Friday 28th May
2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
Monday 24th May
The first Spotted Flycatcher was seen today, and a Fulmar was showing over the paddocks for 10 minutes before heading east. Other highlights included 1 Peregrine east, 1 Wheatear, 11 Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Swifts, 4 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 1 Corn Bunting, 7 Linnets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldfinch, 4 Jackdaws, 1 Rook, 1 Kestrel, 7 Ring-necked Parakeets and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Sunday 23rd May
A late Willow Warbler was singing its head off this morning but once again that was pretty much it apart from 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroats.
Friday 21st May
1 Wheatear was a late record for the site, also 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 45 Swifts, 10 Swallows, 2 House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Corn Bunting, 10 Linnets, 2 Green Woodpeckers and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Thursday 20th May
2 Lesser Whitethroats, 9 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Swifts, 10 Swallows, 1 Corn Bunting, 10 Linnets, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grey Partridges, 20 Starlings, 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Wednesday 19th May
1 Commic Tern north at 7am, also 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Lapwing, 2 Corn Buntings, 10 Linnets, 1 Green Woodpecker and 4 Long-tailed Tits.
Tuesday 18th May
1 Turtle Dove, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroats, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Linnets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Monday 17th May
1 Hobby, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 33 Swifts, 12 Swallows, 4 House Martins, 4 Grey Partridges, 22 Linnets, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Green Woodpeckers and 4 Long-tailed Tits.
Sunday 16th May
3 Blackcaps, 24 Swifts and 2 Grey Partridges.
Saturday 15th May
Back to the patch once again after a lovely family holiday in Hampshire, today's highlights included my first Cuckoo of the year and 3 fairly late Wheatears in the paddocks. Others noted were 11 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 15 Swifts, 6 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Corn Buntings, 6 Skylarks, 15 Linnets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 150 Wood Pigeons, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 10 Starlings and 2 Jackdaws.
Thursday 6th May
There was a few birds around on a miserable north easterly spring day including a Hobby that headed north, also 7 Whitethroats, 4 Chiffchaffs, 13 Swallows and 50 Linnets, with singles of Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Chaffinch, Corn Bunting, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker but that was pretty much it.
Monday 3rd May
Weather wise it was certainly better than yesterday, but with a strong NE wind it wasn't going to be the best of days. Highlights today included a male Wheatear by the paddocks, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Green Woodpeckers.
Sunday 2nd May
I must of been mad going out in very heavy rain, and not surprisingly there was little to be seen. Birds that were noted included 4 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps and 1 Chiffchaff.
Saturday 1st May
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| Marsh Harrier |
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| Wheatears |
I just managed to get out for an hour this afternoon between 3:20 - 4:20pm, just before the heavens opened, so I mainly concentrated my efforts around the paddocks, at 3:40pm, the local gull population got a little upset when 2 Marsh Harriers were seen over the garden of rest, I just about got a distant record shot of one of the birds as it drifted off west over the paddocks. Time was going fast but I also managed to record 9 Wheatears including 3 birds happily sitting on a roller by the paddocks, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Swallows, 10 Linnets, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Corn Bunting.
