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
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
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
Monday 17th
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
Thursday 13th
Wednesday 12th
Tuesday 11th
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
Wednesday 5th
Tuesday 4th
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
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
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 31st
Thursday 30th
Wednesday 29th
Tuesday 28th
Monday 27th
Sunday 26th
Saturday 25th
- 9.30am-2.10pm: PEREGRINE flew NE at 1.06pm (Quail Field), LESSER REDPOLL (Pages Acre), 12 MEADOW PIPITS (3 Perrotts by Wood, 9 Hither Field), 7 SKYLARKS (3 Green Belt Field, 2 Bunting Field, 1 Perrotts by Wood, 1 Poultry Field), 2 KESTRELS (1 Green Belt Field, 1 Hither Field), 19 STOCK DOVES (14 Heathside Field, 5 B.Woods), 3 COLLARED DOVES (Valley Meadows), 160+ FIELDFARES (150+ C.Farm, 10+ B.Woods), 215+ REDWINGS (155+ C.Farm, 60+ B.Woods), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (1 Hither Field, 1 Perrotts by Wood), 16 SONG THRUSHES (1 Pages Acre, 15 B.Woods), 25+ LINNETS (Poultry Field), 4 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), 16+ GOLDFINCHES (6+ C.Farm, 10 The Scrub), 9 GREENFINCHES (3 C.Farm, 6 B.Woods), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS (6+ Pages Acre, 2 near Piddly Pond, 2+ Hither Field), 7 COAL TITS (1 Pages Acre, 1 C.Wood, 1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 7 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Wood, 1 Circle Field, 5 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 B.Woods), 6 GOLDCRESTS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Wood Lane, 4 B.Woods), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 Hither Field, 1 The Nuttery), 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (1 Pages Acre, 1 Circle Field, 1 The Scrub), 29 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (7 C.Farm, 22 B.Woods) - IPW
Friday 24th
Thursday 23rd
Wednesday 22nd
- 90+ FIELDFARES (40+ Skylark Field, c50 Bog Field), 20+ REDWINGS (Infront George Field), 20+ CHAFFINCHES (Infront George Field), 10+ SKYLARKS (Skylark Field) - IGM
Tuesday 21st
Monday 20th
Sunday 19th
- (all B.Woods) 4 CORMORANTS flew west at 10.12am (Valley Meadows), GREY HERON flew south (car park), WOODCOCK (north side), LESSER REDPOLL (The Scrub), 5+ BULLFINCHES, 11 NUTHATCHES, 3 TREECREEPERS, 4 GOLDCRESTS, 12 COAL TITS, LONG-TAILED TIT, 15 SONG THRUSHES, 5+ REDWINGS, 4 STOCK DOVES, 4 GOLDFINCHES, 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS, 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 11 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), YELLOWHAMMER, c2 MEADOW PIPITS, KESTREL, 200+ LINNETS, LITTLE OWL, 25+ SKYLARKS, 60+ FIELDFARES, c36 REDWINGS, STOCK DOVE, 5+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS, GREEN WOODPECKER, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 3 SONG THRUSHES - DKC/JMcK
Saturday 18th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING (Tart's Field), 250+ FIELDFARES (Tart's Field), 300+ LINNETS (Tart's Field), 7 GOLDFINCHES (Legal & General), 3 GREENFINCHES (Legal & General) - IGM
- (all B.Woods) 6+ BULLFINCHES, ♂ KESTREL, 2 TREECREEPERS, 25 REDWINGS, 5 GREENFINCHES, 5 NUTHATCHES, 4 SONG THRUSHES - PGo
Friday 17th
Thursday 16th
Wednesday 15th
- 4 MEADOW PIPITS (Hither Field), c4 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub) - DKC
Tuesday 14th
Monday 13th
- (all C.Farm) 250+ LINNETS, 40+ STOCK DOVES, 150+ FIELDFARES, 100+ REDWINGS, 50+ STARLINGS - JBi
Sunday 12th
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 230+ FIELDFARES, MISTLE THRUSH (Legal & General), 3 SONG THRUSHES, PIED WAGTAIL, BULLFINCH (Legal & General), 2 GOLDFINCHES, 10+ SKYLARKS (Quail Field), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 135+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 26+ STOCK DOVES, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 3 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
Saturday 11th
- (all B.Woods) 2 COMMON BUZZARDS, ♀ SPARROWHAWK (Holly Lane Meadow), 2 BULLFINCHES (The Scrub), 10+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 9 COAL TITS, 3 GOLDCRESTS, 6 NUTHATCHES, 2 TREECREEPERS, 3 GOLDFINCHES, 15+ REDWINGS (The Scrub), FIELDFARE, 3 SONG THRUSHES, 5 STOCK DOVES (all singing), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 4 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 60+ FIELDFARES, 20+ REDWINGS, 2 SONG THRUSHES - IGM
Friday 10th
Thursday 9th
Wednesday 8th
- (all C.Farm) 200+ FIELDFARES, 300+ LINNETS - IGM
Tuesday 7th
Monday 6th
- (all C.Farm) ♂ BULLFINCH, 2 NUTHATCHES, TREECREEPER, 5 SKYLARKS, 300+ LINNETS; also good numbers of REDWINGS and FIELDFARES - IJ
Sunday 5th
- (all B.Woods) 2 BRAMBLINGS at 11.16am (The Scrub), 4 ROOKS (flew into Hither Field), SPARROWHAWK (Holly Lane Meadow), 7+ BULLFINCHES (inc. 6+ The Scrub), 2 GOLDFINCHES, GREENFINCH, 5 TREECREEPERS, 5+ LONG-TAILED TITS, 6 COAL TITS, 12 NUTHATCHES, 5 GOLDCRESTS, 2 SONG THRUSHES, 25+ REDWINGS, 7 STOCK DOVES (4 singing), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS, 10+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - IPW
- (all C.Farm) LAPWING still (Tart's Field), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 Legal & General, 1 Tart's Field), c10 SKYLARKS, c500 LINNETS, 80+ FIELDFARES, c75 REDWINGS - PGo
Saturday 4th
- (all C.Farm) ♀ KESTREL (near Reads Rest Cottages), 30+ REDWINGS, (Infront George Field), 230+ FIELDFARES (200+ Bog Field, 30+ Skylark Field) - IGM
Friday 3rd
- (all C.Farm) c600 LINNETS, 25 SKYLARKS, c90 FIELDFARES, c60 REDWINGS - SG
Thursday 2nd
- (all C.Farm) 200+ FIELDFARES, 25+ REDWINGS, 200+ LINNETS, 2 SKYLARKS, MEADOW PIPIT, 2 PIED WAGTAILS, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - IJ
Wednesday 1st
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Monday 16th
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
Thursday 12th
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
Monday 9th
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
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)
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* = 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
Thursday 28th
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
Sunday 24th
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
Wednesday 20th
Tuesday 19th
Monday 18th
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
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
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
Wednesday 6th
Tuesday 5th
Monday 4th
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
