Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, June 16, 2018,
11:30AM - 3:30PM - Birds seen included Colin the cuckoo, curlew, redstarts, stonechats, Dartford warbler, woodlark, jays, buzzards, blue tits, great tits, mistle thrush, reed buntings, goldfinches, chaffinches, green woodpecker and mallards. Nightjars churring and goldcrests were heard. Mammals seen included a female roe deer with c3 fawns and a fox cub. Reptiles included an adder under some gorse and many common lizards on the boardwalks.
Colin the Cuckoo
Male Redstart with leg ring
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, April 3, 2018,
1:30PM - 3:30PM - Birds seen were a kingfisher, green woodpeckers, skylarks, meadow pipits, reed buntings, kestrel, buzzard, red kite, mallards, tufted duck, moorhens, coots, Canada geese, lapwings, redwings, blackbirds, blackcap, blue tits, great tits, long-tailed tits, pheasant and goldfinches. Song thrush and chiffchaffs were heard.
Green Woodpecker
Kestrel
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Thursday, August 24, 2017,
7:00AM - 11:30AM - 20+ separate kingfisher sightings, 2 common terns, 2 kestrels, 1 grey heron, 5+ mallards, 10+ long-tailed tits, c5 blue tits, c5 great tits, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 mute swans, 2 cormorants and 1 jay.
Male Kingfisher
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, July 7, 2017,
Birds seen: common snipe, jack snipe, redshank, little egret, grey heron, green woodpecker, kestrel, wigeon, shoveler, mallard, lapwing, teal, tits, blackcap, shelduck, coot, moorhen and more
Kestrel
Snipe
Redshank
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, March 4, 2017,
10:00AM - 1:00PM - 10+ crossbills, 4 bullfinches, 1 siskin, 15+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 5+ blackbirds, 10+ robins, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 3 song thrushes, 3 chaffinches, 1 goldcrest and 1 jay.
Crossbill
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, January 2, 2017,
10:45AM - 4:00PM - 3 water pipits, 3 snipe, 1 pintail, 25+ shovelers, 20+ mallards, 20+ tufted ducks, c10 grey herons, 20+ teal, 25+ wigeon, 2 green woodpeckers, 2 reed buntings, 4 blue tits, 4 great tits, 2 blackbirds, 3 robins, c15 cormorants, 20+ black-headed gulls, 20+ herring gulls, c5 great black-backed gulls, 4 ring-necked parakeets, 15+ pochards, 25+ lapwings, 4 great crested grebes, 3 greylag geese, 4 Canada geese, 30+ moorhens and 25+ coots. No bittern :(
Common Snipe
Water Pipit
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, December 4, 2016,
2:00PM - 5:15PM - 1 short-eared owl, c5 stonechats, 5 goldcrests, 2 little egrets, c5 skylarks, 3 grey wagtails, 4 mallards, 1 mute swan (cygnet), 2 kestrels, 2 moorhens, 3 cormorants, 15+ long-tailed tits, 4 chiffchaffs, c10 blue tits, c10 great tits, 2 green woodpeckers, c5 robins, c5 blackbirds and 10+ starlings. Lots of ladybirds as well.
Green woodpecker
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, October 10, 2016,
1:00PM - 4:00PM - 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 10+ goldcrests, 1 jay, 3 chaffinches, c50 redwings, 2 robins, 15+ long-tailed tits, 5+ blue tits, 5+ great tits and 1 green woodpecker. No ring ouzel :(
Great Spotted Woodpecker
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Saturday, July 23, 2016,
1:30PM - 3:30PM - 2 Dartford warblers, 3 coal tits, 2 blue tits, 1 spotted flycatcher, c5 stonechats, 2 linnets, 10+ goldfinches, 2 greenfinches, c5 green woodpeckers, 3 jays, 1 red kite, 4 robins, 4 blackbirds, 3 willow warblers and 1 chiffchaff. A wood warbler might have been heard.
Male Stonechat
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Thursday, June 2, 2016,
10:30AM - 3:00PM - 4 shelducks, 10+ lapwings, 1 little grebe, 3 great crested grebes, 1 peregrine falcon, 3 reed warblers, 2 reed buntings, 1 blackcap, 1 green woodpecker, 20+ mallards, 30+ tufted ducks, 10+ pochards, 20+ coots, 15+ moorhens, 30+ black-headed gulls, 30+ herrings gulls, 4 ring-necked parakeets, 3 grey herons, 2 cormorants, 50+ sand martins, 100+ swifts, 2 Egyptian geese, 5 Canada geese, 7 mute swans, 4 gadwalls, 3 mandarins, c5 coal tits, 3 blue tits, 4 great tits, 2 robins, 3...
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, April 6, 2016,
10:00AM - 12:45PM - 1 Cetti's warbler, 2 little egrets, 2 goldcrests, 20+ meadow pipits, 20+ skylarks, 20+ linnets, 15+ reed buntings (mainly male), 2 grey herons, 6 ring-necked parakeets, 2 blackcaps (both male), c10 chiffchaffs, 2 willow warblers, 2 chaffinches, c10 goldfinches, 4 stock doves, 2 wrens, c10 blue tits, c10 great tits, 3 long-tailed tits, 2 kestrels, 2 red kites, 2 buzzards, 1 stonechat (male), 3 green woodpeckers, 1 pied wagtail, 3 cormorants, 8 mallards, 4 robins and 5+ blac... Continue reading ...
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, March 30, 2016,
12:00PM - 3:45PM - 3 snipe, c10 yellowhammers, 1 shelduck, 20+ shovelers, 4 teals, 20+ mallards, 2 gadwalls, c15 tufted ducks, 20+ coots, 10+ moorhens, 3 mute swans, 3 reed buntings, 2 green woodpeckers,17 greylag geese, c20 Canada geese, 2 Egyptian geese, 1 buzzard, 3 little grebes, 4 great crested grebes, 13 cormorants,1 grey heron, 1 song thrush, 3 goldfinches, 2 chiffchaffs, 3 robins, c5 blackbirds, c5 blue tits, c5 great tits and 2 long-tailed tits. Other wildlife includes rabbits and ma... Continue reading ...
Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, February 24, 2016,
10:30AM - 2:00PM - 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 little egret, 10+ goosanders, 3 nuthatches, 4 goldcrests, 3 reed buntings, 10+ pochards, 50+ tufted ducks, 6 shovelers, 20 wigeon, 10+ cormorants, 2 grey herons, 20+ blue tits, 20+ great tits, 20+ long-tailed tits, 2 chaffinches, 5+ goldfinches, 25+ lapwings, 10 Canada geese, 2 great crested grebes, 1 wren, 5 robins, 1 pheasant, 5+ black-headed gulls, 2 moorhens and 1 red kite.
Nuthatch
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, December 21, 2015,
10:15AM - 12:30PM - 10+ yellowhammers, 2 fieldfares, 20+ house sparrows, 100+ starlings, 2 green woodpeckers, 2 jays, 1 kestrel, 5 chaffinches, 4 blue tits, 1 great tit, 2 long-tailed tits, 3 skylarks, 3 ring-necked parakeets and 1 robin.
Male chaffinch
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, November 15, 2015,
10:15AM - 12:15PM - 1
great grey shrike, 1 red kite, 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 4 meadow pipits, 10 coots, 3 tufted ducks, 3 great crested grebes, 10+ black-headed gulls, 1 wren, 5+ blue tits and 10+ long-tailed tits.
Great Grey Shrike
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, October 30, 2015,
11:00AM - 16:30PM - 1 grey wagtail, 35 lapwings, 25+ shovelers, 30+ wigeon, 20+ teals, 2 pochards, 10 gadwalls, 10 ring-necked parakeets, 1 green woodpecker, 30+ tufted ducks, 25+ mallards, 5 mute swans, 25+ coots, 40+ moorhens, 6 Egyptian geese, 5 Canada geese, 3 greylag geese, 30+ herring gulls, 10 lesser black-backed gulls, 35+ black-headed gulls, 3 blue tits, 5 long-tailed tits, 15+ cormorants, 8 grey herons and 3 robins. Apparently there was 18 common snipe today and I didn't see any - m...
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, October 4, 2015,
10:45AM - 13:00PM - 2 great spotted woodpeckers, 1 green woodpecker, 1 nuthatch, 4 stonechats, 1 kestrel, 1 goldcrest, 2 jays, 2 willow warblers, 20+ house martins, 6 coal tits, 8 long-tailed tits, 7 great tits, 6 blue tits and 6 robins. Many pheasants were heard. Unfortunately no crossbill or firecrest.
Robin
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Thursday, July 23, 2015,
9:20AM - 11:15AM - 5 bullfinches (1 female, 4 juveniles), 10+ linnets, 3 greenfinches, 4 goldfinches, 6 green woodpeckers (1 juvenile), 3 stock doves, 1 treecreeper, 4 long-tailed tits, 7 great tits, 3 blue tits, 1 jay, 3 chiffchaffs, 2 willow warblers and 5 robins. Other wildlife include rabbits, grey squirrels and butterflies.
Comma butterfly on my shorts
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, July 10, 2015,
13:30PM - 16:30PM - 6 redstarts, 1 Dartford warbler, 4 stonechats, 1 buzzard, 1 green woodpecker, 15+ swifts, 3 house martins, 25 mallards, 6 goldfinches, 4 greenfinches, 1 jay and 5 blue tits. Other wildlife include 2 common lizards, a rabbit and many butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies.
Male redstart
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Thursday, May 28, 2015,
10:00AM - 15:30PM - 2 little ringed plovers, 4 common terns, 20+ lapwings (including 3 chicks), 3 reed warblers, 8 pochards, 3 shovelers, 4 gadwalls, 40+ tufted ducks, 20+ mallards, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 green woodpecker, 1 jay, 20+ sand martins, 20+ swifts, 1 song thrush, 5 grey herons, 1 cormorant, 3 chaffinches, 3 goldfinches, 6 great tits, 4 blue tits, 1 wren, 3 robins, 2 ring-necked parakeets, 20+ moorhens, 40+ coots, 5 mute swans, 10 Canada geese, 2 Egyptian geese, 1 great crest...
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Sunday, February 22, 2015,
12:00PM - 13:45PM - 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 nuthatches, 4 goldcrests, 15+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 8 long-tailed tits, 1 coal tit, 2 robins and 3 blackbirds. Jays could be heard. There was 2 grey squirrels as well.
Robin
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, December 31, 2014,
11:00AM - 13:00PM - 6 stonechats, 25+ chaffinches, 12 redwings, 1 buzzard, 1 jay, 1 green woodpecker, 6 robins, 4 goldcrests, 4 coal tits, 8 great tits and 7 blue tits.
Buzzard sitting in a tree
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Wednesday, September 3, 2014,
9:30AM - 12:30PM - 1 green sandpiper, 5 reed buntings, 2 barn owls, 30+ lapwings, 4 little grebes, 6 great crested grebes, 5 teals, 10 mallards, 7 gadwalls, 20+ tufted ducks, 40+ coots, 15 moorhens, 7 goldfinches, 3 robins, 4 blue tits, 3 great tits, 1 grey heron, 5 mute swans, 7 Canada geese and 1 green woodpecker.
Green Sandpiper
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, August 5, 2014,
9:30AM - 11:30AM - 1 Dartford warbler, 1 hobby, 1 kestrel, 10 stonechats including young, 2 whitethroats, 2 willow warblers, 1 green woodpecker, 6 goldfinches, 20 blue tits, 4 great tits and 1 coot. Goldcrest could also be heard. Many butterflies including gatekeeper, small copper and meadow brown. Mammals included 2 muntjac deer and a roe deer.
A distant male Stonechat
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, August 1, 2014,
10:00AM - 13:00PM - 5 willow warblers, 5 blue tits, 5 great tits, 30+ long-tailed tits, 1 grey heron, 2 reed buntings, 2 hobbies, 4 green woodpeckers, 10+ greenfinches, 4 goldfinches, 2 song thrushes, 2 blackbirds and 5 wrens.
Juvenile Song Thrush
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Friday, April 18, 2014,
9:00AM - 11:15AM - 17+ blue tits, 14+ great tits, 2 coal tits, 7 robins, 7 blackbirds, 4 nuthatches, 3 treecreepers, 2 wrens, 3 chiffchaffs, 1 mallard, 1 jay, 2 buzzards, 3 ring-necked parakeets and 1 green woodpecker. I also heard pheasants and other warblers. Other wildlife include roe deer, field mice, brimstone, common blue, peacock and speckled wood butterflies.
A friendly robin
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Tuesday, April 8, 2014,
10:30AM - 11:45AM - 2 blackcaps (both were male), 3 great spotted woodpeckers, 1 chiffchaff, 2 jays, 4 chaffinches, 20+ blue tits, 15+ great tits, 5+ robins and 4 blackbirds. A nuthatch could be heard, but was not seen.
Unclear picture of a blackcap, but it is definitely a blackcap.
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Posted by Thomas Mark Banks on Monday, October 14, 2013,
1 chaffinch, 15 blue tits, 10 great tits, 1 goldcrest, 3 beautiful nuthatches, 1 coal tit, 3 robins, 3 ring-necked parakeet, 1 buzzard and 5 long-tailed tits.
Other birds that are usually spotted there: Jays, great spotted woodpeckers, song thrushes, tawny owls, blackcaps and wrens.
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