Saturday, 15 April 2023

15th April

WHEATEAR (m) (Wheatear Meadow)

Sighting by GH

Thursday, 13 April 2023

13th April (10:20am - 12:28pm)

Some blue sky & clouds, then all grey cloud by 12:20pm, temperature around 8-9 deg C with a strong wind at times.

5 WREN, 6 BLUE TIT, 5 GREAT TIT, TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2 SWALLOW, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 2-3 LINNET, SONG THRUSH, 3 BLACKBIRD, 5 MAGPIE, 50 JACKDAW, 2 ROOK, 3 CROW, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 8+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, KESTREL (m), RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Mammals - 2 RABBIT, 2 SQUIRREL

Insects - DOCK BUG (Coreus marginatus), 2 BEE-FLY, various FLY sp., 2+ HOVERFLY (Eristalis sp.), BLACK ANT, various BEE sp., COMMON WOODLOUSE (Oniscus asellus)  

Spider - 10 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Additional sightings by GH (pm) - CUCKOO (heard), CORMORANT (flew over Dungeon Hill)

Tuesday, 11 April 2023

11th April (10:02 - 11:31am)

Blue sky & clouds, temperature around 8-9 deg C 

3 WREN, 4 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2 BLACKCAP (m), 2 SWALLOW, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, CHAFFINCH, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK (prob), 4 STARLING, 2 BLACKBIRD, 4 MAGPIE, 20+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 10+ WOODPIGEON, 2 GREYLAG GEESE (over Dungeon Hill), KESTREL (m), BUZZARD, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Butterfly - 1-2 PEACOCK

Insects - 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, various FLY sp., various BEE sp. 

Spider - 6+ NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Tuesday, 4 April 2023

4th April

SWALLOW

Butterflies - 6 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock

Sightings by GH 


Monday, 3 April 2023

3rd April

SWALLOW

Sighting by GH 

Monday, 27 March 2023

27th March (10:10 - 11:51am)

Blue sky & clouds, temperature around 7-8 deg C 

3 WREN, LONG-TAILED TIT, 5 BLUE TIT, 6 GREAT TIT, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, 3 GOLDFINCH, LINNET, GREENFINCH, BULLFINCH, 4 PIED WAGTAIL, 2 STARLING, 3 BLACKBIRD, 2 JAY, 4 MAGPIE, 15+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 15+ WOODPIGEON, BUZZARD, RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Butterfly - BRIMSTONE (m)

Mammals - 5 GREY SQUIRREL, FOX, 2 RABBIT

Insects - various FLY sp., poss DARK-EDGED BEE-FLY, 3 BEE sp. & 3 BUMBLE BEE (prob BUFF-TAILED)

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

21st March (am)

20 LINNET, LITTLE OWL

Sightings by GH 

Friday, 17 March 2023

17th March

2 CHIFFCHAFF (singing in Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH 

Thursday, 16 March 2023

16th March

2 GOLDCREST, 9 WREN, BLUE TIT, 8 GREAT TIT, 3 NUTHATCH, 12 ROBIN, 10 DUNNOCK, 5 GOLDFINCH, 5 GREENFINCH, 3 BULLFINCH, 4 BLACKBIRD, 3 JAY, 6 MAGPIE, 97 JACKDAW, 10 CROW, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER, 87 WOODPIGEON, 20 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 6 HERRING GULL, 2 BUZZARD, 5 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Sightings by IP

5 STONECHAT

Sighting by GH