Please report your sightings to Neil Randon at neil.randon@googlemail.com.
Mon, 31 July 2017: c20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 NUTHATCH, 1 TREECREEPER (cycle path next to landfill). Gordon Hay
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| NUTHATCH (Gordon Hay) |
Sun, 30 July 2017: 06.30hrs-10.00hrs: 1 HOBBY (adult chasing House Martin over Spynes, 07.30hrs. Then perched in tree S of Spynes. Later over moors), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), c3 SEDGE WARBLER (prob. all juv. main reedbed WC1), c12 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC1), 2 GADWALL (1 Spynes, 1 WC2), 1 POCHARD (male, M.West), c12 LITTLE GREBE (incl. 8 adults, 1 juv. Spynes), 2 SPARROWHAWK (1 male low over Spynes, 1 prob. juv. male, M.Farm), 1 COMMON BUZZARD (Chilmead Farm), c2 KESTREL (1 Nutfield Marsh, 1 Moors), c11 LAPWING (M.West), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools), 5 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (on roof industrial unit Holmethorpe business Park, incl. family party with 2 juv.), 1 LITTLE OWL (adult, Nutfield Marsh), c10 COMMON SWIFT, c30 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c2 SWALLOW (M.Farm), c30 HOUSE MARTIN (M.Farm, WC), 3 MISTLE THRUSH (3 juv. Nutfield Marsh), c2 GARDEN WARBLER (Spynes/Middle Pit area, incl. 1 singing male by Middle Pit cycle path), c4 REED WARBLER (incl. 1 juv. Moors pools, c3 WC1). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 29 July 2017 10.20hrs-12.30hrs: 2 MUTE SWAN, 9 CANADA GOOSE, 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 11 GADWALL, 1 POCHARD, c21 TUFTED DUCK, 4 LITTLE GREBE, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (plus 8 young), c70 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c100 HERRING GULL, 3 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 SAND MARTIN, c15 HOUSE MARTIN, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAP, 4 REED WARBLER. Richard Perry
06.20hrs-09.00hrs: 1 COMMON TERN, 1 RED KITE (adult over Moors & Chilmead Farm), 3 KESTREL, 10 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 37 COMMON SWIFT, 2 KINGFISHER, 12 SAND MARTIN, 160 HOUSE MARTIN, 1 NUTHATCH. Gordon Hay
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| BLACK-HEADED GULL (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 28 July 2017: no reported sightings
Thurs, 27 July 2017: 12.15hrs-12.45hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (over Moors), 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (over WC), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools). Also: Butterfly: Brown Hairstreak (female above bushes by first Moors field). Matt Farmer
05.15hrs-11.00hrs: 3 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 3 RAVEN (family party heading S), 1 SEDGE WARBLER (WC causeway), 7 MUTE SWAN, 5 GREYLAG GOOSE, 74 CANADA GOOSE, 30 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 40 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 11 CORMORANT, 6 GREY HERON, 19 LITTLE GREBE, 14 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 5 COMMON BUZZARD, 5 KESTREL, 1 PEREGRINE, 26 LAPWING, 62 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 170 HERRING GULL, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 30 COMMON SWIFT, 4 KINGFISHER, 11 GREEN WOODPECKER, 8 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 4 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 3 JAY, c450 JACKDAW, c20 ROOK, c455 CARRION CROW, 8 GOLDCREST, c40 SAND MARTIN, 7 SWALLOW, c45 HOUSE MARTIN, 30 LONG-TAILED TIT, 7 CHIFFCHAFF, 12 BLACKCAP, 3 GARDEN WARBLER, 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 5 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 6 TREECREEPER, 11 SONG THRUSH, 3 MISTLE THRUSH, 24 ROBIN, 6 DUNNOCK, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 GREENFINCH, 48 GOLDFINCH, 6 BULLFINCH, 5 REED BUNTING. 65 species counted. Also: Butterfly: Brown Hairstreak Ray Baker
Tues, 25 July 2017-Wed, 26 July 2017: no reported sightings
Mon, 24 July 2017: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Spynes), 19 LAPWING. Gordon Hay
05.15hrs-09.30hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools), 5 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 100 GREYLAG GOOSE, 83 CANADA GOOSE, 19 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 GADWALL, 33 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 4 CORMORANT, 20 LITTLE GREBE, 12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 9 MOORHEN, 70 COOT, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors), 60 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 45 HERRING GULL, 35 STOCK DOVE, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 3 KINGFISHER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 27 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 9 JAY, 400 JACKDAW, 10 ROOK, 375 CARRION CROW, 5 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 40 SAND MARTIN, 2 SWALLOW, 10 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 14 CHIFFCHAFF, 6 BLACKCAP, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 REED WARBLER, 1 TREECREEPER, 8 SONG THRUSH, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 4 GREENFINCH, 15 GOLDFINCH, 3 BULLFINCH, 21 REED BUNTING. 61 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 23 July 2017: early am: 3 COMMON TERN, 8 GADWALL, 1 TEAL, 1 KESTREL (juv.), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 21 LAPWING, 1 LITTLE OWL, 1 NUTHATCH, c20 REED WARBLER. Also 1 Roe Deer. Gordon Hay
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| Early morning on the Moors (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 21 July 2017: 1 COMMON TERN (WC2 island). Gordon Hay
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| COMMON TERN on WC2 island with metal rings on both legs (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, 19 July 2017: 21 LAPWING, 4 GREEN SANDPIPER. Gordon Hay
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| SMALL COPPER (Gordon Hay) |
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| Female BROWN HAWKER egg laying Inn On The Pond (Gordon Hay) |
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| SMALL COPPER at Nutfield Marsh (Gordon Hay) |
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| WILLOW EMERALD DAMSELFLY at Spynes Mere (Gordon Hay) |
Mon, 17 July 2017: 05.00hrs-13.00hrs: 6 COMMON TERN, 6 MUTE SWAN, 32 GREYLAG GOOSE, 40 CANADA GOOSE, 18 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 PINTAILxMALLARD hydrid, 42 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 4 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 3 KESTREL, 15 MOORHEN, 85 COOT, 10 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 16 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 33 HERRING GULL, 1 COLLARED DOVE, 55 WOODPIGEON, 3 LITTLE OWL (2 juv, 1 adult in hay meadow S of Spynes), 1 KINGFISHER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 82 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 2 JAY, 36 JACKDAW, 21 ROOK, 5 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, 4 SKYLARK, 5 SAND MARTIN, 1 SWALLOW, 30 HOUSE MARTIN, 15 LONG-TAILED TIT, 10 CHIFFCHAFF, 16 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 7 REED WARBLER, 3 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 14 WREN, 10 STARLING, 29 BLACKBIRD, 8 SONG THRUSH, 5 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 6 GREENFINCH, 1 LINNET, 58 GOLDFINCH, 7 BULLFINCH, 2 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 69 species counted. Also: Butterflies: 17 species, INCL. 5 Small Copper, 9 Brown Argus, 35 Common Blue. Dragonflies: 12 species, incl. 6 Willow Emerald, c4 Small Red-eyed at Inn On The Pond pond. Ray Baker
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| Juvenile ROBIN (Gordon Hay) |
7 COMMON TERN (M.Lake), 1 NUTHATCH (M.CP). Gordon Hay
Sun, 16 July 2017: 06.35hrs-9.40hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (1 juv. Moors), c8 COMMON TERN (8 M.Lake, 06.50hrs, on railings in former conservation area, and on pontoon, incl c3 juv. 6 later seen over WC), c12 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC1), c5 LITTLE GREBE (incl. adult feeding chick WC1), 1 SPARROWHAWK (male low over Spynes), c2 COMMON BUZZARD (1 Spynes, 1 Chilmead Farm), c2 KESTREL (M.Farm), 1 PEREGRINE (male, over WC 06.40hrs), 30 LAPWING (M.West), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Spynes), 1 LITTLE OWL (juv. in trees S of Spynes), c10 COMMON SWIFT, c10 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), 2 SWALLOW (Chilmead Lane), c6 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 2 MISTLE THRUSH (Spynes), 1 GREY WAGTAIL (male, Moors pools), c4 LINNET (N bank of Spynes, incl. c2 juv), c6 GOLDFINCH (incl. c2 juv. Moors), c2 YELLOWHAMMER (1 singing male S of Spynes, another M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 15 July 2017: no reported sightings.
Fri, 14 July 2017: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools), 6 COMMON TERN (1 pontoon, M.Lake, 5 WC before flying off NW), 1 KINGFISHER (Moors pools). Ray Baker
Thurs, 13 July 2017: 05.00hrs-13.00hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools), 2 RAVEN (Nutfield Ridge, in poplar trees by Inn On The Pond), 1 COMMON TERN (pontoon, M.Lake), 8 MUTE SWAN, 58 GREYLAG GOOSE, 46 CANADA GOOSE, 19 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 2 TEAL, 14 MALLARD, 2 MALLARD (domestic), 1 POCHARD, 39 TUFTED DUCK, 2 PHEASANT, 4 CORMORANT, 11 GREY HERON, 12 LITTLE GREBE, 11 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 15 MOORHEN, 60 COOT, 1 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 64 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 85 HERRING GULL, 5 FERAL PIGEON, 9 STOCK DOVE, 55 WOODPIGEON, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 3 LITTLE OWL, 6 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 7 GREEN WOODPECKER, 9 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 107 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 21 MAGPIE, 114 JACKDAW, 9 ROOK, 51 CARRION CROW, 7 GOLDCREST, 16 BLUE TIT, 8 GREAT TIT, 5 COAL TIT, 3 SKYLARK, 2 SWALLOW, 30 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 10 CHIFFCHAFF, 18 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER (taking food to nest), 6 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 5 REED WARBLER, 1 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 16 WREN, 17 STARLING, 17 BLACKBIRD, 10 SONG THRUSH, 5 MISTLE THRUSH, 15 ROBIN, 9 DUNNOCK, 6 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 CHAFFINCH, 6 GREENFINCH, 3 LINNET, 52 GOLDFINCH, 6 BULLFINCH, 5 YELLOWHAMMER, 6 REED BUNTING. 72 species counted. Also: Butterflies: 17 species. Dragonflies: Willow Emerald. Ray Baker
Wed, 12 July 2017: 1 PEREGRINE (circled Moors before heading of towards Redhill), 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 3 PIED WAGTAIL (incl. juv.), 2 GREY WAGTAIL (incl. 1 juv.). Ray Baker
Tues, 11 July 2017: no reported sightings.
Mon, 10 July 2017: 05.00hrs-13.15hrs: 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (Moors pools first thing, then headed off E), 2 RAVEN (Nutfield Ridge), 2 COMMON TERN (pontoon, M.Lake), 77 GREYLAG GOOSE, 50 CANADA GOOSE, 32 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 54 TUFTED DUCK, 2 PHEASANT, 8 CORMORANT, 6 GREY HERON, 14 LITTLE GREBE, 4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 8 MOORHEN, 40 COOT, 3 LAPWING, 29 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 73 HERRING GULL, 4 STOKE DOVE, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 3 LITTLE OWL (2 juv. S of Spynes, 1 Nutfield Marsh), 5 COMMON SWIFT, 12 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 63 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 3 JAY, 25 JACKDAW, 11 ROOK, 69 CARRION CROW, 5 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, 4 SKYLARK, 5 SWALLOW, 20 HOUSE MARTIN, 45 LONG-TAILED TIT, 12 CHIFFCHAFF, 13 BLACKCAP, 9 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 6 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, 5 TREECREEPER, 8 SONG THRUSH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 CHAFFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 2 LINNET, 48 GOLDFINCH, 9 BULLFINCH, 6 YELLOWHAMMER, 3 REED BUNTING. 69 species counted. Also: Butterflies: 17 species incl. Brown Argus, Purple Hairstreak. Dragonflies: 10 species incl. Ruddy Darter. Ray Baker
Sun, 9 July 2017: 05.40hrs-8.50hrs: 1 LITTLE EGRET (over Moors), 1 HOBBY (flew in low over WC at 8.40hrs, chasing House Martins), 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (over WC, heading W at 05.40hrs), 2 COMMON TERN (pontoon, M.Lake), c18 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (WC1), 5 GADWALL (WC2 island), c12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE (incl. 2 adults & 3 chicks WC2, 2 adults & 3 chicks WC1), c2 COMMON BUZZARD (pair, Chilmead Farm, & prob. female from pair, Moors), 2 KESTREL (female over Spynes, prob. 2nd summer male Nutfield Marsh), c20 BLACK-HEADED GULL (incl. 1 juv. WC1), c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 LITTLE OWL (prob. juv. in field S of Spynes), 1 COAL TIT (juv. Chilmead Lane), c5 SAND MARTIN (Spynes), c50 HOUSE MARTIN (over WC), c1 YELLOWHAMMER (incl. 1 singing male, horse paddocks M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 8 July 2017: 1 LITTLE OWL (with 2 fledged young on second oak tree back Spynes hay meadow field), 1 LITTLE GREBE (with 4 young), 1 LESSER WHITETHROAT. Butterflies: 6 Purple Hairstreak (Spynes, displaying in oak tops), 3 Marbled White, Gatekeeper. Dragonflies: Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Nutfield Ridge pool), Common Blue (2nd generation on the wing). Gordon Hay
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| LITTLE OWL with fledged young (Gordon Hay) |
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| SMALL RED-EYED DAMSELFLY (Gordon Hay) |
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| PURPLE HAIRSTREAK (Gordon Hay) |
Thurs, 6 July 2017: 04.45hrs-10.00hrs: 2 RAVEN (first seen Chilmead Lane, then over Nutfield Ridge, then perched on tree by church), 2 COMMON TERN (pontoon, M.Lake), 25 GREYLAG GOOSE, 50 CANADA GOOSE, 32 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 3 GADWALL, 1 POCHARD, 61 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 8 CORMORANT, 7 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 3 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL, 10 MOORHEN, 30 COOT, 6 LAPWING (M.West), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 25 HERRING GULL, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 2 COMMON SWIFT, 8 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 18 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 2 JAY, 23 JACKDAW, 2 ROOK, 46 CARRION CROW, 1 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 7 SKYLARK, 4 SWALLOW, 35 HOUSE MARTIN, 20 LONG-TAILED TIT, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 17 BLACKCAP, 2 GARDEN WARBLER, 6 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 17 WREN, 32 STARLING, 3 SONG THRUSH, 4 MISTLE THRUSH, 5 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 CHAFFINCH, 4 GREENFINCH, 26 GOLDFINCH, 2 BULLFINCH, 4 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. 67 species counted. Ray Baker
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| RAVEN (Ray Baker) |
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Tues, 4 July 2017-Wed, 5 July 2017: no reported sightings
Mon, 3 July 2017: 04.45hrs-09.30hrs: 2 LITTLE EGRET (flew N over WC), 1 HOBBY (circling over WC Lagoons 06.00hrs), 1 COMMON TERN (fishing, M.Lake), 3 MUTE SWAN, 36 GREYLAG GOOSE, 49 CANADA GOOSE, 28 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 GADWALL, 2 POCHARD, 31 TUFTED DUCK, 1 PHEASANT, 7 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 5 LITTLE GREBE, 11 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 13 MOORHEN, 39 COOT, 20 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 62 HERRING GULL, 6 COLLARED DOVE, 4 COMMON SWIFT, 1 KINGFISHER, 9 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 12 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 44 MAGPIE, 2 JAY, 2 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 6 SKYLARK, 13 SAND MARTIN, 30 HOUSE MARTIN, 30 LONG-TAILED TIT, 15 CHIFFCHAFF, 15 BLACKCAP, 1 GARDEN WARBLER, 5 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 6 REED WARBLER, 2 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 33 WREN, 18 SONG THRUSH, 5 MISTLE THRUSH, 8 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 PIED WAGTAIL, 3 GREENFINCH, 32 GOLDFINCH, 6 BULLFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 REED BUNTING. 66 species counted. Ray Baker
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| LITTLE EGRET (Gordon Hay) |
Sat, 1 July 2017: no reported sightings
