Category Archives: May 23

7th May 2023

1 Garden Warbler, 2 Greylag Goose, 8 (7 male and 1 female) Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 10 Egyptian Goose, 23 Mallard, 16 Gadwall, 1 (male) Shoveler, 7 Pochard, 1 Pheasant, 9 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 2 (male and female) Peregrine, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Lapwing, 9 Black-headed Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Collared Dove, 50+ Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 4 Sand Martin, 41 Swallow, 6 Pied Wagtail, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 19 Robin, 8 Song Thrush, 14 Blackbird, 14 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Sedge Warbler, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Great Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 6 House Sparrow, 19 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Alex Bayly, Anand Ramesh, Catharine Strudwick, Charlie Owens, Nick Gardner and Zach Pannifer]

Butterflies: 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small White [Zach Pannifer]

6th May 2023

1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 (male) Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 (male) Shoveler, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing (two chicks), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Collared Dove, 44 Ring-necked Parakeet, c70 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 7 Dunnock, 16 Robin, 8 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 6 Blackcap, 19 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 18 Wren, 11 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 (male) Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Mark Bravery, Roger Browne, Steve Thomas and Zach Pannifer]

4th May 2023

1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 14 Ruff (flew NE), 2 Greylag Goose, 6 Shelduck, 14 Egyptian Goose, 2 (male and female) Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 1 Pheasant, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 (male) Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 (immature female) Peregrine, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwing (two chicks), 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-headed Gull, 100 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 19 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 44 Starling, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick and Zach Pannifer]

  • Flock of Ruff
    Flock of Ruff by Zach Pannifer
  • Canada Geese with goslings
    Canada Geese with goslings by Zach Pannifer

3rd May 2023

3 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 (male and female) Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 4 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing (2 chicks), 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-headed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 150 Swift, 1 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 (2 male and 1 female) Wheatear, 5 Blackbird, 37 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 70 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Roger Browne, Jack Pettit and Zach Pannifer]

  • Hobby
    Hobby by Zach Pannifer
  • Adult Peregrine
    Adult Peregrine by Zach Pannifer
  • Juvenile Peregrine
    Juvenile Peregrine by Zach Pannifer
  • Canada Goose
    Canada Goose by Zach Pannifer
  • Egyptian Geese
    Egyptian Geese by Zach Pannifer
  • Chiffchaff with nesting material
    Chiffchaff with nesting material by Zach Pannifer

Butterflies: 4 Brimstone, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Orange-tip, 8 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 14 Small White, 4 Speckled Wood [Charlie Owens and Zach Pannifer]

Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock Butterfly by Zach Pannifer

Moths: 2 Muslin, 1 Silver-Y [Charlie Owens and Zach Pannifer]

Muslin by Zach Pannifer

2nd May 2023

2 (male and female) Whinchat (permit only), 1 Garden Warbler (permit only), 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrid, 4 (3 male and 1 female) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shoveler, 1 Pheasant, 5 Cormorant, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-headed Gull, 4 Collared Dove, c200 Swift, 3 Skylark, 4 Sand Martin, 14 Swallow, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2+ Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 12 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 11 Reed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 18 House Sparrow, 5 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting [Roger Browne and Zach Pannifer]

Butterflies: 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell [Zach Pannifer]

1st May 2023

8 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrid, 3 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 2 Pheasant, 7 Little Grebe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Black-headed Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 100+ Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 24 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 7 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 13 Wren, 8 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 1 Rook (flew W), 50 Starling, 21 House Sparrow, 3 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Anand Ramesh, Andrew Robertson, Andy Harding, Catharine Strudwick, Graeme Spinks, and Zach Pannifer]