Thursday 09 April 2020
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Linnet [Max Hellicar]
1 Red Kite (Heading north.) [Dudley Shayler]
1 Red Kite (12:33 - 12:36 came from W then went SE then NE over Belfairs. Thanks AW.) [Paul Griggs]
1 Kestrel, 160 Redshank (c.), 53 Turnstone, 1 Green Woodpecker (h.), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h.), 4 Blackcap (h.), 2 Chiffchaff (h.), 1 Chaffinch (h.), 4 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Red Fox, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
3 Cormorant (flew east), 2 Mute Swan (pair), 6 Greylag Goose (new site high count), 4 Shelduck (on roof of th barn), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Kestrel (pair in horse paddock north of farm), 2 Stock Dove (by farm), 2 Green Woodpecker (pair in horse paddock north of farm), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Ring Ouzel (male in horse paddock north of farm: unexpected first for site), 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (in horse paddock north of farm), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch [Steve Arlow]
Wednesday 08 April 2020
1 Mediterranean Gull [Max Hellicar]
1 Whitethroat (singing from roadside scrub by Garons/Kids Kingdom roundabout) [Paul Baker]
8 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (still on the Crouch), 5 Buzzard, 2 Avocet (a pair actually flying around the garden & calling was nice), 1 Song Thrush [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (lifted from Belfairs Woods direction and flew NE) [Graham Mee]
1000 Sanderling (c., large and mobile roost flock), 40 Dunlin (c., in mobile roost flock), 57 Turnstone, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 House Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing (h)), 3 Blackcap (singing (h)), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Max Hellicar]
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Swallow (east) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Mediterranean Gull (pair of adults), 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (+), 1 Stock Dove (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Canada Goose (pair), 24 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 3 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 11 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (brief song from sallows), 12 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch [Steve Arlow]
1 Pochard (female BHP first thing), 2 Buzzard (local pair over house), 2 Cuckoo (heard only - one towards Ballards Gore and another towards Lion Creek), 2 Swallow (pair near stables on Gardeners Lane), 2 Blackcap (singing males Finches), 5 Chiffchaff (1 BHP, 4 Finches nature reserve), 1 Willow Warbler (singing briefly BHP), 2 Slow-worm (BHP), 1 Small White (garden),
1 Orange-tip (garden), 5 Peacock Butterfly (garden and BHP) [Jeff Delve]
Tuesday 07 April 2020
2 Sparrowhawk (looked like a pair), 3 Buzzard (drifted north as a loose group) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard (mobbed by two adult Herring Gulls ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
20 Barnacle Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk (thermalling above BHF), 10 Buzzard (resident birds), 6 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (thermalling above BHF at 15:15), 1 Swallow, 1 Song Thrush [Paul Baker]
2 Mallard (In the brook), 1 Green Woodpecker (Seen drumming), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wren (Singing), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing) [Sally Brierley]
2 Swallow (pair back on wires by breeding site), 2 Yellow Wagtail (sea wall) [Jeff Delve]
2 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard (female with 13 ducklings), 4 Sanderling, 104 Turnstone, 7 Sandwich Tern (fishing offshore), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Swallow (male), 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Blackcap (heard singing), 3 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Chaffinch (h), 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Red Fox, 1 Small Tortoiseshell [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard [Andrew Woodhouse]
2 Mallard, 1 Red Kite (drifted south to the east of the house at 9.55), 2 Sparrowhawk (seen regularly through the day - max 2 in the air at once but maybe more), 3 Buzzard (Again up regularly over Belfairs 3 was the max at one time), 2 Peregrine Falcon (Pair distant to the east of the house), 1 Stock Dove (over Belfairs) [Mike Clarke]
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Wren [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Small White, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon (distant), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adults ), 5 Stock Dove (incl two pairs), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 3 Blackcap (singing males), 1 Coal Tit (mature conifers,NW of park), 2 Jay, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Rook [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Little Grebe (new for site; ), 3 Cormorant (over), 2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard (sat on its usual Poplar tree), 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark,
2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing from wooded copse North East of farm), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (first of the year singing from reedbed in main lake), 9 Blackcap (5 males and 3 females; definate increase), 5 Chiffchaff (3 at the pits and 2 north of farm), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch [Steve Arlow]
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]
5 Redwing (sound recorded), 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock Butterfly [Max Hellicar]
Monday 06 April 2020
15 Little Egret (inc a flock of 12 going to roost), 1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 2 Barn Owl (BHF & garden), 18 Linnet (pre roost gathering) [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (drifting east over garden) [John Wright]
2 Chiffchaff (heard singing), 3 Greenfinch, 1 Red Fox [Max Hellicar]
2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Orange-tip, 10 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Brimstone [Max Hellicar]
1 Red Kite (mobbed by gulls), 1 Sparrowhawk (joined in the gull & kite kerfuffle) [Jeff Saward]
2 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting [Lee Ebbs]
1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest (1 singing), 1 Brimstone, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
9 Little Egret, 85 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Water Rail, 4 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove (h), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
14 Barnacle Goose, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 2 Buzzard, 1 Yellow Wagtail (seawall at bottom of garden) [Paul Baker]
Sunday 05 April 2020
1 Red Fox [Neil Chambers]
1 Mediterranean Gull (h), 1 Common Toad [Max Hellicar]
2 Mallard (pair), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sand Martin (flew south), 1 House Martin (flew east) [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Brimstone, 10 Peacock Butterfly (+) [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (Flying east), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Calling from scrub on far side of railway ), 1 Large White, 10 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Comma [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Buzzard (over east to west) [Graham Mee]
3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 15 Peacock Butterfly (+) [Neil Chambers]
1 Cetti's Warbler (heard singing), 2 Chiffchaff (heard singing), 2 Greenfinch (h), 1 Red Fox, 2 Peacock Butterfly [Max Hellicar]
1 Nuthatch (100m NE of woodsman), 5 Brimstone, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Small White [John Wright]
6 Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Water Rail (dead), 1 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Marsh Frog [John Wright]
3 Cattle Egret (probables flew to roost at 20:05 but still not fully on the garden list...yet), 20 Barnacle Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 30 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull (flew east along river together), 4 Barn Owl (three on BHF, one at bottom of garden), 1 Swallow, 11 Linnet (looks like a pre-roost gathering in nearby tree), 1 Reed Bunting (male), 1 Slow-worm, 1 Butterflies and Moths (EMPEROR MOTH & Bee-Fly), 1 Small White, 20 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Paul Baker]
50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Wigeon, 100 Black-tailed Godwit (C), 1 Greenshank, 5 Turnstone, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler (Singing and showing well in bushes at NE corner of lagoon) [Mike Clarke]
97 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (Female) [Dudley Shayler]
2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret (flew east), 2 Mute Swan (pair), 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Goose, 6 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Swallow (north of the farm), 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Jay, 4 Chaffinch [Steve Arlow]
Saturday 04 April 2020
1 Pheasant (called a few time from playing fields), 2 Moorhen (flew over calling), 1 Coot (flew over calling), 1 Red Fox [Neil Chambers]
2 Kestrel (pair flying around Rochford Chimney) [Steve Arlow]
1 Pochard (Female in lake on SE side), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 2 Chiffchaff [Mike Clarke]
20 Barnacle Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (both females still present over SE reedbed on BHF), 4 Buzzard (+), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Brimstone (male), 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 8 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Max Hellicar]
1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Mediterranean Gull (h), 1 Wheatear (male), 1 Chiffchaff (h), 1 Red Fox, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Max Hellicar]
1 Canada Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (Displaying), 1 Small White, 3 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Cetti's Warbler (One heard other bird showed well. ), 2 Blackcap (Both singing males. ), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Comma [Lee Ebbs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma [John Wright]
4 Sparrowhawk (male around most of the day, male & 2 females over SW), 1 Buzzard (circling N), 2 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
1 Siskin (High over back garden, calling. ), 1 Small White [Lee Ebbs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 3 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
1 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 7 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap (2 males and a female in same bush and a seperate singing male on east side of pits), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Greenfinch (pair and 2 singles), 1 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Chinese Muntjac (ran across field north of farm) [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Grebe (flight call sound recorded), 1 Curlew (h), 3 Redwing (flight calls sound recorded) [Max Hellicar]
Friday 03 April 2020
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+ obviously presumed DB race over at 23.08), 1 Wigeon (+ group over at 22.51), 1 Teal (+ over at 23.29), 1 Oystercatcher (Heard calling from East Beach), 1 Song Thrush (Over), 1 Redwing (Over) [Marc Outten]
1 Moorhen (flew NE over garden calling), 1 Redwing (heard) [Neil Chambers]
2 Sparrowhawk [John Wright]
1 Peregrine Falcon (female) [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (pair), 2 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
20 Barnacle Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (adult female seen a few times), 1 Buzzard, 200 Golden Plover, 1 Barn Owl (over east fields on BHF), 1 Song Thrush (feeding on the lawn), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (flew NE), 1 Blackcap (female) [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Cormorant (flyovers), 2 Little Egret (incl flyover), 2 Common Gull (adults), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (adult), 6 Stock Dove (pairs), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (pair), 1 Blackcap (male singing,elusive,fishing lake), 1 Chiffchaff (fishing lake), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (heard only,mature conifers,NW of park), 1 Jay [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Anser sp. (south), 1 Greylag Goose (east), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m) [Paul Griggs]
1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret (flew east: site first), 1 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose (2 pairs and a single), 10 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Fieldfare (flew east north of the farm), 2 Song Thrush, 41 Redwing (groups of 8 and 33 (the 8 had probably roosted at the pits and the 33 flew in from the east north of the farm)), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Steve Arlow]
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (++; flyover flock heard pre-midnight), 8 Common Scoter (++, will have been many more birds involved depending on flock sizes; four flocks sound recorded overnight (23:41 and 23:51 on 02 April, 00:18 and 00:52 on 03 April), three of which I heard in person), 2 Moorhen (flight calls), 13 Redwing (sound recorded overnight), 1 Red Fox (h) [Max Hellicar]
Thursday 02 April 2020
2 Common Scoter (2 flocks over north), 1 Red Fox [Neil Chambers]
1 Noctule Bat (possibly this species. A large bat feeding over Hall Woods) [Paul Baker]
3 Barnacle Goose, 4 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (BHF) [Paul Baker]
15 Wigeon (east), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (h), 1 Pied Wagtail [Max Hellicar]
9 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Max Hellicar]
35 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [John Wright]
6 Common Seal [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (with the Buzzards), 3 Buzzard (circling over garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite (drifted east over Rochford south of the Rochford Hospital Chimney; seen from the garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Cormorant, 2 Mallard (pr), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Grey Heron (circling,distant), 15 Black-headed Gull (fishing lake), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (adult), 5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker (heard), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 2 Song Thrush (pair), 1 Blackcap (male singing,NE of fishing lake), 2 Jay [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk (adult male soaring and drifting east - presumed migrant ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 3 Fieldfare (over with last flock of Redwing), 1 Song Thrush (singing early on - first for a while here), 75 Redwing (Flocks of 40,10,20,15 all heading west, some stopping to feed on ivy berries), 1 Blackcap (male), 1 Chiffchaff (feeding in oak - not singing) [Jeff Delve]
1 Fieldfare (with Redwings), 20 Redwing (several small flocks heading NE) [Neil Chambers]
2 Cormorant (flew west), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 2 Shelduck (over east fields), 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 2 Buzzard (one on its usual morning perch (single poplar to the east) and the other north of farm), 3 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush (the usual songster), 123 Redwing (moving north; some clearly roosted at the pits and other east of fields north of farm as small groups of 43, 10, 25, 15 and 30 seen moving north), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap (pair not seen for a few days now along the entrance track), 5 Chiffchaff (3 around the ponds and 2 north of the farm), 3 Jay, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Chinese Muntjac (site tick: walked north along hedgeline of field to the north of the pits) [Steve Arlow]
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (sound recorded, probably a flock), 39 Redwing (flight calls sound recorded (6 pre-midnight), actual number of birds is likely to have differed), 1 Red Fox (sound recorded) [Max Hellicar]
Wednesday 01 April 2020
20 Barnacle Goose (looking 100% pure-bred - BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female on BHF), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 3 Buzzard (BHF), 200 Golden Plover (BHF), 3 Song Thrush (together on lawn were nice to see), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
48 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon (east), 2 Brown Rat [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Sparrowhawk [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
8 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher (3 pairs), 1 Greenshank, 2 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
2 Sparrowhawk (pair circling), 2 Jackdaw (over) [Graham Mee]
6 Cormorant (few east as a single flock), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 5 Canada Goose (pair and 3 ), 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush (usual singing bird at the pits and 2 north of the farm), 9 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (2 at the pits, 2 north of the farm), 1 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Steve Arlow]
Tuesday 31 March 2020
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
4 Buzzard (two to the north & regular pair over fields around the village), 2 Avocet, 4 Golden Plover (in field by village ), 1 Linnet (singing male), 1 Reed Bunting (male) [Paul Baker]
2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 4 Sandwich Tern [Max Hellicar]
1 Buzzard (circling SW) [Neil Chambers]
2 Buzzard (soaring over garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Buzzard (Both soaring over Bowers viewed from my house) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
1 Cetti's Warbler (S.E. of castle) [John Wright]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 30 Wigeon (+), 6 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Yellowhammer (singing along coast path north of Lion Creek), 1 Common Seal [Jeff Delve]
20 Black-tailed Godwit (sum plum), 3 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Common Gull (adult), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 1 Blackcap (male singing,east of fishing lake), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (singing,pos two.Mature conifers NW of park) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 4 Shelduck (still over east fields), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (still around) [Steve Arlow]
5 Redwing (sound recorded overnight (30th/31st)) [Max Hellicar]
Monday 30 March 2020
10 Barnacle Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (both females together in SE reedbed on BHF), 2 Buzzard (+), 200 Golden Plover, 1 Barn Owl (way off to the east) [Paul Baker]
40 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard) [Mike Clarke]
1 Common Gull (3cy ringed in Oslo in 2018) [Max Hellicar]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (singing,Chase High School) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk [Neil Chambers]
2 Cormorant (north), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove [Paul Griggs]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 1 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]
1 Canada Goose (sound recorded, probably a flock), 1 Moorhen (sound recorded), 1 Blackbird (sound recorded singing from 02:48-03:00), 21 Redwing (flight calls sound recorded, actual number of birds likely to have differed) [Max Hellicar]
Sunday 29 March 2020
8 Little Egret (inc a flock of 6), 10 Barnacle Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (usual female around SE reedbed), 2 Buzzard, 15 Avocet, 2 Barn Owl (usual bird on BHF and one up the hill towards Cold Norton) [Paul Baker]
3 Black-necked Grebe [Martin Cracknell]
1 Common Gull (3cy ringed in Oslo in 2018), 1 Stock Dove [Max Hellicar]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 10 Canada Goose (9 at the pits and 1 at the fishing lake north of farm), 6 Shelduck (increase on yesterday, over the same fields), 1 Shoveler (drake: new for site), 3 Tufted Duck (on the fishing lake north of farm), 1 Buzzard (north of farm), 3 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff (2 at the pits and 1 north of the farm), 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (only the second for the site) [Steve Arlow]
Saturday 28 March 2020
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]
1 Sparrowhawk (male took down a passerine, possibly the singing Yellowhammer :-( ), 1 Buzzard (resident bird), 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 20 Rook (active rookery with c12 nests at least 4 of which are active), 2 Yellowhammer (males, one singing), 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Sanderling (individual ringed on Orkney in 2015), 1 Dunlin (single roosting with Turnstones and Sanderlings), 1 Chiffchaff (feeding on foreshore) [Max Hellicar]
1 Stock Dove [Max Hellicar]
1 Stock Dove [Paul Griggs]
2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Buzzard, 150 Golden Plover [Paul Baker]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 10 Grey Plover, 50 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank [Mike Clarke]
1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Goldcrest (1 singing), 1 Coal Tit (singing) [Neil Chambers]
3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Pintail, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Chiffchaff (Singing) [Tim Bourne]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 4 Shelduck (flying around over fields; first for the site), 1 Tufted Duck (drake still on main lake), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Green Woodpecker (by farm), 2 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing (by farm), 2 Mistle Thrush (pair by farm), 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (the usual two ), 1 Jay, 3 Chaffinch [Steve Arlow]
Friday 27 March 2020
10 Barnacle Goose (on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (female again on BHF), 4 Buzzard, 3 Snipe (new arrivals in dyke at bottom of garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (over Belfairs Woods) [Graham Mee]
1 Stock Dove, 1 Rook [Paul Griggs]
1 Weasel (ran across the road) [Paul Baker]
1 Red Kite (over High St,drifted South) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Blackcap (singing by BHP) [Jeff Delve]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose, 1 Tufted Duck (drake; perhaps last years bird returning), 1 Marsh Harrier (female flew east just north of farm; first site record), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch [Steve Arlow]
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