Bearded Tit heard on Phase 1, 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull, 215 Teal, Collared Dove, 5 Water Rail, 32 Lapwing, 9 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 14 Little Grebe, 2 Peregrine, 18 Skylark, 17 Song Thrush, Fieldfare, Water Pipit, 25 Linnet, Kingfisher [Arjun Dutta, Graeme Howgate]
Category Archives: 2025
9th January 2025
2 Pheasant, Nuthatch, 2 Water Rail, Jack Snipe, 3+ Green Sandpiper, 15 Lapwing, Peregrine Falcon, 2+ Stonechat, 2 Water Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting, Shelduck, 3 Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 5 Skylark, Rook, Fieldfare [Nick Gardner, Duncan Bulling, Ian Jones, David Warren, Graeme Howgate]
7th January 2025
Mediterranean Gull (adult) on Phase 3, 2+ Water Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pheasant, Jack Snipe, Barn Owl, Firecrest, Fieldfare, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, 3 Water Rail, 2 Rook [Arjun Dutta, Russ Walker, David Warren, Ian Jones, Graeme Howgate]
6th January 2025
4 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck [Graeme Howgate (+eBird)]
5th January 2025
1 (male) Bearded Tit, 1 Firecrest, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 10 Pochard, 12 Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, 21 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 5 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 8 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woopecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 2 Rook, 4 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush, 16 Redwing, 6 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 10 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (permit only, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting [Andy Harding, Graeme Howgate and Nick Gardner (+ eBird)]
4th January 2025
1 Bearded Tit (permit only), 1 Firecrest, 148 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 22 Shoveler, 16 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 19 Mallard, 86 Teal, 6 Pochard, 1 8 Tufted Duck, 1 (male) Pheasant, 30 Feral Pigeon, 75 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 17 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 250 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 134 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Cormorant, 11 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 200 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 12 Magpie, 350 Jackdaw, 100 Carrion Crow, 8 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 10 Dunnock, 6 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 36 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Barrie Carter, Glenn Jones, Graeme Howgate and Martin Parker]
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]
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]
Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve 