Category Archives: January 24

14th January 2024

1 Great White Egret (flew N), 1 Little Owl, 2 Firecrest, 10 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 116 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose, c25 Mallard, c10 Gadwall, c25 Shoveler, 180 Teal, 15 Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 14 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 4 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 4 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 7 Common Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 4 (adult) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 3 (male) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Skylark, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 4 Meadow Pipit, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 7 Dunnock, 4 Stonechat, 6 Song Thrush, 60 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 6 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 7 Great Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Magpie, 5 Jay, 200+ Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 25 Chaffinch, 30+ Goldfinch, 4 Siskin, 15 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Claire Suthren, D Bulling, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit, Nick Brown, Nick Gardner, Saleel Tambe, and Zach Pannifer]

Of Local Interest:

Beddington Park – 2 Firecrest, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Redwing, 1 Jay, 4 Siskin

  • Male Firecrest
  • Male Firecrest
  • Male Firecrest

13th January 2024

11 Mute Swan, 105 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 17 Pochard (11 male, 6 female), 21 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 17 Cormorant, 13 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, 15 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 8 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Dunnock, 5 Song Thrush, 54 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 9 Magpie, 1 Jay, 120 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 28 Goldfinch 12 Reed Bunting [Andy Harding and Glenn Jones]

Of Local Interest:

Beddington Park – 1 Kestrel, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 26 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Siskin

11th January 2024

6 Great White Egret (flew NW – site record count), 1 Dunlin, 1 Firecrest, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Goose, 66 Gadwall, 129 Teal, 2 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 4 Water Rail, 27 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8+ Snipe, 6 Common Gull, 1 (adult argentatus) Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 8 Dunnock, 14 Robin, 4 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Magpie, 1 Jay, 300 Jackdaw, c8 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren, Jack Pettit, Peter Alfrey and Zach Pannifer]

Great White Egrets
Great White Egrets by Jack Pettit

Of Local Interest:

Beddington Park – 1 Firecrest, 30 Redwing, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper

10th January 2024

1 (male) Firecrest, 2 Shelduck, 5 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 89 Coot, 30+ Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Blackbird, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 3 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch [Andrew Robertson, Dave Warren, Ian Jones and Jack Pettit]

Of Local Interest:

Beddington Park – 1 (male) Firecrest (first site record on eBird), 1 Nuthatch

9th January 2024

1 (male) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon (1 adult male, 1 female), 6 Pochard, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Peregrine (2 male, 1 female), 37 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 4 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe (permit only), 8 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 8+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones, Roger Browne and Zach Pannifer]

8th January 2024

1+ Woodcock, 1 (2nd winter) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 (1st winter) Caspian Gull, 2 Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pheasant, 11 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 (male) Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 31 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 1 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 39 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch, 10 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren, D Bulling, Glenn Jones, Roger Browne and Zach Pannifer]

7th January 2024

10 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 1 Egyptian Goose, 8 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 28 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 3 Snipe, 4 Jack Snipe (permit only), 8 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 3 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 11 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 10 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Magpie, 1 Jay, 10+ House Sparrow, 10 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Michael Keenan, Nick Gardner and Zach Pannifer]

6th January 2024

1 Bullfinch, 11 Mute Swan, 110 Canada Goose, 2 (male) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 63 Mallard, 56 Gadwall, 74 Shoveler, 1 (1st winter male) Wigeon, 200 Teal, 12 Pochard, 49 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 23 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 (male) Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 (male and female) Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 47 Moorhen, 96 Coot, 26 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 7 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only) , 150 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, c20 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Feral Pigeon, 18 Stock Dove, 68 Woodpigeon, 470 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Meadow Pipit, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 11 Dunnock, 18 Robin, 1 (male) Stonechat, 12 Song Thrush, 43 Redwing, 9+ Fieldfare, 4 Blackbird, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 16 Wren, 14 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 19 Magpie, 2 Jay, 155 Jackdaw, c200 Starling, 7 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin, 5+ Reed Bunting [Dave Warren, Glenn Jones, Michael Murphy, Steve Thomas and Zach Pannifer]

4th January 2024

2 Shelduck, 15 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Skylark, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 2 Redwing, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 6 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren]

3rd January 2024

1 (1st cycle) Caspian Gull, 10 Mute Swan, 133 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag x Canada Goose hybrid, 3 (male) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 21 Mallard, 56 Gadwall, 58 Shoveler, 8 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck, 11 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Cormorant, 18 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, 41 Moorhen, 113 Coot, 8 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 679 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, 25+ Herring Gull, 5 (adult) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Stock Dove, 67 Woodpigeon, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Dunnock, 22 Robin, 9 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 12 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 11 Great Tit, 15 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Magpie, 1 Jay, 63 Jackdaw, 200 Carrion Crow, 500 Starling, 10 House Sparrow, 28 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 15 Lesser Redpoll, 37 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Reed Bunting [Andrew Coughlan, Arjun Dutta, Bruno Drolet, Dave Warren, Jack Pettit, Michael Keenan and Zach Pannifer]

  • Common Snipe
  • Common Snipe by Jack Pettit

1st January 2024

12 Mute Swan, 128 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck (2 male, 1 female), 3 Egyptian Goose, 27 Mallard, 39 Gadwall, 42 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, 9 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail, 44 Moorhen, 114 Coot, 26 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 4 Jack Snipe, 250 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 32 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Feral Pigeon, 19 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit, 8 Meadow Pipit, 10 Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 11 Dunnock, 16 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 12 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 7 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 15+ Long-tailed Tit, 15 Magpie, 1 Jay, 300 Starling, 10 House Sparrow, 25 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 7 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Dave Warren, D Bulling, Ian Jones, Matthew Rowell and Zach Pannifer]