25th November

RAVEN

Sighting by GH

21st November

2 RAVEN

Sighting by GH 

28th September

5 Skylarks, 3 Stonechats, 4 Meadow Pipits 

Sightings by GH

15th September

Butterfly transect

9 Common Blues, Small Copper, Clouded Yellow, 6 Meadow Browns

Sightings by GH

6th September

WHINCHAT

Sighting by GH

5th Sedptember

LESSER WHITETHROAT, WHINCHAT, SPARROWHAWK

Sightings by GH 

1st September

Butterfly transect 

3 Small Whites, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, 3 Small Heaths, Brown Hairstreak, 32 Meadow Browns

Sightings by GH

31st August

3 WHINCHAT (2 Dungeon Hill, 1 Great Parsons Land), WHEATEAR (Wheatear Meadow), GREY WAGTAIL (over Swingfield Plain @09:24am), 9 PIED WAGTAIL (Yewlands Meadow)

Sightings by IPW

3rd August

Butterfly transect

2 Clouded Yellows, Small White, Brown Argus, 15 Common Blue, Speckled Wood, 19 Gate Keeper, 43 Meadow Brown, Small Heath

Sightings by GH

11th July (14:30- 17:00)

Hobby  (flew E over Little Soloms @14:45pm), 2 Common Swift, Sparrowhawk, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinches, 4 Greenfinches, 2 Goldfinches, 2 pairs of Linnet's, 5 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, Lots of juvenile Common Whitethroats, Juv Blackbird

Butterflies - 6 Peacocks, Gatekeeper, 3 Ringlets, 20+ Meadow Browns, 10+ Marbled Whites, 2 Green veined Whites, 2 Large Whites, 2 Small Whites, Brimstone, Essex Skipper, 2 Common Blues

Sightings by IPW

19th June

4 SWALLOW, 5 SWIFT, 3 EGYPTIAN GEESE

Sightings by GH

1st June -

Goldcrest, Wren, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Red Kite, Parakeet

Sightings by IP

25th May -

Wren, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat (Swingfield Plain), Whitethroat, Blackcap, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Heron, Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, Parakeet

Sightings by IP

23rd May

5 Swifts, Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat

Sightings by GH

8th May

Whinchat (m), Wheatear (m), 8 Whitethroats, Sparrowhawk

Butterflies - Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Comma, 2 Small Heaths, Brimstone

Sightings by GH

1st May

LESSER WHITETHROAT, 8 COMMON WHITETHROAT, SWALLOW (60th species of the year), 4 LINNET, PIED WAGTAIL, CANADA GOOSE

Mammals - RABBIT, RED FOX

Sightings by GH

23rd April

2 LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing), 8 COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), 3+ BLACKCAP, BULLFINCH

Sightings by GH

21st April

TREECREEPER, LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing), 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), GREY HERON, 2 KESTRELS, BUZZARD

Sightings by GH

16th April

SKYLARK

Sighting by GH

15th April

2 GREYLAG GEESE 

Sighting by GH

12th April

2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 4 LINNET - Great Parsons Land

Sightings by GH

7th April

SKYLARK (singing)

Butterflies - 4 BRIMSTONE, COMMA, 8 PEACOCK

Sightings by GH

6th April (am)

2 RED KITES

Sighting by GH

6th April

SKYLARK (singing), 2 RED KITE

Sightings by GH

3rd April (10:01 - 10:27am)

BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, WHEATEAR (m - Wheatear Meadow), GOLDFINCH, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, BLACKBIRD, JAY, 5 MAGPIE, JACKDAW, CROW, WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT (m), 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Bee - BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

1st April

WREN, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, TREECREEPER, CHIFFCHAFF, BLACKCAP, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, CHAFFINCH, SONG THRUSH, MAGPIE, CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, WOODPIGEON, BUZZARD, RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings Great Soloms Wood only by IP

30th March

RED KITE

Sighting by GH

23rd March (2:20 - 3:30pm)

2 GREAT TIT, BLACKCAP (m), ROBIN, GOLDFINCH, 3 STARLING, BLACKBIRD, MAGPIE, 70+ JACKDAW, 2+ CROW, 5+ WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT (m), 3-5 BUZZARD, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Insects - 5 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, DARK-EDGED BEE-FLY, MARMALADE HOVERFLY, FLY sp., 5+ SMALL BLACK ANT, WILKE'S MINING BEE, BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, HONEY BEE

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

Additional sighting by GH - 3 CORMORANTS

21st March (am)

8 WREN (singing), 2 LONG-TAILED TIT, 8 CHIFFCHAFF (1 Little Soloms, 2 Gt Soloms Wood, 1 Gt Parsons Land, 3 Scratch Wood, 1 Pucksread Shaw - all singing), 5 DUNNOCK (singing), 5 GREENFINCH, 5 GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH, 3 SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH, 2 JAY, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 5 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL, BUZZARD, 7 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings by IPW (8:00 - 10:15am)

Additional sightings by me (9 - 9:32am) - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

GREAT TIT, ROBIN, 4 STARLING, BLACKBIRD, 2 MAGPIE, 17+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW,  35 WOODPIGEON, SPARROWHAWK

20th March

WREN, LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, CHIFFCHAFF, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH, SKYLARK, 37 STARLING, SONG THRUSH, 2 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 7 MAGPIE, 30+ JACKDAW, 6 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 45 WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT, GREY HERON, 3 HERRING GULL, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, BUZZARD, RED KITE, RING-NECKED PARAKEET, WHITE DOVE

Sightings by DJ (9:25 - 10:10am) & IP


A few pictures from 16th March

CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita)

KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) (m)

BRIMSTONE (Gonepteryx rhamni) (m)

HOVERFLY (Eristalis pertinax) (m)

18th March (11:46 - 1:06pm)

WREN, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 2 GOLDFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 3 STARLING, 2 BLACKBIRD, 10 MAGPIE, 50+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 45  WOODPIGEON, 3 COMMON GULL, 3 HERRING GULL, BUZZARD, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Insects - 5 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, HOVERFLY (sp.), WILKE'S MINING BEE (f), 2 BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

17th March (am)

4 REDWING, RED KITE

Sightings by GH

16th March (8:15am - 12:48pm & 2:00 - 4:25pm)

3 WREN, 2+ LONG-TAILED TIT, 3 BLUE TIT, 5 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 2-3 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 3 ROBIN, 4 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCH, LINNET, CHAFFINCH, 2 BULLFINCH (m&f), PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK, 5 STARLING, 3 REDWING, SONG THRUSH, 4 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 9 MAGPIE, 25+ JACKDAW, 7 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 50+ WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 COMMON GULL, 21 HERRING GULL, 2 LITTLE OWL, 2 KESTREL (m&f), SPARROWHAWK, 6 BUZZARD, 6 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Butterflies - 4-5 BRIMSTONE, 3-4 SMALL TORTOISESHELL

Insects - 2 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, HOVERFLY, FLIES (various sp.), 3+ SMALL BLACK ANT, 4+ BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE,  10+ HONEY BEE

Mammals - 2-3 RABBIT, 2 GREY SQUIRREL, 2 RED FOX, BAT (flying by Gt Soloms Wood @11:30am)  

MISTLE THRUSH (Grubb Wood field) - additional sighting by IP

14th March (10:30 - 11:50am)

WREN, 2 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, 2 ROBIN, 3 GOLDFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 4 STARLING, BLACKBIRD, 2 JAY, 10 MAGPIE, 11+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 10+ WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT (m), 6 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 3 COMMON GULL, LITTLE OWL, BUZZARD, 6+ RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Insect - 2 BUFF-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

30+ REDWING (Grubb Wood field) - Sighting by GH

BUZZARD (Buteo buteo) - Great Southlands field

PHEASANT (Phasianus colchicus) (m) - Yewlands Meadow 

BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Larus ridibundus) - Wheatear Meadow

COMMON GULL (Larus canus) - Wheatear Meadow

COMMON GULL (Larus canus) - Wheatear Meadow

12th March

CHIFFCHAFF, 3 STONECHAT, 20 REDWING (Scratch Wood)

Sightinghs by GH

11th March

CHIFFCHAFF (singing - Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH

10th March (am)

2 CHIFFCHAFF (singing - Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH

9th March (am)

CHIFFCHAFF (singing - Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH

8th March (am)

2 SKYLARK, 5 REDWING

Sightings by GH

7th March (2:25 - 5:25pm)

4 LONG-TAILED TIT, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, 3 STONECHAT (m & 2f - D Hill), 3 GREENFINCH, 14 GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH, 10 REDWING, 60 JACKDAW, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE (singing), STOCK DOVE

Sightings by IPW

RED KITE - Sighting by GH

6th March (12:03 - 1:26pm & 2:50 - 4:18pm)

WREN, 3 LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 BLUE TIT, 4 GREAT TIT, 4 STONECHAT (2m, 2f), 3 ROBIN, HOUSE SPARROW, DUNNOCK, 5 GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCH, 3 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 STARLING, 4 REDWING (flying over D Hill going SW), 4 BLACKBIRD, 8+ MAGPIE, 25+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 5+ WOODPIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL *, COMMON GULL *, 3 HERRING GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 LITTLE OWL, KESTREL (f), BUZZARD, RED KITE, 4 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Mammals - RABBIT, GREY SQUIRREL

Insect - HOVERFLY (Eristalis tenax)

* There was a combined flock of 110 Gulls firstly grouped together in Wheatear Meadow then flying over to Great Southlands to feed.

HOVERFLY (Eristalis tenax)

STONECHAT (Saxicola torquata) (m) - Dungeon Hill

SOME OF THE 110  BLACK-HEADED GULLS & COMMON GULLS - Wheatear Meadow

COMMON GULL (Larus canus)

KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) (f)

5th March

GOLDCREST, WREN, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH (Puckstead Shaw), 10 MEADOW PIPIT (Yewlands Meadow), STARLING, 2 REDWING, SONG THRUSH, BLACKBIRD, MAGPIE, JACKDAW, CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, WOODPIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, HERRING GULL, RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings by IP

4th March (12:06 - 1:07pm)

2 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, STONECHAT (m - Yewlands Meadow), ROBIN, HOUSE SPARROW, DUNNOCK, GOLDFINCH, 2 CHAFFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 10 STARLING, MISTLE THRUSH, 3 MAGPIE, 40+ JACKDAW, CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVE, 12+ WOODPIGEON, 12+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5+ COMMON GULL, HERRING GULL (1st or 2nd winter), LITTLE OWL, 2 BUZZARD, 3 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

Additional sightings (am) by GH = STONECHAT (m&f - D Hill), 2 LINNET & RED KITE.

STONECHAT (Saxicola torquata) (m)  

JACKDAWS (Corvus monedula)

CROW (Corvus corone)

BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus ridibundus) 

COMMON GULL (Larus canus) (left) & HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus) (1st or 2nd winter)

LITTLE OWL (Athene noctua)

1st March (pm)

COAL TIT, 2 STONECHAT (m&f - Dungeon Hill) (50th species of the year) , 5 GREENFINCH, 7 MEADOW PIPIT, 4 REDWING, MISTLE THRUSH (singing), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 27 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 85 COMMON GULL (Wellfield Meadow/Great Southlands fields), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

Sightings by IPW

2 LESSER REDPOLL - sighting by GH

24th February (am)

GOLDCREST, WREN, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, CHAFFINCH, REDWING, SONG THRUSH, BLACKBIRD, MAGPIE, JACKDAW, CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, WOODPIGEON,, HERRING GULL, RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings by IP

22nd February (3 - 5pm)

2 BULLFINCH, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (drumming Gt Soloms Wood), GREEN WOODPECKER, GREY HERON (going SW @4:01pm over Dungeon Hill), COMMON BUZZARD

Sightings by IPW

21st February

RED KITE

Sighting by GH

19th February (09:47 - 12:05pm)

WREN, COAL TIT, 5 BLUE TIT, 6 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCH, 5 CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH, 2 STARLING, 45+ REDWING, 2 SONG THRUSH, 4 BLACKBIRD, 2 MISTLE THRUSH, 2 JAY, 5 MAGPIE, 15+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 18+ WOODPIGEON,  2+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 10 COMMON GULL, KESTREL (f), BUZZARD, 2+ RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings by DJ & IP

BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus ridibundus) - Wheatear Meadow

COMMON GULLS (Larus canus) - Wheatear Meadow

14th February

BULLFINCHES (am), RAVEN (3:15pm)

Sightings by GH

12th February (12:19 - 1:11pm)

3 BLUE TIT, 18 MEADOW PIPIT, PIED WAGTAIL (m), 2 MAGPIE, 66+ JACKDAW, 5 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 6 STOCK DOVE, 2+ WOODPIGEON, 25 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 COMMON GULL

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

Note - only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow areas covered.

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Yewlands Meadow

2nd February

7 MEADOW PIPITS (Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by IPW

29th January (11:08am - 1:02pm & 2:10 - 2:57pm)

2 BLUE TIT, 3 ROBIN, HOUSE SPARROW, GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, BLACKBIRD, 4+ MAGPIE, 36+ JACKDAW, 2+ CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, 15+ BLACK-HEADED GULL, 10+ COMMON GULL, 10 HERRING GULL, LITTLE OWL, KESTREL, 4+ RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Mammal - 3 RED FOX

TREECREEPER - Additional sighting by GH

26th January (2:19 - 4:30pm)

COAL TIT. 3 GREENFINCH, 2 BULLFINCH, CHAFFINCH, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, CORMORANT (flew S over Dungeon Hill @3:38pm), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (2nd Winter)

Sightings by IPW

19th January (am)

BLUE TIT, 6 GREAT TIT, 6 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, CHAFFINCH, 7 REDWING, 7 SONG THRUSH, 3 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 8 MAGPIE, 35 JACKDAW, CROW, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, WOODPIGEON, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 4 COMMON GULL, KESTREL, R N PARAKEET

Sightings by IP

17th January (pm)

8 LINNET, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, 3 MAGPIE, 10 JACKDAW, CROW, 5+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 5 HERRING GULL, 4 R N PARAKEET

Note only Wellfield & Yewlands Meadows covered.

15th January (3:05 - 4:25pm)

3 BLUE TIT, 5 GREAT TIT, 2 ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 80+ LINNET (going to roost), BULLFINCH, 3 MEADOW PIPIT,  4 STARLING, 3 SONG THRUSH (all singing), BLACKBIRD, 5+ MAGPIE, 8+ JACKDAW, CROW, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 16 WOODPIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, COMMON GULL, 5 HERRING GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 R N PARAKEET

Mammal - RED FOX

11th January (08:30 - 11:35am)

GOLDCREST, 2 COAL TIT, TREECREEPER (singing), 2 NUTHATCH, 4 HOUSE SPARROW, 15 GREENFINCH, 26 GOLDFINCH, 2 CHAFFINCH, 2 BULLFINCH, 8 REDWING, SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH, STOCK DOVE, KESTREL, 7 R N PARAKEET

Sightings by IPW

10th January (1:49 - 3:35pm)

2 LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 BLUE TIT, 6 GREAT TIT, 4 ROBIN, 3 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH (m), 8+ REDWING, SONG THRUSH (singing), 5 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 9 MAGPIE, 63 JACKDAW, 3 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, FERAL PIGEON, 10+ WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT, 18 BLACK-HEADED GULL, COMMON GULL, 3 HERRING GULL, LITTLE OWL, KESTREL, 3 R N PARAKEET

Mammal - GREY SQUIRREL

4th January (08:30am - 1pm)

GOLDCREST, FIRECREST (nr Swingfield Plain), WREN, LONG-TAILED TIT, COAL TIT, 4 NUTHATCH, 6 HOUSE SPARROW, 6 GREENFINCH, 18 GOLDFINCH, 3 LINNET, 6 CHAFFINCH, 5 BULLFINCH, MEADOW PIPIT (Dungeon Hill), PIED WAGTAIL, STARLING, 12 REDWING, SONG THRUSH, MISTLE THRUSH (singing), 2 JAY, ROOK, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, COLLARED DOVE (singing), STOCK DOVE, FERAL PIGEON, WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, 18 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 7 COMMON GULL, BUZZARD, WHITE DOVE

Sightings & photo by IPW

FIRECREST (Regulus ignicapillus)

1st January (2:10 - 3:20pm)

BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 5 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 10 REDWING, 2 BLACKBIRD, 5 FIELDFARE, 6 MAGPIE, 6+ JACKDAW, CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 COLLARED DOVE, 10+ WOODPIGEON, BLACK-HEADED GULL, 15 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL, 5 R N PARAKEET