February 2014

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 locations, also found on the map, are also included in these sightings.


Friday 28th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 27th
  • 2 STONECHATS (C.Farm) - JH


Wednesday 26th
  • 2 STONECHATS (C.Farm) - JH


Tuesday 25th
  • 3 STONECHATS (2♂+) (C.Farm) - JH


Monday 24th
  • (all C.Farm) KESTREL, 3+ SKYLARKS, 20+ STOCK DOVES - DJ
  • (all B.Woods) COMMON BUZZARD, GOLDCREST, NUTHATCH (Butterflies: 15+ Brimstones) - DJ





 
Sunday 23rd
  • (all C.Farm) ♂ STONECHAT (Harrier Field) (JB), KESTREL, 30 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWLS (east side of Horse Pasture), 5+ SKYLARKS, 70+ FIELDFARES, 15+ REDWINGS, GOLDFINCH, LINNETS - DKC/JB
  • (all B.Woods) LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), REDWING (near Rambler's Rest), BULLFINCH (The Scrub), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, NUTHATCH, LONG-TAILED TIT - PGo/DKC/JB et al


Saturday 22nd
  • Afternoon: 20+ REDPOLLS (C.Farmhouse) - GC
  • (all C.Farm) 2 STONECHATS (pair, east side of Horse Pasture), SPARROWHAWK, KESTREL - PW
  • (all C.Farm) WOODCOCK at 09:58 (flew from Pipit Meadow to Tawny Wood), BULLFINCH (Tawny Wood), COMMON BUZZARD (over Perrotts by Wood), KESTREL (Green Belt Field), 2 SKYLARKS (Green Belt Field (singing)), 3 TREECREEPERS (Tawny Wood), 2 NUTHATCHES (Tawny Wood), GOLDCREST (Ruffett Wood), 3 COAL TITS (2 Tawny Wood, 1 Ruffett Wood), 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (Tawny Wood), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (Tawny Wood), 2 SONG THRUSHES (Tawny Wood), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Tawny Wood), GREENFINCH (Tawny Wood), STOCK DOVE (Ruffett Wood), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
  • (all B.Woods) WOODCOCK flushed at 11:27, 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 4 TREECREEPERS, COLLARED DOVE (Hither Field (singing)), 9 NUTHATCHES, 10 COAL TITS, LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 5+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), 3 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 30+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field) (Butterflies: Peacock (estate side)) - IPW  


Friday 21st
  • Morning: (all Pages Acre) TREECREEPER, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 REDWINGS - PGo


Thursday 20th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 19th
  • Late afternoon/early evening: (all C.Farm) GREY HERON flew over, LITTLE OWL (east side of Horse Pasture), 2+ YELLOWHAMMERS (near R.R.Cottages and at Slangs (singing)), 50+ FIELDFARES, 35+ REDWINGS, 2 COMMON GULLS flew over, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew over, 2 STOCK DOVES, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Lunch Wood (drumming)), 3 SKYLARKS (all singing), SONG THRUSH, 1+ MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), GREENFINCH, LINNETS - DKC


Tuesday 18th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 17th
  • no reported sightings


Sunday 16th
  • 09:45-13:45: (all B.Woods) 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS flew SE (Valley Meadows), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 The Scrub, 1 The Nuttery), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), 2+ KESTRELS (♂+Valley Meadows, ♂ Hither Field, ♂ Holly Lane Meadow), 11 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 LONG-TAILED TITS, 12 COAL TITS, 5 GOLDCRESTS, GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 4 REDWINGS, 11 SONG THRUSHES, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 7 STOCK DOVES, 9 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Butterflies: Brimstone (estate side)) - IPW
  • Morning: (all B.Woods) SPARROWHAWK, 6 SONG THRUSHES, 5 REDWINGS, 2 COAL TITS, GOLDCREST, 6 NUTHATCHES, 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, GREEN WOODPECKER, 5 LONG-TAILED TITS, 5 STOCK DOVES - PGo
  • Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, LITTLE OWL, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Lunch Wood), 90+ FIELDFARES, 2 SONG THRUSHES (both singing), c175 REDWINGS, MEADOW PIPIT, 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (north side of Horse Pasture) - DKC


Saturday 15th
  • (all C.Farm) MEADOW PIPIT (Broadfield), COMMON GULL (Can Hatch Field), LITTLE OWL (Infront George Field), KESTREL (Broadfield), 100+ LINNETS (Infront George Field), 50+ FIELDFARES (Broadfield), 11+ REDWINGS, 3 SKYLARKS (2 Broadfield, 1 Infront George Field), 70+ JACKDAWS (Can Hatch Field), c48 STOCK DOVES (Can Hatch Field), 6 GREENFINCHES, SONG THRUSH, 6 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET - IPW 
  • (all B.Woods) up to 5 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), LONG-TAILED TIT (The Scrub), 40+ JACKDAWS (The Scrub), 2 REDWINGS (The Scrub), GREENFINCH (The Scrub), 4 SONG THRUSHES - IPW
  • Late afternoon: (all C.Farm) KESTREL, LITTLE OWL, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c10 SKYLARKS, FIELDFARES & REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, PIED WAGTAIL, MEADOW PIPIT - DKC


Friday 14th
  • no reported sightings


Thursday 13th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 12th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 11th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 10th
  • (all C.Farm) 250+ FIELDFARES, 200+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, SONG THRUSH, 2+ SKYLARKS, 200+ STARLINGS - PGo


Sunday 9th
  • TREECREEPER (Tawny Wood) - PGo


Saturday 8th
  • (all B.Woods) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL flew NNW at 11.21am (Valley Meadows), up to 5 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), ♀ KESTREL (Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), 15+ REDWINGS (Woodpecker Meadow/Valley Meadows), TREECREEPER (near Piddly Pond), 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 2 LONG-TAILED TITS (The Scrub), 3 STOCK DOVES (near Piddly Pond), GREEN WOODPECKER (Hither Field), 40+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 Hither Field, 1 The Scrub), 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW


Friday 7th
  • 07:40-11:30: (all C.Farm) 2 COMMON GULLS (Legal & General), STOCK DOVE, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6+ SKYLARKS, large flock of FIELDFARES and REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, GOLDFINCH, large flock of LINNETS - DKC   


Thursday 6th
  • no reported sightings


Wednesday 5th
  • no reported sightings


Tuesday 4th
  • no reported sightings


Monday 3rd
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, KESTREL, 2+ COMMON GULLS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 12+ SKYLARKS, NUTHATCH (Pages Acre), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 250+ FIELDFARES, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 240+ REDWINGS, MISTLE THRUSH, MEADOW PIPIT, 1+ GOLDFINCH, LINNET flock, 1+ BULLFINCH (Railway Field), 2 YELLOWHAMMER (flew from Broadfield towards B.Woods) - DKC 
  • (all B.Woods) 2 YELLOWHAMMERS flew over (from CF), PHEASANT, KESTREL, 3 STOCK DOVES (1 singing), 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, TAWNY OWL (singing; off Nature Trail west of Queen Elizabeth Drive), 1+ GREEN WOODPECKER, 1+ GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, c50 JACKDAWS, 4 GOLDCRESTS (3 singing), 2 COAL TITS, 4+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 3 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 7+ REDWINGS, 3+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - DKC 


Sunday 2nd
  • no reported sightings


Saturday 1st
  • (all C.Farm) c400 FIELDFARES, c200 REDWINGS, c450 LINNETS - SG
  • (all C.Farm) YELLOWHAMMER (flew to Infront George Field), MEADOW PIPIT (Poultry Field), 3 SKYLARKS (Broadfield), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 46+ STOCK DOVES (40+ Can Hatch Field, 4 Stoney Nob, 2 Poultry Field), 60+ JACKDAWS (Can Hatch Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Railway Field), 2 GOLDFINCHES (Pages Acre), GREEN WOODPECKER (Railway Field), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (1 by Bunting Field), 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5 C.Wood, 2 Lunch Wood) - IPW
  • (all C.Farm) SPARROWHAWK (Green Belt Field (same as BW)), STOCK DOVE, 4+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 2 Ruffett Wood (1 singing)), COAL TIT (Pages Acre), 4 SKYLARKS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS (Pages Acre), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Pages Acre, 1 Ruffett Wood, 1 Tawny Wood), TREECREEPER (Pages Acre), 180+ FIELDFARES (mainly Quail Field), 3 SONG THRUSHES, 150+ REDWINGS (mainly Quail Field), 4 MEADOW PIPITS, 1+ GREENFINCH, 2 GOLDFINCHES - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) SPARROWHAWK (same as CF), COMMON BUZZARD (over Holly Lane car park), adult COMMON GULL flew over, 1+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET, GREEN WOODPECKER (The Scrub), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 2 GOLDCRESTS, 2 COAL TITS, 4 LONG-TAILED TITS, NUTHATCH, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 3 GOLDFINCHES, REDPOLL (The Scrub), 12+ BULLFINCHES (8 The Scrub, 2 Woodpecker Meadow, 1+ bridleway, 1+ east of Scouts camp) - DKC
  • (all B.Woods) SPARROWHAWK (Sheep Brow), 8+ BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), STOCK DOVE (singing), 40+ JACKDAWS (Hither Field), 2 SONG THRUSHES (The Scrub (singing)), 5 NUTHATCHES, COAL TIT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (Hither Field) - IPW