Fri, 29 September 2017-Sat, 30 September 2017
No reported sightings.
Thurs, 28 September 2017
7 WIGEON, 35 TEAL, c20 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 STONECHAT (M.Farm). Also: Dragonflies: Migrant Hawker, Common Darter. Butterfly: c10 Red Admiral. Gordon Hay
06.45hrs-10.15hrs: c75 GREYLAG GOOSE, c550 CANADA GOOSE, 43 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 5 WIGEON, 19 GADWALL, 14 TEAL, 5 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, 20 TUFTED DUCK, 8 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 7 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c50 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 110 FERAL PIGEON, 6 STOCK DOVE, 20 COLLARED DOVE, 2 KINGFISHER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 30 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 2 GOLDCREST, 25 LONG-TAILED TIT, 27 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 CHAFFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCH. 54 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 27 September 2017
No reported sightings.
Tues, 26 September 2017
11 WIGEON, 1 SPARROWHAWK (imm. male, sat on hedge, Spynes), 51 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 30 SWALLOW, c40 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 BLACKCAP, 1 SEDGE WARBLER (WC1). Gordon Hay
Mon, 25 September 2017
4 WIGEON, 1 COMMON GULL (nr adult, WC1), 200 SWALLOW (M.Farm), 600 HOUSE MARTIN (M.Farm), 200 STARLING (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
c435 CANADA GOOSE, 1 LITTLE EGRET (Moors pools), 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 OSPREY (first seen W of M.West, drifted high SE across M.Lake, heading over N.Ridge. 124th species in 2017), 115 FERAL PIGEON, 24 COLLARED DOVE. Ray Baker
Sun, 24 September 2017
07.05hrs-10.35hrs: c200 GREYLAG GOOSE (M.West), c20 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 4 WIGEON (3 WC, 1 eclipse male, Moors pools), c39 TEAL (c5 Spynes, c4 M.West, c30 Moors pools), c7 SHOVELER (c3 M.West, c4 Moors pools), 4 POCHARD (3 male, 1 female M.West), c3 COMMON BUZZARD (1 on ploughed field, M.Farm, 2 Moors), 3 KESTREL (2 N.Marsh, 1 over landfill),1 PEREGRINE (male over Aquasports c07.15hrs, flying E), c65 LAPWING (M.West),3 GREEN SANDPIPER (1 M.West, 2 Moors pools), 1 KINGFISHER (Moors pools), c6 SWALLOW, c2 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), c15 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 REED WARBLER (nr cycle path, Moors pools), c1 TREECREEPER (M.Park car park), 2 STONECHAT (Moors), c1 YELLOWHAMMER (M.Farm). Also: Butterflies: c5 Small White, 2 Comma, c4 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, c4 Speckled Wood. Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 23 September 2017
No reported sightings
Fri, 22 September 2017
c10 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 HOBBY, c100 HOUSE MARTIN. Also: Butterflies: 3 Brown Hairstreak, 5 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Tortoiseshell,, 6 Red Admiral, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Large White, 1 Peacock. Also 1 Hornet. Gordon Hay
Thurs, 21 September 2017
06.30hrs-12.00hrs: c110 GREYLAG GOOSE, c345 CANADA GOOSE, 55 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 34 GADWALL, 17 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 41 TUFTED DUCK, 5 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 13 LITTLE GREBE, 8 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c30 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 4 COLLARED DOVE, 3 KINGFISHER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c805 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 13 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 7 SWALLOW, c280 HOUSE MARTIN, 40 LONG-TAILED TIT, 21 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 1 BLACKCAP, 1 SEDGE WARBLER, 1 REED WARBLER, 4 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 3 PIED WAGTAIL, 4 CHAFFINCH, 16 GOLDFINCH, 3 BULLFINCH, 1 YELLOWHAMMER. 62 species counted. Ray Baker
Wed, 20 September 2017
1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), c80 SWALLOW, 40 HOUSE MARTIN, 25 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 STONECHAT (M.Farm). Gordon Hay
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| STONECHAT (Gordon Hay) |
10 SHOVELER, 45 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER,
1 COMMON GULL (1st winter, WC2), 6 SWALLOW, 45 HOUSE MARTIN, c2 SEDGE WARBLER (Moors pools), c2 REED WARBLER (Moors pools), 3 SISKIN (over). Gordon Hay
2 COMMON WHITETHROAT (WC1), 1 REED WARBLER (WC1). Also: Dragonfly: Willow Emerald (ditch nr width restriction entrance to WC). Ray Baker
Mon, 18 September 2017
06.30hrs-12.30hrs: 60 GREYLAG GOOSE, 150 CANADA GOOSE, 35 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 19 GADWALL, 12 TEAL, 7 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 45 TUFTED DUCK, 16 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 9 LITTLE GREBE, 9 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 10 MOORHEN, 135 COOT, c40 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 2 KINGFISHER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 13 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c530 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 17 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 1 HOUSE MARTIN, 50 LONG-TAILED TIT, 38 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 2 BLACKCAP, 3 NUTHATCH, 2 TREECREEPER, 20 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 CHAFFINCH, 13 GOLDFINCH, 9 BULLFINCH, 2 REED BUNTING. 61 species counted. Ray Baker
Sun, 17 September 2017
3 WIGEON, 27 TEAL, 130 MALLARD, 5 SHOVELER, 31 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 COMMON SANDPIPER, 1 LITTLE OWL (Spynes), 2 SAND MARTIN, 3 SWALLOW, 1 HOUSE MARTIN. Gordon Hay
Sat, 16 September 2017
11 HOUSE MARTIN, 2 SEDGE WARBLER (WC), 1 REED WABLER (Middle Pit). Gordon Hay
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| SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Gordon Hay) |
Fri, 15 September 2017
c35 CHIFFCHAFF, 30 MEADOW PIPIT. Also: Butterflies: 1 Brown Hairstreak, 1 Common Blue, 1 Comma, 3 Red Admiral. Gordon Hay
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| BROWN HAIRSTREAK (Gordon Hay) |
1 SPARROWHAWK, 1 HOBBY, 1 WHINCHAT (M.Farm). Also: Dragonflies: Black-tailed Skimmer, Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald. Gordon Hay
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| MIGRANT HAWKER (Gordon Hay) |
Wed, 13 September 2017
3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 1 SNIPE (Spynes), 1 SAND MARTIN, 1 WHINCHAT (on fence by manure heap, M.Farm). Gordon Hay
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| WHINCHAT (Gordon Hay0 |
06.15hrs-14.00hrs: 80 GREYLAG GOOSE, 95 CANADA GOOSE, 30 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 30 GADWALL, 17 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, 44 TUFTED DUCK, 18 CORMORANT, 14 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 3 SPARROWHAWK, 6 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 HOBBY, 10 MOORHEN, 150 COOT, 8 LAPWING, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools), 40 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, 43 HERRING GULL, 8 STOCK DOVE, 60 WOODPIGEON, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 3 KINGFISHER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c1,035 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 20 MAGPIE, 8 JAY, 32 JACKDAW, 50 CARRION CROW, 14 GOLDCREST, 3 COAL TIT, 1 SKYLARK (N.Ridge), 2 SWALLOW, 30 HOUSE MARTIN, 40 LONG-TAILED TIT, 45 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 7 BLACKCAP, 1 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 24 STARLING, 2 SONG THRUSH, 45 ROBIN, 1 WHEATEAR (N.Ridge), 8 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 YELLOW WAGTAIL (over N. Marsh), 3 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 14 MEADOW PIPIT, 26 GOLDFINCH, 4 BULLFINCH, 3 REED BUNTING. 67 species counted. Ray Baker
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| HOBBY (Gordon Hay) |
260 GREYLAG GOOSE , 2 WIGEON, 34 GADWALL, 24 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 3 POCHARD, 58 TUFTED DUCK, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 2 BLACK TERN (123rd species in 2017, WC1), 1 HOUSE MARTIN. Gordon Hay
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| Juvenile BLACK TERN (Gordon Hay) |
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| Possibly an albino rather than leucistic HERRING GULL (Gordon Hay) |
06.55hrs-11.10hrs: 203 GREYLAG GOOSE (incl. 202 flew in to M.West), 37 CANADA GOOSE (incl. 25 WC), 17 EGYPTIAN GOOSE (1 Spynes, c12 WC), 2 WIGEON (Eclipse male + female Moors pools), 38 GADWALL (incl. 12 M.West, 17 Moors pools), 18 TEAL (5 Spynes, 13 Moors pools), 27 MALLARD, 12 SHOVELER (7 M.West, 5 Moors pools), 34 TUFTED DUCK, 23 LITTLE GREBE, 14 GREAT GRESTED GREBE (incl. 9 WC), 1 KESTREL (female, N.Marsh), 24 MOORHEN (incl 10 M.West), 179 COOT (incl. 65 Spynes, 67 M.West), 42 LAPWING (M.West), 2 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL (WC2), c5 HOUSE MARTIN (WC), 1 WHINCHAT (Moors), c8 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 YELLOW WAGTAIL (M.West, among flock of Meadow Pipit heading S), c6 YELLOWHAMMER (incl. at least 3 juv. in hedge, M.Farm). Ian Kehl and Gordon Hay
Sat, 9 September 2017
10.30hrs-14.30hrs - WC, Moors, M.Lake: 4 MUTE SWAN, 3 CANADA GOOSE, 14 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 15 GADWALL, 16 TEAL, 7 SHOVELER, 4 TUFTED DUCK, 4 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 7 LITTLE GREBE, 6 GREAT GRESTED GREBE (plus 5 juv.), 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 4 LAPWING, 3 COMMON SANDPIPER (1 WC2 island, 2 Moors pools), c30 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 8 HERRING GULL, 2 KINGFISHER, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, c12 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 COMMON WHITETHROAT. Also: Green-Veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Peacock. Richard Perry
Fri, 8 September 2017
2 WIGEON, 21 TEAL, 6 SHOVELER, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER (Moors pools), 28 SAND MARTIN, 8 SWALLOW, 25 HOUSE MARTIN, 70 LONG-TAILED TIT, c30 CHIFFCHAFF. Gordon Hay
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| Juvenile and 1st winter HERRING GULL and LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Gordon Hay) |
2 WIGEON (Moors pools), 12 TEAL 4 SHOVELER, 4 GREEN SANDPIPER. Gordon Hay
06.10hrs-12.00hrs: c125 GREYLAG GOOSE, c400 CANADA GOOSE, 1 CANADA/BARNACLE GOOSE (poss. hybrid on WC2), 34 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 20 GADWALL, 10 TEAL, 1 SHOVELER, 62 TUFTED DUCK, 10 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 8 LITTLE GREBE, 11 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 4 MOORHEN, 70 COOT, 38 LAPWING, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 65 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 2 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, 46 HERRING GULL, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 KINGFISHER, 4 GREEN WOODPECKER, 8 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c640 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 33 MAGPIE, 3 JAY, 12 JACKDAW, 3 ROOK, 40 CARRION CROW, 12 GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, 3 SWALLOW, 30 HOUSE MARTIN, 40 LONG-TAILED TIT, 21 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 5 BLACKCAP, 1 SEDGE WARBLER, 4 NUTHATCH, 3 TREECREEPER, 15 WREN, 45 STARLING, 8 BLACKBIRD, 1 SONG THRUSH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 10 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 YELLOW WAGTAIL (1 M.Farm horse paddocks, 1 over WC), 1 GREY WAGTAIL, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 MEADOW PIPIT, 7 GOLDFINCH, 3 BULLFINCH, 1 REED BUNTING. 67 species counted. Ray Baker
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| Unusual Crow/Mallard call from this WIGEON on Moors pools (Gordon Hay) |
2 HOBBY (catching Migrant Hawkers over Spynes), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West). Gordon Hay
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| Female MALLARD speculum (Gordon Hay) |
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| First drake GADWALL out of eclipse (Gordon Hay) |
1 HOBBY (juv), 35 LAPWING, 2 GREEN SANDPIPER (M.West), 1 COMMON SANDPIPER (M.West), 2 HOUSE MARTIN, 10 CHIFFCHAFF, 1 WILLOW WARBLER, 1 BLACKBIRD. Gordon Hay
Mon, 4 September 2017
06.10hrs-12.45hrs: 6 MUTE SWAN, 38 GREYLAG GOOSE, 510 CANADA GOOSE, 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (with Canada Geese first thing on WC2), 40 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 WIGEON, 28 GADWALL, 5 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, 17 TUFTED DUCK, 14 CORMORANT, 2 GREY HERON, 12 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, 1 MOORHEN, c90 COOT, 55 LAPWING, 3 GREEN SANDPIPER, 53 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 1 LESSER BLACK-HEADED GULL, 93 HERRING GULL, 3 STOCK DOVE, c80 WOODPIGEON, 9 COLLARED DOVE, 1 LITTLE OWL, 2 KINGFISHER, 7 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c195 RING-NECKED PARAKEET, 14 MAGPIE, 7 JAY, 10 JACKDAW, c25 ROOK, c40 CARRION CROW, 21 GOLDCREST, 1 COAL TIT, 15 SAND MARTIN, 10 SWALLOW, c70 HOUSE MARTIN, 28 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 WILLOW WARBLER, 7 BLACKCAP, 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 SEDGE WARBLER, 1 REED WARBLER, 5 NUTHATCH, 4 TREECREEPER, 8 WREN, 78 STARLING, 11 BLACKBIRD, 2 SONG THRUSH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 COMMON REDSTART (E of N. church), 3 WHINCHAT (M.Farm, on wheat by manure heap), 17 DUNNOCK, 24 HOUSE SPARROW, 1 YELLOW WAGTAIL (over WC at dawn), 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 1 CHAFFINCH, 1 LINNET, 8 GOLDFINCH, 4 BULLFINCH, 4 REED BUNTING. 72 species counted. Ray Baker
Fri, 1 September 2017-Sun, 3 September 2017
No reported sightings
