FEBRUARY 2018


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Wed, 28 February 2018
122 GREYLAG GOOSE, 23 CANADA GOOSE, (M.Farm). 74 GADWALL, 8 SHOVELER, 14 POCHARD (M.West), 125 TUFTED DUCK, 24 LITTLE GREBE, 90 SKYLARK (M.Farm). Gordon Hay

10.15am-12.30pm (WC, Moors Pools): 2 GADWALL, c12 TEAL, c4 SHOVELER, c85 TUFTED DUCK, c8 CORMORANT, 5 GREY HERON, 6 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c14 LAPWING, 43 SNIPE (incl. 1 M.Lake), c700 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c13 COMMON GULL, c25 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c550 HERRING GULL, c5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c3 FIELDFARE, 5 SONG THRUSH, 1 REDWING, 2 MEADOW PIPIT, 2 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry

Tues, 27 February 2018
late pm: PINTAIL (Moors pools), 1 POCHARD, 1 WATER RAIL. Gordon Hay and Anthony Jakeman

pm: 46 SNIPE (Moors), 1 CURLEW (heard only), WATER RAIL (WC1 reedbed). Gordon Hay


SNIPE (Gordon Hay)
Mon, 26 February 2018
pm: 77 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 PINTAIL (drake, WC1), 9 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 4 MEADOW PIPIT. Gordon Hay


PINTAIL (Gordon Hay)
Sun, 25 February 2018
am: 07.10am-10.30am: 6 WIGEON, c32 TEAL, c4 SHOVELER,1 LITTLE EGRET, c6 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c6 SNIPE, c3 COMMON GULL, c3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 STOCK DOVE, 1 BARN OWL (oak, S of Spynes), 1 KINGFISHER, c3 ROOK, 1 COAL TIT, c1 SKYLARK, 1 TREECREEPER, c8 FIELDFARE, c6 REDWING, 1 GREY WAGTAIL, c5 SISKIN. Gordon Hay and Ian Kehl

Sat, 24 February 2018
From 9.00am: 2 MUTE SWAN, c65 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 CANADA GOOSE, 2 SHOVELER, 2 TUFTED DUCK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 10 LAPWING, 1 COMMON GULL, 1 GOLDCREST, 2 TREECREEPER. Anthony Jakeman

Fri, 23 February 2018
No reported sightings

Thurs, 22 February 2018
100 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 RED KITE, 2 WATER RAIL, 1 GREEN SANDPIPER, 40 REDWING, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 90 CHAFFINCH, 17 SISKIN, 35 YELLOWHAMMER, 7 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

Wed, 21 February 2018
11.00am-3.30pm: 2 GREYLAG GOOSE, 6 CANADA GOOSE, 1 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 4 WIGEON, c34 GADWALL, c16 TEAL, c22 SHOVELER, 1 POCHARD, c53 TUFTED DUCK, c23 CORMORANT, 1 GREY HERON, 16 LITTLE GREBE, 10 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 9 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 WATER RAIL, 1 LAPWING, 4 SNIPE, c500 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c11 COMMON GULL, c18 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c300 HERRING GULL, c5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, c3 FIELDFARE,1 SONG THRUSH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 GREENFINCH. Richard Perry

Tues, 20 February 2018
1 YELLOW-LEGGED GULL. David Campbell

Mon, 19 February 2018
No reported sightings

Sun, 18 February 2018
am: 13 CANADA GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 74 GADWALL, 38 TEAL, 19 MALLARD, 36 SHOVELER, 144 TUFTED DUCK, 7 CORMORANT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 3 GREY HERON, 24 LITTLE GREBE, 12 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 26 MOORHEN, 152 COOT, 36 LAPWING, 14 SNIPE, 26 STOCK DOVE, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 STONECHAT, 30 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 LESSER REDPOLL, 14 GREENFINCH, 1 SISKIN, 20 YELLOWHAMMER, 4 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

Fri, 16 February 2018
65 GREYLAG GOOSE, 2 WIGEON, 45 TEAL, 1 BARN OWL, 2 FIELDFARE. Gordon Hay


BARN OWL (Gordon Hay)
Tues, 13 February 2018-Thurs, 14 February 2018,
No reported sightings 

Mon, 12 February 2018
pm: 2 RAVEN (Nutfield Ridge), 3 GOLDCREST, 1 NUTHATCH, 15 CHAFFINCH, 1 BRAMBLING, 8 LESSER REDPOLL, 1 GREENFINCH, 1 BULLFINCH, 35 YELLOWHAMMER, 12 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay


RAVEN (Gordon Hay)
11.00am-3.00pm: 2 MUTE SWAN, 25 GREYLAG GOOSE, 6 WIGEON, 36 GADWALL, c26 TEAL, c10 SHOVELER, 2 POCHARD, c64 TUFTED DUCK, c12 CORMORANT, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 GREY HERON, 9 LITTLE GREBE, 8 GREAT GRESTED GREBE, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 KESTREL, c30 LAPWING, 1 SNIPE, c700 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c6 COMMON GULL, c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 5 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 COAL TIT, 1 SKYLARK, 1 STONECHAT, 1 MEADOW PIPIT, 1 SONG THRUSH, 1 MISTLE THRUSH, 1 REED BUNTING. Richard Perry

Sun, 11 February 2018
am: 1 POCHARD, 1 LITTLE EGRET, c2 COMMON BUZZARD, 10 STOCK DOVE, 1 BRAMBLING, 4 LESSER REDPOLL, 2 REED BUNTING. Anthony Jakeman

Sun, 11 February 2018
am: 104 GREYLAG GOOSE, 8 WIGEON, 60 GADWALL, 55 TEAL, 1 POCHARD, 2 COMMON BUZZARD, 2 KESTREL,17 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 8 SKYLARK, 3 FIELDFARE, 25 REDWING, 2 GREY WAGTAIL, 10 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 STONECHAT, 25 YELLOWHAMMER, 2 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay

YELLOWHAMMER (Gordon Hay)

Sat, 10 February 2018
10.15am-1.30pm (WC, Moors, M.Lake): 2 MUTE SWAN, c7 GADWALL, 10 TEAL, c9 SHOVELER, c83 TUFTED DUCK, 8 CORMORANT, 1 LITTLE EGRET (WC1), 2 GREY HERON, 7 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 6 LAPWING, 9 SNIPE, c800 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c14 COMMON GULL, 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c200 HERRING GULL, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 1 GOLDCREST, 3 SONG THRUSH, 1 REDWING, 1 BULLFINCH, c5 YELLOWHAMMER. Richard Perry

am: c24 GADWALL, 2 TEAL, 2 SHOVELER, 1 WATER RAIL (Moors pools), 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 6 STOCK DOVE, 2 STONECHAT (Moors pools), 4 LESSER REDPOLL (Moors). Anthony Jakeman

Fri, 9 February 2018
am: 1 BARN OWL (oak, S of Spynes), 9 SISKIN, 8 BULLFINCH. Gordon Hay

Thurs, 8 February 2018
No reported sightings

Wed, 7 February 2018
9 WIGEON, 75 GADWALL, 70 TEAL, 35 SHOVELER, 1 WATER RAIL, 20 ROOK, 14 SKYLARK, 4 LESSER REDPOLL. Gordon Hay

2 MUTE SWAN, 4 GREY HARON, c24 LAPWING, 9 STOCK DOVE, 1 COAL TIT, 2 TREECREEPER. Anthony Jakeman

Tues, 6 February 2018
1 SPARROWHAWK, 4 COMMON BUZZARD, 3 KESTREL, 35 CHAFFINCH, 1 SISKIN, 96 YELLOWHAMMER (65 barley fields, 41 M.Farm). Gordon Hay

Mon, 5 February 2018
87 GREYLAG GOOSE, 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 COMMON GULL, 20 FIELDFARE, 35 REDWING. Gordon Hay

am (WC, Moors): 2 WIGEON, 6 TEAL, 8 SHOVELER, 7 TUFTED DUCK, 2 CORMORANT, 3 GREY HERON, 3 LITTLE GREBE, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBE, 1 COMMON BUZZARD, c27 LAPWING, 2 SNIPE, c200 BLACK-HEADED GULL, c6 COMMON GULL, c10 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, c100 HERRING GULL, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 STONECHAT, 1 SONG THRUSH, 1 REDWING, c10 LESSER REDPOLL (Moors). Richard Perry

Sun, 4 February 2018
am: 1 LITTLE EGRET, 1 SPARROWHAWK, 3 COMMON BUZZARD, 1 PEREGRINE, 1 RED KITE (over Moors), 1 MEDITERRANEAN GULL (flew N over Spynes), 15 FIELDFARE, 6 LESSER REDPOLL, 3 GREENFINCH, 7 BULLFINCH. Gordon Hay

am: c45 GREYLAG GOOSE, c10 EGYPTIAN GOOSE, 1 GREY HERON, 1 GREEN WOODPECKER, c12 REDWING, 1 BRAMBLING, 1 BULLFINCH. Anthony Jakeman

Fri, 2 February 2018-Sat, 3 February 2018
No reported sightings

Thurs, 1 February 2018
pm: 1 RAVEN (over Nutfield Church), 120 CHAFFINCH, 3 BRAMBLING, 1 SISKIN, 2 BULLFINCH, 45 YELLOWHAMMER, 5 REED BUNTING. Gordon Hay


RAVEN (Gordon Hay)