07:30-10:00
G.C.Grebe, pair on res,
Grey Heron, 1 over,
Canada Goose,
2 pair,
Mallard, 4 drakes,
Sparrowhawk, female through Compston's and later soaring over hillside,
Kestrel, 2 over Nutshaw,
Pheasant, 4 calling birds,
Common Sandpiper, 1 on res bank,
Lapwing, 1 in fields south of res,
Curlew, 2 pairs calling and displaying,
L.B.B.Gull, 4 over south,
Green Woodpecker, yaffling bird in PH Valley,
G.S.Woodpecker, 1 in car park,
Skylark, c20 singing over moors,
Swallow, c6 over grasslands,
Meadow Pipit, c40 ,
Pied Wagtail, pair,
Wheatear, male near Nutshaw,
Stonechat, male on dry stone wall south of Compston's,
Whinchat, male behind boat house,
Song Thrush, 2 singing birds,
Willow Warbler, c12 singing birds,
Grasshopper Warbler, 2 birds reeling at top end,
Coal Tit, singing birds from the plantations,
Goldcrest, singing bird from the plantations near Compston's,
Rook, 3 over north,
Starling, c6,
House Sparrow, c6,
Goldfinch, c8,
Greenfinch, 'wheezing' bird,
Chaffinch, c10 singing birds,
Reed Bunting, 5 singing males.
Regards,
David Nuttall.