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