17th April 2010

Sedge Warbler near Scrape Hide this morning, also 4 Snipe (S.Roper)

5th April 2010

Car Park: Greenfinch, Swallow (3)

Flashes: Buzzard, Stock Dove (3)

Feeding Station: Willow Tit (2), Chaffinch (10m 8f), Goldfinch (6), GS Woodpecker (1m), Reed Bunting (3m)

Woods: Willow Warbler (2), Chiffchaff (5), LT Tit (3 pairs), Goldfinch (10+)

Main Pool: Shelduck (2), Little Grebe (2), Tufted Duck (2), Mute Swan (2, nest building), Coot (6), Cetti's Warbler

River Pool: Gadwall (6), Green Sandpiper (1), Teal, Swallow (2), Little Grebe (2)

The Scrape: Teal (15), Little Grebe (2), Song Thrush (1), Kingfisher (2), Buzzard (1), Sparrowhawk (1)

Ingrams Field: Little Egret (1), Sky lark (3), Meadow Pipit (2), Canada Goose (15 + 1 canada greylag hybrid)

3rd April 2010

Reported on Tame Valley Birding Blog

Jack Snipe from Scrape Hide (Simon Roper)

26th March 2010

Quick visit this evening:

Chiffchaff (3 singing), Meadow Pipit on fence along flood bank.

Flashes: Kestrel (1), Bullfinch (1 along path)

Main Pool: Tufted Duck (6m 5f), Little Grebe (2), Shoveler (1m 1f), Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting (1 m)

River Pool: Shelduck (2), Sand Martin (40+), Gadwall (6), Teal (5), Little Grebe (2)

Mon 22nd March

Recorded on Tame Valley Blog.

2 Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit at Feeding Station (M Pollock)

21st March 2010

Main Pool: Cetti's Warbler, Tufted Duck (11), Teal, Little Grebe (2). Water Rail (1 calling), Oystercatcher (2 over), Buzzard (4), Sparrowhawk (1 circling with buzzards), Grey Heron (2), Long-tailed Tit (2)

The Scrape: Little Grebe (2), Kingfisher (1 along river), Teal, Song Thrush

Feeding Station: Goldfinch (5), Willow Tit (2)

Woods: Goldfinch (c.10 feeding in alder), GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker

Flashes: Meadow Pipit (1), Buzzard (2), Bullfinch (1 along path), Brimstone Butterfly, Peacock Butterfly

Car Park: Brimstone Butterfly (2), Peacock Butterfly (1), Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch (2), Skylark

River Pool: Gadwall (7), Teal (10), Wigeon (7), Little Grebe (2), Cetti's Warbler (1), GS Woodpecker (1), Song Thrush

16th Mar 2010

Mealy Redpoll at feeding station, Curlew in field opposite and Peacock Butterfly. Marsh Tit calling near feeding station (J.Harris/L.Johnson)

First for a long time

Went to Whitty this morning for an hour and met up with Malc Goode. Nothing of real note apart from

Railway Bridge
Little egret, 10+ widgeon and 15+ Canada geese and a Curlew

The Flashes

Rook, Canada Geese, 3 BH Gulls, 1 Common Gull, Buzzard and a Green Woodpecker

Feeder Hide

5x redpoll feeder hide. 10x Goldfinch, Coal Tit, Willow tit,

Main Pool

Shoveler, tufted and Mallards. 2 Little grebe

13th Mar 2010

The Scrape: Grey Heron, Shoveler, Teal, Goldfinch (35), Green Woodpecker (calling), Song Thrush

Main Pool: Cetti's Warbler (2), Teal (3), Shoveler (4), Tufted Duck (5), Little Grebe (3), Gadwall (2), Grey Heron (2), Bullfinch (2), Lesser Redpoll (1), Buzzard (2), Reed Bunting

Car Park: Chaffinch (7), Reed Bunting (2), GS Woodpecker, Goldfinch (20+)

Northern Pasture: Magpie (17)

Also pair long-tailed tit building nest.

Work Party

The Johns have cleared the views on the River Hide and Main Pool Hide.
On main pool today Shovellors (20), Teal (15), Mallard, Little Grebe (3), Coot, Heron, Tufted (3), Blue Tit, Oyster Catcher and Buzzard over.
From the river bridge at Lea Marston, Curlew (2), Oyster Catcher (3), Buzzard (2) Mink on bank, teal, little grebe, gadwall, pr Golden Eye, Redwing, Song Thrush

7th Mar 2010

Main Pool:
BITTERN (1 showed until around 11am, last record I could find was Jan 1996), Cetti's Warbler (1), Buzzard, Shoveler (12), Little Grebe (3), Teal (8)

6th Mar 2010

The Scrape: Green Sandpiper (1), Little Grebe (1), Teal, Mallard, Kestrel

Main Pool: Shoveler (5), Little Grebe (2), Teal, Tufted Duck (1), Bullfinch (3)

Feeding Station: Lesser Redpoll (1), Coal Tit (1), Willow Tit (2), Reed Bunting (1), GS Woodpecker (1m), Goldfinch (5), Pheasant (5), Chaffinch

Car Park: Reed Bunting (2)

28th Feb 2010

Goldfinch (20+), Siskin (3), Lesser Redpoll (3), Chaffinch (15+), Willow Tit (2), GS Woodpecker (1f), Buzzard (3), Little Grebe (2), Shoveler (2), Gadwall (2), Mute Swan (2), Canada Goose (2), Tufted Duck (7), Water Rail (1)

Also scarlet elf cup and snow drops.