4/3/11

20+ Tree Sparrows and 10+ Yellowhammers at the feeding station, plus singles scattered elsewhere
2 Goldcrest
5 Siskin
2 Kestrel
5 Reed Bunting
7 Lapwing
5 Stock Dove

Bradley Pool:

2 Gadwall
2 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Mute Swan
4 Canada Goose
4 Coot
2 Moorhen

Later joined by Mr Meadows for the main event:

1 Deltic - 55 022 "Royal Scots Grey" . Not seen one of these monsters for 30 years, and the first one seen in anger for Jimmy. Mr Broome even twitched it a couple of miles down-line...

28/2/2011 Buzzard, Kestrel, 4 Stock Doves, Black Swan, Curlew, plus singing Skylark, Linnet, Yellowhammer, and Reed Bunting

27/2/11

1 Kestrel
4 Tree Sparrow
9 Yellowhammer
3 Reed Bunting
1 Black Swan
2 Mute Swan
15 Lapwing (Talbot House Farm)
2 Stock Dove
3 Goldfinch
4 Coot

1 Curlew (heard only)

Early a m in the rain
1 Buzzard
2 Yellowhammer singing
1 Skylark singing
1 Brown Hare
On the pool
5 Gadwall
pr Shoveler
8 Coot
1 Little Grebe
pr Mute Swans
1 Black Swan
Siskins over
4 Cormorants over

A sign as been put up saying Clay Pigeon shooting to go ahead not a clue how that will effect the wildlife here but time will only tell

Cheers JImmy

Early a m
30+ Tree Sparrows
5 Reed Buntings
3 Yellowhammers
2 Buzzards
2 Kestrels

Late p m
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrels

Cheers Jimmy

29/1/11

A quiet couple of hours this afternoon with Mr Meadows:

Tree Sparrows and Yellowhammers plentiful again, and flighty as usual. 7 Reed Buntings with them at the feeding station.
1 Buzzard
1 Grey Wagtail (at the newly named "****-pon Copse")
2 Black Swans and 4 Coots on the pool.
10 Stock Dove
2 Kestrel
3 Fieldfare
6 Redwing
2 Mistle Thrush

12/1/11 am

Yellowhammers and Tree Sparrows were plentiful around the trees and bushes at Black Lawyers, but because the flock were very flighty they were difficult to count; guestimates of 15 of each species. Also mixing with them were 8+ Reed Buntings.

Very quiet away from the feeding station area, although the small woodland on the left hand of the track heading up to the bridge held a Willow Tit and at least 10 Siskin. Two Kestrels were mooching about beyond the railway bridge, and there were 6 House Sparrows along the brook off Bradley Lane.
11 Skylarks over, and a Great Spotted Woodpecker finished proceedings off. The pools held absolutely nothing, despite it being mostly thawed.....

1st visit of the New Year

In Foggy Conditions

76 Tree Sparrows
10 Yellowhamers
4 Reed Bunting
1 Buzzard
1 Skylark over calling
Willow Tit heard not seen
Small Flocks of Redwing + Fieldfare

It also looks like a track is being done on the far banking of the water here for what looks like a scrambling track but not sure but if it is this is another good area going to be ruined by Landowners why o why can they not leave things alone

Cheers Jimmy

Today
2 Bullfinch,
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
6 Tree Sparrows
3 Yellowhamers
9 Fieldfare
10 Pheasants
2 Willow Tits

Cheers Jimmy

This Morning
10 Tree Sparrows
6 Yellowhammers
15 Chaffinch
6 Siskins
10+ Skylarks
2 Kestrels
8 Goldfinch
1 Willow Tit
2 Coot
2 Moorhen

Cheers Jimmy

Pr Black Swans
1 Little Grebe
1 Snipe
4 Stock Doves
1 Buzzard
1 Willow Tit Calling

Cheers Jimmy

2/9/10 (07:15 - 09:30)

5 Snipe (over)
6 Tree Sparrow
1 Sparrowhawk
23 Collared Dove
2 Kestrel
1 Yellowhammer
3 Reed Bunting
1 Whitethroat
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Little Grebe
2 Stock Dove
6 Moorhen
6 Mallard

Tree Pipit on the Broomfield reclamation site this morning, along Bradley Lane

Tonight with Mr Woosey and Mr Rimmer

4 Buzzards
6 Snipe
18 Grey Partridge
1 Kestrel
1 Chiffchaff
3 + Yellowhammers
50+ Swallows
Little Grebe
2 Jay
1 Hare

Bit busy tonight what with Model aeroplanes,Motorised Hang Gliders ,Helicopters dont know how the birds found enough space to fly

Cheers Jimmy

23/8/10 (07:15 - 09:00)

7 Snipe
1 Buzzard
4 Grey Partridge
3 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Grey Wagtail
3 Yellowhammer
1 Reed Bunting
22 Stock Dove
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
29 Canada Goose
1 Whitethroat
1 Jay
2 Sand Martin

(31 species)

Tonight 6:30- 8:00
4 Willow Tits
100 + Swallows
2 Snipe
2 Pheasants
4 Linnets
3 Moorhen

Cheers Jimmy

16/8/10

A brief visit this evening with Mr Meadows. Sightings included:

28 Snipe (over)
13 Grey Partridge
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
2 Yellowhammer
3 Linnet
2 Stock Dove
2 Sand Martin
4 House Martin

3 Yellowhammers singing
1 Willow Warbler singing
2 Willow Tits
2 Kestrels
Buzzard calling
14 Tree Sparrows
Unknown Wader Calling

Cheers Jimmy

Early A M
3 Willow Warblers calling
Kestrel family still about 4 in total
3 Yellowhammers singing


Late pm
2 Kestrels
Grey Partridge calling nr Gorse Hall
Yellowhammers still singing

Cheers Jimmy

Tonight

1 Sedge Warbler
4 Magpies
Grey Heron
2 Lapwings
2 Reed Buntings
3 Yellowhammers

Ever the hopeful thought something must drop in after the heavy rain but sadly no

Cheers Jimmy

Early morning

5 Yellowhammers
1 Sedge Warbler
2 Willow Tits
3 Whitethroat
2 Kestrels
2 Reed Bunting
15 Stock Doves
100+ Woodpigeon
2 Skylarks
3 Lapwings
2 Carrion Crow +4 Juv
6 Linnets
4 Blackbird
1 Pheasant
6 Swallows

Cheers Jimmy

This Morn
1 Whitethroat
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Reed Bunting
1 Kestrel
6 Tree Sparrows also juvs
2 Yellowhammers
2 LBB Gulls
1 Little Grebe
1 Blackcap
1 Muscovy Duck

Cheers Jimmy

Tonight
6 Whitethroats
2 Reed Bunting
8 Tree Sparrows
10+Yellowhammers
Pr Little Grebes
1 Kestrel
and just as i was leaving 2 Black Swans came walking over the banking

This Morning
1 Reed Bunting
2 Kestrels
2 Willow Warblers
2 Buzzards
10 Yellowhammers
1 Whitethroat
2 Swallows through
6 Tree Sparrows investigating nest boxes

Talbot House Farm
1 Wheatear
1 Stock Dove

Cheers Jimmy

This afternoon
1 Buzzard
3 Yellowhammers
pr Little Grebe
2 Coot
2 Moorhens
4 pr Lapwings
1 Chiffchaff
80 + Rooks
60 + Jackdaws
3 Pheasant
6 Stock Doves

Cheers Jimmy

Today
18 Yellowhammers
16 Tree Sparrows
1 Reed Bunting
pr Mute Swans
2 Kestrel
82 Lapwings
1 Stock Dove
3 Siskins

Cheers Jimmy

Feeding Station
40+ Tree Sparrows
3 Yellowhammers
2 Reed Buntings
1 Fieldfare

Nearby 2 Buzzards sitting in trees

Cheers Jimmy

At Feeding Station
41 Tree Sparrows
3 Reed Buntings
4 Dunnocks
2 Robins
2 Yellowhammers
2 Chaffinch

Gorse Hall Fields
97 Lapwings
6 Mistle Thrush
10 Blackbirds
1 Song Thrush
4 Fieldfare

Cheers Jimmy

10/12/09 am

Sightings from Bradley Pool, Black Lawyers feeding station, Gorse Hall and Talbot House Farm:

c25 Tree Sparrow
3 Buzzard
3 Snipe
6 Grey Partridge
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Yellowhammer
2 Willow Tit
8 Skylark
1 Meadow Pipit
4 Fieldfare
26+ Collared Dove
c40 Goldfinch & 5 Greenfinch

37 species seen in total.

Bradley Hall
First Time to Tree Sparrows Feeding Station this Autumn
No Tree Sparrows but the hedge that they are normally in has been cut so will have to wait and see if they come back to it

Other side of Railway Gorse Farm
4 Yellowhammers
2 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
1 Linnet in song
1 Pheasant

Bradley Pool
Looks like someone as started to shoot this area what looks to be feeding tables have been put out in the reeds someone came up and put his dog in and nothing came up so looks like a good place for wintering ducks has been spoilt
All as i saw was a few Coot and Moorhen

Cheers Jimmy

30/9/09 Early morning

Pool area:

6 Snipe
1 Sparrowhawk (constantly on the mooch, and in turn being chased by Crows)
23 Teal
4 Grey Heron
2 Cormorant over
9 Skylark over

Steady movement of corvids from the Worthington Lakes roost heading to feed in the fields at Gorse Hall.
2 Swallows & 5 Collared Doves lingering around the derelict farm buildings, and Jays & Magpies ever present.

21/9/09 Morning

Bradley Pool:

15 Teal
1 Little Grebe
2 Snipe over
1 Buzzard perched up
8 Mallard
4 Coot
1 Moorhen
1 singing Chiffchaff

Feeding station area:

Tree Sparrows heard (but not seen) in the Hawthorn row
5 Collared Doves
3 Mistle Thrushes over
5 Canada Geese over
2 Swallows over
10+ Chaffinch in stubble field

Pretty Quiet this morning

Mixed flock of Rooks + Jackdaws 200 +
1 Kestrel
1 Pheasant
100+ Woodpigeons
Few Linnets and Goldfinches
Little Grebe calling from the pool
1 Chiffchaff in song
No Tree Sparrows seen or heard

Jimmy

Tonight
Sightings included
8 Yellowhammers
5 Snipe
4 Stock Dove
20+ Swift
15 Swallows
5 Linnets
6 Goldfinch
1 Grey Heron
2 Hot Air Balloons
1 Steam Train

Cheers Jimmy

This Morn
50+ Tree Sparrows probably more but hard to get a exact count
5 Yellowhammers
15 Linnets
12 Stock Dove with many more over the boundary
2 Kestrels
2 Whitethroats both feeding young
4 Pheasants
1 G S Woodpecker
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
2 Cormorant over
78 LBB Gulls
5 Rabbits
1 Hare
2 Speckled Wood Butterflys

Cheers Jimmy

This morning
60 + Tree Sparrows taking insects off the top of the wheat heads
Looks to have been a good year breeding wise for them as there was lots of juvs with the flock
10 Linnets
10 Yellowhammers
3 Lapwings
1 Kestrel
1 Reed Bunting
Few Swallows hawking insects
1 House Martin


Cheers Jimmy

Female Marsh Harrier over Hicbibi pools at Bradley 14.55 to 15.15 this afternoon, landed in bulrushes but constant attention fron Crows caused it to fly. Eventually flew off in N direction

10;00 - 12:00

4 Buzzards
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrels
2 Grey Partridge
8+ Yellowhammers
14 Tree Sparrows
2 Reed Buntings
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
20 Lapwings
1 Stock Dove

Cheers Jimmy

Tonight 19/3/09
At Least 3 Grey Partridge calling
6 Yellowhammers
2 Ravens over
6 Lapwings
1 Buzzard
1 Brown Hare

This Morning 12/5/09
2 Buzzards
17 Tree Sparrows
6 Yellowhammers
1 Goldcrest
6 Shovelers
2 Little Grebe
5 Singing Reed Buntings
26 Lapwings

Cheers Jimmy

Hi.
Could someone please tell me where the feeding station is at Bradley.
Thanks
Tony

Thursday 5/3 Worthington Lakes 5 Shoveler, 12 Teal, 8 Great crested Grebes, 2 Little grebes, 2 Oystercatchers, Curlew over, Dipper on the river, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker.

A Peregrine chasing a flock of 28 Snipe at 14.30 over Arley Lane near Worthington Lakes. Also in the vicinity 2 displaying Buzzards, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Dipper, Kestrel, min. 7 Tree Sparrows, 2 Jays and a mixed flock of 500+ Fieldfares/Redwings with some Starlings and Yellowhammers on the ploughed field. Another Great Spotted at Worthington with Teal, Heron and 2 pairs of Great Crested Grebes. No sign of the Mandarins.

Today at Worthington Lakes - 16.00 6 Mandarins (3m3f), 2 Kingfishers, 3 Oystercatchers, Stock Dove, 5 Great crested Grebes (including 2 pairs), Little Grebe. At nearby Bradley 23 Tree Sparrows, min 7 Yellowhammers and at least 1 Reed Bunting at FS, with min 5 Shovelers, 10 Teal and a pair of Little Grebe on the pools.

This Morning
Feeding Station
54 Tree Sparrows
26 Yellowhammers
4 Reed Buntings

also in Area
2 Buzzards
1 Kestrel
100+ Fieldfare
2 Lapwings

Thought i saw a Polar Bear in the distance but the cold had got to me by then so was hallucinating decided it was time to go home

This Morning
Feeding Station
39 Yellowhammers
10 Tree Sparrows
4 Reed Buntings

On the pond
3 Shovelers which then flew and the same birds was on Worthington Lakes
2 Teal

3 Stock Doves Over
38 Lapwing in Field
2 Kestrels
1 Buzzard

Cheers Jimmy

Bradley
4 Yellowhammers
4 Tree Sparrows
1 Buzzard
Water still all frozen

This Afternoon
37+ Fieldfare
10+ Redwings
2 Yellowhammers
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard
1 Chaffinch
At Worthington Lakes
600 + Gulls no White winged though But we keep trying
2 Little Grebe
2 G C Grebe
2 Mute Swans

This a m
4 Tree Sparrows
8 Yellowhammers
6 Redwings
4 Fieldfare
162 Lapwings
1 m Kestrel
2 Stock Doves
50 + Wood Pigeons
1 Grey Heron
1 m Pheasant
8 Robins
6 Dunnocks
200 + B H Gulls


20+ Ramblers
and a very cold birdwatcher
Cheers Jimmy

Sunday a m
10 Tree Sparrows
10 Songthrush
300 +B H Gulls in Fields
20 Stock Dove
50 + Wood Pigeons
1 Buzzard
3 Yellowhammers
1 Reed Bunting
3 Meadow Pipits
6 Teal
1 Kestrel