1 Golden Plover, 1 (female) Firecrest (still), 10 Mute Swan, 125 Canada Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 54 Gadwall, 50 Shoveler, 9 Pochard, 49 Tufted Duck, 26 Cormorant, 8 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 34 Lapwing, 9 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 1 Snipe, 150 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 1 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Magpie, 2 Jay, 150 Starling, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones, Michael Keenan, Nick Gardner and Russ Walker]
Category Archives: 2024
7th February 2024
7 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 26 Gadwall, 40 Shoveler, 15 Pochard, 22 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron (3+ nests), 1 Red Kite (flew NW), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 Water Rail, 23 Lapwing, 7 (adult) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 90 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl, 1 (female) Green Woodpecker, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 6 Song Thrush, 80+ Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Magpie, 3 Jay, 8 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 4 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren, Jack Pettit, Xiang Gao and Zach Pannifer]
Of Local Interest:
c65 Waxwing were found by Russ Walker on the junction between Quinton Close and Lakeside before relocating to St Mary Avenue, where 1 singing Mistle Thrush was also present. The main flock disappeared and the final 2 were seen by Beddington Car Park West.
Beddington Park – 2 Waxwing, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1+ Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 (male) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Dunnock, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper
6th February 2024
2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Fieldfare [Haylee Hooks]
5th February 2024
6 Shelduck, 6 Egyptian Goose, 11 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 18 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron (3+ nests), 1 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 32 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only). 10 Common Gull, 5+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 4+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Rook, c70 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting [Graeme Howgate, Russ Walker and Zach Pannifer]
Of Local Interest:
Beddington Park – 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay
Wallington – 1 Sparrowhawk
4th February 2024
4 Mute Swan, 75 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 50 Shoveler, 7 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lapwing, 4 Jack Snipe (permit only), 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 10 Magpie, 100 Starling, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones]
Of Local Interest:
Wallington – 24 Waxwing (Taylor Road) [Martin Parker]
3rd February 2024
1 Coal Tit, 4 Mute Swan, 65 Canada Goose, 9 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 2 Egyptian Goose, 100 Shoveler, 15 Pochard, 31 Tufted Duck, 13 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 11 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 2 Snipe, 8 Jack Snipe (permit only), 600 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 1 (adult) Great Black-backed Gull (flew NE), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Feral Pigeon, 70 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 30 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 6 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Magpie, 2 Jay, 250 Starling, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Glenn Jones, Jack Pettit, Mark Bravery and Steve Thomas]
1st February 2024
1 Firecrest, 5 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 36 Gadwall, 48 Shoveler, 20 Pochard, 35 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 18 Cormorant, 9 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Kestrel, 3 Water Rail, 39 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 9 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe (permit only), 8 Common Gull, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Skylark, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Dunnock, 15 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 6 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 15 Great Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 20 Magpie, 2 Jay, 300 Jackdaw, 100 Starling, 4 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Nick Gardner]
31st January 2024
5 Shelduck, 37 Gadwall, 15 Pochard, 7 Little Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 39 Lapwing, 100 Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 1 (male) Blackcap, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Magpie, 1 Jay, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch
29th January 2024
3 Shelduck, 12 Pochard, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 22 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 40 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting [Russ Walker]
28th January 2024
9 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Wigeon (2 male, 1 female), 13 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, 8 Cormorant, 4 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 25 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 7 Snipe, 8 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Common Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 31 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove (flew S), 1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 12 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Jay, 100 Starling, 9 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 11 Reed Bunting [D Bulling and Ian Jones]
27th January 2024
1 (adult winter) Mediterranean Gull, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Raven (flew S), 13 Mute Swan, 84 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 3 Egyptian Goose, 11 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, 23 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 2 (male and female) Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Snipe, 5 Common Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Feral Pigeon, 24 Stock Dove, 90 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 16 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 6 Song Thrush, 45 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (flew S), 1 Fieldfare, 7 Blackbird, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Great Tit, 18 Blue Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Magpie, 2 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll (flew W), 14 Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch [Cheng Wang, Dave Warren, Glenn Jones, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Steve Thomas]
26th January 2024
1 Woodcock (permit only), 1 Firecrest, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose, 15 Pochard, 8 Little Grebe, 33 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 7+ Grey Heron (2 sitting on nests), 4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 44 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 9 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 11 Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 9 Song Thrush, 40+ Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 1 (female) Blackcap. 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Magpie, 12 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Dave Warren, Haylee Hooks, Michael Keenan, Nick Gardner and Zach Pannifer]
25th January 2024
4 Shelduck, 1 (female) Cape/South African Shelduck (escapee), 6 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 16 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 13 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch [Dave Warren]
24th January 2024
1 Water Rail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Czech Conroy]
Of Local Interest:
Beddington Park – 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Redwing, 2 Jay
23rd January 2024
1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting [Mark Bravery]
Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve 