Tuesday 11 December 2018
2 Little Egret, 530 Wigeon (+), 17 Pintail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Water Rail (one seen), 13 Dunlin, 77 Snipe, 3 Curlew, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 70 Fieldfare (+), 11 Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Blackcap (female, eating ivy berries in the same bush as the Firecrest), 1 Firecrest (male, in the holly and ivy by my back window ) [Jeff Saward]
1 Firecrest (Male in small yew along east side before black and white house), 1 Nuthatch (On right just past stream, same area as in spring), 2 Treecreeper, 1 Redpoll sp. (Flew over calling) [Jeff Delve]
Monday 10 December 2018
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile . ), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl [Dudley Shayler]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, 12 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 6 Curlew, 50 Fieldfare (plus), 10 Redwing, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Yellowhammer (male) [Graham Oakes]
Sunday 09 December 2018
2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (+), 1 Buzzard, 4 Short-eared Owl (showing superbly well), 40 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Little Owl [Neil Chambers]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest (along east side gardens in tit flock), 2 Firecrest (males) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (Calling), 8 Redwing (+), 10 Goldcrest (+),
3 Firecrest (2m, 1f. In Holly/Ivy from east side track from car park between playground and mock Tudor house), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch (Presumed pair), 6 Treecreeper [Tim Bourne]
10 Cormorant (+), 10 Little Egret (+), 3 Grey Heron, 20 Mute Swan (+), 60 Greylag Goose (+), 400 Canada Goose (+, Grass Farm, Jubilee, east fields), 1 Barnacle Goose, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 500 Shelduck (+), 1000 Wigeon (+, epecially Jubilee), 10 Gadwall (+, Jubilee), 1000 Teal (+), 1 Mallard, 10 Pintail (+, Jubilee), 6 Shoveler (Pool Marsh), 6 Marsh Harrier (min - in to roost late on and ad male earlier), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail over Pool Marsh probably ad female), 1 Buzzard (assassin bird on post nr south wall), 8 Kestrel (+), 1 Pheasant (numerous), 70 Oystercatcher (+), 6 Ringed Plover (with Dunlin on Pool Marsh), 2000 Golden Plover (+, absolute minimum, maybe double that), 500 Grey Plover (+), 2000 Lapwing (+, absolute minimum, maybe double that), 1500 Dunlin (+), 3 Snipe (fly overs), 50 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 50 Curlew (+), 100 Redshank (+), 20 Black-headed Gull (+), 1 Common Gull, 60 Herring Gull (+), 3 Stock Dove (Jubilee), 20 Wood Pigeon (+, north fields), 1 Barn Owl (female in from west hunting wild bird cover c.4pm),
4 Short-eared Owl (+, probably 5 or even more, one hunting short grass area near White Gate late afternoon), 100 Skylark (+, encountered everywhere in small groups), 10 Meadow Pipit (+), 2 Rock Pipit (south wall), 1 Pied Wagtail (car park), 10 Carrion Crow (+), 500 Starling (+, at least one significant flock), 10 House Sparrow (+, bushes near white gate), 60 Linnet (+, several small flocks ), 12 Reed Bunting (+), 40 Corn Bunting (+, in mixed flock over wild bird cover) [Jeff Delve]
Saturday 08 December 2018
1 Marsh Harrier (fem), 2 Peregrine Falcon (High over together, calling), 2 Jack Snipe (At pools by 3rd hide), 8 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 50 Fieldfare (+), 30 Redwing (+) [Tim Bourne]
1 Shelduck, 9 Pintail, 8 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Ruff, 3 Curlew,
1 Stonechat, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Corn Bunting [Graham Oakes]
Thursday 06 December 2018
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Shag, 2 Common Scoter, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 2 Guillemot (including one flying around the Point & creek at very close range), 1 Rock Pipit [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
2 Jack Snipe (Along east side - thanks JD & NC for directions.), 10 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Paul Baker]
Tuesday 04 December 2018
3 Tawny Owl (at least 3 calling birds eventually in NW section of wood) [Jeff Delve]
12 Pintail (with usual mix of shoveller, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard and Gadwall), 12 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Snipe, 50 Skylark (+, on wet field near entrance by the game crop), 50 Meadow Pipit (+), 30 Pied Wagtail (+), 10 Reed Bunting (+) [Jeff Delve]
50 Fieldfare (+, marina end of fleet), 4 Song Thrush, 9 Redwing [Jeff Delve]
40 Wigeon (+), 18 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female), 1 Buzzard (on post next to Vange Creek), 400 Lapwing (+), 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 30 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 10 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing (+, early on - dispersed later), 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing birds at different locations) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Egret, 100 Greylag Goose (plus), 17 Pintail, 8 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail, 15 Grey Plover, 125 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker, 100 Fieldfare (plus), 6 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit, 30 Reed Bunting (plus), 4 Corn Bunting [Graham Oakes]
20 Fieldfare (+, west) [Paul Griggs]
Monday 03 December 2018
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Sunday 02 December 2018
1 Great Northern Diver (imm approx 200m east of Upper Raypits Farm (Thanks Steve)) [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Northern Diver (juvenile at around the Old Fleet area where river bends to the north), 8 Little Grebe, 2000 Wigeon, 3000 Teal (at least, big flocks along north shore), 194 Pintail, 50 Shoveler (at least with the Wigeon and Teal flocks), 1 Peregrine Falcon (huge juvenile female chasing waders over Bridgemarsh Island) [Steve Arlow]
1 Weasel [Andrew Woodhouse]
14 Greylag Goose, 90 Canada Goose, 400 Wigeon (+), 80 Teal (+), 10 Pintail (7 drakes), 24 Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 2 Stonechat, 36 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer (male), 5 Corn Bunting, 1 Red Fox, 1 Northern Water Vole [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Saturday 01 December 2018
1 Black-throated Diver (still present) [Paul Baker]
1 Black-throated Diver (winter adult still on lake but also making failed attempts to reach the sea), 30 Fieldfare (at least) [Steve Arlow]
Friday 30 November 2018
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (flew south calling) [Paul Baker]
2 White-fronted Goose (adults with Greylag flock on south lagoons), 12 Pintail (5 drakes with Wigeon on south lagoons), 10 Marsh Harrier (ad male and 3 juvs hunting east end, later 6 juvs, 2 ad females and 2nd W male in to roost), 2 Hen Harrier (ad female and juv hunting east end of island and juv later in to roost by wbc ), 2 Buzzard (pale fronted 'assassin' and an intermediate both south fields), 6 Kestrel (+), 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult on south lagoons), 2000 Golden Plover (+, several flocks so difficult to estimate), 2000 Lapwing (+), 2 Barn Owl (hunting wbc after 4pm, one close in and another towards water vole area), 3 Short-eared Owl (probably 4 but 3 seen in air together from mid afternoon onward. One hunting meadow north of white gate late on came very close) [Jeff Delve]
2 Buzzard, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Crossbill (Over calling) [Marc Outten]
1 Black-throated Diver (moulting adult on lake provided fantastic views), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (flew west) [Jeff Delve]
1 Black-throated Diver, 15 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Kestrel, 50 Fieldfare [Angela Baldock]
1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet [Graham Ryland, Jeff Kinnerman, Graham Oakes]
1 Black-throated Diver (Still on the lake) [Marc Outten]
Thursday 29 November 2018
1 Black-throated Diver (Lake),
1 Shag [Andrew Armstrong]
Wednesday 28 November 2018
2 Marsh Harrier (2 1st W birds into roost), 2 Buzzard (one on telegraph post Creeksea Ferry Rd by Lion Creek, one by south sea wall ),
1 Barn Owl (perched close by the gate and along ditchline by gat before dropping in further into wbc) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk, 50 Fieldfare (loose flock flew east), 2 Redwing [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (male, with the Goldfinch flock), 30 Goldfinch [Jeff Saward]
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