Monday 17 February 2020
1 Spotted Redshank (creek by marina), 1 Bullfinch (male seen, at least 2 calling - elusive!) [John Wright]
Sunday 16 February 2020
1 Barn Owl (at the back of the garden) [Paul Baker]
2 Bullfinch (Pair, mobile and elusive in same general area in behind the model railway at rear of green centre), 2 Yellowhammer (+ Usual spot looking wet and miserable sheltering from the deluge ) [Martin Cracknell]
1 Great White Egret (happily wandering around grassland patch south of Grass Farm lagoons), 1 Hen Harrier, 120 Avocet, 2500 Golden Plover (Over S lagoons), 1400 Grey Plover (In mixed flock on Jubilee), 1500 Lapwing (Most over S lagoons), 3000 Knot (In mixed flock on Jubilee), 2000 Dunlin (In mixed flock on Jubilee), 1400 Bar-tailed Godwit (In mixed flock on Jubilee), 500 Redshank (Mostly Jubilee), 1 Short-eared Owl (One hover hunting over wbc late on), 1 Stonechat, 1 Stoat (In ermine. Swam across a ditch and hunting near Track to cattle corral) [Jeff Delve]
1 Stock Dove, 1 Blackcap (Female still present), 4 Greenfinch (Not often I get more than the odd one or two these days) [Martin Cracknell]
1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Bullfinch (Briefly in trees opposite dog waste bin ot first corner of perimeter path from Green Centre entrance), 4 Yellowhammer (On opposite side of Timberman's Creek from perimeter path about 300m from marina car park) [Tim Bourne]
Saturday 15 February 2020
1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch (between woodman and the fairway) [Sally Brierley]
Friday 14 February 2020
20 Little Egret (on the roost), 2 Shelduck (on the old sewage tanks), 2 Sparrowhawk (M & F), 4 Water Rail (2 showed well and 2 heard only), 1 Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl (flew over road to east side and hunted grassland for 5 mins before flying back to west side), 1 Rock Pipit (just west of slipway), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
6 Little Egret, 46 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 34 Ringed Plover, 15 Grey Plover, 3000 Knot (Approx), 750 Dunlin (Approx), 9 Curlew, 1 Skylark, 2 Rock Pipit (East of slipway) [Sally Brierley]
1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch [Dudley Shayler]
1 Buzzard (along Watery Lane) [Paul Baker]
4 Little Grebe, 2 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 32 Avocet, 1 Water Pipit (from double benches.), 3 Stonechat, 1 Redwing, 7 Bearded Tit, 2 Red Fox [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Barn Owl (on fencepost at bottom of the garden) [Paul Baker]
6 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper, 40 Chaffinch (in a loose flock feeding on forest floor - sadly no brambling among them!) [Mike Clarke]
100 Pintail (+), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail South of grass farm lagoon), 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine Falcon (Pair perched on sluice east of Fitzroy lagoon), 1 Barn Owl (By white gate on arrival), 1 Short-eared Owl (south west sea wall), 1 Kingfisher (By screens), 20 Skylark (+, Singing birds all around reserve), 2 Rock Pipit, 10 Corn Bunting (+, Many singing from all available songposts) [Jeff Delve, Neil Chambers]
Thursday 13 February 2020
1 Little Owl [Bob Young]
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (pair), 1 Nuthatch (Between the woodman carving and the golf course - same area as a year or two ago.), 25 Chaffinch [John Wright]
Wednesday 12 February 2020
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Yellowhammer (viewed from first screen from marina) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk [John Wright]
1 Badger [Paul Griggs]
2 Red Fox, 2 Badger [John Wright]
Tuesday 11 February 2020
1 Barn Owl (flying along Fambridge Road just east of Gibbon Farms) [Paul Baker]
Monday 10 February 2020
2 Buzzard (Over fields to north), 1 Woodcock (In main Heath Fritillary glade) [Andrew Woodhouse]
4 Wood Mouse [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
Sunday 09 February 2020
1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap (Female eating suet pellets, first sighting this winter in the garden) [Martin Cracknell]
Saturday 08 February 2020
2 Egyptian Goose (Over SE), 4 Woodcock (Flyovers at dusk), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest [Tim Bourne]
2 Marsh Harrier (female & imm), 1 Buzzard (BHF), 1 Barn Owl (BHF SE reedbed), 1 Short-eared Owl (BHF) [Paul Baker]
12 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female), 40 Avocet (+), 6 Grey Plover, 50 Knot (+), 20 Sanderling, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Water Pipit, 40 Fieldfare [Lee Ebbs]
1 Kestrel, 2 Yellowhammer (males at south end of old tip viewed from perimeter path) [Neil Chambers]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Yellowhammer (2m, 2f, mobile along Timberman's Creek, same area as yesterday) [Tim Bourne]
125 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull [John Wright]
11 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Little Egret, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 40 Avocet (+), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Fieldfare (+), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 1 Lapland Bunting (MC - flight views. PG was too slow to get on it properly.), 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
2 Buzzard, 150 Fieldfare (+), 10 Redwing (c.) [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
1 Little Owl [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
Friday 07 February 2020
2 Marsh Harrier (a pair roosted in SE reedbed on BHF), 1 Buzzard (BHF), 3 Barn Owl (one hunting at the back of the garden and seawall, the other two distantly on BHF) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine Falcon (On ground on Vange Wick), 2 Spotted Redshank (In creek from marina viewpoint), 1 Goldcrest, 6 Yellowhammer (+, in bushes/trees and feeding on ground on opposite side of Timberman's Creek, viewed from perimeter path about 300m from marina carpark) [Tim Bourne]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Common Lizard, 1 Adder, 1 Chinese Muntjac [Andrew Woodhouse]
4 Pintail (three males,one female ), 12 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 500 Lapwing (+), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 12 Bearded Tit, 35 Greenfinch (circa) [Jeff Kinnerman]
Thursday 06 February 2020
1 Tawny Owl (fem calling from neighbour's garden, seen as it flew over house and still audible calling from gardens over the road) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (male perched on fencepost), 2 Barn Owl (hunting continually) [Paul Baker]
23 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great White Egret (flew from Potton / Fleet Head - one landed at NE end of Potton, the other just east of Pag Lag on north side of river), 5 Goldeneye (2 drakes), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 90 Avocet (+), 80 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (on seawall at end of Roper's Farm track), 2 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers]
2 Buzzard (pair together east of garden) [Graham Mee]
5 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Avocet, 1 Skylark (singing), 1 Meadow Pipit [Neil Chambers]
3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Stonechat (at the S bend by the wood yard), 8 Corn Bunting, 1 Field Vole [John Wright]
4 Great Crested Grebe (plus usual wildfowl etc.), 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 24 Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Red Fox, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Graham Ryland]
1 Water Pipit (on saltings) [Paul Baker]
Wednesday 05 February 2020
1 Buzzard, 2 Woodcock, 1 Barn Owl [Tim Bourne]
1 Barn Owl (seen by my sons hunting the garden - on SOG side :-)) [Paul Baker]
1 Goldeneye, 1 Smew (drake (thanks Jeff)), 24 Avocet, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Corn Bunting [Bob Young]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Kestrel, 4 Short-eared Owl, 1 Stonechat [Andrew Woodhouse]
10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Goldeneye (female), 1 Smew (male,east of South Fambridge), 28 Avocet, 4 Ringed Plover, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Blackcap (male), 1 Nuthatch (still visiting my feeders daily) [Jeff Saward]
30 Greylag Goose, 35 Canada Goose, 32 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Skylark (+), 1 Stonechat, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting [Bob Young]
1 Marsh Harrier [Bob Young]
Tuesday 04 February 2020
1 Barn Owl (hunting along the main South Fambridge road just before the village - seen by my wife) [Paul Baker]
50 Pied Wagtail (flock of 50+ over Sainsbury's car park - going to roost) [John Wright]
200 Canada Goose (+), 4 Barnacle Goose (+, distant in long grass), 150 Wigeon (+) [Neil Chambers]
300 Wigeon (+), 90 Teal (circa), 9 Pintail (5m,4f), 9 Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier (1m,1f), 1 Kestrel, 1 Avocet (saline lagoon), 350 Lapwing (+), 5 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Stonechat (2m,1f), 1 Greenfinch, 1 Red Fox [Jeff Kinnerman]
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