12th October 2012

Flashes: Stonechat (2) (P.Casey)

11th October 2012

Flashes: Stonechat (2), Reed Bunting. (P.Casey)

03rd October 2012

Still a little wet under foot :O)

Main Pool: Little Grebe (3), Tufted Duck (1), Mute Swan (2), Cormorant (2 diving on the pool)

Flashes: Buzzard (2), Kestrel (1), Song Thrush (2), Jay (2 collecting acorns), Green Woodpecker (1), House Martin (c50), Swallow (c10), Starling (c50), Wagtails (2 over), Common Snipe (1, first i've seen for a while)

Still a few common darter and migrant hawkers about and a Red Admiral butterfly.

14th September 2012

Main pool - 20+ teal, 4. Shoveller+ 1 gadwall (A.Boddington)

09th September 2012

Brown Argus

 Flashes: Goldfinch (2 adults feeding 1 youngster), Blackcap (2 male, 1 female), Swallow (20+), Long-tailed Tit (18), Willow Tit (1), Chiffchaff (singing)

Woods: Nuthatch (1), GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch (2), Goldcrest (1)

Scrape: Little Grebe (+ 2 young)

Main Pool: Teal (63), Shoveler (5), Mallard (10), Little Grebe (2)

River Pool: Teal (2), Little Grebe

Butterflies: Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock

Brown Argus

Dragonflies: Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker,

Migrant Hawker

31st August 2012

Flashes: Yellow Wagtail (3), Buzzard, Kestrel.
Path to Flashes Hide: Spotted Flycatcher, Black Cap (2), Whitethroat, Willow Warbler (3), Chiffchaff (2). Willow Tit (reedbed near Scrape Hide).
Butterflies: Peacock, Brimstone, Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown.(per P Casey)

30th August 2012

Flashes: Yellow Wagtail (7), Kestrel (2), Buzzard (2). Redstart (Farthest woodland path from Carpark to Flashes), Chiffchaff (2)
Butterflies: Peacock, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown. (per Paul C)

19th August 2012

Buzzard (1), Greenshank (1 flew over flashes calling), Swallow (15), Whitethroat, Little Grebe, Shoveler (1)

Butterflies: Small Copper (1), Common Blue (1 female), Peacock (50+), Large White, Small White, Brimstone (1 male, 1 female), Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper.

Migrant Hawker (4), Brown Hawker (2)

12th July 2012

The Scrape:

Mink (3 + 1), Kingfisher (Rob Whitcomb)

American Mink

American Mink

American Mink

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

09th July 2012

Flashes: 
Hobby, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Swift (20+), Whitethroat (2), Reed Bunting. (P Casey)

28th June 2012

Redstart, female. (per Birdforum)

17th June 2012

Short Eared Owl hunting over Flashes at 19.00. After catching rodent settled on wooden fence post, below metal gate, in front of cream coloured house. Was still perched on post at 19.45. (Paul Casey)

04th June 2012

Flashes: Skylark (2), Linnet (2 female), Buzzard (1), Swift (6), Swallow (3), Reed Bunting

Car Park: House Martin (15), Linnet (1 male, 1 female)

Main Pool: Little Grebe (2), Mute Swan (2), Coot, Tufted Duck (1m 1f), Gadwall (1), Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler

Common Blue (4), Orange-Tip (1 male), Large White (2), Cinnabar moth (6).

Orchid (Southern Marsh and Common Spotted) numbers in the hundreds.