28th October (10:35 - 12:16pm)

WREN, 2 BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, 2 ROBIN, HOUSE SPARROW, 4 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 - 4 SKYLARK, 35 STARLING, 30+ REDWING, BLACKBIRD, 10 FIELDFARE, 4 JAY, 3 MAGPIE, 20+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, FERAL PIGEON, 45+ WOODPIGEON, 20 BLACK-HEADED GULL, HERRING GULL, BUZZARD, 2 R N PARAKEET

Mammals - GREY SQUIRREL, RED FOX

Insects - 2 GREEN SHIELDBUG, 21 DOCK BUG, 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, COMMON WASP

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

27th October (08:26 - 12:57pm)

4 GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, TREECREEPER, c26 GOLDFINCH (D Hill), CHAFFINCH, 4 BULLFINCH, 21 MEADOW PIPIT (12 Yewlands m, 2 D Hill, 7 G P Land), PIED WAGTAIL, 90+ REDWING (mainly going W inc a flock of 40+), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GREEN WOODPECKER, 4 COLLARED DOVE, PHEASANT (m), GREY HERON (going N over D Hill @10am), 2 KESTREL (m&f), SPARROWHAWK, 2 COMMON BUZZARD

Mammal - RED FOX

Butterfly - 5 RED ADMIRAL

Sightings by IPW

24th October (am)

STONECHAT

Sighting by GH

22nd October (2:50 - 4:26pm)

BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, CHAFFINCH, 5 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 26 STARLING, 2 BLACKBIRD (m&f), 3+ JAY, 2 MAGPIE, 5+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 20+ WOODPIGEON, 12 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 4 HERRING GULL, KESTREL, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Insects - FIELD GRASSHOPPER, 18 DOCK BUG, MARMALADE HOVERFLY, BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

16 REDWING  - Additional sighting by GH (am)

18th October (11:05 - 12:30pm)

2+ BLUE TIT, GREENFINCH, 12 GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 4 JAY, 3 MAGPIE, 15+ JACKDAW, 2+ CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 20+ WOODPIGEON, 5 BLACK-HEADED GULL, CORMORANT (flew S @12:10pm), 2 LITTLE OWL (calling), KESTREL, 2 BUZZARD, RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Butterfly - BRIMSTONE (f)

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Insects - COMMON DARTER DRAGONFLY, 26 DOCK BUG, HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, HOVERFLY (Syrphus sp.), 2 WASP

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

12th October (08:45 - 10:50am)

GOLDCREST, 2 GREENFINCH, 15 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH, 20+ REDWING, c21 SONG THRUSH (feeding on berries then headed SW), 16 FIELDFARE (flew SW @ 08:56am), KESTREL

Mammal - 6 RABBIT

Sightings by IPW

10th October

                                                 Some pictures from yesterday's visit.

JAY (Garrulus glandarius)

JAY (Garrulus glandarius)

WOODPIGEON (Columba palumbus)

GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) 

GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea) 

DOCK BUG (Coreus marginatus)

7-SPOT LADYBIRD (Coccinella 7-punctata)

GARDEN SPIDER (Araneus diadematus) (Also called Cross Spider or Crowned Orb Weaver)

SWEET CHESTNUT FRUIT (Castanea sativa)

HIGHCLERE HOLLY BERRIES (Ilex altaclerensis)  

Fungi

Fly

Fly

10th October (2:11 - 3:55pm)

2 BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, 3 SWALLOW, ROBIN, 12 GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, 8 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 BLACKBIRD, 4 JAY, 2 MAGPIE, 20+ JACKDAW, 2+ CROW, 25+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, LITTLE OWL, BUZZARD, 5 R N PARAKEET

Butterfly - RED ADMIRAL

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Insects - SOUTHERN HAWKER DRAGONFLY, 14 DOCK BUG, CRANEFLY sp., 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 2 WASP

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

9th October (10:15 - 11:43am)

3 BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, ROBIN, 5 GOLDFINCH, 2 CHAFFINCH, 5 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, BLACKBIRD, 4 JAY, MAGPIE, 4+ JACKDAW, 2+ CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 50+ WOODPIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, SPARROWHAWK, R N PARAKEET

Misc - GREY SQUIRREL, WASP

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

Additional sightings by GH = 2 STONECHAT, 10 CANADA GEESE

8th October (am)

1+ MEADOW PIPIT, SKYLARK

Sightings by GH

5th October (2:58 - 5:33pm)

6 LONG-TAILED TIT, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, 7 REDWING (over D Hill going SW @4:52pm), c10 JAY

Sightings by IPW

3rd October (am)

30 REDWING

Sighting by GH

2nd October (09:54 - 2:03pm)

BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 SWALLOW, 2 ROBIN, 12 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH, 12 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 6 STARLING, 2 BLACKBIRD, 4 JAY, 4 MAGPIE, 10+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 70 WOODPIGEON, 2 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL (m&f), SPARROWHAWK, 2 BUZZARD, 4 R N PARAKEET

Butterflies - PAINTED LADY, RED ADMIRAL

Insects - 2 COMMON DARTER, ROESEL'S BUSH-CRICKET, 2 CRANEFLY (sp.), 7 DOCK BUG, 2 COMMON WASP, 3+ HONEY BEE

Misc - GREY SQUIRREL, COMMON LIZARD 

1st October

25 HOUSE MARTIN

Sighting by GH