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