Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Golden Plover

13:30>14:00. -2 Degrees, Sunny.
  • On Reservoir

1 Male Goosander

3 Common Gulls

  • North Field

64 Golden Plover flew in from >SE Low over reservoir to North Field

  • East Field

81 Lapwing

110+ Starling

2 Mistle Thrush

6 Rooks

  • On Feeders

2 Blue Tit

5 Reed Bunting

9 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

2 Robin

Blackbirds

1 Pied Wagtail

2 Dunnock

Monday, February 27, 2006

Redwing/ Fieldfare movement

14:30>15:30. 1 Degree, Grey sky, light rain.
  • On Reservoir

1 Female Goosander

  • East Fields

81 Lapwing

200 Starling

90+ Fieldfare and Redwing moving> NE.

6 Grey Partridge.

2 Stock Doves

  • On Feeders

16 Greenfinch

12 Chaffinch

1 Robin

2 Dunnock

Friday, February 24, 2006

Freezing

10:30>11:30, -5 Degrees, Freezing wind/Snow Showers.
  • On Resrvoir
39 Canada Geese
3 Teal
2 Mallard
  • On Feeders

28 Greenfinch

11 Chaffinch

3 Reed bunting

2 Robins

1 Pied Wagtail

3 Dunnock

2 Blue Tit

3 Magpie

8 Starling

  • East Field

31 Lapwing

14 Rooks

6 Jackdaw

8 Carrion Crow

8 Black Headed Gulls.

Thursday 24 February


16:00>16:30, -2 Degrees. Bitter and bright.
  • On reservoir

39 Canada Goose

9 Goosander

4 Mallards

  • On Feeders

1 Robin

2 Blue Tit

1 Blackbird

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Good number of Finches

9:30>10:30. -1Degrees and Snowing.

  • On Reservoir

2 Goosander 1m 1f

12 BH Gulls

  • North Field

12 Snipe

119 Golden Plover

  • On Feeders

upto 40 Finches on Niger seed on track Green/Chaff

also 3 Reed Buntings coming down to it

1 Robin, 3 Dunnock,8 Starlings, 1 Pied Wagtail and pair of Blackbirds

2 Stock Dove in East Field

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

40 Snipe/ Skylark/ Long tailed Tit

09:00>10:30, 1 Degree, Grey and Windy.
  • On Reservoir
5 Teal
51 Golden Plover
40 Snipe went up from the area we cleared last year.
2 Skylark in North Field
32 BH Gulls
19 Common Gulls
  • On Feeders
8 Long tailed Tit passed through conifers near feeding station.
6 Chaffinch
2 Blue Tit
1 Robin
4 Reed Bunting
8 Greenfinch
2 Blackbirds feeding on Apples.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

210+ Golden Plover

13:30>13:45, Degrees, sunny.
210+ Golden plover at ringstone today



3 Cormorants
8 Teal
34 Lapwing

Thursday, February 16, 2006

No Wildfowl at all

9:30>10:30, 5 Degrees. Strong to Gailforce Winds
Reservoir Full again.
No ducks ,Geese of any kind this morning. only 13 Lapwing
28 Gulls.
  • On Feeders

6 Greenfinch

2 Chaffinch

2 Blue Tits

1 Pied Wagtail

1 Robin

2 Dunnock

Wednesday 15 February

9:30>10:30, 3 Degrees, Strong Winds
  • On Reservoir

28 Lapwing

3 Goosanders 1m 2f

6 Teal on North East Pool.

28 Common Gulls, 1 Herring Gull in East Fields

  • On Feeders

6 Chaffinch

12 Greenfinch

1 Robin

2 Blue Tits

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Goosander's Displaying


09:30>10:30, 7 Degrees, windy, Sunny intervals.
  • On reservoir

2 Goosander Displaying ,Female laying flat in water almost submerged at times

Male throwing head back.

30 Golden Plover

38 Lapwing

4 Mallards

  • On Feeders

1 Robin

8 Chaffinch

2 Reed Bunting

3 Blue Tit

12 Greenfinch

1 Pied Wagtail

Monday, February 13, 2006

3 Shelduck

9:10>1010, 8 Degrees, Sunny Intervals.
  • On Reservoir/North Field
118 Lapwing
32 Golden Plover
7 Teal
106Bh Gulls/Common Gulls
2 Herring Gulls
4 Mallard
2 Goosander
  • On Feeders

10 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

2 Reed Bunting

3 Blue Tits

1 Robin

pair Blackbirds

2 Dunnock

15:00>16:00

3 Shelduck

Flock of up to 50+ Redwing in East Field

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Herring Gulls

10:30>12:00, 5 Degrees, Raining.
  • On Reservior/North Field

52 Golden Plover

58 Lapwing

60+ Starling

8 Snipe

6 Teal

4 Mallard

38 Canada Goose

110 Bh Gulls/Common Gulls

4 Herring Gulls flew over > W

  • On Feeders

10 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

1 Blue Tit

1 Robin

1 Female Blackbird

3 Reed Bunting

2 Dunnock

1 Wren

1 Pied Wagtail

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Filling up


9:10>9:30, -1 Degrees, Flurry of Snow.
Reservoir being filled back up.
  • On Reservoir
25 Lapwing
46 Golden Plover
4 Mallards
60+ Gulls
1M 1F Goosander
  • On Feeders

8 Chaffinch

13 Greenfinch

2 Blue Tits

1 Robin

no sign of Reed Bunting.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Teal


10:05>10:45, -1 Degree. Sunny
  • on Reservoir

8 Teal

64 BH Gulls

21 Common Gulls

48 Lapwing

26 Golden Plover in North Field

  • On Feeders

14 Greenfinch

10 Chaffinch

4 Reed Bunting

1m 1f Blackbird

3 Dunnocks

6 Starling

1 Pied Wagtail

2 Magpie

1 Robin


Finches eating Niger

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Lapwing numbers growing

9:10>11:00, -3 Degrees, Bright and Sunny.
  • 52 Lapwing on North Shore
31 Golden Plover in North Field
102 Gulls On Reservoir
43 Canada Geese
1 Female Goosander
  • On Feeders

16 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

1 Robin

3 Dunnoch

1 Blue Tit

1 Pied Wagtail

Pair of Blackbirds

4 Reed Bunting getting tamer by the day

2 Magpies

4 Starling

Water Level still Low.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Reed Buntings coming to Niger seed

  • 9:10>10:30, 3 Degrees and Bright.
4 Reed Buntings at feeding station, 1Male 3 Female all coming down to floor to feed on Niger.
7 Chaffinch all Male
14 Greenfinch spending more time fighting than eating
1 Blue Tit
2 Robins
1 Wren
2 Dunnoch
  • On Reservoir
1 Goosander
31 Lapwing
1 Pied Wagtail
110 Gulls mostly Black Headed.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Gail force winds

7 Degrees, Gail force winds.
32 Bh Gulls
12 Common Gulls
3 Chaffinch
6 Greenfinch
Level still going down.

Peregrine

Monday 06 February,09:30, 5 Degrees, Grey, Misty.
Peregrine on North Shore

12 Chaffinch

14 Greenfinch

24 Lapwing

83 Bh Gulls

36 Common Gulls

2 Dunnoch

1 Robin

1 Blackbird

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Saturday/Sunday

16:15 4 Degrees and Clear
Only Popped in for 10 mins on each evening.
14 Goosanders and 4 Teal on the Saturday
12 Goosander on the Sunday
4 Teal
4 Mallards

Friday, February 03, 2006

Great Spotted Woodpecker

09:30>10:30, 2 Degrees clear and grey.
Water level still going down, good amount of shore line visable.
1 Gt Spotted Woodpecker in trees near feeding station.

37 Canada Geese and 1 white Feral Goose on Reservoir

13 Golden Plover

7 Teal

4 Mallard

1 Goosander

56 Common Gulls

134 Bh Gulls

1 Pied Wagtail

On Feeders:

12 Greenfinch

9 Chaffinch

1 Robin

2 Blue Tits

Thursday, February 02, 2006

Mistle Thrushes


09:30 ,Foggy dull, -4 Degrees.
6 Mistle Thrush in East Field
.
2 Wood Pigeons fly over.
103 Bh Gulls
36 Common Gulls
On Feeders:
16 Greenfinch
10 Chaffinch
1 Robin
1 Pied Wagtail
3 Dunnock
Blackbirds 2

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Ringed Greenfinch

08:30 Freezing Fog -5 Degees.
Could only see Forshore because of fog, but heard Golden Plover calling.Water level is low, looks more like an August shore line than a January one. 60 Bh Gulls and 30 Common Gulls. Very Heavy frost on bushes.
  • On Feeders

16 Greenfinch one showing a BTO ring

9 Chaffinch

1 Blue Tit

Pair Black Birds

3 Magpies

4 Carrion Crows