19th April 2012

Flashes: Wheatear, Kestrel, Buzzard (2), Reed Bunting (2), Green Woodpecker, Fox and 3 cubs.
Woods: Marsh Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker (2) Chiffchaff (2). (Paul Casey)

15th April 2012

Peregrine

Flashes: Buzzard (2), Peregrine (2)

Main Pool: Bullfinch (2), Moorhen (2), Buzzard (1), Blackcap (1 male), LT Tit (2), Pheseant

Woods: Willow Warbler (3), Chiffchaff, Bullfinch (2), Buzzard (1), GS Woodpecker, Oystercatcher (over)

Car Park: Blackcap (1), Willow Warbler (1), Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Skylark

Butterfly: Orange-Tip, Peacock

10th April 2012

Orange-Tip

Buzzard (3), Sparrowhawk (1), Kestrel (2), Peregrine Falcon (1), Chiffchaff (5+), Willow Warbler (1), Goldfinch (3), LT Tit (6), GS Woodpecker (1), Willow Tit (2), Song Thrush (2), Sand Martin

Butterflies: Orange Tip (3 male), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Comma, Brimstone (1 male)

25th March 2012

A few photo's from the scrape hide (Rob Whitcomb)

Muntjac Deer

Muntjac Deer

Muntjac Deer

Canada Goose

Blackbird

Mallard

Buzzard

22nd March 2012

Lesser spotted Woodpecker briefly this morning near Main pool (AJ Hale)

19th March 2012

Flashes: Buzzard, Canada Goose (2), Song Thrush, Peregrine (1 on pylon), Stock Dove (3)

Feeding Station: Lesser Redpoll (4), LS Woodpecker (calling nearby), Sparrowhawk (1 flew through)

Woods: Lesser Redpoll (8), Treecreeper (2), Bullfinch (2), Raven (1 over), Sparrowhawk (1 circling high above the woods), Couldn't find the LS Wood :(, Chiffchaff (1 singing)

Fish Pool: Kestrel (1), GS Woodpecker (1)

Car Park: Skylark (2 opp. reserve entrance)

Long-tailed tit

17th March 2012

Flashes: 60 Fieldfare, Buzzard, Kestrel, Oystercatcher. Peregrine on pylons.

Woods: GSW, Green Woodpecker, Willow Tit, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Redwing. Elf Cup fungus. (Paul C)

02nd March 2012

Feeding Station:

Redpoll (6 visits by at least 3 different birds to sunflower & Nyger seed 5m in front of hide)
Goldfinch (5 visits to Sunflower & Nyger Seed 5m in front of hide)
GSW (Numerous visits to lard & nut smeared to usual feeding points)
Wren on pond
Dunnock
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Willow Tit
Long Tailed Tit’s (10+) towards back
Chaffinch
Pheasant
Robin
Buzzard came in to trees approx. 25 feet high.(Jon Bowcutt)

Blue Tit ©Paul Lathbury

Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Paul Lathbury

Reed Bunting ©Paul Lathbury

Lesser Redpoll ©Paul Lathbury

01st March 2012

Coal Tit

Coal Tit, Feeding Station (Rob Whitcomb)

25th February 2012

Kingfisher (1 male), Goldcrest (1), Buzzard (3), Willow Tit (1)

05th February 2012

Robin

Goldfinch, male

Feeding Station: Lesser Redpoll (9), Goldfinch (2), Chaffinch, Blackbird, Willow Tit (2), Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Bullfinch (2), GS Woodpecker (2)

Around the reserve: Lapwing (14 over), Buzzard, Fieldfare (40+), Treecreeper (1)

Lesser Redpoll

Lesser Redpoll

03rd February 2012

Sparrowhawk flew into the feeding station and took a Lesser Redpoll from the niger seed feeder.
A group of 12 crows mobbing a Sparrowhawk over the flashes. (Alan Butler)

27th January 2012

Feeding Station: Lesser Redpoll (3)

Woods: Goldcrest (4), Treecreeper (1), Long-tailed Tit (5)

Car Park: Siskin (1), Fieldfare (over)