Sunday 26 December 2021

26th December

RAVEN (heard in dense fog in Great Soloms) 

Sighting by IPW

Sunday 28 November 2021

28th November

WOODCOCK (Great Soloms Wood)

Sighting by IPW

Friday 26 November 2021

26th November

4 RAVENS (Long Hill)

Sighting by GH

Wednesday 24 November 2021

24th November

4 RAVENS

Sighting by GH

Friday 19 November 2021

19th November

WOODCOCK

Sighting by GH

Wednesday 17 November 2021

17th November

WOODCOCK (flew low over Dungeon Hill heading NW at 16:40), 2 TAWNY OWL (hooting - 1 in Scratch Wood, 1 near Pheasant field area)

Sighting by IPW

Saturday 6 November 2021

6th November

2 RAVEN, RED KITE

Sightings by GH 


Sunday 31 October 2021

31st October

PEREGRINE (watched for an hour over Dungeon Hill 11am-noon)

Sighting by IPW

Saturday 30 October 2021

30th October

3 RAVENS

Sighting by GH

Sunday 3 October 2021

3rd October

up to 20 HOUSE MARTIN flew low west over Dungeon Hill, also an early FIELDFARE was berry feeding in Swing field Plain

Sightings by IPW

Sunday 26 September 2021

26th September

FIRECREST (m) amongst a mixed Tit flock in Great Parsons Land 

Sighting by IPW

Thursday 16 September 2021

16th September

WHEATEAR

Sighting by GH

Saturday 11 September 2021

11th September

WHEATEAR, 60+ GOLDFINCH (in Wellfield Meadow)

Sightings by IPW

Thursday 9 September 2021

9th September

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (in Horse Paddocks at noon)

Sighting by IPW

Sunday 8 August 2021

8th August -

 4 Brown Hairstreaks; Parsons Land

1 juv CBuzzard
4 juv Mistle Thrushes; Well field Meadow
6 Canada Geese flew low  S over Wheatear Meadow 08:59
18 C Swifts flew west

Sightings by IPW

Sunday 1 August 2021

1st August -

Purple Hairstreak at Swingfield


Sighting by IPW

Sunday 18 July 2021

18th July -

 All sightings in Great Soloms Wood;

2 Silver-washed Fritillaries
1 Purple Hairstreak
1 lunar Hornet moth

Sightings by IPW

Sunday 11 July 2021

11th July -

PURPLE EMPEROR BUTTERFLY at Little Soloms on brambles

SOUTHERN HAWKER DRAGONFLY (male)

Sightings by IPW

Sunday 4 July 2021

4th July -

Dark-green fritillary  & several Essex Skippers in Great Parsons Land -am

Sightings by IPW

Wednesday 30 June 2021

30th June (am)

5 CHIFFCHAFF, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 BLACKCAP, SWALLOW, 3 GOLDFINCH (Juv's), 2 GREENFINCH, 4+ LINNET, 2 SWIFT

Butterflies - RED ADMIRAL, ESSEX SKIPPER, 4+ MEADOW BROWN 

Sightings by PG

Sunday 27 June 2021

27th June -

3 singing Lesser Whitethroats; 1 Dungeon Hill, 1 Swingfield Plain, 1 Lakers Rise


2 Small Skippers - Dungeon Hill

Sightings by IPW

Sunday 6 June 2021

6th June

3 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), WILLOW WARBER (singing), WHITETHROAT (inc 1+ Juv), SEDGE WARBLER (singing in dense scrub), 2 BULLFINCH

Butterflies - 2+ COMMON BLUE, DINGY SKIPPER 

Sightings by PG

Wednesday 2 June 2021

2nd June

 YELLOWHAMMER (m - singing), 15 CANADA GEESE

Sightings by GH

Monday 24 May 2021

24th May

CUCKOO (singing in Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH

Tuesday 18 May 2021

18th May

3 RED KITES

Sighting by GH

Sunday 16 May 2021

16th May

WILLOW WARBLER (singing in Great Parsons Land), 2 SWALLOW, 4 GOLDFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, GREY HERON (flew S over Dungeon Hill @10:22am), KESTREL, 2 BUZZARD 

Butterfly - PAINTED LADY

Sightings by IPW

Wednesday 12 May 2021

12th May

WILLOW WARBLER (singing Puckstead Shaw)

Sighting by GH   

Thursday 29 April 2021

29th April

2 WHEATEAR

Sighting by GH

Saturday 24 April 2021

24th April

LESSER WHITETHROAT

Sighting by GH

Tuesday 20 April 2021

20th April

3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, WHINCHAT, WHEATEAR (m), 2 RAVEN

Sightings by GH

Monday 19 April 2021

19th April

SWALLOW

Sighting by GH

Friday 16 April 2021

16th April

2 GREYLAG GEESE, SPARROWHAWK

Sightings by GH 

Thursday 15 April 2021

15th April

YELLOWHAMMER

Sighting by GH




Monday 5 April 2021

5th April

WHEATEAR

Sighting by GH


Saturday 3 April 2021

3rd April

2 RAVENS (over Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH 

Friday 2 April 2021

2nd April

RAVEN

Sighting by GH 

Sunday 28 March 2021

28th March

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE 

Sighting by IPW




Sunday 14 March 2021

14th March

CHIFFCHAFF

Sighting by GH