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November 2013

Keep an eye on the Twitter feed on the right hand side and here for live bird news updates throughout the day. All sightings are appreciated and will be useful in the writing of the annual bird reports, please email your sightings to canonsfarmbirds@hotmail.co.uk. When submitting sightings, please try to match the format of this page as much as possible to make transfer as efficient as possible. See Map for locations mentioned here (some are old local names, some we have made up). BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW.
* = bird flying past the recording area, viewed from it.

'C.Farm' is the general term for the area west of the marked red line on the Map, and 'B.Woods' is the general term for the area east of this line. More specific localities, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.


Saturday 30th
  • BRAMBLING (by Piddly Pond), c20 LESSER REDPOLLS (by Piddly Pond), 26 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (R.Bottom), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farmhouse), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), 4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), LITTLE OWL (Steep Banks), 300+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 82 STOCK DOVES (Tart's Field), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 The Scrub), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), PHEASANT (Broadfield), c20 FIELDFARES (mainly C.Farm - 1 B.Woods), 20 REDWINGS (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (by Piddly Pond), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (B.Woods) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods - all diff. to DKC sightings) WOODCOCK flushed at 11.25am (B.Woods near estate), 15+ LINNETS flew over, COMMON BUZZARD, 30+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 4 BULLFINCHES (2 orchard, 2 in woods), 16+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 8 COAL TITS, 11 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW    


Friday 29th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 28th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 27th
  • SHORT-EARED OWL drifted high south at 9.42am (see Gallery), c12 LESSER REDPOLLS (Lunch Wood), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 4 LITTLE OWLS, COMMON BUZZARD, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tawny Wood), SPARROWHAWK, 25+ SKYLARKS, 2 YELLOWHAMMERS, 10+ REDWINGS, c40 FIELDFARES, 5+ SONG THRUSHES, GOLDCREST (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Stoney Nob), COAL TIT (Tawny Wood), c6 LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 1st-winter COMMON GULL flew over, 25+ GOLDFINCHES, 4 GREENFINCHES, c150 WOODPIGEONS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS - DKC/GB  


Tuesday 26th
  • c40 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARE, KESTREL - GB/DKC


Monday 25th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 24th
  • no reported sightings 


Saturday 23rd
  • (all C.Farm) 4 SKYLARKS, c150 LINNETS, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 12 FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, YELLOWHAMMER, 2 GREENFINCHES - PGo


Friday 22nd
  • (all B.Woods) PIED WAGTAIL flew over (Sheep Brow), MEADOW PIPIT flew over (Fames Rough), 6 BULLFINCHES (inc 4 orchard), KESTREL (Sheep Brow), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (Sheep Brow), 5 SONG THRUSHES, 80+ FIELDFARES flew NW, 45+ REDWINGS, 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 COAL TITS, 12 GOLDCRESTS, 10 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Thursday 21st
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 20th 
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 19th 
  • no reported sightings


Monday 18th 
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 17th
  • 12 LAPWINGS flew SW (C.Farm), 4 REDPOLLS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm),  4 BULLFINCHES (near Piddly Pond), c400 LINNETS (C.Farm), 20 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c400 STARLINGS (C.Farm), 65 REDWINGS (15 C.Farm, c50 B.Woods), c65 FIELDFARES (c50 C.Farm, 15 B.Woods), c20 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), c100 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm) - PGo
  • (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Stoney Nob), MISTLE THRUSH (Stoney Nob),  PIED WAGTAIL (Tart's Field), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (Skylark Field), 3 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), 44+ STOCK DOVES (c40 Bog Field, 4 Stoney Nob), 15 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 12 REDWINGS flew south (Stoney Nob), 2 COLLARED DOVES (1 Quail Field, 1 Bunting Field), 330+ LINNETS (300+ Infront George Field, 30+ Bunting Field), 6 SONG THRUSHES (4 poss. migrants Stoney Nob, 1 Infront George Field, 1 Legal & General), NUTHATCH (Stoney Nob), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), 9 GOLDFINCHES, 3 GREENFINCHES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Saturday 16th
  • MARSH TIT at 4.00pm (B.Woods SE of Piddly Pond), REDPOLL flew over (Stoney Nob), 2+ MEADOW PIPITS flew over (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), c35 LINNETS (C.Farm), c25 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 12+ REDWINGS (2 C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), c14 FIELDFARES (c14 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 2 YELLOWHAMMERS (R.Bottom), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), SONG THRUSH (B.Woods (singing)), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadows), KESTREL (car park), 2 BULLFINCHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 8 COAL TITS, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 6+ REDWINGS, SONG THRUSH, 7 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW 
  • 40+ STOCK DOVES (Bog Field) - IGM 


Friday 15th
  • c3.00pm: 50+ FIELDFARES flew SW (C.Farm) - ID


Thursday 14th
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), KESTREL (by Broadfield), 25 FIELDFARES (Legal & General) - IGM


Wednesday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 12th
  • c45 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c70 FIELDFARES (C.Farm then 16 over B.Woods), 5+ REDWINGS (B.Woods), COMMON BUZZARD (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), SPARROWHAWK (C.Farm), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 2+ LITTLE OWLS (1+ around Pages Acre, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), 11 COLLARED DOVES (C.Residential), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - DKC 


Monday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 10th
  • MARSH TIT (near Piddly Pond), SPARROWHAWK (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), KESTREL (Poultry Field), 4 BULLFINCHES (2 Tawny Wood, 2 near Piddly Pond), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (Green Belt Field), c23 LINNETS (Green Belt Field), 6+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 3 COAL TITS (1 Tawny Wood, 2 B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (4 Tawny Wood, 4 B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 1 Green Belt Field), REDWING (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Tawny Wood, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (The Scrub) - IPW
  • WOODCOCK flushed (by Green Belt Field) - via DKC  
  • (all C.Farm) SISKIN flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), COMMON BUZZARD (Death Pit), 2 MEADOW PIPITS, 1+ BULLFINCH (Ruffett Wood), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS, c25 SKYLARKS, c625 LINNETS, NUTHATCH (Ruffett Wood), FIELDFARE, 2 COMMON GULLS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH - DKC
  • (all C.Farm) 4 SKYLARKS, KESTREL - RJ/DSk  


Saturday 9th
  • (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Stoney Nob), TAWNY OWL calling (Pages Acre), PHEASANT (Lunch Wood), 11 FIELDFARES (Poultry Field), 5 REDWINGS, GREEN WOODPECKER, SONG THRUSH, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 30+ STARLINGS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 26+ FIELDFARES, 4+ REDWINGS, KESTREL, PIED WAGTAIL, 5 COMMON GULLS, c30 STOCK DOVES - DKC//PGo
  • (all C.Farm) 100+ CHAFFINCHES, c300 LINNETS - IGM


Friday 8th
  • (all B.Woods) CORMORANT flew south, 2 MALLARDS flew over - MSt


Thursday 7th
  • no reported sightings

  
Wednesday 6th
  • no reported sightings

  
Tuesday 5th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 3rd
  • (all B.Woods) SISKIN flew over (car park), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), COMMON BUZZARD (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 MALLARDS (pair, Piddly Pond), 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 7 COAL TITS, 4 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, GOLDFINCH, 4 SONG THRUSHES, 4 STOCK DOVES, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) 2 SKYLARKS, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES, 2 COMMON GULLS, 2 MEADOW PIPITS, COMMON BUZZARD, 2 MALLARDS flew over, c20 REDWINGS, c5 FIELDFARES, 2 LITTLE OWLS - DKC/JB


 Saturday 2nd
  • (all over SE end of B.Woods) PEREGRINE, SPARROWHAWK - IGM/PGo
  • c600 LINNETS, 6 SKYLARKS, 4 YELLOWHAMMERS, juv SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, MEADOW PIPIT, adult COMMON GULL, PIED WAGTAIL, 2 FIELDFARES, 2 REDWINGS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c35 STOCK DOVES - DKC/PGO 


Friday 1st
  •  no reported sightings