May 2010

Monday 31st

  • ♂ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at Circle Field (PGo).


Saturday 29th

  • Red Kite in morning (PGo).


Friday 28th

  • White Wagtail still with ♂ Pied Wagtail, 4 Common Buzzards (KJM).

Tuesday 25th

  • 169 Stock Doves, 3+ Swallows, ♂ Pied Wagtail , 3 Yellowhammers, 3 Common Whitethroats, 5+ Linnets, 2+ Skylarks, House Martin, 3+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Common Swifts, Green Woodpecker, 1+ Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, 3+ Pheasants (2+♂ 1♀) (DKC).
  • Grey Heron (KJM).


Monday 24th

  • Red Kite, Little Owl, 2 House Martins, Common Buzzard, 4 Blackcaps, 2+ Common Whitethroats, 10+ Stock Doves, 3 Yellowhammers, 2+ Linnets, Swallow, Green Woodpecker, 4+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pheasant, several Common Swifts (DKC).
  • 4 Blackcaps, 3 Common Whitethroats, Yellowhammer, Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaffs, 3 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow (P&G).

Sunday 23rd

  • White Wagtail still, Rook, Little Owl, 4 Common Buzzards, 2+ Sparrowhawks, 3 Mallards, Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, 8 Common Whitethroats, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 5+ Pheasants, 4+ Swallows, 2 Yellowhammers, 2+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.5 Stock Doves, 2 Linnets, Pied Wagtail (DKC/KJM).
  • 3 Skylarks, 6 Blackcaps, 4 Common Whitethroats, 2 Yellowhammers, Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Rose-ringed Parakeet, 5 Swallows (P&G).


Saturday 22nd

  • White Wagtail still, 2 Common Buzzards, Pied Wagtail (KJM).


Friday 21st

  • White Wagtail mated again with Pied Wagtail, Hobby, 2+ Little Owls, 3 Common Buzzards, juv. Grey Heron presumably hit wires and acquired broken wing and was picked up by Wildlife Aid, 80+ Stock Doves, 2 Mallards, 7+ Rose-ringed Parakeets (including
    1+ juv. peeping out of hole +1 recently fledged), Blackcap, 2 Pheasants, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1+ Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2+ Linnets, 2+ Swallows, many Common Swifts, Skylark, Kestrel (m) (KJM/DKC).
Thursday 20th

  • HONEY-BUZZARD mobbed by Crows, circled over Legal & General then lost to view 11.30am also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (f), 2 Common Buzzards, Cormorant, 2 House Martins, 2 Swallows, 6 Mallards (KJM).
  • In addition: 4 Common Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, several Stock Doves, 2 Yellowhammers, 6+ Rose-ringed Parakeets, Linnet, 2 Pheasants, Grey Heron, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Kestrel (DKC/KJM).


Wednesday 19th

  • COMMON CUCKOO, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Mallards (KJM).
  • 5 Common Whitethroats, Skylark, Pied Wagtail (m), Linnet, several Stock Doves, 4+ Yellowhammers, 2 Swallows, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pheasant, Rose-ringed Parakeet, singing Mistle Thrush (DKC).

Tuesday 18th

  • Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 3 Skylarks, Yellowhammer, 2 Willow Warblers, 5+ Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, Mallard, 2 Coal Tits, 3 Pheasants, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 3 Swallows, 4 Mistle Thrushes (2 ads
    , 2 juvs), 8 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Stock Doves, Pied Wagtail (m), c.7 Linnets (DKC).

Monday 17th
  • Red Kite, 2 Common Buzzards (KJM).

Sunday 16th
  • White Wagtail (f) still, 3 Red Kites, 2 Garden Warblers, Common Buzzard, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (boths ads) on field, 2+ Yellowhammers, 6 Swallows, House Martin, 2 Mallards, 2+ Grey Herons, Coal Tit, 2 Willow Warblers, c.4 Chiffchaffs, several Blackcaps, 8 Common Whitethroats, 1+ Skylark, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpecker (including adult at nest but excluding unknown number of chicks heard inside), 2+ Mistle Thrushes, 2 Kestrels, 4 Green Woodpeckers, several Stock Doves, 2+ Pheasants, Pied Wagtail (m) paired with the White Wagtail, 6+ Linnets, 7 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Common Swifts (DKC/KJM/PGo).
Saturday 15th
  • White Wagtail (f) mated with Pied Wagtail (also f Pied Wagtail present) - see video, 3 Northern Lapwings, 4 Common Buzzards, 3 Cormorants, 7 Common Whitethroats, c.20 Common Swifts, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Skylarks, 3 Yellowhammers (2m, 1f), 2 Swallows, 3 Mallards, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Blackcaps, up to 20 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.60 Stock Doves, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 2 Pheasants (both m), 6 Mistle Thrushes (family group 2 ad, 3 imms +singing male), ad Lesser Black-backed Gull, juv Grey Heron, 3+ Linnets (DKC/KJM/PM).
  • 3 Linnets, 5 Blackcaps, 4 Yellowhammers, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Swallows, 2 Skylarks, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Pheasants, Kestrel, 4 Dunnocks, 2 Blue Tits, 5 Great Tits, 4 Goldfinches, 10 Chaffinches, 6 Robins, 2 Wrens, 2 House Sparrows, 12 Magpies, 6 Carrion Crows, Jay, Song Thrush, 8 Blackbirds (P&G).

Friday 14th

  • White Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Yellowhammers, Pheasant, c.60 Stock Doves, c.10 Common Swifts, Swallow, 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.9 Linnets, 5+ Common Whitethroats, 7+ Blackcaps, Skylark, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker, 4+ Chiffchaffs, Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, 2+ Nuthatches, Treecreeper. Also Speckled Wood butterfly (DKC/KJM).


Thursday 13th

  • 5+ Pheasants (all m), 2 Yellowhammers, 2 Swallows, Coal Tit, 3 Linnets, 3 Common Whitethroats, Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcaps, singing Mistle Thrush, Skylark, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pied Wagtail, c.20 Common Swifts (DKC).

Tuesday 11th
  • WHINCHAT (m) at south west corner of Big Field, 2 Lapwings (displaying m, +f), Bullfinch, 2 Treecreepers, 4 Swallows, Common Swift, Willow Warbler, fledgling Robin, 5 Common Whitethroats, c.5 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2+ Yellowhammers, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1+ Green Woodpecker, singing Mistle Thrush, Pheasant, Skylark, good numbers of Stock Doves (DKC).
  • Garden Warbler, 2 Common Buzzards (KJM).
  • Pheasant, 2 Willow Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Skylarks (P&G).


Monday 10th

  • Lesser Whitethroat (m) singing at Canons Farmhouse, 2 Common Buzzards, c.74 Stock Doves, 3 Mallards, 1 singing Goldcrest, 2 Pheasants, Kestrel, 6 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Common Whitethroats, 6+ Blackcaps, 4+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Skylarks, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatches, 3+ Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 14 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).

Sunday 9th

  • Red Kite, Rook, Northern Wheatear, 51 Common Swifts flew north, Blackcap, Cormorant, 3 Mallards, Common Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Linnet, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Skylarks, Yellowhammer, 2 Grey Herons, 7 Stock Doves, Common Whitethroat (KJM/DKC/RDW).


Saturday 8th

  • 2-3 Northern Lapwings, 2 Northern Wheatears (both f), 2 Pied Wagtails (both m), Blackcap, 25+ Stock Doves, Mistle Thrush, c.20 Linnets, 4+ Skylarks, 4+ Yellowhammers, 3 Common Whitethroats, 3 Mallards, 2 Sparrowhawks, Kestrel (m), Cormorant, 5+ Goldfinches, Grey Heron (juv) mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows (DKC/KJM).


Friday 7th

  • White Wagtail, Hobby, 2 Northern Wheatears (both f), 3 Common Buzzards, Pied Wagtail (m) (KJM).
  • Northern Wheatear (f), 4 Swallows, 3 Mallards, Pheasant, 2+ Yellowhammers, Pied Wagtail (m), Skylark, 4 Common Swifts, 2 Common Whitethroats, Blackcap, 19 Rose-ringed Parakeets, c.6 Stock Doves, c.10 Linnets (DKC).


Thursday 6th

  • Northern Wheatear (f), 2 Sparrowhawks, Blackcap, 2 Skylarks, Yellowhammer, up to 20 Stock Doves, 7 Linnets, 2 Common Whitethroats, 4 Swallows, c.15 Common Swifts, 3 Mallards, Pheasant, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
  • 6 Chiffchaffs, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 40+ Jackdaws, 2 Pheasants, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Skylarks (P&G).


Wednesday 5th

  • OSPREY c.11.45am flew low to Burgh Heath where it circled over the pond for c.5 minutes before flying high north also 4 Northern Wheatears (1m, 3f), 2 Common Buzzards (KJM).
  • Hobby, 3+ Yellowhammers, 4 Swallows, 2 Pheasants, 1+ Linnet, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Common Whitethroats, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, c.45 Jackdaws, 2 Mallards, Skylark, 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Nuthatches, 4 Coal Tits, 3 Pied Wagtails (2m, 1f), c.45 Stock Doves, singing Mistle Thrush, c.9 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC/KJM).


Tuesday 4th

  • Lapwing on Yellowhammer Field (PGo).
  • 6 Yellowhammers, 5+ Linnets, Bullfinch, 3 Skylarks, 4 Common Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps (3m, 1f), Chiffchaff, 2 Pheasants, 3 Coal Tits, 2 Nuthatches, c.22 Stock Doves, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, c.3 Rose-ringed Parakeets (DKC).
  • 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Willow Warblers, 3 Common Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Skylarks, 2 Linnets (P&G).


Monday 3rd

  • 3 Northern Lapwings, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Northern Wheatears (KJM).


Sunday 2nd

  • Lesser Whitethroat (m) singing still (KJM).


Saturday 1st

  • WHINCHAT (m), 4 Northern Wheatears (3m, 1f), 8 Yellowhammers, 2 Pheasants, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps, 5 Chiffchaffs, 6 Skylarks, Kestrel, 6 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 8 Goldfinches, 2 Song Thrushes (P&G).
  • Lapwing over (PGo).