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| + | Patmore Heath 03:10 Tawney Owl 3M and 1F calling - Mick East | ||
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| + | Coploe Hill - 1 Hobby, 15 Sand Martins (S), 144 Swallows (S), 148 House Martins (S), 3 Tree Pipits S), 116 Meadow Pipits (S), 23 Yellow Wagtails (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S) - Stephen Patmore | ||
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| + | SAL (06:40-08:20) - 11 Little Grebe, 8 Mute Swan (6 NE @ 06:40, + resident couple), 34 Mallard, 13 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 19 Coot, 45 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail (juv), 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 LBB Gull (2N, 1W), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Swallow, 34 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit (1,5,3,1), 1 WHINCHAT (juv), 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Phyllosc's spp., 2 Jay, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer | ||
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| + | Hatfield Forest (08:20-09:50) - 1Ad Hobby (carrying prey west over the lake), 1 Treecreeper, 2 Marsh Tit, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, | ||
| + | 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 15+ Bullfinch (mainly juvs) | ||
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| + | 1 Black Rabbit | ||
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| + | 5 Speckled Wood - Mike Harris | ||
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| + | 4th September | ||
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| + | SAL - 11 Little Grebe, 8 Teal, 1 Hobby, 3 (ad+2juv) Ringed Plovers, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1ad Herring Gull, 2 Kingfishers, 70 House Martins, 8+ Reed Warblers (inc birds feeding recently fledged young!), 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatchers - Stephen Patmore | ||
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| + | 3rd September | ||
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| + | SAL (07:15-08:45) - 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose (N @ 08:30), 10 Teal, 3 Ringed Plover (Ad + 2juvs), 1 Redshank (juv), 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 House Martin (S), 1 Sand Martin (S), 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch | ||
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| + | Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot and Moorhen not counted. - Mike Harris | ||
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| + | 2nd September | ||
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| + | SAL - 14 Teal, 3(ad+2juv) Ringed Plovers, 1juv Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Terns (W), 1 White Wagtil, 8 Reed Warblers - Stephen Patmore | ||
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5th September
Patmore Heath 03:10 Tawney Owl 3M and 1F calling - Mick East
Coploe Hill - 1 Hobby, 15 Sand Martins (S), 144 Swallows (S), 148 House Martins (S), 3 Tree Pipits S), 116 Meadow Pipits (S), 23 Yellow Wagtails (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S) - Stephen Patmore
SAL (06:40-08:20) - 11 Little Grebe, 8 Mute Swan (6 NE @ 06:40, + resident couple), 34 Mallard, 13 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 19 Coot, 45 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail (juv), 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 LBB Gull (2N, 1W), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Swallow, 34 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 7 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit (1,5,3,1), 1 WHINCHAT (juv), 5 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Phyllosc's spp., 2 Jay, 2 Goldfinch, 8 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer
Hatfield Forest (08:20-09:50) - 1Ad Hobby (carrying prey west over the lake), 1 Treecreeper, 2 Marsh Tit, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 9 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 15+ Bullfinch (mainly juvs)
1 Black Rabbit
5 Speckled Wood - Mike Harris
4th September
SAL - 11 Little Grebe, 8 Teal, 1 Hobby, 3 (ad+2juv) Ringed Plovers, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1ad Herring Gull, 2 Kingfishers, 70 House Martins, 8+ Reed Warblers (inc birds feeding recently fledged young!), 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatchers - Stephen Patmore
3rd September
SAL (07:15-08:45) - 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Canada Goose (N @ 08:30), 10 Teal, 3 Ringed Plover (Ad + 2juvs), 1 Redshank (juv), 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 House Martin (S), 1 Sand Martin (S), 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch
Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot and Moorhen not counted. - Mike Harris
2nd September
SAL - 14 Teal, 3(ad+2juv) Ringed Plovers, 1juv Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Terns (W), 1 White Wagtil, 8 Reed Warblers - Stephen Patmore
1st September
Thorley Park Road, B/S - One very vocal Tawny Owl in rear garden 22:20 - 22:30 - Tony Moverley
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 1930 - 3 Ringed Plovers, Redshank, 2 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Kestrel or one Kestrel twice, Little Grebe 9 as Colin earlier - David Arch
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Green Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plovers, Redshank (juv), White Wagtail (found earlier by Stephen Patmore), Kingfisher, Teal fem., Little Grebe 9 - Colin Wills
Patmore Heath - Hobby and 1 Swift - Mick East
31st August
Great Chesterford - 1juv Garganey - with Mallards on fishing pits by the railway line
Grange Road - 1w White Wagtail (first of autumn)
Newport - 2 Swift, 2 Wheatears - Stephen Patmore
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 3 Ringed Plovers, Redshank (juv). - Colin Wills
SAL (1635-17:45) - 10 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, c.30 Mallard, 2 Gadwall (both eclipse drakes), 20 Coot, 1 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plover (Ad + 2 juvs), 2 LBB Gull (juvs), 1 Ad Common Gull, 2 BH Gull (1stS + Ad), 21 Swallow (moving into SW headwind), 15 House Martin (ditto), 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Phyllosc's spp., c.65 Jackdaw (in field west of lagoons, no doubt 'borrowed' from HF), 8 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch
2 Large White, 1 Green veined White, 3 White spp., 4 Common Blue Butterflies (3M, 1F), 1 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Heath
2 Migrant Hawker - Mike & Anita Harris
30th August
Stort Park Farm - Hobby 5 including 3 juvs still at same spot, Tawny Owl calling aggresivly as if disturbedin South treeline on West side of bypass, 1 Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 2 (+) Bullfinches calling, 1 Blackcap and what appeared to be a 1st winter male Goldfinch feeding a Juvenile bird - Graeme J. Smith
Coploe Hill - 1f Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Turtle Dove (S), 2 Tree Pipits (S), 11 Yellow Wagtails (S), 3 Grey Wagtails (S) - Stephen Patmore
SAL (08:10-09:00) - 7 Little Grebe , 2 Mute Swan, 36 Mallard, 5 Gadwall (left south), 2 Shelduck (juvs), 1 Tufted Duck, 22 Coot, 43 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail (juv), 1 Redshank (juv), 3 LBB Gull (3rdS, 2 juvs), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 35 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sylvia sp. (heard only), 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Phyllosc's spp., 2 Bullfinch
A Common Blue Butterfly and Meadow Brown disturbed from roost along the path.
Trims Green (09:15-10:30) - With John Slee. - 1 Common Buzzard (lazily over South), 1 Sparrowhawk (terrorising the Linnets), c.80 LBB Gull, 3+ Herring Gull, 1 juv Common Gull, 100+ BH Gull, 2 Swallow, 2+ Yellow Wagtail, c.50 Linnet, c.10 Goldfinch
2 Brown Hare (1 Half grown Leveret), 4 Stoat (Family party tracking the Leveret - he escaped!) - Mike Harris
29th August
Bishop's Stortford - Two Swifts flying south over garden in Thorley Park Road. Tony Moverley
Hatfield Forest Lake - 11 Gadwall, single KINGFISHER hanging around the North end was fairly vocal, 5 Marsh Tit, 3 Great Crested Grebes including a bird sitting on nest!, 2 Common Tern, 13 Greylag, 68 Canada Geese + 1 white domestic job. House Martins c.100 feeding over the water and some open bushes which also held 3+ Blackcaps, 10+ Willochiffs (including a few definite Chiffchaff and one bright Juvenile Willow Warbler), 5 Robins and 7 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS - Graeme J. Smith
Coploe Hill - 14+ Common Buzzards, 1f Merlin, 2 Hobby, 1juv Peregrine, 1ad Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Yellow Wagtails (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S) - Stephen Patmore
Pishiobury Park - 2 Spotted Flycatchers (1 ad 1 juv) - John Slee
Bishop’s Stortford - Swift - Tony Moverley
28th August
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Whinchat, c.6 Sand Martins - Colin Wills
Patmore Heath - Common Buzzard - Mick East
26th August
Spellbrook (west) - No Yellow Wagtails present today after recent sightings - Graeme J. Smith
Newport - male Redstart - Stephen Patmore
SAL (07:40-08:40) - 1 Grey Heron, 1 Mute Swan (departed south @ 07:57), 13 Grey Lag Goose (on stubble field west of the lagoons), 2 Teal, 1M Gadwall (eclipse), 1M Shoveler (eclipse), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ad LBB Gull (N), 5 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3+ Phylloscs (spp.), 5 Jay, Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot & Moorhen. - Mike Harris
25th August
SAL - 9 Little Grebe, 1 Mute Swan, 9 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 1F Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 LBB Gull (N), 1 BH Gull (N), 1 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Sylvia spp. (heard only), 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Phyllosc's spp. Jay - Mike Harris
Spellbrook - 19 YELLOW WAGTAIL on factory roof - Graeme J.Smith
24th August
Blounts Farm - 10 Linnet, 4 Pied Wagtails included 2 Juveniles, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls over North-east, 2 Stockdove and a single Brown Hare.
Trims Green (Lysander Park/Morris Farm) - Linnet 25+, Greenfinch c.10, Goldfinch 15+ and 5 YELLOW WAGTAIL.
Hayter, Spellbrook (west)0710 Hrs - A minimum of 3 Goldcrest and 2 Coal Tit, 1 Stockdove over West, 5 Swallow and 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull over NW. 1230Hrs. YELLOW WAGTAIL 37 … on Hayter’s roof! 7 Pied Wagtail, over 100 SWALLOW feeding on the masses of insects being blown in from the fields to the South. Goldfinches + Juvs coming down to a burst pipe to drink.
Blounts Farm (again at 1615 Hrs) - 137 Lesser Black-backed Gull , 262 Black-headed Gull and 9 COMMON GULL around the tractor working the field between Blounts and Mathams Wood - Graeme J. Smith
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 2 Black-tailed Godwits (adults) briefly at midday then flew off SE; 2 common sandpipers, shoveler. - Colin Wills
23rd August
Coploe Pit - 1f Marsh Harrier, 1f Hen Harrier (on/off all morning but mobile), 1 Hobby, 18 Golden Plover (S), 1ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Turtle Dove (1S,1E,1W), 4 Swift (S), 72 Sand Martins (S), 229 Swallows (S), 60 House Martins (S), 7 Yellow Wagtails (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S), 1 Redstart - Stephen Patmore
22nd August
SAL (07:05-08:27) - 8 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 58 Mallard, 7 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 22 Coot, 31 Moorhen, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 LBB Gull (all juvs, 2SW, 3N), 7 BH Gull (1W, 6NW), 3 Stock Dove, 1 SWIFT, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Mistle Thrush (W), 6+ Reed Warbler (inclu adult carrying food into reedbed still), 2+ Sylvia (spp.), 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Phyllosc's (spp.), 2 Jay, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1M Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting
1 Lattice Heath
Blounts - 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet
Trims Green - 15 Linnet - Mike Harris
Coploe (06:30-10:30) - 1f HEN HARRIER, 2 Hobby, 3 Golden Plovers, 5+ Yellow-legged Gulls (3+ad, 3rd-yr, 1+juvs), 2 Turtle Doves (S), 2 Swift (S), 1 TREE PIPIT (S), 13 Yellow Wagtails (S), 3 Grey Wagtails (S - first of autumn) - Stephen Patmore
21st August
Stansted Road - one Swift over at 1600 hrs - David Arch
18th August
SAL - 6 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 1 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 1ad Greenshank, 1 Swift, 4 Sedge Warblers, 12 Reed Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs - Stephen Patmore
Deadmans Hill & Coombe Road - 2 Marsh Harriers f, 2 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestral, Hobby, Sparrowhawk.
Stort River - Swift X 3 - Mick East
17th August
Stortford Park Farm (west) - Hobby 4 min, 3 Grey Partridge, 1 Female Sparrowhawk, 4 (minimum) Brown Argus. Also 3 Common Blue, 1 battered Small Skipper, 3 very faded Meadow Brown, plenty White Sp, Gatekeeper, PPainted Lady but only a single Small Tortoiseshell- Graeme J. Smith
16th August
Stort Park Farm (west of bypass) - Peregrine 1 North, last seen on ptlon North of A120 beside High Wood, 5 Hobby staying faithful to west end on line of trees at TL 464 206 incl 3 Juvs - Graeme J. Smith
SAL (07:50-09:15) - 8 Little Grebe (4Ad, 4juv), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Snipe (came in @ 08:22), 1 Ad LBB Gull (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Swift, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 4 Swallow, 42 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 6+ Reed Warbler, 11 Chiffchaff (inclu singing M), 1 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting
18 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Blue tailed Damselfly, 2 Emerald Damselfly (MM)
1 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady, 3 Common Blue (all M's), 6 Meadow Brown 2 Small Heath
SLRS (09:30-10:00) - 2 Cormorant, 3 LBB Gull (locals, blogging), 4 Larus spp. (distant, possibly also LBBG), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 3 Swallow, 30+ Goldfinch
2 Gatekeeper - Mike Harris
Chrishall Grange and A505 - A ringtail HEN HARRIER over stubble fields between 09:25-09:35am this morning.
Coploe/Chrishall area - 1 Red Kite, 5+ Sparrowhawks, 10+ Buzzards, 3 Hobby, 1juv Moorhen, 1 Golden Plover, 314 Lapwings, 2000+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 6+ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 9 Swifts (S), 17 Sand Martins (S), 29 Yellow Wags (S), 23 Mistle Thrushes (W) - Stephen Patmore
Trims/Allens Green; 4 Common Buzzard in a single group, and a distant speck was consistent in flight and shape with Peregrine, but was too far to ID positively.
Stort south of Sawbridgeworth - House Martin, and 9 Linnet - John Slee
15th August
SAL(06:50-08:05) - 5 Little Grebe (3Ads, 2juvs), 1 Grey Heron (E), 130 Mallard, 7 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1M Sparrowhawk (E), 24 Coot, c.35 Moorhen, 1 juv LBB Gull (S), 2 juv Herring Gull (S), 3 BH Gull (S), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swift, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 50+ Swallow (mainly juvs), 20 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 6+ Reed Warbler (inclu singing male still), 3 Chiffchaff (inclu 2 singing males), 10 Phyllosc's (spp.), 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting
Allen's Green (08:20-08:35) juvenile Hobby sitting on a tussock right out in the middle! - Mike Harris
Coploe Hill - 1imm Hobby, 409 Lapwings, 1200 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 7(1juv, 6ad/near ad) Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Turtle Doves, 15 Swifts, 5 Yellow Wags, 60 Corn Buntings - Stephen Patmore
14th August
SAL - 4 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 1 Snipe (first of autumn), 1 Common Sandpiper
Coploe - 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 1juv Cuckoo
Newport SW - Spotted Flycatcher - Stephen Patmore
13th August
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Dunlin, 4 Grey Wagtails. - Colin Wills
SAL - 1ad Dunlin (moulting from s/p), 1juv Greenshank (flushed by airport vehicle and left S), 1 Yellow Wagtail (over) - Stephen Patmore
Great Hormead - Turtle Dove - Mick East
11th August
SAL - 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Swift, 20+ Swallows, 20+ House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Sedge Warblers, 6+ Reed Warblers, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 15+ Willow Warblers, 10+ Chiffchaff - Stephen Patmore
10th August
SAL - 4 Teal, 1 Common Buzzard, 1ad Hobby, 2 Swifts, 30+ Swallows, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6+ Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15+ Chiffchaffs, 25+ Willow Warblers - Stephen Patmore
9th August
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Juvenile LRP, 1 Little Grebe, Four and one (f) Tufted Duck. Grey Heron came in at dusk and stayed to walk on two surrounds and across the bandstand lagoon feeding - David Arch
7th August
Trims Green - PEREGRINE FALCON male perched on 2nd pylon from Blount's Farm again, flying towards Tye Green at 1000 Hrs - Graeme J. Smith
6th August
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Black-tailed Godwit (ad), Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP (juv) - Colin Wills
5th August
Stansted Airport Lagoons - LRP (juv), Common Sandpiper, Common Tern (juv)- Colin Wills
Stansted Road - 6 Swifts over, looking like local birds - David Arch
3rd August
Trims Green - Linnet 41, first decent count post breeding
Milliners Way - Hobby hunting House Martin over colony at Milliners Way Nr. Michaels Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) at 1300 Hrs
I've not noted Swift for 3 days - Graeme J. Smith
2nd August
SAL - 6 Little Grebe (1Ad, 5juvs), 3 Cormorant (all juvs, came in from SE, circled and left SW @ 07:20), 1 Grey Heron, 103 Mallard, 4 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck (F + 3 juvs, IF- but no sign of the old injured F), 1 Kestrel, 18 Coot (includes the 'orphan' juv - no attention from any adults), 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 4 Swift, 1 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Swallow (ad & juv), 7 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 8+ Reed Warbler (includes 3 singing M's), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler (singing M), 5 Phyllosc's (spp.), Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer (inclu 2 singing M's), 2 Reed Bunting
20+ Painted Lady - Mike Harris
Trims Green wih Rick at Blounts - PEREGRINE flew over Blouts around 0630 Hrs this morning (from South-east)and landed on the first pylon on the South side of the road. GOLDEN PLOVER of the season low over North, 5 Brown Hare, 3 min yellow wag, 1 (or 2) Little Owl, Bullfinch, female Sparrowhawk - Graeme J. Smith
1st August
Swifts now gone from Newtown Road - Mike Franklin
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 1 Common Buzzard east, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Imm Grey Heron - Graeme J. Smith
Patmore Heath - 40+ Black-tailed Godwits N to S low over 18.45 - Mick East
