Sunday, October 31, 2010

Oct 31st PM

Warren Hill: 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL [S over Woodland and Warren Hill]

Oct 31st AM

Mill Lakes: 1 MANDARIN DUCK, 2 Wigeon, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3+ Common Gull, c.15 Siskin
Leen Pastures: 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gull
Pit Tip: 40+ Fieldfare, c.20 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Oct 27th

Lamin's Lane: 12 Red-legged Partridge [Top Breck], 26+ Fieldfare [Over WSW], 2+ Tree Sparrow

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Oct 21st

Pit Tip: c.18 Fieldfare [over W], 3 Redwing [over SW]

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Oct 12th

Lamin's Lane: 39 Golden Plover [Top Woods Ground], 2+ Lapwing, Linnet

Saturday, October 09, 2010

Oct 9th

Warren Hill: c.500 Starling [Pillar-like cloud-formation seen briefly above Church Field Plantation]

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Oct 7th

Pit Tip [Vis. Mig. over Grassland]: 23 Skylark, 3 Linnet, 22 Meadow Pipit, 7 Pied Wagtail
Mill Lakes [Dipping Ponds]: 3 Bullfinch [f, m, j], 1 Willow Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Song Thrush
Broad Valley [Vis. Mig.]: 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 Sand Martin
Bestwood Quarry: 4 Common Buzzard [inc adult and juv.], 1 Sparrowhawk

54 Species Recorded

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Oct 6th

Woodland [from home]: 1 Buzzard [over to Pit Tip], 1 Kestrel [over S]

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Oct 5th

Pit Tip [vis. mig.]: 12 Redwing [S], 3 Linnet [S], 10 Meadow Pipit
Mill Lakes: 1 Mandarin, 2 Wigeon, 1 Red-crested Pochard [Leucistic female], 1 Pochard [Female], 1 , Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Snipe, 1 House Martin [low S over lake]
Leen Pastures: 2 Reed Bunting
Quarry: 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff [singing]

Mammals: 1 Weasel [Leen Pastures]
Insects: 1 Hornet [Main Drive]

Monday, October 04, 2010

Oct 4th

8am@Pit Tip:
1 Common Snipe [flushed from grassland in fog and flew NW], 20 Siskin [W over plantation], 5 Pied Wagtail [over SW], 5+ Skylark, 6+ Meadow Pipit

12:30pm@Quarry:
1 Common Buzzard [low over paddocks]

4pm@Pit Tip:

20 Siskin [E over plantation], 2-3 Barn Swallow [low S over grassland], 1 Sparrowhawk [mobbed to W], 3 Common Buzzard [soaring to NW]

Insects:
1 Common Darter [male at pool near entrance to Quarry], 1 Red Admiral [Quarry], 1 Peacock [horse trail onto Pit Tip], 1 Comma [near Winding House]