SUNDAY.
Tony Seagrave - Morning
Red Legged Partridge, Two flocks of Lapwing (616) (383), Mute Swan 2, Canadian Goose.Fieldfare 200+, Yellowhammer, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, Linnets, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Cormorant 2, Shoveler, Sklark 20+, Coal Tit 2, Longtailed Tit, Bullfinch 2, Tree Sparrow, Black Headed Gull, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail.
Jon Lloyd 1.00 - 3.30 pm
Quite
a blustery day with mixed cloud and blue sky. The pool at Tibberton Grange
had a single male Tufted Duck on it and looking down over the east
side of the farm I could see a huge flock of Lapwing in one of
the fields. This is the biggest single flock of the winter, 762 birds.
There were a couple of Buzzards chasing each other over a wood in the distance.
I walked out from the lane into one of these lower fields. In the hedge along the way I heard LongTailed Tits and eventually found 6 feeding the hedge - one of my favourite birds. they were accompanied by two Coal Tits and several Blue and Great Tits. Whislt I stood watching these 73 Fieldfare noisely chattered overhead. There were a couple of Redwing in with this flock.
The wooded lane on the way to the farm held a solitary Song Thrush, sat high and singing for all the world. There were Goldfinch, Greenfinch and Chaffinch in these trees. This is always a good place to find small birds. I thought I saw a Treecreeper here, it dropped off a tree and flew low to another but I just couldn't get the binoculars on it.
The farm had its usual Collard Doves and Tree Sparrows and House Sparrows calling in the hedges. The Little owl was still glued to its post.
Small flocks of Starlings streamed by on the way down to the hide and a male Kestrel sat high on the wires for a while before dropping down into the grass below.
The pools were busy as usual but nothing unusal here today. Six Herons stood out to attention in the ploughed field behind the wetland whilst numerous Teal and Mallard called from the depths of the waterside vegetation where they had taken cover the cold winds.
Greenfinches, Blue and Great Tits were busy at the feeders and several Tree Sparrows took flight when I arrived.
T
MONDAY
David Holloway
I visited Wall Farm today10th Feb, for an hour (9.30 - 10.30 ish) and saw the one and only Coot feeding in open water - no mate yet but Spring is clearly stirring with the Mallard!
There were the usual Teal, BH Gulls, and Buzzard about and a large flock (at least 200) of Lapwing came over, half settling in the ploughed field off to the left. A couple of cock Pheasant by the boundary fence, Mistle Thrushes in the ploughed field in front, one Magpie and the usual mix of Finches and Tits + one Linnet on feeders.
Marting Grant
A
Little Owl was in its usual place on the fence post down the field,
opposite the entrance to the farm and a Tree Sparrow was in the
hedge by the
farm gate. As I went through the wicket gate to go down to the hide,
2
Yellowhammers were in the trees to the left of the bridge over the
stream
and a Kestrel was on the telegraph wires. I approached the hide
down the
footpath looking to the left of the Marsh a flock of 300 Lapwings
were in
the winter cereal field. I filled the feeders they soon attracted a
few Blue
Tits, but looking out of the knothole in the hide door I saw a female
Sparrow Hawk that had a Blue Tit on the ground under the
feeders. Around 150
Teal and a few Mallard were on the Marsh and a flock of 18
Goldfinch were
feeding at the far side. A Buzzard and 3 Pheasants were
also recorded.
TUESDAY - Tam Park
30 Mute Swans in the field by his house at the Buttery and from the hide 100+ Teal, 3 Coots, 2 Moorhen, 20 + Mallard, a Buzzard that was feeding on a fence post at the far side of the Marsh and on the feeders Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, and Tree Sparrow.
WEDNESDAY - Richard Vernon
Tree Sparrow and Little Owl by the farm gate and from the hide Kestrel, 100+ Teal, 10 Mallard, Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gulls, also Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Magpie, Woodpigeon, on the feeders Blue Tit, Great Tit and Goldfinch.
THURSDAY - Martin Grant
I visited again 2 Pheasants were under the hide and startled me as I climbed the steps. To the left of the hide 500+ Lapwings were in the winter cereal field and 150+ Teal were on the Marsh with 1 Coot a couple of Moorhens and 20+ Mallard. A Raven could be heard calling but I did not get a sighting. On the feeders were Blue Tits, Great Tits, Greenfinch and a Willow Tit.
SATURDAY.