1 Peregrine this morning

Cheers Jimmy

sunday morning produced
30+teal
1 male shoveller
4 goosander 2m 2f
100+canadal
23 moorhen
6 coot
56 mallard
more magpies than you could shake a stick at
large flock of ltt
lots of woodpigeon
also blackbirds,robins,dunnocks and 2 songthrush

-- Edited by fred fouracre on Monday 16th of November 2009 05:43:02 PM

Craig Higson should know the answer...

This Morning
1 Goldeneye F Mega for here
46 Canada Geese
26 Mallard
10 Teal
4 Shoveler
Bad news for here the Farmer as put a pipe in from the flooded field and its now being piped straight in to the Douglas dont know if you are allowed to do this without permission anybody know the rules on this.

Cheers Jimmy

a walk along duggy from martland mill today produced
36 teal
18 canada
2 pinkoot
2 heron
1 cormorant
1 buzzard
1 kestrel
lots of coot moorhen goldies ltts robin dunnock mallard blackbirds
3 songthrush
very good crop of berries on rowans behind pub so hopefully waxwings
oh and at least 3 jays being very vocal

-- Edited by fred fouracre on Thursday 15th of October 2009 12:56:37 PM

walk to red seas 12 oclock
2 oystercatchers 2 lapwings 8 teal 4 pied wagtails 6 sand martins 20 magpies kingfisher on river douglas near red seas
on way back home on the pond near the green bridge 2 grey heron 1 cormorant 4 reed buntings feeding on the heads of bull rushes jjb north stand raven on nest 3 buzzards over south stands summers here

bill bentley

cheers bill...........oystercatchers there this morning.also lapwing displaying.still plenty of teal.5 shovellers 2 tuftys 100s of woodpigeon.ditto moorhens.6 coot.sparrowhawk over and 5 songthrush which is encouraging.also heard green pecker call in silver birches so i went round but nothing!also 6 pied wags as wellas usual stuff.

fred the 2 oystercatchers are at the red seas have been there for the last week b bentley

pretty much as previous post only lapwings increased to 5.so a good chance of breeding here.only things different were 3 redpoll and 2 oystercatchers circling but didnt see them land.

green woodpecker calling again today.didnt see it but it was among the trees behind the pond.i was talking to another regular walker up there and he has also heard it in the same region.
also today lots of dunnocks robins blackbirds blue,great and long tailed tits as well as: 2 song thrush,4 mistle thrush,4 jays,1 kestrel,1 snipe,12 meadow pipits,20+siskins,40+teal,3 shoveller,5 tuftys,5 goosander,2 lapwings(1st this year here) dozens of moorhen and mallard and loads of seriously bickering canadas.

Jimmy - can you give me a grid ref for the NH hole so it can be atlased, and where was the Green Woody exactly?

Highlights in the area while doing the Webs
8 Goosanders
1 Shoveler
5 Cormorants flying round
2 Reed Bunting
Pr Nuthatch checking a nesting hole out
Calling Green Woodpecker

Cheers Jimmy

This Morning
7 Shoveler
47 Canada Geese
34 Teal
26 Mallard
2 Goosanders
3 Song Thrush in full song
At Crooke Pub still a few berrys on the trees
While the resident Mistle Thrush was in full song at the top of a tree 2 Male Bullfinch sneaked up on the blind side and was walloping the berrys down

Cheers Jimmy

Peregrine plucking prey on roof of the Wincanton Monster building 10:30

This morn
Mistle thrush Guarding his stock of berry trees at Crooke Hall Pub
1 Willow Tit
1 Green Woodpecker

Red Seas
20 Teal
4 Shoveler
6 Tufted Duck

On River
1 kingfisher
8 Goosanders
3 Grey Herons

Cheers jimmy

From Martland Mill to Crooke
1 Mute Swan
18 Blackbirds
12 Moorhen
10 Teal
34 Canada Geese
2 Mistle Thrush
3 Meadow Pipits
2 Willow Tits
12 Siskins
5 Goldcrest
and the Chiloe Wigeon still at the Crooke Marina
and then the rains came and i scarpered sharpish

A Ramble round today
3 F Goosanders
4 Shovelers
26 Teal
60+ Fieldfare
16 Blackbirds
!2 Song thrush
1 Goldcrest
2 pr Mute Swans on canal nr Crooke Wood
and a new tick for me 9 Highland Cattle thats what you call Migration

1 l r plover still here today

reed warbler singing at walmsleys pool
2 sand martins
at least 6 reed bunting singing
must have been a fall of willow warblers last nightup to 10 singing
little r plover on pools at red seas

5 shoveler
4 goosander
4 teal
1 grey wagtail
walmsleys pool [ lime pond ] as i know it
mute swan on nest
gathusrt station
1 f sparrowhawk

a quick visit this morn
10 shoveler
22 teal
1 grey heron
pr tufted duck
10 lapwing
1 goosander
1 l b b gull unusual for this site

this morn early doors
24 teal
4 lapwings back on territory
2 grey heron
8 shoveler
2 tufted duck
1 cormorant
crooke
3 water rails calling
chloe wigeon still at crooke marina

this cold and frosty morn
8 shoveler
22 teal
1 mute swan
9 goosanders
2 tufted duck
65 b h gulls
40 canada goose
20 blackbirds
3 coal tits
2 goldcrest 1 singing
m thrush singing
4 song thrush singing
3 nuthatch
1 g s w drumming

this morn
10 shoveler
1 goosander
28 teal
2 grey heron
2 mute swan
1 p f goose
plus the usual wildfowl
crooke wood
calling green woodpecker and nuthatch

this morn
4 grey herons
2 pochard
9 shoveler
9 goosander
74 canadas
1 p f goose
34 teal
2 bullfinch over
2 jays
26 magpies
due to all the rain everything spread about on this site ,,
jimmy

this morn
80 canada geese
1 limping p f goose
2 shoveler
26 teal
1 goosander
1 water rail
1 willow tit
1 stock dove
2 mute swans
42 b h gulls

this morning with river douglas close to bursting
10 goosanders ,8m 2 f,
2 shoveler
72 canada geese and 1 p f goose with them 1st one for the area instead of flyovers
4 grey herons
11 moorhens
8 coot
25 teal
42 b h gulls
32 mallard

this morning
2 shoveler
46 canada geese
39 b h gulls
12 siskins
3 redpolls
1 water rail heard
1 green woodpecker heard
4 coal tits
2 bullfinch
mallard
moorhen
coot
goldfinch
5 fieldfare
5 song thrush
20 + blackbirds
10 l t tits
2 pied wagtails
4 snipe over

yes judith i will be when i fathom it out dont know what code you use in winter
or if you use a code at all i e as in h observed in suitable nesting habitat if that is only used in
summer or also in winter jimmy

Jimmy - are you putting the Red Seas and Crooke sightings on Roving Reports?

one can only try ian

j meadows wrote:

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chiloe wigeon still at crooke marina
[ any points for that ian ]

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It'd be pushing it a little Jimmy but no more than the Pennington Whoop....

on this foggy morning at red seas and crooke 1 water rail 15 blackbirds 5 jays 1 kingfisher 1 buzzard 2 wigeon unusual for here probably dropped down in fog 3 willow tits in seperate locations 6 bullfinch lots of siskins flying around but no count on these 20 teal 21 c geese crooke 2 grey wagtails 3 s thrush 1 mistle thrush defending rowan trees on pub car park [ideal for waxwings] 1 fieldfare 3 redwing 1 lesser redpoll and the chiloe wigeon still at crooke marina [ any points for that ian ] 36 species in all not great conditions but very enjoyable ramble jimmy