09.45-10.45 before work 1 Kingfisher - Nevisons Flash 5 Lesser Redpoll 1 Willow Tit with Long-tailed Tit 2 Common Snipe and Water Rail calling from New Water
10.15-1200 walk over to Fir Tree Flash and back to Plank Lane, cold and windy only things of note were: single Woodcock flying low over grass scrub (C5)at side of Fir Tree Flash 12 Pochard
07.15-12.15,
Highlights,
Single Ring-necked Parakeet - perched in top of tree on top rucks before flying towards Crankwood.
Single Green Woodpecker.
19 Fieldfare.
5 Pochard.
4 Great-spotted Woodpecker.
2 Kestrel hunting side by side, when the female dropped to the ground in long grass, the male joined the female spending nearly 10 minutes together, then flying off 30 seconds apart.
single male Pochard on Fir Tree Flash today 700+ Pink-footed Geese SE in two groups with two other groups heard but not seen yesterday 6 Siskin Redwing constantly flying around in small groups of 5 & 6 in no particular direction, impossible to count with some probably duplicated 35 Fieldfare yesterday with fewer numbers today again not in any particular direction 200+ Woodpigeon SW yesterday small numbers of Linnet
highlights from two short visits, one mid morning and this evening single Ring-necked Parakeet flew over NE calling @18.30 2 Siskin N a.m Green Woodpecker
1 Woodcock over South 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Kingfisher (Nevison's Flash) 40+ Pink-footed Geese over West 2 Sand Martin over South
1 Willow Warbler,
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07.30 - 11.30 single Grey Wagtail by dam at end of Fir tree Flash 100+ Meadow Pipit S/SW between 07.30 - 08.00 plus plenty grounded 4 Skylark 2 Sand Martin 3 House Martin 10 Swallow single Snipe
09.25 - 12.30 2 Yellow Wagtail flew over C8 SW @ 10.20 calling (new site record for myself). single Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker and 2 Willow Tit only other things of note.
09.00 - 11.00 single Green Sandpiper flew over top rucks (c4) calling, and appeared to land on New water but was not able to relocate it later. quite a few mixed Tit groups containing Willow Warbler,Chiffchaff and a few Goldcrest. a few more Meadow Pipit about giving a autumn feel to proceedings.
single Greenshank present on New Water at 18.25 as I approached on the hill overlooking water. Flew off at 18.35 SSW towards Pennington Flash calling. poor photo attached looking towards the sun and from distance.
At 9.20 this morning, at the very top of the Road to Nowhere off Smiths Lane, a male Reed Bunting delivered an extended warbler-like song, nothing like the usual brief four- or five-note offering!
1 Kestrel, Male seen a number of times hunting. 1 Buzzard Small numbers of Reed and Sedge Warbler, also small numbers of Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. 3 Skylark, one individual was seen having a dust bath, got to within 10 yard outstanding views. 7 Meadow Pipit Reed Bunting numbers at the moment on this site are the most I've ever seen. They are absolutely everywhere. Lapwing sitting and one with youngsters. Black headed sitting in same area. 1 Linnet Plenty Swift over in most areas. 1 Common Tern over
1-2 Grasshopper Warblers (h) 1 Raven (E of rucks, drifting N) 3 Whitethroats 3 Sedge Warblers 10 Reed Buntings 20 Swift (E of rucks) 20 House Martins (flock, E of rucks, drifting N) Chiffchaffs Willow Warblers
45 mins after work from 18.30 2 Common Tern visited Nevisons Flash for 5 mins before departing over to Pennington Flash. Green Woodpecker flying around edge of Nevisons Flash before landing in top of tree on top rucks then yaffling for 10 mins. plenty of Reed Warbler chattering away. Cetti's Warbler very vocal.
08.00-10.15 1 Cuckoo perched in top of tree on edge of playing field 2 Whitethroat at end of road to nowhere 1 Sedge Warbler(C8) 2 Grasshopper Warbler 9 Reed Warbler Cetti's Warbler singing 4 Oystercatcher 5 Buzzard 3 Grey Partridge Green Woodpecker yaffling in distance while stood at end of road to nowhere Willow Warbler, Blackcap & Chiffchaff all into double figures 3 Linnet 8 Lapwing
Not much this morning should of gone out early as went cloudy as I left the house and eventually turned to rain
2 Grasshopper Warbler
Cetti's Warbler
2 Swallow
Plenty of Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff
2 Blackcap
4 Reed Warbler
18-00-20.00 Male Hobby circled over playing field @ 18.10 showed a brief interest in a passing Woodpigeon before departing North ( my previous earliest record for the Rucks was 2nd May)
08.50-10.15 of note single Reed Warbler single Whimbrel heard only single Green Woodpecker flew across top rucks single Cetti's Warbler very vocal and managed a very brief glimpse single Blackcap Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff both in good numbers
1 1/2 hours late morning, much more pleasant than yesterday in the rain Highlights
14 Fieldfare on top rucks moving through East Green Woodpecker yaffling way in distance 1 Grey Wagtail Cetti's Warbler singing Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Long-tailed Tit collecting nesting material from an old cushion discarded, that you wouldn't normally like to be seen left, but came in useful on this occasion.