Category Archives: January 25

3rd January 2025

Weather: F2NW, clear sun, -3°C increasing to 5°C, lakes and wet grasslands mostly frozen

1 Golden Plover (flew S), 2 Firecrest, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 (male and female) Shelduck, 2 (male and female) Wigeon, 10 Pochard, 5 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 2 Jack Snipe, 13 Snipe, 3+ Green Sandpiper (permit only), 7+ Common Gull, 1 (adult) Great Black-backed Gull, 4+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1+ Kingfisher, 1 (female) Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite (flew NW), 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Rook, 12 Skylark, 3+ Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 (female) Stonechat, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 25 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 16 Linnet, 1 (Lesser) Redpoll (flew N), 11 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Arjun Dutta, Bethan Clyne, Catharine Strudwick, Graeme Howgate, Martin Parker, Russ Walker and Zach Pannifer]

Water Pipit by Arjun Dutta

2nd January 2025

Weather: F3W, sunny, 2-4°C

2 Firecrest, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 5 Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing, 20 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 115 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 421 Jackdaw, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 (female) Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Mistle Thrush (flew E), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 1 Stonechat, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 5 Chaffinch, 15 Linnet, 17 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, D Bulling and Graeme Howgate]

1st January 2025

Weather: A F4SW wind switching to a WNW, overcast with light rain that got progressively heavier, visibility very bad due to heavy rain by 13:00, 7°C

1 Kittiwake (flew E), 1 (1st winter) Caspian Gull, 1 (2nd winter) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 50 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 35 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 80 Teal, 8 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 50 Stock Dove, 30 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 12 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 400+ Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 70+ Herring Gull, 4+ Great Black-backed Gull (adults), 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 13 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 14 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 250 Starling, 6 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 5 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Bethan Clyne, Glenn Jones, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Zach Pannifer]

  • Firecrest by Bethan Clyne
  • Firecrest by Bethan Clyne