Category Archives: May 23

31st May 2023

8 Greenshank, 11 Mute Swan (6 cygnets), 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrid, 4 Shelduck, 12 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 50 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 10 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch [Catharine Strudwick, Dave Warren, D Bulling and Josephine Snell]

Butterflies: 1 Brown Argus, 1 Common Blue [Dave Warren]

27th May 2023

2 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 8 Mute Swan (5 cygnets), 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 28 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 3 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 88 Herring Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 36 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 12 House Sparrow, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch [Catharine Strudwick and Dave Warren]

20th May 2023

2 (male and female) Cuckoo, 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 9 Pochard, 5 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull, 42 Herring Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 52 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8 Dunnock, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 5 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 7 Greenfinch [Catharine Strudwick, D Bulling and Zach Pannifer]

Butterflies: 1 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, 1 Speckled Wood [Zach Pannifer]

17th May 2023

2 Greylag Goose, 2 (male and female) Shelduck, 5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush [Peter Alfrey and Zach Pannifer]

Butterflies: 2 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock [Peter Alfrey and Zach Pannifer]

Dragonflies: 1 Black-tailed Skimmer [Peter Alfrey and Zach Pannifer]

13th May 2023

9 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 6 Egyptian Goose, 18 Gadwall, 1 (male) Shoveler, 7 Pochard, 1 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 (male and female) Peregrine, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Lapwing, 2 Black-headed Gull, 27 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Barn Owl, 100+ Swift, 3 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 (male) Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 16 Dunnock, 16 Robin, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 9 Blackbird, 14 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 16 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 18 Wren, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 14 House Sparrow, 3 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch [Catharine Strudwick, Michael Murphy, Nick Gardner, Steve Shimwell, Tomos Brangwyn and Zach Pannifer]

8th May 2023

1 Garden Warbler, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Egyptian Goose, 1 (female) Teal, 3 Pochard, 2 Cormorant, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Greenfinch [Anand Ramesh and Nick Gardner]