTLE EGRET (1 WC, 1 Middle Pit), 23 GREYLAG GOOSE, 6 CANADA GOOSE, 5 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, 38 GADWALL, 67 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male), 50 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 92 TUFTED DUCK, 31 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 17 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, c50 LAPWING, 23 SNIPE, c600 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 8 COMMON GULL, 10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c315 HERRING GULL, 7 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c140 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 1 GOLDCREST, 2 SKYLARK, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 27 BLACKBIRD, 28 FIELDFARE, 5 SONG THRUSH, c70 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 10 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 4 CHAFFINCH, 1 GREENFINCH, 52 GOLDFINCH, 5 BULLFINCH, 10 REED BUNTING. 65 species counted. Ray Baker
Mon, 16 January 2017: no reported sightings
Sun, 15 January 2017: 07.35hrs-11.15hrs: 2 STONECHAT (pair, nr wooden bridge, Moors), c5 WIGEON (2 M.Lake, 1 Moors pools nr wooden bridge, 2 WC1), c132 GADWALL (poss. record count, incl. c98 M.West, c26 WC1), c130 TEAL (incl. c20 Spynes, c32 M.West, c53 Moors pools), c121 MALLARD (incl. c97 Moors pools, nr landfill), 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male, nr wooden bridge, Moors pools), c48 SHOVELER (incl. c21 Middle Pit, c21 WC1), c6 POCHARD (4 Spynes, 2 WC2), c140 TUFTED DUCK (incl. c115 M.Lake), 1 PHEASANT (male, M.Farm), c23 LITTLE GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 Chilmead Farm, 1 Moors), 1 WATER RAIL (Moors pools, nr wooden bridge), c43 MOORHEN (incl. c27 Moors), c255 COOT (incl. c60 Spynes, c135 WC), c47 LAPWING, c25 SNIPE (incl. c11 Spynes, c12 Moors pools by railway line), 25 COMMON GULL, c5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, c5 STOCK DOVE, c150 JACKDAW (over WC at first light), c15 FIELDFARE, c75 REDWING, 2 GREY WAGTAIL (1 track benid AquaSports, 1 Moors pools, nr cycle path by landfill), 2 MEADOW PIPIT (WC lower mound). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 14 January 2017: (WC, Moors) 11.00hrs-13.00hrs: 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 3 MUTE SWAN, 2 CANADA GOOSE, 4 WIGEON, 17 GADWALL, c53 TEAL, 4 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, c14 TUFTED DUCK, 1 GREY HERON, 4 LITTLE GREBE, 2 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 20 LAPWING, c9 SNIPE (Moors pools), c150 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c6 COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 HERRING GULL, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 9 FIELDFARE, 2 SONG THRUSH, 1 DUNNOCK, 1 MEADOW PIPIT. Richard Perry
Thurs, 12 January 2017-Fri, 13 January 2017: no reported sightings
Wed, 11 January 2017: 08.25hrs-12.20hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 1 LITTLE EGRET (M.West), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Spynes), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 4 MUTE SWAN, 19 CANADA GOOSE, 2 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 30 GADWALL, 80 TEAL, 38 SHOVELER, 11 POCHARD, 100 TUFTED DUCK, 20 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, 12 LITTLE GREBE, 1 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 WATER RAIL (brook by wooden bridge, Moors), c55 LAPWING, 32 SNIPE, c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 25 COMMON GULL, 15 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 70 HERRING GULL, 26 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c420 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 5 JAY, 7 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 9 SKYLARK, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 26 FIELDFARE, 6 SONG THRUSH, c175 REDWING, 4 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 CHAFFINCH, 33 GOLDFINCH, 9 BULLFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING. 69 species counted. Ray Baker
Tues, 10 January 2017: (WC, Moors, M.Lake) 10.30hrs-15.00hrs: 3 MUTE SWAN, 24 CANADA GOOSE, 6 WIGEON, 9 GADWALL, c86 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male, Moors pools), 5 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, c117 TUFTED DUCK, c8 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 over WC, 1 M.Lake), 1 WATER RAIL (Moors pools), 17 LAPWING, c17 SNIPE (Moors pools), c700 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c25 COMMON GULL, c8 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c50 HERRING GULL, c8 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCREST, 9 FIELDFARE, 13 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 BULLFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry
Mon, 9 January 2017: 07.30hrs-13.00hrs: 2 WHITE WAGTAIL (alba, unusual winter sighting, on ploughed field by new road on Nutfield Ridge), 1 SHELDUCK, 1 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead Pools), 12 WIGEON, c80 GADWALL, c86 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid male, Moors pools), 20 SHOVELER, 12 POCHARD, 85 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 10 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, 12 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 2 WATER RAIL (WC1, Moors), 17 MOORHEN, c145 COOT, 47 LAPWING, 10 SNIPE, c450 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 21 COMMON GULL, 13 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 12 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 24 FERAL PIGEON, 22 STOCK DOVE, 50 WOODPIGEON, 3 COLLARED DOVE, 1 KINGFISHER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c550 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 33 MAGPIE, 6 JAY, 10 JACKDAW, 47 CARRION CROW, 5 GOLDCREST, c35 SKYLARK, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER, 17 FIELDFARE, 9 SONG THRUSH, c175 REDWING, 5 HOUSE SPARROW, 6 PIED WAGTAIL, 6 MEADOW PIPIT, 3 CHAFFINCH, 1 GREENFINCH, 35 GOLDFINCH, 11 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. 68 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 8 January 2017: 08.15hrs-13.30hrs: 1 SHELDUCK (Spynes), 2 LITTLE EGRET (flew over Moors to WC1), 4 MUTE SWAN, c110 GREYLAG GOOSE (flew over M.Lake, landed in field, M.Farm), 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flew from Spynes heading W), 3 WIGEON (2 Spynes, 1 Moors pools by railway line), c40 GADWALL, c50 TEAL, c20 SHOVELER (mainly Middle Pit), 6 POCHARD (WC2), 1 PHEASANT (S of Spynes), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (heading N over M23), c400 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c10 COMMON GULL, c5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, c15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 1 CHIFFCHAFF, c50 FIELDFARE, c100 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.Lake), 6 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING (reeds by causeway, WC1). Neil Randon
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| First SHELDUCK of the year at Spynes Mere (Neil Randon) |
Sat, 7 January 2017: no reported sightings
Fri, 6 January 2017: 10.00hrs-14.20hrs: 2 RAVEN (flew over M.Farm and onto Nutfield Ridge), 1 LITTLE EGRET, 13 WIGEON, 63 GADWALL, 52 TEAL, 11 SHOVELER, 219 TUFTED DUCK, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 210 COOT, 6 SNIPE, 2,000 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 100 COMMON GULL, 75 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2,250 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 KINGFISHER, 30 FIELDFARE, 30 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 REED BUNTING. Steve Gale
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| LITTLE OWL (Steve Gale) |
Wed, 4 January 2017: (WC, Moors, M.Lake) 11.00hrs-14.30hrs: 3 MUTE SWAN, 11 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 CANADA GOOSE, 3 WIGEON, c11 GADWALL, c40 TEAL, c7 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, c130 TUFTED DUCK, c4 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 2 LITTLE GREBE, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 over Moors, 1 over M.Lake), 1 KESTREL, 13 LAPWING, 6 SNIPE (1 WC1, 5 Moors pools), c300 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c15 COMMON GULL, c18 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c110 HERRING GULL, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCREST, 1 FIELDFARE, 2 REDWING. Richard Perry
Tues, 3 January 2017: (Nutfield Ridge): 1 WOODCOCK, 2 RED KITE, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 PEREGRINE. Gordon Hay
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| RED KITE over Nutfield Ridge (Gordon Hay) |
am: 1 SISKIN (singing at Chilmead), 3 MUTE SWAN, 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (over Moors), 5 WIGEON, 19 GADWALL, 65 TEAL, 20 MALLARD, 9 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, 98 TUFTED DUCK, 9 LITTLE GREBE, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL (Moors), 23 MOORHEN, 122 COOT, 8 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, 25 FIELDFARE, 70 REDWING, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Steve Gale
07.25hrs-13.40hrs: 1 PEREGRINE, 1 BLACKCAP, 2 MUTE SWAN, 2 GREYLAG GOOSE, 47 CANADA GOOSE, 4 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 7 WIGEON, 31 GADWALL, 47 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD, 7 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD, c75 TUFTED DUCK, 27 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 14 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 5 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 WATER RAIL (Spynes, overflow pool), 3 SNIPE, c280 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 COMMON GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c90 HERRING GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 4 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, c25 SKYLARK, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 TREECREEPER, c70 FIELDFARE, 10 SONG THRUSH, c235 REDWING, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 9 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 CHAFFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 41 GOLDFINCH, 5 BULLFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING. 69 species counted. Ray Baker
10.00hrs-14.00hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 4 MUTE SWAN, 1 GREYLAG GOOSE, 35 CANADA GOOSE (Spynes), 3 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (Spynes), 2 WIGEON (Spynes), c15 GADWALL, c30 TEAL, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid, Moors pools by railway line), c8 SHOVELER, 4 POCHARD (2 WC2, 2 Spynes), c50 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT (male, S of Spynes), c15 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, c8 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK (female, Spynes), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Moors), 10 LAPWING (8 Moors, 2 Spynes), 3 SNIPE (2 Moors pools, 1 M.West on spit), BLACK-HEADED GULL, c5 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 KINGFISHER (ditch by WC mini-mound), 1 GREEN WOODPECKER (Chilmead Farm), 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (M.West), c220 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 31 MAGPIE, 6 JAY, c175 JACKDAW, 33 CARRION CROW, 2 GOLDCREST (M.West), 5 SONG THRUSH, c10 REDWING, 1 MISTLE THRUSH (Moors), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (M.West, on spit, 1 MEADOW PIPIT (horse paddocks, M.Farm), 2 LINNET (landfill, by Cormongers Lane), 4 BULLFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING (wooden bridge, Moors). 56 species counted. Neil Randon
Sun, 1 January 2017: 07.00hrs-13.30hrs: 3 LITTLE EGRET (Chilmead pits), 5 JACK SNIPE (Moors), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 Spynes, 1 Redhill Brook, Moors), 1 TAWNY OWL (calling Nutfield Ridge), 2 STONECHAT (pair, Moors), 8 MUTE SWAN, 31 GREYLAG GOOSE, 122 CANADA GOOSE, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (flying E), 15 WIGEON, c80 GADWALL, 85 TEAL, c60 MALLARD, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD (prob. hybrid), 21 SHOVELER, 8 POCHARD, c95 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT (male), c25 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, c8 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK (female), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL (pair Chilmead Farm), 1 WATER RAIL (Moors pools), MOORHEN, COOT, 7 LAPWING, 22 SNIPE, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 15 COMMON GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c250 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, FERAL PIGEON, 5 STOCK DOVE, WOODPIGEON, COLLARED DOVE, RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 4 KINGFISHER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 45 MAGPIE, JAY, c500 JACKDAW, 4 ROOK, CARRION CROW, 10 GOLDCREST, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, 1 COAL TIT (Chilmead pit), 28 SKYLARK (M.Farm), c35 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 CHIFFCHAFF M.Lake), 2 TREECREEPER, WREN, c60 FIELDFARE, 12 SONG THRUSH, c420 REDWING (incl. 170 in largest flock), 150 STARLING, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, CHAFFINCH, 1 GREENFINCH, c55 GOLDFINCH, 2 LINNET, 5 BULLFINCH, 9 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 75 species counted. Gordon Hay
05.30hrs: 1 TAWNY OWL (WC). Ray Baker
