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

Late p m
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrels

Cheers Jimmy

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.....

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

Cheers Jimmy

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

Cheers Jimmy

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

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)

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

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

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

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 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

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

Nearby 2 Buzzards sitting in trees

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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