Saturday, September 25, 2010

Sep 25th

Mill Lakes: 1 RED-CRESTED POCHARD, 1 WATER RAIL [Mud Island], 1 Common Snipe [Mud Island], 1 Grey Wagtail [Juv/1w on Mud Island], 1 Chiffchaff [Singing], 19 Teal
Pit Tip: 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull [Adult and 3w bird over NNE], 3 Skylark, 3 Barn Swallow [Low SW], 8 Meadow Pipit
Woodland: 2 Goldcrest

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Sep 19th

Mill Lakes: 6 RED-CRESTED POCHARD [probably 3 eclipse male, 1 leucistic female, 1 female, 1 juvenile], 1 MANDARIN DUCK [post-eclipse male associating with Greylag again], 3 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 10+ Gadwall, 7 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Sep 18th

Pit Tip: 1+ Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Sep 12th

Mill Lakes: 2 Wigeon [Eclipse male and female], 6 Shoveler [Three pairs], 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail [Over N end of lake to Golf Course]

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sep 11th

A Common Buzzard came over Warren Hill at 11am this morning, had a quick look over the Pit Tip, and then departed north east over the Woodland. In the early evening, a single House Martin was hawking insects high above Warren Hill.

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Sep 7th

Mill Lakes: 1 Chiffchaff [Singing]
Broad Valley: 10 Grey Partridge [Spinney Field], 1 Sparrowhawk [Female]
Woodland [Khalsa Wood]: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+ Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest

Monday, September 06, 2010

Sep 6th

Pit Tip: 1 Kestrel [female hunting from fence posts], 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull [over N], 1 GREAT BLACK_BACKED GULL [over ENE], 300+ House Martin [high over N side of Pit Tip], 4 Meadow Pipit
Woodland: 4 Stock Dove [Big Wood School Playing Field], 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Treecreeper

Friday, September 03, 2010

Sep 3rd

Woodland: 25+ Long-tailed Tit [Woodside Liveries]