28th April

8 WREN, 3 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 4 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 LESSER WHITETHROAT (inc 1 Great Parsons Land, 1 Swingfield P, 1 bottom of D Hill, all singing), COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 BLACKCAP, 9 ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 3 GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCH, 15 LINNET, BULLFINCH, 3 STARLING, SONG THRUSH, 6 BLACKBIRD, 2 JAY, 5 MAGPIE, 11 JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, WOODPIGEON, 2 PHEASANT, GREY HERON (flew E @4:13pm), KESTREL (m), 3 BUZZARD, 9 RN PARAKEET

Butterfly - 2 SPECKLED WOOD

Sightings by GH, IP & IPW (2:53 - 4:45pm)

25th April

3 LESSER WHITETHROAT (1 top & 1 bottom of  Dungeon Hill, 1 Puckstead Shaw), BLACKCAP (m - singing Long Hill), 3 LINNET (m & 2 female), KESTREL

Sightings by IP

24th April (10:09 - 11:10am)

WREN, LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing on Dungeon Hill), WHITETHROAT, 2 GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, 5 STARLING, BLACKBIRD, 2 MAGPIE, 18 JACKDAW, 4 CROW, 3 WOODPIGEON, HERRING GULL, SPARROWHAWK

Butterflies - BRIMSTONE, SMALL TORTOISESHELL

21st April

LESSER WHITETHROAT (Singing Dungeon Hill)

Butterflies- GRIZZLED SKIPPER (Dungeon Hill), 7 SPECKLED WOOD

Reptile - COMMON LIZARD

Sightings by GH & IPW

20th April (8:32 - 11:06am)

LONG-TAILED TIT, NUTHATCH, 9 CHIFFCHAFF, LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing Dungeon Hill), 10 COMMON WHITETHROAT (inc 7 singing), 8 BLACKCAP, WHINCHAT *, 6 GREENFINCH, 4 LINNET, BULLFINCH, 3 SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH, JAY, 3 G S WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 4 STOCK DOVE, PHEASANT, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (flew N @10:10am), KESTREL, BUZZARD, RED KITE *

Butterflies - HOLLY BLUE, 4 ORANGE TIP, SMALL WHITE, 5 BRIMSTONE, 2 SMALL TORTOISESHELL, 3 PEACOCK


Sightings by IPW &  * GH

19th April

6 COMMON WHITETHROAT

Butterfly - GRIZZLED SKIPPER (Swingfield Plain)

Sightings by GH

18th April

2 GREYLAG GEESE (the 60th species of the year)

Sighting by GH

16th April (am)

COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing bottom of  Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by GH

6th April (2 - 5pm)

2 LONG-TAILED TIT, NUTHATCH, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 7 BLACKCAP, GREENFINCH, BULLFINCH, SKYLARK (Dungeon Hill), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, PHEASANT, KESTREL, PEREGRINE * (over Dungeon Hill)

Sightings by IPW & * GH