February 2011

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.

BOLD = rare for CFBW - BOLD & RED = first for CFBW (Feb 2011 onwards). * = bird out of recording area but viewed from it

Sunday 27th

  • RED KITE flew over at c.11.15am (C.Farm)* and MARSH TIT briefly late morning (Ruffett Wood), SPARROWHAWK displaying (Tawny Wood), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border) - AS
  • (all C.Farm) SISKIN, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS - KG
  • 7.59am-1.56pm: GREY HERON (B.Woods), 4 COMMON BUZZARDS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (1 Lambert's Shaw, 1 Broad Field/Chat Field border), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (2 singing)), KESTREL (B.Woods), c.5 LESSER REDPOLLS (B.Woods), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 3 NUTHATCHES (1 Lunch Wood, 2 B.Woods), COAL TIT, 65+ REDWINGS, good numbers of FIELDFARE, 8 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), BULLFINCH (B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (1 C.Farm (singing), 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 3 STOCK DOVES (C.Farm), 3 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (C.Farm (drumming)), SONG THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)) - RDW/IJ/DKC


Saturday 26th

  • 7.29am-c.1.25pm: MEADOW PIPIT (C.Farm), ♂ SISKIN (B.Woods (singing)), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), c.85 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.55 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 COAL TITS (C.Farm), NUTHATCH (Tawny Wood), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm), ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm), 2 TREECREEPERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), 5+ YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), MISTLE THRUSH (Wood Lane (singing)), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 7+ SKYLARKS (6+ C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods) - DKC


Friday 25th

  • 7.28am-3.07pm: LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER (Pages Acre (heard only)), ♂ BRAMBLING with c.200 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), WOODCOCK flushed (near Piddly Pond), 5 LITTLE OWLS (2 Chat Field/Broad Field, 2 near Lunch Wood (the L&G birds), 1 Lambert's Shaw), 2+ SISKINS (B.Woods), 3+ BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 2+ B.Woods), 4 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 7 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm), LESSER REDPOLL (B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (1 Pages Acre (singing), 2 B.Woods (1 singing)), 33 STOCK DOVES (Pipit Meadow), 7 GREEN WOODPECKERS (5 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), 2 SONG THRUSHES (C.Farm (singing)), MISTLE THRUSH (C.Farm (singing)), 5 GOLDCRESTS (4 C.Farm (3 singing), 1 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 10 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (C.Farm), COLLARED DOVE (C.Farm), c.20 REDWINGS (c.10 C.Farm, c.10 B.Woods), c.10 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), GREENFINCH (C.Farm), GOLDFINCH (C.Farm) - DKC/KG
  • (all C.Farm) COMMON BUZZARD, 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2 ♂ PHEASANTS (Loony Field) - IJ


Thursday 24th

  • 7.19am-5.15pm: MEALY REDPOLL with c.150 LESSER REDPOLLS briefly late morning (c.100 metres north of pond in B.Woods), male TAWNY OWL (late morning near Piddly Pond (singing)), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods), 2 GREY HERONS*, LITTLE OWL (Broad Field/Chat Field border), COMMON BUZZARD (The Scrub), SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), ♀ KESTREL (C.Farm), 10 SKYLARKS (9 C.Farm, 1 The Scrub), 4 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (1 singing)), c.25 LINNETS (C.Farm), PIED WAGTAIL (C.Farm), 7 COAL TITS (2 C.Farm, 5 B.Woods), 5 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), 4 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 4 BULLFINCHES (1 Tawny Wood, 3 B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods (singing)), c.40 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.90 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 3 SONG THRUSHES (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 8+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (5+ C.Farm, 3+ B.Woods), 4+ GREEN WOODPECKERS (2+ C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 4 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods) - DKC
  • Late news Monday 21st (all C.Farm): PEREGRINE, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH


Wednesday 23rd

  • 7.53am-c.2.30pm: SPARROWHAWK (B.Woods), 2 LITTLE OWLS (Broad Field/Chat Field border), 2 COMMON BUZZARDS (1 Broad Field, 1 The Scrub), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (2 singing: Aberdour Sch. & B.Woods), 5 GOLDCRESTS (2 C.Farm,, 3 B.Woods (1 singing)), 2 SKYLARKS (1 C.Farm, 1 Chip.Bottom (both singing)), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 5 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), good numbers of FIELDFARES, c.105 REDWINGS, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 2 B.Woods), 2 SONG THRUSHES (both singing: 1.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 3 TREECREEPERS (B.Woods (2 singing)), 6+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 3 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), YELLOWHAMMER (singing), several ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS - DKC/JA

Monday 21st

  • (all C.Farm) PEREGRINE flew over, 2 BRAMBLINGS, 3 COMMON BUZZARDS - DH
  • 7.52am-1.03pm: SISKIN flew over, 2 LITTLE OWLS (Chat Field/Broad Field border and Parakeet Meadow), LESSER REDPOLL (C.Farm), 4 GREEN WOODPECKERS (3.C.Farm, 1.B.Woods), 6 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 4 B.Woods), LINNET, 8 GOLDCRESTS (5 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COAL TIT (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (B.Woods), 3 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm (all singing)), 3 SONG THRUSHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 YELLOWHAMMERS (C.Farm (2 singing)), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), TREECREEPER (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ

Sunday 20th

  • 7.55am-2.35pm: CURLEW flew into Broad Field at 8.53am and departed SW at 8.59am, 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), 2 MEADOW PIPITS (C.Farm), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 3 LITTLE OWLS (2 Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Lambert's Shaw), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS (1 singing) (C.Farm), STOCK DOVE (C.Farm (singing)), 4+ SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 1 singing), c.15 REDPOLLS, fem KESTREL (C.Farm), 100+ FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.135 REDWINGS (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (C.Farm), 6 NUTHATCHES (3 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), 2 COAL TITS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2 TREECREEPERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), GOLDCREST (B.Woods), 3 BULLFINCHES (2 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS over, 2 MISTLE THRUSHES (C.Farm (both singing)), 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (C.Farm), GREEN WOODPECKER (C.Farm), 2+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET (C.Farm) - DKC/JA/PGo

Saturday 19th (new format begins)

  • 7.57am-4.19pm: 2 male BRAMBLINGS (Buzzard Field), COMMON BUZZARD (Buzzard Field), 2 SISKINS (B.Woods, inc.singing male), c.150 REDPOLLS (B.Woods), 1+ ROOK (C.Farm), KESTREL (C.Farm), 6 YELLOWHAMMERS, 2+ LINNETS (C.Farm), 4 SKYLARKS (C.Farm, 2 singing), 3+ GOLDFINCHES (C.Farm), c.400 CHAFFINCHES (Buzzard Field), c.135 FIELDFARES (C.Farm), c.100 REDWINGS (C.Farm), 2 GREEN WOODPECKERS (1 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 5 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS (2 C.Farm, 3 B.Woods), COMMON GULL (Legal & General), 100+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS (Legal & General), 5 NUTHATCHES (1 C.Farm, 4 BWoods), 7+ ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS (6 C.Farm, 1+ B.Woods), 4 MISTLE THRUSHES (3 C.Farm, 1 B.Woods), 3 COAL TITS (B.Woods), 8 GOLDCRESTS (B.Woods), 2 BULLFINCHES (B.Woods), STOCK DOVE (B.Woods), 300+ STARLINGS (C.Farm) - DKC/IJ


Monday 14th

  • 3.55pm-5.25pm: 3 Little Owls (2 at Broad Field/Chat Field border, 1 at Legal & General), c.15 Yellowhammers, singing Skylark, c.85 Fieldfares, c.10 Redwings, 2 singing Song Thrushes, singing Mistle Thrush, 7 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Great Spotted Woodpecker - DKC


Sunday 13th

  • 7.57am-1.36pm: 2 Mallards flew over, 3 Little Owls (1 Lambert's Shaw, 2 Legal & General), 16+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), Pheasant (B.Woods), Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldcrests, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 3 Bullfinches (1 Legal & General, 2 The Scrub), 4 singing Song Thrushes, ad.Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 singing Skylarks, 3 Stock Doves, Linnet, Greenfinch, good numbers of Fieldfares and Redwings, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets. Legal & General Gulls: c.113 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls - DKC
  • Pheasant (Canons Farm) - IJ

Saturday 12th

  • male Stonechat on Reads Rest Lane just before Lunch Wood, Common Buzzard, Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 50+ Redwings - IJ
  • 7.59am-4.52pm: male Stonechat (see above), Little Owl at Lambert's Shaw, 16+ Yellowhammers, 10+ Lesser Redpolls, 3 Rooks, c.20 Linnets, 10 Skylarks (3+ singing), singing Mistle Thrush, 100+ Fieldfares, several Redwings, Treecreeper, 2 Coal Tits, 7 Nuthatches, Goldcrest, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1+ drumming), 3 Collared Doves, 8 singing Song Thrushes, 2 Pied Wagtails, 7 Stock Doves (1 singing), 3+ Goldfinches, 3 Green Woodpeckers, c.5 Rose-ringed Parakeets, 7 singing Chaffinches, hundreds of Starlings. Gulls at Legal & General in morning: 2 Herring Gulls (both 1st winters), 9 Common Gulls, c.118 Black-headed Gulls (many more of each species seen flying overhead) - DKC


Thursday 10th

  • 3.58pm-c.5.25pm: Common Buzzard, fem Kestrel, 2 male Pheasants, 3+ Yellowhammers, 7 Pied Wagtails, c.125 Fieldfares, 1+ Redwing, 5+ singing Song Thrushes - DKC


Wednesday 9th

  • 3.30pm-5.15pm: Little Owl still south of Lunch Wood, Lesser Redpoll, 2+ Yellowhammers (1 singing), 75+ Fieldfares, c.15 Redwings, singing Skylark, Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), 2+ Green Woodpeckers, 1+ Rose-ringed Parakeet, 2 singing Song Thrushes - DKC


Tuesday 8th

  • c.2.03pm-5.31pm: Common Buzzard, imm.male Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, Bullfinch, Linnet, 4 Yellowhammers, 2 Coal Tits, Nuthatch, 2 Collared Doves, 37+ Common Gulls, ad Lesser Black-backed Gull over, drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, singing Chaffinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets - DKC


Monday 7th

  • 3.55pm-5.40pm: Little Owl south of Lunch Wood, 5+ Yellowhammers, 2 Stock Doves, singing Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Rose-ringed Parakeet - DKC


Sunday 6th

  • 7.56am-5.03pm: 1+ Grey Heron flew over, Common Buzzard, c.23 Yellowhammers, Sparrowhawk, fem Kestrel, 60+ Linnets, c.4 Skylarks (1 singing), c.200 Fieldfares, handful of Redwings DKC/IJ/RDW et al


Saturday 5th

  • 7.59am-3.07pm: Common Buzzard, 4 Skylarks, 5+ Yellowhammers, 100+ Linnets, Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, c.175 Fieldfares, c.55 Redwings, Treecreeper, 3 Coal Tits, 4 Goldcrests, 3+ Bullfinches, 21+ Stock Doves, 9 Nuthatches, 3+ Lesser Redpolls, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2+ Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeets, several Chaffinches inc. 2 singing - DKC et al


Tuesday 1st

  • 2.03pm-4.17pm: 2 Grey Herons flew over, 8 Yellowhammers, Common Buzzard, c.115 Fieldfares, c.5 Redwings, Goldcrest, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 drumming), Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinches, Goldfinch, 4 Rose-ringed Parakeets, Pied Wagtail, 3 Stock Doves - DKC
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