* = 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.
Season's greetings from the CFBW Bird Group. Thanks for your support this year and best wishes for 2014!
Tuesday 31st
- LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 14 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub; 2 and flock of 12), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c38 SKYLARKS (around R.Bottom), ♀ KESTREL (near R.R.Cottages), c120 LINNETS (C.Farm), c27 REDWINGS (c23 C.Farm, 4 flew from B.Woods to C.Farm), 20+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), SONG THRUSH (The Scrub), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), c80 HERRING GULLS (Legal & General), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Legal & General, 1 The Scrub), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECERS (1 flew across Broadfield, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
Monday 30th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 29th
- (all B.Woods) 3 TREECREEPERS, COLLARED DOVE, 5 REDWINGS, 3+ NUTHATCHES, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 5 GOLDFINCHES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
- GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER drumming (Fames Rough/Steep Banks) - IGM
Saturday 28th
- (all B.Woods) 2 WOODCOCKS, 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, 2 SPARROWHAWKS, 6 BULLFINCHES, GREENFINCH, GOLDFINCH, 8+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 11 COAL TITS, 10 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 25+ REDWINGS, 3 SONG THRUSHES, STOCK DOVE, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), LITTLE OWL (Broadfield), c65 FIELDFARES, 30+ STOCK DOVES - IGM
Friday 27th
- LAPWING still (Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field), 2 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 42+ FIELDFARES (c12 Skylark Field, 30+ Infront George Field), c11 REDWINGS, 30+ CHAFFINCHES (Skylark Field), 4 GOLDFINCHES (Skylark Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), SONG THRUSH (Legal & General) - IGM
- (all C.Farm) 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, 6 SKYLARKS, c400 LINNETS, c250 STARLINGS, c100 FIELDFARES, c80 STOCK DOVES, c50 REDWINGS - PGo
Thursday 26th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 25th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 40 SKYLARKS, 100 LINNETS, 3 PIED WAGTAILS, 30 STOCK DOVES, 15 REDWINGS, 50 FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 3 MISTLE THRUSHES, SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - PGo
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 200+ LINNETS, PIED WAGTAIL, 25+ SKYLARKS, 70+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 6 GOLDFINCHES, 2 COMMON GULLS - IGM
Tuesday 24th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), ♀ KESTREL (Tart's Field), 400+ LINNETS, 60+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 30+ CHAFFINCHES, 30+ STOCK DOVES, 2 adult COMMON GULLS (Legal & General) - IGM
Monday 23rd
- no reported sightings
Sunday 22nd
- LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (Quail Field), 2 SPARROWHAWKS (over B.Woods), KESTREL (C.Farmyard), c17 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c45 REDWINGS (c35 C.Farm, c10 B.Woods), c5 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, c4 The Scrub), 7 SONG THRUSHES (6 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 8 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), c250 LINNETS (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 2 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 4 B.Woods), GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (B.Woods), 3 adult COMMON GULLS (C.Farm), 7 LONG-TAILED TITS (B.Woods), 2 GOLDFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), c80 STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC
- 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (Holly Lane Meadow), 4+ BULLFINCHES (3+ The Scrub, 1 Valley Meadows), 4 FIELDFARES (Valley Meadows), 80+ REDWINGS, 9 NUTHATCHES, 8 SONG THRUSHES, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS, 4 COAL TITS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 GREENFINCHES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- 4 PIED WAGTAILS (2 Bog Field, 2 Quail Field) - IGM
Saturday 21st
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), c400 LINNETS, 70 STOCK DOVES, c100 CHAFFINCHES, c200 STARLINGS, c40 REDWINGS, 8 SKYLARKS, c40 FIELDFARES, 4 GREENFINCHES, SONG THRUSH, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS - PGo
Friday 20th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 19th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), 2+ LESSER REDPOLLS (Pages Acre), YELLOWHAMMER (Bunting Field), 3 MEADOW PIPITS (2 Skylark Field, 1 Green Belt Field), c15 SKYLARKS (Bunting Field), TREECREEPER (by Pheasant Field), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 2 COAL TITS (Ruffett Wood), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 K.Residential, 1 Lunch Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), c250 LINNETS, c50 STOCK DOVES, 2+ MISTLE THRUSHES (1 C.Farmhouse, 1 K.Residential (singing), 1 near Aberdour School (singing)), 6+ FIELDFARES, c20 REDWINGS (c12 C.Farm, 8 C.Farm to B.Woods), 2 COMMON GULLS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 3+ SONG THRUSHES - DKC
Wednesday 18th
- MARSH TIT (The Scrub), LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 2 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), NUTHATCH (The Scrub), COAL TIT (B.Woods), c20 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c15 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c70 STOCK DOVES (Bog Field), 300+ LINNETS (Quail Field) - DKC
- 2 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 B.Woods near post 13, 1 The Scrub), GREY HERON flew south at 9.20am (C.Farm), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Pipit Meadow), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Pipit Meadow towards Broadfield), 5 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), 7 BULLFINCHES (1 Railway Field, 6 The Scrub), 5 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 30+ GOLDFINCHES (20+ Bunting Field, 10+ Infront George Field), 8 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (1 Ruffett Wood, 7 B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 4 B.Woods), 30+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (Infront George Field), 90+ REDWINGS (40+ Bunting Field, 30+ Infront George Field, 20+ B.Woods), 40+ FIELDFARES (20+ Broadfield, 10+ Infront George Field, 10+ B.Woods), 9+ SONG THRUSHES (1 Skylark Field, 2 Infront George Field, 6+ The Scrub), 4 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Stoney Nob), GREEN WOODPECKER (Sheep Brow), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5 Stoney Nob, 2 Hither Field), 100+ JACKDAWS (C.Wood) - IPW
- TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 30 REDWINGS (Pages Acre), MISTLE THRUSH (Ruffett Wood (singing)) - PGo
Tuesday 17th
- no reported sightings
Monday 16th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 15th
- 10.40am-2.00pm: (all B.Woods) MARSH TIT (B.Woods, south of post 16), 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), 11+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 6 COAL TITS, 2 GREENFINCHES, 9 NUTHATCHES, 4 TREECREEPERS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, 28+ REDWINGS, 10+ FIELDFARES, 7 SONG THRUSHES, 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Saturday 14th
- BRAMBLING flew over (Infront George Field), 3 LESSER REDPOLLS (1 Lunch Wood, 2 The Scrub), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Infront George Field, 1 east side of Horse Pasture), c35 SKYLARKS (Skylark Field), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), c27 FIELDFARES (c15 C.Farm, c12 The Scrub), c70 REDWINGS (c50 C.Farm, c20 The Scrub), 3+ SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4+ BULLFINCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 3+ The Scrub), 3 KESTRELS (2 by Perrotts Farmhouse, ♂ Hither Field), NUTHATCH (B.Woods), COAL TIT (B.Woods), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Broadfield, 1 Woodpecker Meadow), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General), 2+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm) - WINTER WALK
Friday 13th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 12th
- no reported sightings
Wednesday 11th
- 2 MALLARDS (♂+♀) (Piddly Pond), ♀ BULLFINCH (The Scrub), KESTREL (Hither Field), 4 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 8 FIELDFARES (Infront George Field), 2 GOLDCRESTS (Legal & General), GREEN WOODPECKER (Stoney Nob), 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - RJ/DSk
Tuesday 10th
- no reported sightings
Monday 9th
- no reported sightings
Sunday 8th
- 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond) - IGM
Saturday 7th
- (all B.Woods) 2 WOODCOCKS, 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond), 6 BULLFINCHES, 18+ SONG THRUSHES, 40+ REDWINGS, 7+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH, GREENFINCH, 6 COAL TITS, 2+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 8 GOLDCRESTS, STOCK DOVE, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- 5 MALLARDS (4♂) (Piddly Pond) - PGo
Friday 6th
- no reported sightings
Thursday 5th
- MARSH TIT again at 11.25am (between Piddly Pond & The Scrub), WOODCOCK flushed (The Scrub), 2 MALLARDS (1♂) (Piddly Pond) - DKC/PGo
Sunday 1st
- 2 LITTLE EGRETS flew high north/NW at 9.32am (C.Farm) (see Gallery), c50 LESSER REDPOLLS (6 flew over Broadfield, 45-50 Lunch Wood then B.Woods near R.R.Lane entrance), MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Broadfield), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), MISTLE THRUSH (near Aberdour School (singing)), LITTLE OWL (Gunman's Shaw), 2 SKYLARKS (C.Farm), YELLOWHAMMER (C.Farm), c400 LINNETS (C.Farm), 19+ FIELDFARES (17+ C.Farm, 2+ B.Woods), BULLFINCH (Legal & General), ♂ PHEASANT (C.Farm), 4 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 49+ STOCK DOVES (Tart's Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 2 GREENFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (C.Farm), 2 GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), 5 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm) - DKC/PGo
- 330+ LINNETS (220+ Infront George Field, 70+ Quail Field, 40+ Legal & General), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 Legal & General, 1 Railway Field), 100+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), ♂ KESTREL (Railway Field), MISTLE THRUSH (Stoney Nob), 65+ FIELDFARES (25+ Broadfield, 40+ Legal & General), 20+ REDWINGS (10+ Slangs, 10+ Legal & General), 6 SKYLARKS (Infront George Field), 2 NUTHATCHES (Railway Field), COAL TIT (Legal & General), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Bunting Field, 1 Railway Field), 8 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Stoney Nob), GREENFINCH (Legal & General), 7 SONG THRUSHES (3 Legal & General, 2 Infront George Field, 1 Railway Field, 1 Stoney Nob) - IPW
- (total of 10+ possibly migrant SONG THRUSHES at C.Farm today)