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31st December
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Please consider making the entries for your bird sightings onto the club's wiki system now available on the "Recent Trial" page that you can reach by the second button on the left hand column. The webmaster thinks that as this trial involves updating the technology at no cost it might be a good time to change. It needs to be demonstrated that this change would be a good move for us now we are on the brink of the new decade. We should like to have more direct contributors. It should be the views of the frequent users of wiki and the website that the club takes note of.
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Please express a view also about the on line bird report for 2008 that has been available for a week or two on the fifth button in the left hand column. Data used to compile the text comes only from the emails to the club's yahoo site, the entries onto this wiki and records fed back to the club from the national reporting systems. In the last two or three years the club has been encouraged to receive more records. This should have more valid views with more contributions. It is hoped that this "Recent Trial" should help in at least maintaining the present levels.
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1st September
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The club will next meet on Monday 4th January at the Bricklayer's Arms at 8.00 pm. 
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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
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A Happy New Year,
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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
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Many Thanks, David Arch.
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Patmore Heath - Hobby and 1 Swift - Mick East
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28th December
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31st August
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Hatfield Forest - 1 Common Gull, 2 M Swan, 23 Cad Geese, 197 Mallard, 4 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 46 Black-headed Gull and a single Kingfisher. 2 Teal circled once before returning in the direction of SAL as the North end is still completely frozen.  Also 1 Common Buzz, 6 Bullfinch and 1 Marsh Tit. Very quiet with only 25 species noted - Graeme J. Smith
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Great Chesterford  - 1juv Garganey - with Mallards on fishing pits by the railway line
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26th December
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Grange Road - 1w White Wagtail (first of autumn)
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River Stort, B/S - From Twyford lock south to the white footbridge (north of Spellbrook lock):
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1 Kingfisher, 9 Little Grebe and 1 Woodcock (flushed from the wet area just east of the towpath where the power lines cross) - Tony Moverley
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Newport - 2 Swift, 2 Wheatears - Stephen  Patmore
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23rd December
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - 3 Ringed Plovers, Redshank (juv). - Colin Wills
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River Stort, B/S - 2 Kingfishers and a Meadow Pipit by the cinema; 1 Lesser Redpoll and 4 Siskin with several Goldfinches in alders near Grange Paddocks - Tony Moverley
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SAL (1635-17:45) - 10 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, c.30 Mallard, 2 Gadwall (both eclipse drakes),
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Honeysuckle Close - 8 Redwing and a Female Blackcap in our garden
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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
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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
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2 Migrant Hawker - Mike & Anita Harris
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30th August
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Oriole Way - still high numbers of Redwing on the last of the berries between entrance to Honeysuckle Close and The Brambles, commuting to taller trees and playpark area of SPF east.  Also 2 Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush - Graeme J. Smith
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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
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22nd December
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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
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Honeysuckle Close/Oriole Way - Many Fieldfare and Redwing over randomly all morning with at least 3 Songthrush. 1 Grey Heron East at dawn, 1 Mistle Thrush spending his 2nd day on the house opposite, 1 Imm. Corm over NE mid morning.
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over the last few days - Graeme J. Smith
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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
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21st December
   
   
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A Common Blue Butterfly and Meadow Brown disturbed from roost along the path.  
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St Michael's Church (0930 Hrs) - A remarkable 33 SONG THRUSH including over 20 on the ground at once, 62 Redwing minimum, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 7(+) Goldcrest with at least 4 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 9 Greenfinch and 3 Great Tit.
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Oriole Way - 30+ Redwing and another 7 Song Thrush - Graeme J. Smith
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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
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20th December
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Stort Park Farm - 77 LAPWING West in groups of (2, 33 and 42), 1 Herring Gull NE, 10 Bullfinch
   
   
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2 Brown Hare (1 Half grown Leveret), 4 Stoat (Family party tracking the Leveret - he escaped!) - Mike Harris
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Honeysuckle Close - 1 Great Black-backed Gull over West - Graeme J. Smith
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29th August
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18th December
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Bishop's Stortford - Two Swifts flying south over garden in Thorley Park Road. Tony Moverley
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SAL (09:30-10:15) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 22 Teal, 15 Coot, 1 Common Buzzard (E), 1F Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Golden Plover (E, calling plaintively overhead, I would have missed it if it hadn't called), 5 Common Snipe, 1 JACK SNIPE, 15 BH Gull (11S, 4N), 1 Common Gull (S), 70 Wood Pigeon (S), 4 Skylark (NW), 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Fieldfare, 8 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch - Mike Harris
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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
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15th December
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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
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Stort Park Farm (east) - 1 Lesser Redpoll - Graeme J. Smith
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Pishiobury Park - 2 Spotted Flycatchers (1 ad 1 juv) - John Slee
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14th December
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Bishop’s Stortford - Swift - Tony Moverley
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Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (14:50-16:30) - 5-6 Cormorant (4S together, then 1N returning S?), 1 Grey Heron (N), 2 Mute Swan (S, then returning N), 2 Mallard (S), 2 Common Buzzard (in to Spill Timbers Wood), 2 Kestrel (much calling against the Buzzards), 7 Pheasant (in), 1 Common Snipe, 451 BH Gull (S), 59 Common Gull (S), 15 LBB Gull (S), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush (in), 31 Redwing (16 in, 15N), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Fieldfare (in), 4 Blackbird (in), 10 Long tailed Tit, 9 Magpie (in), 2 Jay, 56 Jackdaw (S), 1 Starling (E), 15 Goldfinch (N, one flock), 3 Greenfinch (NE), 1 Bullfinch (SE), 6 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris
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28th August
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13th December
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - Whinchat, c.6 Sand Martins - Colin Wills
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SAL (08:15-09:20) - 5 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 WHOOPER SWAN (flew SE calling at 08:28), 49 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1M Shoveler, 15 Coot (still increasing slowly!), 1 Lapwing, 13 BH Gull (8N, 5S), 14 Common Gull (6N, 8S), 25 LBB Gull (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 27 Redwing (14 feeding on Hawthorn, 13 high S), 11 Fieldfare (feeding on Hawthorn), 4 Long tailed Tit, 43 Rook (heading towards HF), 10+ Jackdaw (ditto), 3 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, c.25 Goldfinch (feeding flock), 1 Bullfinch (heard only)
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Patmore Heath - Common Buzzard - Mick East
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SLRS (09:30-10:00) - 1 Mallard (a lone bird overhead), 1 Moorhen, 10 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 79 Redwing (13 feeding nr Chaff dump, c.40 in hedge E of layby, 26 high SE)
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c.50 Fieldfare (in hedge E of layby), 6 Song Thrush (feeding nr Chaff dump), c.10 Magpie, c.20 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 6+ Dunnock (feeding on Chaff dump), 25+ Chaffinch (ditto), 14 Goldfinch (ditto), 2 Greenfinch (ditto), - Mike Harris
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26th August
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12th December
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Spellbrook (west) - No Yellow Wagtails present today after recent sightings - Graeme J. Smith
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Hatfield Forest Cafe - 1 drake Shoveler, 27 Canada Geese, 12 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 31+ Teal, 3 Great Crested Grebe (juv + both Ads), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing and 2 Pied Wagtail on the Cafe benches - Graeme J. Smith
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Newport - male Redstart - Stephen Patmore
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8th December
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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, 
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Little Hadham. - 2 owls called from nearby and were observed setting off hunting whilst two others called from the other side of the valley. meadow pipit 1, robin 4, jackdaw 200+, blackbird 8+, goldfinch 17, redwing 17, yellowhammer 2, red legged partridge 2, gsw 1, green woodpecker 1, moorhen 1, mallard overhead 6, rook 37, carrion crow 25+, kestrel 1 - Jono Forgham
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Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot & Moorhen. - Mike Harris
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25th August
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7th December
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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
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Spellbrook locks to Twyford Locks - mallard 7, rook 37, grey wagtail 2 ( 1 at each lock gate), wood pigeon 100+, magpie 7, green woodpecker 1, Long tailed tit 25, fieldfare 50+, great tit 8, marsh tit 1 (Wallbury), blackbird 24 (good numbers), bullfinch 6 ( in hedgrow east of bridge), goldfinch 16, BHG 14, wren 5, chaffinch 11, blue tit 8, redwing 7, song thrush 1, stock dove 3, reed bunting 1, robin 4, moorhen 2, collared dove 2, cormorant 1, little grebe 1, greenfinch 2, grey heron 1 - Jono Forgham
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Spellbrook - 19 YELLOW WAGTAIL on factory roof - Graeme J.Smith
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6th December
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24th August
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Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (14:30-16:20) - 6 Cormorant (2N, 4S), 1 Ad Mute Swan (S), 1 PEREGRINE (low S @ 14:52), 1 Sparrowhawk (in to Spill Timbers Wood), 4 Pheasant (in), 355 BH Gull (S), 35 Common Gull (S), 21 LBB Gull (S), 1 Ad Herring Gull (S), 600 Wood Pigeon (in to Fox Earth Wood - one flock!), 10 Stock Dove (2 displaying, 3E, 5W), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (SW), 1 Meadow Pipit (S), 52 Redwing (3 in, 26W, 19N, 4S), 3 Mistle Thrush (S), 2 Blackbird (in), 1 Starling (NW),
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156 Jackdaw (S), 6 Magpie (W), 1 Jay (E), 3 Chaffinch (S), 2 Greenfinch (N), 1 Yellowhammer (SE), 5 Reed Bunting (in, 15:27, 15:40, 15:43, plus two late calls - disastrous!) - Mike Harris
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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.
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Tescos north of the A120 25+ skylarks in a field adjacent to East Wood and then in a field East of Hadham Hall another party of 50+, chaffinch 20+, jay 4, wood pigeon 50+, blue tit 6, blackbird 3, fieldfare 20+, goldfinch 4, robin 3, carrion crow 25+, gt tit 5, GSW 2, jackdaw 125+, pheasant 1, magpie 5, redwing 30+, yellowhammer 4, BHG 2, pied wag 1, mallard 7, collared dove 4, linnet 1, moorhen 8, rook 25+, greenfinch 2, mistle thrush 2, common gull 11 - Jono Forgham
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Trims Green (Lysander Park/Morris Farm) - Linnet 25+, Greenfinch c.10, Goldfinch 15+ and 5 YELLOW WAGTAIL.
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5th December
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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.
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Fernaux Pelham (just South) - 47+ Fieldfare, c.10 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Skylark, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Female Sparrowhawk low over West - Graeme J. Smith
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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
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4th December
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - 2 Black-tailed Godwits (adults) briefly at midday then flew off SE; 2 common sandpipers, shoveler. - Colin Wills
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Thorley Park Road - good to see a couple of Goldcrests passing through the garden at lunchtime - not seen for some considerable time. Max count of Goldfinch on niger seed feeder is 13 so far. Tony Moverley
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23rd August
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2nd December
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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
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Oriole Way, B/S - Chiffchaff in thick bushes between entrance to Honeysuckle Close and The Brambles and Imm Grey Heron landing on my roof is a new garden tick.
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22nd August
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Stort Park Farm (east only) - 13 Starling, c.40 Woodpigeon not including passing birds, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl, 7 Feral Pigeons, 5 Rook, 11 Redwing, 9+ Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 3 Black-headed Gull over North, 4 Blue Tit, 9 Blue Tit, c.15 Blackbird, 8 (9) Long-tailed Tit, 1 GREY WAGTAIL over SW towards SPF West’s water feature, 3 (4) Bullfinch, 3 Green Woodpecker were 2 males and a female, 17 Goldfinch and 23 Greenfinch were an obvious increase on yesterday, 6 Dunnock, 9 Robin, with only 2 Wren and 3 Chaffinch - Graeme J. Smith
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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,
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1st December
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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
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1 Lattice Heath
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Blounts - 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet
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Farnham Road - 2 X  Common Buzzard, 2 X Grey Heron - Mick East
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Trims Green - 15 Linnet -  Mike Harris
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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
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30th November
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21st August
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Thorley Park Road, B/S - a count of 97 Collared Doves sitting on various TV aerials at dusk in the vicinity of Thorley Park Road and Thornbera Gardens - Tony Moverley
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Stansted Road - one Swift over at 1600 hrs - David Arch
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Furneaux Pelham North - Barn Owl x 2 - Mick East
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18th August
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28th November
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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
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River Stort (14:30-16:20) Between Twyford and Tednambury Locks; A total of 9 Little Grebe (5 north of Spellbrook lock near where the power lines cross the river and 4 just south of Spellbrook lock); plus 5 Fieldfare, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Song Thrush, numerous Redwing and a Kingfisher - Tony Moverley
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Deadmans Hill & Coombe Road - 2 Marsh Harriers f, 2 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestral, Hobby,
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Stort Park Farm - A few Golden Plover calling from distant SW field, 2 Treecreeper in SPF house grounds - Graeme J. Smith
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Sparrowhawk.
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Stort River - Swift X 3 - Mick East
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27th November
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17th August
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Michael's Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) - A remarkable 80 Canada Geese on the water (prob my site record) and 2 SISKIN in Alders - Graeme J. Smith
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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
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25th November
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16th August
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Hatfield Forest - Drake Goosander on lake. 4+ Siskin in lakeside alders. - Colin Wills
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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
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23rd November 09
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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
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Rushy Mead to Wallbury - 2 KINGFISHER, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Treecreeper, 3 BRAMBLING east over Rushy Mead are easily my best site species to date, 2 Siskin, 6 Little Grebe (4, 200 yards North of Spellbrook Lock and 2 more 50 yards South of Lock, 7 Bullfinch in four goes, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Imm Cormorant South, c,120 Black-headed Gull over South with at least 11 Common Gull, 62 Redwing seemed a decent count but only 13 Fieldfare and a single singing Mistle Thrush - Graeme J. Smith
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18 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Blue tailed Damselfly, 2 Emerald Damselfly (MM)
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1 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady, 3 Common Blue (all M's), 6 Meadow Brown
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2 Small Heath
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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
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21st November
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2 Gatekeeper - Mike Harris
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Chrishall Grange and A505 - A ringtail HEN HARRIER over stubble fields between 09:25-09:35am this morning.  
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SAL (08:00-08:45) - 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard, 1M Gadwall, 11 Coot (increasing slowly!), 1 BH Gull (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Fieldfare (S), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (at northern sluice), 7 Jackdaw (SW), 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 6 Chaffinch (W), 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer - Mike Harris
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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
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20th November
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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.
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Stort Park Farm (west) - 45-50 Golden Plover over South at 1530 Hrs - Graeme J. Smith
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Stort south of Sawbridgeworth  -  House Martin, and 9 Linnet - John Slee
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19th November
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15th August
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Twyford Lock area - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker approx 12.45pm Redwing (approx 30 with Goldfinches and Siskins - Dave Sampson
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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
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16th November
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Allen's Green (08:20-08:35) juvenile Hobby sitting on a tussock right out in the middle!  - Mike Harris
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River Stort (14:00-15:30) Between Twyford and Spellbrook Locks; 6 Little Grebe, 5 Fieldfare and 1 Kingfisher- Tony Moverley
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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
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15th November
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14th August
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Hatfield Forest (13:45-15:30) - 3 GC Grebe (pr+yg), 31 Canada Geese, 34 Mallard, 6 Teal , 2 Pochard (MM), 3 Coot, 82 BH Gull, 1 Ad LBB Gull (NW), 5 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 16 Long tailed Tit, 60 Redwing (26 Round coppice, 34 Emblems coppice, all feeding on Hawthorn berries), 4 Mistle Thrush, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch - Mike & Anita  Harris
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SAL  - 4 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 1 Snipe (first of autumn), 1 Common Sandpiper
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Spellbrook (west) - A single Marsh Tit around Hayter's North Lawn with Blue and Great Tits, perhaps only my 3rd site tick - Graeme J. Smith
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Coploe - 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 1juv Cuckoo
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14th November
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Newport SW - Spotted Flycatcher - Stephen  Patmore
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SAL (08:18-08:48) - 1 Little Grebe, 23 Mallard, 10 Coot (first double figure count in months), 1 Ad Common Gull (W), 2 LBB Gull (W), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (W), 9 Starling, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting - Mike Harris
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13th August
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11th November
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - Dunlin, 4 Grey Wagtails. - Colin Wills
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Hatfield Forest - Buzzard (2), Tawny Owl (1), Buzzards soaring over Spittlemore Coppice at 4.30 p.m., Tawny Owl calling within Spittlemore Coppice at 5 p.m. - Chris Swan
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SAL -  1ad Dunlin (moulting from s/p), 1juv Greenshank (flushed by airport vehicle and left S), 1 Yellow Wagtail (over) - Stephen Patmore
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8th November
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Great Hormead - Turtle Dove - Mick East
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Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (15:45-17:00) - 2 Cormorant (S), 1 Grey Heron (S), 53 Canada Geese (NE),  4 Mallard (S), 1M Sparrowhawk (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 182 BH Gull (S), 1 Common Gull (S), 2 Water Rail, 7 Pheasant (in, 2M, 5F), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark (SE), 6 Meadow Pipit (2SE, 2N, 2 in), 23 Redwing (20 in, 3 NW), 6 Song Thrush (in), 2 Redwing/Song Thrush spp. (in), 2 Mistle Thrush (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 12 Blackbird (in), 6 Wren (calling/singing), 3 Jay (W into Fox Earth Wood), 12 Jackdaw (S. The main flocks seem to be feeding on the fields  East of the Pishiobury roost, hence the low numbers over the marsh), 6 Carrion Crow, 26 Starling (NE), 1 Goldfinch (W), 10 Greenfich (5NE, 3SW,2S), 1 Bullfinch (E), 48 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris
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11th August
+
7th November
-
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
+
SAL (07:30-08:20) - 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 2 Shoveler (both drakes, left south @ 07:40), 11 Coot (2 'new' birds on the large lagoon), 72 BH Gull (mainly N), 1 Common Gull (N),  
 +
4 LBB Gull (3SW, 1NW), 140 Wood Pigeon (S, 70,45,15,5,5), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (SE), 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Jay, 16 Starling (W), 6 Chaffinch (W), 1M Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer
 +
The sun encouraged a few singers - Robins, Wrens and a Dunnock. - Mike Harris
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10th August
+
Coploe Hill (06:45-09:30am) - 1 Cormorant (W), 2 Mute Swan (W), 1 Greylag Goose (N), 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 2 Herring Gull (W), 3 Great Black-backed Gull (S), 7109 Woodpigeons (S/SW),
 +
16 Skylark (W), 2 Meadow Pipit (W), 3 alba Wagtail (S), 1164 Fieldfares (W), 35 Redwing (W), 101 Starlings (W), 184 Chaffinches (W), 2 Greenfinch (S), 15 Goldfinch (S), 4 Redpoll (S)
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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
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Also: 2 Sparrowhawk, 450 Golden Plover, 350 Lapwing, 100 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Corn Bunting - Stephen Patmore
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9th August
+
31st October
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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
+
Coploe hill (07:00-08:30am) - All movement S-> unless stated - 10 Golden Plover, 7 Lapwing, 25 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 250 Woodpigeon, 20 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare (W), 81 Redwing, 147 Starling (W), 26 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch, 23 Goldfinch, 14 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting Also, 1 Blackcap, 11 Corn Buntings - Stephen Patmore
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7th August
+
SAL (07:05-08:00) - 2 Little Grebe, 22 Mallard, 40 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 8 Coot, 5 Lapwing (NW), 27 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20 Wood pigeon (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush (W), 82 Redwing (W, 2, 80), 1 Linnet (S), 1 Greenfinch (S), 6 Chaffinch (W), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
-
Trims Green - PEREGRINE FALCON male perched on 2nd pylon from Blount's Farm again, flying towards Tye Green at 1000 Hrs - Graeme J. Smith
+
Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (15:45-17:00) - 2 Cormorant (S), 2 Mallard (N), 2 Common Buzzard (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 4 Pheasant (in), 3 Common Snipe, 103 BH Gull (S), 39 Common Gull (S), 2 LBB Gull (S), 8 Stock Dove (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 1 Collared Dove (1NE then 1SW, same?), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (SW), 3 Grey Wagtail (2E, 1SE), 3 Song Thrush, 26 Redwing (14 in, 9SW, 3S), 5+ Blackbird (3+ in, 2S), 12 Jackdaw (S, pitifully low count), 3 Jay, 24 Starling (7E, 7S, 10N), 3 Greenfinch (SW), 24 Chaffinch (W), 34 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris
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6th August
+
29th October
-
Stansted Airport Lagoons - Black-tailed Godwit (ad), Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP (juv) - Colin Wills
+
Honeysuckle Close B/S 0830 Hrs - 14 Fieldfare looking to land with 3 Redwing in tow - Graeme J. Smith
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5th August
+
28th October
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - LRP (juv), Common Sandpiper, Common Tern (juv)- Colin Wills
+
Hayter, Spellbrook (west) - 641 REDWING all west (14, 16, 23, 13, 7, 1, 2, 22, 37, 42, 21, 14, 6, c.150, 23 and one flock of at least 250 birds in a single broad front) and in only 40 minutes! c.40 GOLDEN PLOVER over NE
-
Stansted Road - 6 Swifts over, looking like local birds - David Arch
+
Trims Green/Lysander Park - 203 REDWINGS west in 5 groups, c.300 BLACK-HEADED Gull, c.100 COMMON GULL and at least 30 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on fields c.800 metres SW.  Lysander Park farm buildings were surrounded with birds with 20+ HOUSE SPARROWS, 7 PIED WAGTAIL, 22 YELLOWHAMMER, 54 LINNET, 37 GOLDFINCH, A stunning 51 GREENFINCH, 47+ CHAFFINCH, 78+ STARLING included 47 over West 3 GOLDEN PLOVER over NW  Amazing there was so many small species hanging around… considering I saw (probably) the same female SPARROWHAWK three times. 3 TREE SPARROWS calling, low over South are a county tick for me.
-
3rd August
+
Blounts Farm - 17 REDWING in tallest trees brings my daytotal to an incredible MINIMUM OF 861 birds,  2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE, 15 GOLDEN PLOVER- 4 joined by 2 more small flocks of 6 and 5 at the same spot JonoF found them the other day, 2 MISTLE THRUSH over South along with only a single MEADOW PIPIT. A very large feeding flock of c.150 CHAFFINCH just South-west of Mathams Wood.
-
Trims Green - Linnet 41, first decent count post breeding
+
Mathams Wood - 1 MARSH TIT
-
Milliners Way - Hobby hunting House Martin over colony at Milliners Way Nr. Michaels Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) at 1300 Hrs
+
Mathams Pit - To my great surprise the Pit is being refilled. 327 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 201 COMMON GULL - nice to get a monster count before November  112 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS including a distant blue-ringed individual (finished “B”), 1 Adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL looking more than just a bit poorly, 4 LAPWING and 2 MEADOW PIPIT.
-
I've not noted Swift for 3 days - Graeme J. Smith
+
Michael’s Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) - 59 FIELDFARE(47 and 12 all West), the usual drake TUTED DUCK, 1 vocal WATER RAIL and 2 BULLFINCH amongst the usuals. - Graeme J. Smith
-
2nd August
+
26th October
-
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
+
Hayter, Spellbrook (west) - 1 RAVEN over South, 61 REDWING (2, 42, 9, 6, 2) over west, 15 Black-headed Gull North, 2 GREY WAGTAIL landing on Hayter’s facory roof from ENE shortly after 2 Pied Wagtails on a similar course.  21 Goldfinch (6, 3, 4, 1, 7) all West along with 36 Greenfinch (12, 6, 5, 2, 9, 2), 42 Chaffinch (2, 6, 7, 5, 9, 13), 53 Starling in 3 groups, 14 GOLDEN PLOVER SW, c.550 WOODPIGEON SW and 2 Blackbird high west.  - Graeme J. Smith
 +
 
 +
25th October
 +
 
 +
SAL (07:15-08:15) - 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 1F Tufted Duck, 7 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Snipe, 54 BH Gull (mainly N), 2 Common Gull (N), 1 LBB Gull (N), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 11 Redwing (W. 6, 4, 1), 4 Jay (min), 271 Starling (W. 32, 70, 11, 4, 18, 55, 75, 6), 4 Greenfinch (W), 8 Chaffinch (W), 9 Linnet (W), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer  -  Mike Harris
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill - Visible movement (06:15-08:00am) - 2 Cormorant (W), 25 Grey Goose sp. (SE), 15 Black-headed Gull (W), 2 Common Gull (W), 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 4 Herring Gull (W - all appeared to be argentatus), 1 WOODLARK (S @ 07:30), 28 Skylark (W/SW), 7 Meadow Pipit (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Blackbird (W), 7 Fieldfare (W), 4 Song Thrush (W), 18 Redwing (W), 1 Jay (E), 28 Starling (W), 1 TREE SPARROW (S), 268 Chaffinch (W/SW), 2 Brambling (S), 31 Greenfinch (S), 9 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 39 Linnet (S), 9 Redpoll sp (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S)
 +
 
 +
Also: - 1 Common Buzzard, 1f MERLIN (NW of the viewpoint), 5 Grey Partridge
 +
 
 +
Strethall Fields - 1 RED KITE (untagged, being mobbed by corvids at 08:05am)
 +
 
 +
Audley End - Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan (long-staying individual), 1 Barnacle Goose (only a singleton for the last month or so)
 +
 
 +
Newport SW - 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest
 +
 
 +
Tednambury with Dave Sampson, - 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Herons, 12 Mallard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Pheasant (in), 2 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 147 Black-headed Gull (SW), 48 Common Gull (SW), 6 Lesser Black-backedGull (SW), 16 Stock Dove (S), 3 Collared Dove (S), 1 Kingfisher, 9 Meadow Pipit (in),
 +
2 Grey Wagtail (SE), 1 Song Thrush (in), 86 Redwing, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 67 Magpie (In), 25 Starling (S), 35 Greenfinch (mostly S - some in), 7 Goldfinch (S), 4 Siskin, 26 Yellowhammer (in),
 +
9 Reed Bunting (in) - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
24th October
 +
 
 +
SAL (07:50-0840)- - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 1F Teal, 8 Coot, 22 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull
 +
2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldcrest (first of Autumn), 3 Jay, 1 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Reed Bunting
 +
 
 +
Hatfield Forest (08:45-09:45) - 3 GC Grebe (pair + youngster), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Canada Goose, 58 Mallard, 12 Teal, 3 Coot, 18 BH Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon sitting on nest platform (!) near the 'Old Tawny tree'., 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Redwing (only),
 +
1 Song Thrush, 14 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch - Mike Harris
 +
 
 +
23rd October
 +
 
 +
Visible movement (07:30-08:00am) - 10 Meadow Pipit (S), 14 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (S), 7 Song Thrush (S), 2 TREE SPARROW (S), 26 Chaffinch (S), 11 Greenfinch (S), 20 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 68 Linnet (S), 5 Redpoll (S), Also, 12 Grey Partridges - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
22nd October
 +
 
 +
Spellbrook west - 2 Tawny Owl (one male calling from carpark wood and a second only 50 yards away in the cat and dog place) + now usual Little Owl, 16 Lapwing over Trims Green, Kestrel and a smart male Sparrowhawk on 3rd day on site.
 +
 
 +
Stort Park Farm - another Little Owl putting in a breif appearance on the nest tree, 21 Meadow Pipit grounded in bushes around stonechat corner and 28 Golden Plover over South is my first 'large' flock of the autumn - Graeme J. Smith
 +
 
 +
SAL (08:15-09:15) - 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant (E), 2 Mute Swan, 67 Mallard, 33 Teal, 9 Coot, 10 Lapwing (W), 1 Common Snipe, 42 BH Gull (mainly N), 1 Ad Herring Gull (W), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Skylark (6 mainly S and 1 singing), 13 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit (12S & 5 feeding with wagtails), 30+ Robin (many with territories in the reedbeds), 6 Redwing (W), 3 Song Thrush (W), 3 Blackbird (S high), 2 Jay, 44 Starling (feeding parties), 1 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer - Mike Harris
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill - (07:45-09:00am - 13 Mallard (S), 1 Snipe (W), 10 Skylark (S), 3 Meadow Pipit (S), 4 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (W), 1 Song Thrush (S), 9 Redwing (W), 223 Starling (W), 46 Chaffinch (W/S), 76 Greenfinch (S), 28 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 12 Linnet (S), 7 Redpoll sp (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
20th October
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill - (07:05-08:00am) - 3 Cormorant (W), 1 Grey Heron (E), 1 Skylark (W),m 2 Meadow Pipit S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (W), 8 Song Thrush (S - one group of 7!), 9 Redwing (W), 11 Starling (W), 60 Chaffinch (W), 17 Greenfinch (S), 19 Goldfinch (S), 20 Linnet (S) - Stephen Patmore
 +
 
 +
19th October
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill - Visible movement (07:15-09:15am) 2 Cormorant (W), 25 Common Gull (E), 19 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N), 39 Herring Gull (N), 1184 Woodpigeons (S), 41 Skylark (W), 5 Meadow Pipit (S), 5 Grey Wagtail (S), 9 alba Wagtail (S), 4 Blackbird (W), 106 Fieldfare (W), 526 Redwing (W), 2 Song Thrush (S), 81 Starling (W), 3 TREE SPARROW (S), 1192 Chaffinches (W - 1003 in the first hour!), 7 Brambling (W), 83 Greenfinches (S), 43 Goldfinch (S), 54 Linnet (S), 2 Redpoll (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore
 +
 
 +
18th October
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill Visible movement (07:00-10:45am) - 30 Lapwing (W),15 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N),23 Herring Gull (NE), 2035 Woodpigeon (S/SW), 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (N), 320 Skylark (W), 9 Meadow Pipit (S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 9 Blackbird (W), 97 Fieldfare (W), 2 Song Thrush (W), 745 Redwing (W), 431 Starling (W), 5 TREE SPARROW (1W,4S), 720 Chaffinch (W), 2 Brambling (W), 7 Greenfinch (S), 58 Goldfinch (S), 3 Siskin (S), 2 Redpoll (S), 21 Linnet (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S)
 +
 
 +
Also, 14 Grey Partridge, 350 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 1500 Starlings, 200+ Linnets, -
 +
Stephen Patmore
 +
 
 +
17th October
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill Visible movement (07:00-10:15am) - 1 Cormorant (E), 1 POCHARD (NW), 5 Herring Gull (N), 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N), 575 Woodpigeons (W/SW), 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (W), 29 Skylark (W), 11 Meadow Pipit (S), 9 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Blackbird (W), 1 RING OUZEL (W), 437 Fieldfares (W), 7 Song Thrush (W/SW), 1831 Redwings (W), 4 Mistle Thrush (W), 1 Jay (E), 373 Starling (W), 3 TREE SPARROWS (S - all singles), 125 Chaffinch (W), 1 Brambling (W), 17 Greenfinch (S), 24 Goldfinch (S), 4 Siskin (S), 19 Linnet (S), 3 Redpoll sp (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S)
 +
 
 +
Also: 6 Common Buzzards, 1 PEREGRINE (Juv chasing Woodpigeons to the SW), 350 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwings, 200 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Common Gulls, 650 Starlings, - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
15th October
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 +
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 3 Buzzards soaring together north of lagoons.  7 Little Grebes. - Colin Wills
 +
 
 +
SAL - 7 Little Grebe , 7 Cormorant (S), 2 Mute Swan, 1m Wigeon, 35 Teal, 23 Mallard, 5 Lapwing (N), 2 Snipe, 20 Common Gull, 6 Collared Dove (W), 85 Skylark (NW), 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare,. 25 Song Thrush, 342 Redwing (NW), 1 Mistle Thrush (W), 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Jays, 301 Starling (NW), 110 Chaffinch (NW), 2 Brambling (NW), 30 Linnet (N), 4 Bullfinch, 15 Reed Bunting - Stephen  Patmore
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 +
14th October
 +
 
 +
SAL - 40 Teal, 1 GREY PLOVER (flew N calling @ 08:05am), 2 Snipe, 15 Meadow Pipit (NW), 1 RING OUZEL (in scrub on S side at dawn, then flew NW with Redwings), 10 Blackbirds, 6 Fieldfares (N), 30 Song Thrush (NW), 840 Redwings (NW), 1 Chiffchaff, 85 Starling (N), 160 Chaffinch (NW), 15 Brambling (N/NW), 25 Goldfinch (W), 20 Linnet (W) - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
13th October
 +
 
 +
Spellbrook and Thorley Church - 279 Redwing and 49 Songthrush mostly SW and 13 Siskin over NNW towards Thorley Church, 2 Grey Part, 5 Little Owl and 2 Tawny Owl - Graeme J. Smith
 +
 
 +
12th October
 +
 
 +
Stansted Airport Lagoons - 2 Whooper Swans (adults) on NE pit at midday; stayed briefly, calling agitatedly, then took off and headed high north.  Also Buzzard, 1+ Chiffchaff, 2 Teal, 6 Little Grebes. - Colin Wills
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 +
Coploe Hill - 1 Mute Swan (S), 120 Woodpigeon (SW), 32 Skylark (W), 2 Swallow (S), 6 Meadow Pipit (W), 8 alba Wagtail (S), 5 Blackbird (W), 1 Fieldfare (W), 12 Song Thrush (W), 798 Redwings (W),
 +
22 Starling (W), 108 Chaffinch (W), ,  Brambling (W), 10 Greenfinch (S), 27 Goldfinch (S), 2 Siskin (W), 9 Redpoll (S), 30 Linnet (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
Little Hadham 06.45 - 07.45 - 1 chiffing chiffchaff!(7.40), 23 jackdaws, 9 rooks, 5 redwing over, 2 great tits, 4 blue tits, 4 long tailed tits, 2 robins, 1 dunnock, 3 wrens, 17 LBBG north (7.35),
 +
1 green woodpecker, 1 GSW, 3 blackbirds, 6 Starlings, 2 goldfinches, 1 chaffinch, 6 collared doves, 8 woodpigeons
 +
 
 +
Allotment 16.50 - 17.45 - 1 yellowhammer, 5 redwing west, 8 fieldfare west, 1 bullfinch, 1 BHG, 50+ rooks, 25+ jackdaws, 20+ carrion crows, 50+ wood pigeons, 2 collared dove, 1 stock dove north, 6 blackbirds, 1 green woodpecker, 1 GSW, 1 COMMON BUZZARD north, 6 chaffinche - Jono Forgham
 +
 
 +
 
 +
10th October
 +
 
 +
Stort Park Farm - LESSER WHITETHROAT - sticking to the SW edge of SPF House Garden. Graeme J. Smith
 +
 
 +
SAL (07:25-08:35) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 51 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1M Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, c.20 Moorhen, 2 Common Snipe, 15 BHG (N/NW), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing), 8 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 24 Meadow Pipit (mainly NW into headwind), 32 Redwing (1, 2, 14, 15. W my first of Autumn), 1 Fieldfare (W ditto), 4 Song Thrush, 21 Starling (6E locals, 15W prob migrants), 8 Chaffinch (mainly NW), 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 11 Reed Bunting (in from height)
   
   
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20+ Painted Lady - Mike Harris
+
1 Muntjac , 1 'Myxie' Rabbit (pleasingly absent from SAL this Summer)
 +
 +
Trims Green (08:50-09:30) - 60+ Mallard (on fishing pools), 1 Kestrel, 42 Golden Plover (26, 16), 40 Collared Dove, 10 Skylark, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Alba Wagtail, 114 Redwing (1, 16, 23, 70, 2, 2),
 +
1 Song Thrush, 30 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch, 27 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch 
 +
 
 +
Pishiobury Park (17:20 till after dark) - 1 Cormorant (S), 27 BH Gull (S), 2 Common Gull (S), 3 LBB Gull (S), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (calling near the park entrance on my return), 1 BARN OWL (superb hunting views), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Long tailed Tit (min), 2 Jay, 100's Jackdaw (in the roost - impossible to count accurately), 100+ Rook (in the roost - ditto), 1 Goldfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 1 BRAMBLING - Mike Harris  
 +
 
 +
Coploe Hill (07:00-10:00) - 36 Golden Plover (W), 38 Black-headed Gull (W), 1 Herring Gull (NW), 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 105 Skylarks (W), 2 Swallow (W), 1 ROCK PIPIT (S @ 08:15am), 13 Meadow Pipit (SW), 21 alba Wagtail (SW), 5 Blackbird (W), 3 Fieldfare (W), 13 Song Thrush (SW),
 +
376 Redwing (W), 52 Starling (W), 193 Chaffinch (W), 9 Greenfinch (S), 16 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 1 Redpoll (S), 18 Linnet (S), 8 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen  Patmore
 +
 
 +
9th October
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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
+
SAL - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 1f Wigeon, 46 Teal, 40+ Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 1+ Jack Snipe, 13+ Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 15 Skylark, 1 ROCK PIPIT (circled the site, then left N calling @ 07:50am), 20 Meadow Pipits , 5 Grey Wagtails, 25 alba Wagtail (SW), 3 Blackbird singletons dropped in from height), 1+ Redwing (heard), 5 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaffs, 10 Greenfinch (SW), 30 Linnet (S/SW), 3 Redpoll (SW), 10 Reed Bunting (leaving roost at dawn) - Stephen  Patmore
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1st August
+
8th October
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Swifts now gone from Newtown Road - Mike Franklin
+
Coploe Hill (06:50-08:20) - 5 Cormorant (N), 1 Grey Heron (N), 1 Sparrowhawk (E), 27 Skylark (W), 13 Swallow (W), 1 House Martin (W), 9 Meadow Pipit (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S), 6 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Dunnock (W), 9 Song Thrush (SW), 3 Redwing (SW), 23 Starling (W), 110 Chaffinch (SW), 9 Greenfinch (S), 8 Goldfinch (S), 113 Linnet (S), 4 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen  Patmore
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Stansted Airport Lagoons - 1 Common Buzzard east, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Imm Grey Heron - Graeme J. Smith
+
3rd October
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Patmore Heath - 40+ Black-tailed Godwits N to S low over 18.45 - Mick East
+
SAL (07:25-08:15) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 12 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Coot, c.30 Moorhen, 3 Common Snipe, 2  LBB Gull (N), 2 BH Gull (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Skylark, 14 Pied Wagtail (into headwind), 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Blackbird (high W), 1 Song Thrush, 11 Magpie (on the mud of the smallest lagoon!), 1 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting - Mike Harris

Current revision as of 18:29, 31 December 2009

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31st December

Please consider making the entries for your bird sightings onto the club's wiki system now available on the "Recent Trial" page that you can reach by the second button on the left hand column. The webmaster thinks that as this trial involves updating the technology at no cost it might be a good time to change. It needs to be demonstrated that this change would be a good move for us now we are on the brink of the new decade. We should like to have more direct contributors. It should be the views of the frequent users of wiki and the website that the club takes note of.

Please express a view also about the on line bird report for 2008 that has been available for a week or two on the fifth button in the left hand column. Data used to compile the text comes only from the emails to the club's yahoo site, the entries onto this wiki and records fed back to the club from the national reporting systems. In the last two or three years the club has been encouraged to receive more records. This should have more valid views with more contributions. It is hoped that this "Recent Trial" should help in at least maintaining the present levels.

The club will next meet on Monday 4th January at the Bricklayer's Arms at 8.00 pm.

A Happy New Year,

Many Thanks, David Arch.

28th December

Hatfield Forest - 1 Common Gull, 2 M Swan, 23 Cad Geese, 197 Mallard, 4 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 46 Black-headed Gull and a single Kingfisher. 2 Teal circled once before returning in the direction of SAL as the North end is still completely frozen. Also 1 Common Buzz, 6 Bullfinch and 1 Marsh Tit. Very quiet with only 25 species noted - Graeme J. Smith

26th December

River Stort, B/S - From Twyford lock south to the white footbridge (north of Spellbrook lock): 1 Kingfisher, 9 Little Grebe and 1 Woodcock (flushed from the wet area just east of the towpath where the power lines cross) - Tony Moverley

23rd December

River Stort, B/S - 2 Kingfishers and a Meadow Pipit by the cinema; 1 Lesser Redpoll and 4 Siskin with several Goldfinches in alders near Grange Paddocks - Tony Moverley

Honeysuckle Close - 8 Redwing and a Female Blackcap in our garden

Oriole Way - still high numbers of Redwing on the last of the berries between entrance to Honeysuckle Close and The Brambles, commuting to taller trees and playpark area of SPF east. Also 2 Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush - Graeme J. Smith

22nd December

Honeysuckle Close/Oriole Way - Many Fieldfare and Redwing over randomly all morning with at least 3 Songthrush. 1 Grey Heron East at dawn, 1 Mistle Thrush spending his 2nd day on the house opposite, 1 Imm. Corm over NE mid morning. over the last few days - Graeme J. Smith

21st December

St Michael's Church (0930 Hrs) - A remarkable 33 SONG THRUSH including over 20 on the ground at once, 62 Redwing minimum, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 7(+) Goldcrest with at least 4 Coal Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 9 Greenfinch and 3 Great Tit.

Oriole Way - 30+ Redwing and another 7 Song Thrush - Graeme J. Smith

20th December

Stort Park Farm - 77 LAPWING West in groups of (2, 33 and 42), 1 Herring Gull NE, 10 Bullfinch

Honeysuckle Close - 1 Great Black-backed Gull over West - Graeme J. Smith

18th December

SAL (09:30-10:15) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 22 Teal, 15 Coot, 1 Common Buzzard (E), 1F Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Golden Plover (E, calling plaintively overhead, I would have missed it if it hadn't called), 5 Common Snipe, 1 JACK SNIPE, 15 BH Gull (11S, 4N), 1 Common Gull (S), 70 Wood Pigeon (S), 4 Skylark (NW), 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Fieldfare, 8 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch - Mike Harris

15th December

Stort Park Farm (east) - 1 Lesser Redpoll - Graeme J. Smith

14th December

Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (14:50-16:30) - 5-6 Cormorant (4S together, then 1N returning S?), 1 Grey Heron (N), 2 Mute Swan (S, then returning N), 2 Mallard (S), 2 Common Buzzard (in to Spill Timbers Wood), 2 Kestrel (much calling against the Buzzards), 7 Pheasant (in), 1 Common Snipe, 451 BH Gull (S), 59 Common Gull (S), 15 LBB Gull (S), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush (in), 31 Redwing (16 in, 15N), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Fieldfare (in), 4 Blackbird (in), 10 Long tailed Tit, 9 Magpie (in), 2 Jay, 56 Jackdaw (S), 1 Starling (E), 15 Goldfinch (N, one flock), 3 Greenfinch (NE), 1 Bullfinch (SE), 6 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris

13th December

SAL (08:15-09:20) - 5 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 WHOOPER SWAN (flew SE calling at 08:28), 49 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1M Shoveler, 15 Coot (still increasing slowly!), 1 Lapwing, 13 BH Gull (8N, 5S), 14 Common Gull (6N, 8S), 25 LBB Gull (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 27 Redwing (14 feeding on Hawthorn, 13 high S), 11 Fieldfare (feeding on Hawthorn), 4 Long tailed Tit, 43 Rook (heading towards HF), 10+ Jackdaw (ditto), 3 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, c.25 Goldfinch (feeding flock), 1 Bullfinch (heard only)

SLRS (09:30-10:00) - 1 Mallard (a lone bird overhead), 1 Moorhen, 10 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 79 Redwing (13 feeding nr Chaff dump, c.40 in hedge E of layby, 26 high SE) c.50 Fieldfare (in hedge E of layby), 6 Song Thrush (feeding nr Chaff dump), c.10 Magpie, c.20 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 6+ Dunnock (feeding on Chaff dump), 25+ Chaffinch (ditto), 14 Goldfinch (ditto), 2 Greenfinch (ditto), - Mike Harris

12th December

Hatfield Forest Cafe - 1 drake Shoveler, 27 Canada Geese, 12 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 31+ Teal, 3 Great Crested Grebe (juv + both Ads), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing and 2 Pied Wagtail on the Cafe benches - Graeme J. Smith

8th December

Little Hadham. - 2 owls called from nearby and were observed setting off hunting whilst two others called from the other side of the valley. meadow pipit 1, robin 4, jackdaw 200+, blackbird 8+, goldfinch 17, redwing 17, yellowhammer 2, red legged partridge 2, gsw 1, green woodpecker 1, moorhen 1, mallard overhead 6, rook 37, carrion crow 25+, kestrel 1 - Jono Forgham

7th December

Spellbrook locks to Twyford Locks - mallard 7, rook 37, grey wagtail 2 ( 1 at each lock gate), wood pigeon 100+, magpie 7, green woodpecker 1, Long tailed tit 25, fieldfare 50+, great tit 8, marsh tit 1 (Wallbury), blackbird 24 (good numbers), bullfinch 6 ( in hedgrow east of bridge), goldfinch 16, BHG 14, wren 5, chaffinch 11, blue tit 8, redwing 7, song thrush 1, stock dove 3, reed bunting 1, robin 4, moorhen 2, collared dove 2, cormorant 1, little grebe 1, greenfinch 2, grey heron 1 - Jono Forgham

6th December

Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (14:30-16:20) - 6 Cormorant (2N, 4S), 1 Ad Mute Swan (S), 1 PEREGRINE (low S @ 14:52), 1 Sparrowhawk (in to Spill Timbers Wood), 4 Pheasant (in), 355 BH Gull (S), 35 Common Gull (S), 21 LBB Gull (S), 1 Ad Herring Gull (S), 600 Wood Pigeon (in to Fox Earth Wood - one flock!), 10 Stock Dove (2 displaying, 3E, 5W), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (SW), 1 Meadow Pipit (S), 52 Redwing (3 in, 26W, 19N, 4S), 3 Mistle Thrush (S), 2 Blackbird (in), 1 Starling (NW), 156 Jackdaw (S), 6 Magpie (W), 1 Jay (E), 3 Chaffinch (S), 2 Greenfinch (N), 1 Yellowhammer (SE), 5 Reed Bunting (in, 15:27, 15:40, 15:43, plus two late calls - disastrous!) - Mike Harris

Tescos north of the A120 25+ skylarks in a field adjacent to East Wood and then in a field East of Hadham Hall another party of 50+, chaffinch 20+, jay 4, wood pigeon 50+, blue tit 6, blackbird 3, fieldfare 20+, goldfinch 4, robin 3, carrion crow 25+, gt tit 5, GSW 2, jackdaw 125+, pheasant 1, magpie 5, redwing 30+, yellowhammer 4, BHG 2, pied wag 1, mallard 7, collared dove 4, linnet 1, moorhen 8, rook 25+, greenfinch 2, mistle thrush 2, common gull 11 - Jono Forgham

5th December

Fernaux Pelham (just South) - 47+ Fieldfare, c.10 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Skylark, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Female Sparrowhawk low over West - Graeme J. Smith

4th December

Thorley Park Road - good to see a couple of Goldcrests passing through the garden at lunchtime - not seen for some considerable time. Max count of Goldfinch on niger seed feeder is 13 so far. Tony Moverley

2nd December

Oriole Way, B/S - Chiffchaff in thick bushes between entrance to Honeysuckle Close and The Brambles and Imm Grey Heron landing on my roof is a new garden tick.

Stort Park Farm (east only) - 13 Starling, c.40 Woodpigeon not including passing birds, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl, 7 Feral Pigeons, 5 Rook, 11 Redwing, 9+ Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 3 Black-headed Gull over North, 4 Blue Tit, 9 Blue Tit, c.15 Blackbird, 8 (9) Long-tailed Tit, 1 GREY WAGTAIL over SW towards SPF West’s water feature, 3 (4) Bullfinch, 3 Green Woodpecker were 2 males and a female, 17 Goldfinch and 23 Greenfinch were an obvious increase on yesterday, 6 Dunnock, 9 Robin, with only 2 Wren and 3 Chaffinch - Graeme J. Smith

1st December

Farnham Road - 2 X Common Buzzard, 2 X Grey Heron - Mick East

30th November

Thorley Park Road, B/S - a count of 97 Collared Doves sitting on various TV aerials at dusk in the vicinity of Thorley Park Road and Thornbera Gardens - Tony Moverley

Furneaux Pelham North - Barn Owl x 2 - Mick East

28th November

River Stort (14:30-16:20) Between Twyford and Tednambury Locks; A total of 9 Little Grebe (5 north of Spellbrook lock near where the power lines cross the river and 4 just south of Spellbrook lock); plus 5 Fieldfare, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Song Thrush, numerous Redwing and a Kingfisher - Tony Moverley

Stort Park Farm - A few Golden Plover calling from distant SW field, 2 Treecreeper in SPF house grounds - Graeme J. Smith

27th November

Michael's Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) - A remarkable 80 Canada Geese on the water (prob my site record) and 2 SISKIN in Alders - Graeme J. Smith

25th November

Hatfield Forest - Drake Goosander on lake. 4+ Siskin in lakeside alders. - Colin Wills

23rd November 09

Rushy Mead to Wallbury - 2 KINGFISHER, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Treecreeper, 3 BRAMBLING east over Rushy Mead are easily my best site species to date, 2 Siskin, 6 Little Grebe (4, 200 yards North of Spellbrook Lock and 2 more 50 yards South of Lock, 7 Bullfinch in four goes, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Imm Cormorant South, c,120 Black-headed Gull over South with at least 11 Common Gull, 62 Redwing seemed a decent count but only 13 Fieldfare and a single singing Mistle Thrush - Graeme J. Smith

21st November

SAL (08:00-08:45) - 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 50 Mallard, 1M Gadwall, 11 Coot (increasing slowly!), 1 BH Gull (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Fieldfare (S), 1 CHIFFCHAFF (at northern sluice), 7 Jackdaw (SW), 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 6 Chaffinch (W), 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer - Mike Harris

20th November

Stort Park Farm (west) - 45-50 Golden Plover over South at 1530 Hrs - Graeme J. Smith

19th November

Twyford Lock area - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker approx 12.45pm Redwing (approx 30 with Goldfinches and Siskins - Dave Sampson

16th November

River Stort (14:00-15:30) Between Twyford and Spellbrook Locks; 6 Little Grebe, 5 Fieldfare and 1 Kingfisher- Tony Moverley

15th November

Hatfield Forest (13:45-15:30) - 3 GC Grebe (pr+yg), 31 Canada Geese, 34 Mallard, 6 Teal , 2 Pochard (MM), 3 Coot, 82 BH Gull, 1 Ad LBB Gull (NW), 5 Stock Dove, 4 Collared Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 16 Long tailed Tit, 60 Redwing (26 Round coppice, 34 Emblems coppice, all feeding on Hawthorn berries), 4 Mistle Thrush, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch - Mike & Anita Harris

Spellbrook (west) - A single Marsh Tit around Hayter's North Lawn with Blue and Great Tits, perhaps only my 3rd site tick - Graeme J. Smith

14th November

SAL (08:18-08:48) - 1 Little Grebe, 23 Mallard, 10 Coot (first double figure count in months), 1 Ad Common Gull (W), 2 LBB Gull (W), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (W), 9 Starling, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting - Mike Harris

11th November

Hatfield Forest - Buzzard (2), Tawny Owl (1), Buzzards soaring over Spittlemore Coppice at 4.30 p.m., Tawny Owl calling within Spittlemore Coppice at 5 p.m. - Chris Swan

8th November

Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (15:45-17:00) - 2 Cormorant (S), 1 Grey Heron (S), 53 Canada Geese (NE), 4 Mallard (S), 1M Sparrowhawk (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 182 BH Gull (S), 1 Common Gull (S), 2 Water Rail, 7 Pheasant (in, 2M, 5F), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark (SE), 6 Meadow Pipit (2SE, 2N, 2 in), 23 Redwing (20 in, 3 NW), 6 Song Thrush (in), 2 Redwing/Song Thrush spp. (in), 2 Mistle Thrush (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 12 Blackbird (in), 6 Wren (calling/singing), 3 Jay (W into Fox Earth Wood), 12 Jackdaw (S. The main flocks seem to be feeding on the fields East of the Pishiobury roost, hence the low numbers over the marsh), 6 Carrion Crow, 26 Starling (NE), 1 Goldfinch (W), 10 Greenfich (5NE, 3SW,2S), 1 Bullfinch (E), 48 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris

7th November

SAL (07:30-08:20) - 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 2 Shoveler (both drakes, left south @ 07:40), 11 Coot (2 'new' birds on the large lagoon), 72 BH Gull (mainly N), 1 Common Gull (N), 4 LBB Gull (3SW, 1NW), 140 Wood Pigeon (S, 70,45,15,5,5), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (SE), 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Jay, 16 Starling (W), 6 Chaffinch (W), 1M Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer The sun encouraged a few singers - Robins, Wrens and a Dunnock. - Mike Harris

Coploe Hill (06:45-09:30am) - 1 Cormorant (W), 2 Mute Swan (W), 1 Greylag Goose (N), 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 2 Herring Gull (W), 3 Great Black-backed Gull (S), 7109 Woodpigeons (S/SW), 16 Skylark (W), 2 Meadow Pipit (W), 3 alba Wagtail (S), 1164 Fieldfares (W), 35 Redwing (W), 101 Starlings (W), 184 Chaffinches (W), 2 Greenfinch (S), 15 Goldfinch (S), 4 Redpoll (S)

Also: 2 Sparrowhawk, 450 Golden Plover, 350 Lapwing, 100 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Corn Bunting - Stephen Patmore

31st October

Coploe hill (07:00-08:30am) - All movement S-> unless stated - 10 Golden Plover, 7 Lapwing, 25 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 250 Woodpigeon, 20 Stock Dove, 1 Skylark, 3 Fieldfare (W), 81 Redwing, 147 Starling (W), 26 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 2 Greenfinch, 23 Goldfinch, 14 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting Also, 1 Blackcap, 11 Corn Buntings - Stephen Patmore

SAL (07:05-08:00) - 2 Little Grebe, 22 Mallard, 40 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 8 Coot, 5 Lapwing (NW), 27 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20 Wood pigeon (S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Skylark, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush (W), 82 Redwing (W, 2, 80), 1 Linnet (S), 1 Greenfinch (S), 6 Chaffinch (W), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost (15:45-17:00) - 2 Cormorant (S), 2 Mallard (N), 2 Common Buzzard (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 4 Pheasant (in), 3 Common Snipe, 103 BH Gull (S), 39 Common Gull (S), 2 LBB Gull (S), 8 Stock Dove (E into Spill Timbers Wood), 1 Collared Dove (1NE then 1SW, same?), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail (SW), 3 Grey Wagtail (2E, 1SE), 3 Song Thrush, 26 Redwing (14 in, 9SW, 3S), 5+ Blackbird (3+ in, 2S), 12 Jackdaw (S, pitifully low count), 3 Jay, 24 Starling (7E, 7S, 10N), 3 Greenfinch (SW), 24 Chaffinch (W), 34 Reed Bunting (in) - Mike Harris

29th October

Honeysuckle Close B/S 0830 Hrs - 14 Fieldfare looking to land with 3 Redwing in tow - Graeme J. Smith

28th October

Hayter, Spellbrook (west) - 641 REDWING all west (14, 16, 23, 13, 7, 1, 2, 22, 37, 42, 21, 14, 6, c.150, 23 and one flock of at least 250 birds in a single broad front) and in only 40 minutes! c.40 GOLDEN PLOVER over NE

Trims Green/Lysander Park - 203 REDWINGS west in 5 groups, c.300 BLACK-HEADED Gull, c.100 COMMON GULL and at least 30 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on fields c.800 metres SW. Lysander Park farm buildings were surrounded with birds with 20+ HOUSE SPARROWS, 7 PIED WAGTAIL, 22 YELLOWHAMMER, 54 LINNET, 37 GOLDFINCH, A stunning 51 GREENFINCH, 47+ CHAFFINCH, 78+ STARLING included 47 over West 3 GOLDEN PLOVER over NW Amazing there was so many small species hanging around… considering I saw (probably) the same female SPARROWHAWK three times. 3 TREE SPARROWS calling, low over South are a county tick for me.

Blounts Farm - 17 REDWING in tallest trees brings my daytotal to an incredible MINIMUM OF 861 birds, 2 RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE, 15 GOLDEN PLOVER- 4 joined by 2 more small flocks of 6 and 5 at the same spot JonoF found them the other day, 2 MISTLE THRUSH over South along with only a single MEADOW PIPIT. A very large feeding flock of c.150 CHAFFINCH just South-west of Mathams Wood.

Mathams Wood - 1 MARSH TIT

Mathams Pit - To my great surprise the Pit is being refilled. 327 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 201 COMMON GULL - nice to get a monster count before November 112 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS including a distant blue-ringed individual (finished “B”), 1 Adult GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL looking more than just a bit poorly, 4 LAPWING and 2 MEADOW PIPIT.

Michael’s Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) - 59 FIELDFARE(47 and 12 all West), the usual drake TUTED DUCK, 1 vocal WATER RAIL and 2 BULLFINCH amongst the usuals. - Graeme J. Smith

26th October

Hayter, Spellbrook (west) - 1 RAVEN over South, 61 REDWING (2, 42, 9, 6, 2) over west, 15 Black-headed Gull North, 2 GREY WAGTAIL landing on Hayter’s facory roof from ENE shortly after 2 Pied Wagtails on a similar course. 21 Goldfinch (6, 3, 4, 1, 7) all West along with 36 Greenfinch (12, 6, 5, 2, 9, 2), 42 Chaffinch (2, 6, 7, 5, 9, 13), 53 Starling in 3 groups, 14 GOLDEN PLOVER SW, c.550 WOODPIGEON SW and 2 Blackbird high west. - Graeme J. Smith

25th October

SAL (07:15-08:15) - 3 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 1F Tufted Duck, 7 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Snipe, 54 BH Gull (mainly N), 2 Common Gull (N), 1 LBB Gull (N), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 11 Redwing (W. 6, 4, 1), 4 Jay (min), 271 Starling (W. 32, 70, 11, 4, 18, 55, 75, 6), 4 Greenfinch (W), 8 Chaffinch (W), 9 Linnet (W), 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer - Mike Harris

Coploe Hill - Visible movement (06:15-08:00am) - 2 Cormorant (W), 25 Grey Goose sp. (SE), 15 Black-headed Gull (W), 2 Common Gull (W), 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 4 Herring Gull (W - all appeared to be argentatus), 1 WOODLARK (S @ 07:30), 28 Skylark (W/SW), 7 Meadow Pipit (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Blackbird (W), 7 Fieldfare (W), 4 Song Thrush (W), 18 Redwing (W), 1 Jay (E), 28 Starling (W), 1 TREE SPARROW (S), 268 Chaffinch (W/SW), 2 Brambling (S), 31 Greenfinch (S), 9 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 39 Linnet (S), 9 Redpoll sp (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S)

Also: - 1 Common Buzzard, 1f MERLIN (NW of the viewpoint), 5 Grey Partridge

Strethall Fields - 1 RED KITE (untagged, being mobbed by corvids at 08:05am)

Audley End - Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan (long-staying individual), 1 Barnacle Goose (only a singleton for the last month or so)

Newport SW - 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest

Tednambury with Dave Sampson, - 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Herons, 12 Mallard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Pheasant (in), 2 Water Rail, 1 Snipe, 147 Black-headed Gull (SW), 48 Common Gull (SW), 6 Lesser Black-backedGull (SW), 16 Stock Dove (S), 3 Collared Dove (S), 1 Kingfisher, 9 Meadow Pipit (in), 2 Grey Wagtail (SE), 1 Song Thrush (in), 86 Redwing, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 67 Magpie (In), 25 Starling (S), 35 Greenfinch (mostly S - some in), 7 Goldfinch (S), 4 Siskin, 26 Yellowhammer (in), 9 Reed Bunting (in) - Stephen Patmore

24th October

SAL (07:50-0840)- - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Mallard, 1F Teal, 8 Coot, 22 Moorhen, 1 BH Gull 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldcrest (first of Autumn), 3 Jay, 1 Goldfinch, 8 Chaffinch, 6 Reed Bunting

Hatfield Forest (08:45-09:45) - 3 GC Grebe (pair + youngster), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Canada Goose, 58 Mallard, 12 Teal, 3 Coot, 18 BH Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon sitting on nest platform (!) near the 'Old Tawny tree'., 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Redwing (only), 1 Song Thrush, 14 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch - Mike Harris

23rd October

Visible movement (07:30-08:00am) - 10 Meadow Pipit (S), 14 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (S), 7 Song Thrush (S), 2 TREE SPARROW (S), 26 Chaffinch (S), 11 Greenfinch (S), 20 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 68 Linnet (S), 5 Redpoll (S), Also, 12 Grey Partridges - Stephen Patmore

22nd October

Spellbrook west - 2 Tawny Owl (one male calling from carpark wood and a second only 50 yards away in the cat and dog place) + now usual Little Owl, 16 Lapwing over Trims Green, Kestrel and a smart male Sparrowhawk on 3rd day on site.

Stort Park Farm - another Little Owl putting in a breif appearance on the nest tree, 21 Meadow Pipit grounded in bushes around stonechat corner and 28 Golden Plover over South is my first 'large' flock of the autumn - Graeme J. Smith

SAL (08:15-09:15) - 5 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant (E), 2 Mute Swan, 67 Mallard, 33 Teal, 9 Coot, 10 Lapwing (W), 1 Common Snipe, 42 BH Gull (mainly N), 1 Ad Herring Gull (W), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Skylark (6 mainly S and 1 singing), 13 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit (12S & 5 feeding with wagtails), 30+ Robin (many with territories in the reedbeds), 6 Redwing (W), 3 Song Thrush (W), 3 Blackbird (S high), 2 Jay, 44 Starling (feeding parties), 1 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer - Mike Harris

Coploe Hill - (07:45-09:00am - 13 Mallard (S), 1 Snipe (W), 10 Skylark (S), 3 Meadow Pipit (S), 4 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (W), 1 Song Thrush (S), 9 Redwing (W), 223 Starling (W), 46 Chaffinch (W/S), 76 Greenfinch (S), 28 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 12 Linnet (S), 7 Redpoll sp (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore

20th October

Coploe Hill - (07:05-08:00am) - 3 Cormorant (W), 1 Grey Heron (E), 1 Skylark (W),m 2 Meadow Pipit S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 1 Blackbird (W), 8 Song Thrush (S - one group of 7!), 9 Redwing (W), 11 Starling (W), 60 Chaffinch (W), 17 Greenfinch (S), 19 Goldfinch (S), 20 Linnet (S) - Stephen Patmore

19th October

Coploe Hill - Visible movement (07:15-09:15am) 2 Cormorant (W), 25 Common Gull (E), 19 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N), 39 Herring Gull (N), 1184 Woodpigeons (S), 41 Skylark (W), 5 Meadow Pipit (S), 5 Grey Wagtail (S), 9 alba Wagtail (S), 4 Blackbird (W), 106 Fieldfare (W), 526 Redwing (W), 2 Song Thrush (S), 81 Starling (W), 3 TREE SPARROW (S), 1192 Chaffinches (W - 1003 in the first hour!), 7 Brambling (W), 83 Greenfinches (S), 43 Goldfinch (S), 54 Linnet (S), 2 Redpoll (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore

18th October

Coploe Hill Visible movement (07:00-10:45am) - 30 Lapwing (W),15 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N),23 Herring Gull (NE), 2035 Woodpigeon (S/SW), 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (N), 320 Skylark (W), 9 Meadow Pipit (S), 7 alba Wagtail (S), 9 Blackbird (W), 97 Fieldfare (W), 2 Song Thrush (W), 745 Redwing (W), 431 Starling (W), 5 TREE SPARROW (1W,4S), 720 Chaffinch (W), 2 Brambling (W), 7 Greenfinch (S), 58 Goldfinch (S), 3 Siskin (S), 2 Redpoll (S), 21 Linnet (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S)

Also, 14 Grey Partridge, 350 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 1500 Starlings, 200+ Linnets, - Stephen Patmore

17th October

Coploe Hill Visible movement (07:00-10:15am) - 1 Cormorant (E), 1 POCHARD (NW), 5 Herring Gull (N), 26 Lesser Black-backed Gull (N), 575 Woodpigeons (W/SW), 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (W), 29 Skylark (W), 11 Meadow Pipit (S), 9 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Blackbird (W), 1 RING OUZEL (W), 437 Fieldfares (W), 7 Song Thrush (W/SW), 1831 Redwings (W), 4 Mistle Thrush (W), 1 Jay (E), 373 Starling (W), 3 TREE SPARROWS (S - all singles), 125 Chaffinch (W), 1 Brambling (W), 17 Greenfinch (S), 24 Goldfinch (S), 4 Siskin (S), 19 Linnet (S), 3 Redpoll sp (S), 2 Reed Bunting (S)

Also: 6 Common Buzzards, 1 PEREGRINE (Juv chasing Woodpigeons to the SW), 350 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwings, 200 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Common Gulls, 650 Starlings, - Stephen Patmore

15th October

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 3 Buzzards soaring together north of lagoons. 7 Little Grebes. - Colin Wills

SAL - 7 Little Grebe , 7 Cormorant (S), 2 Mute Swan, 1m Wigeon, 35 Teal, 23 Mallard, 5 Lapwing (N), 2 Snipe, 20 Common Gull, 6 Collared Dove (W), 85 Skylark (NW), 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare,. 25 Song Thrush, 342 Redwing (NW), 1 Mistle Thrush (W), 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Jays, 301 Starling (NW), 110 Chaffinch (NW), 2 Brambling (NW), 30 Linnet (N), 4 Bullfinch, 15 Reed Bunting - Stephen Patmore

14th October

SAL - 40 Teal, 1 GREY PLOVER (flew N calling @ 08:05am), 2 Snipe, 15 Meadow Pipit (NW), 1 RING OUZEL (in scrub on S side at dawn, then flew NW with Redwings), 10 Blackbirds, 6 Fieldfares (N), 30 Song Thrush (NW), 840 Redwings (NW), 1 Chiffchaff, 85 Starling (N), 160 Chaffinch (NW), 15 Brambling (N/NW), 25 Goldfinch (W), 20 Linnet (W) - Stephen Patmore

13th October

Spellbrook and Thorley Church - 279 Redwing and 49 Songthrush mostly SW and 13 Siskin over NNW towards Thorley Church, 2 Grey Part, 5 Little Owl and 2 Tawny Owl - Graeme J. Smith

12th October

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 2 Whooper Swans (adults) on NE pit at midday; stayed briefly, calling agitatedly, then took off and headed high north. Also Buzzard, 1+ Chiffchaff, 2 Teal, 6 Little Grebes. - Colin Wills

Coploe Hill - 1 Mute Swan (S), 120 Woodpigeon (SW), 32 Skylark (W), 2 Swallow (S), 6 Meadow Pipit (W), 8 alba Wagtail (S), 5 Blackbird (W), 1 Fieldfare (W), 12 Song Thrush (W), 798 Redwings (W), 22 Starling (W), 108 Chaffinch (W), , Brambling (W), 10 Greenfinch (S), 27 Goldfinch (S), 2 Siskin (W), 9 Redpoll (S), 30 Linnet (S), 3 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore

Little Hadham 06.45 - 07.45 - 1 chiffing chiffchaff!(7.40), 23 jackdaws, 9 rooks, 5 redwing over, 2 great tits, 4 blue tits, 4 long tailed tits, 2 robins, 1 dunnock, 3 wrens, 17 LBBG north (7.35), 1 green woodpecker, 1 GSW, 3 blackbirds, 6 Starlings, 2 goldfinches, 1 chaffinch, 6 collared doves, 8 woodpigeons

Allotment 16.50 - 17.45 - 1 yellowhammer, 5 redwing west, 8 fieldfare west, 1 bullfinch, 1 BHG, 50+ rooks, 25+ jackdaws, 20+ carrion crows, 50+ wood pigeons, 2 collared dove, 1 stock dove north, 6 blackbirds, 1 green woodpecker, 1 GSW, 1 COMMON BUZZARD north, 6 chaffinche - Jono Forgham


10th October

Stort Park Farm - LESSER WHITETHROAT - sticking to the SW edge of SPF House Garden. Graeme J. Smith

SAL (07:25-08:35) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 51 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1M Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, c.20 Moorhen, 2 Common Snipe, 15 BHG (N/NW), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing), 8 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 24 Meadow Pipit (mainly NW into headwind), 32 Redwing (1, 2, 14, 15. W my first of Autumn), 1 Fieldfare (W ditto), 4 Song Thrush, 21 Starling (6E locals, 15W prob migrants), 8 Chaffinch (mainly NW), 2 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 11 Reed Bunting (in from height)

1 Muntjac , 1 'Myxie' Rabbit (pleasingly absent from SAL this Summer)

Trims Green (08:50-09:30) - 60+ Mallard (on fishing pools), 1 Kestrel, 42 Golden Plover (26, 16), 40 Collared Dove, 10 Skylark, 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Alba Wagtail, 114 Redwing (1, 16, 23, 70, 2, 2), 1 Song Thrush, 30 Linnet, 25 Goldfinch, 27 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch

Pishiobury Park (17:20 till after dark) - 1 Cormorant (S), 27 BH Gull (S), 2 Common Gull (S), 3 LBB Gull (S), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Tawny Owl (calling near the park entrance on my return), 1 BARN OWL (superb hunting views), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Long tailed Tit (min), 2 Jay, 100's Jackdaw (in the roost - impossible to count accurately), 100+ Rook (in the roost - ditto), 1 Goldfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 1 BRAMBLING - Mike Harris

Coploe Hill (07:00-10:00) - 36 Golden Plover (W), 38 Black-headed Gull (W), 1 Herring Gull (NW), 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (W), 105 Skylarks (W), 2 Swallow (W), 1 ROCK PIPIT (S @ 08:15am), 13 Meadow Pipit (SW), 21 alba Wagtail (SW), 5 Blackbird (W), 3 Fieldfare (W), 13 Song Thrush (SW), 376 Redwing (W), 52 Starling (W), 193 Chaffinch (W), 9 Greenfinch (S), 16 Goldfinch (S), 1 Siskin (S), 1 Redpoll (S), 18 Linnet (S), 8 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore

9th October

SAL - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 1f Wigeon, 46 Teal, 40+ Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 1+ Jack Snipe, 13+ Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 15 Skylark, 1 ROCK PIPIT (circled the site, then left N calling @ 07:50am), 20 Meadow Pipits , 5 Grey Wagtails, 25 alba Wagtail (SW), 3 Blackbird singletons dropped in from height), 1+ Redwing (heard), 5 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaffs, 10 Greenfinch (SW), 30 Linnet (S/SW), 3 Redpoll (SW), 10 Reed Bunting (leaving roost at dawn) - Stephen Patmore

8th October

Coploe Hill (06:50-08:20) - 5 Cormorant (N), 1 Grey Heron (N), 1 Sparrowhawk (E), 27 Skylark (W), 13 Swallow (W), 1 House Martin (W), 9 Meadow Pipit (S), 1 Grey Wagtail (S), 6 alba Wagtail (S), 3 Dunnock (W), 9 Song Thrush (SW), 3 Redwing (SW), 23 Starling (W), 110 Chaffinch (SW), 9 Greenfinch (S), 8 Goldfinch (S), 113 Linnet (S), 4 Reed Bunting (S) - Stephen Patmore

3rd October

SAL (07:25-08:15) - 4 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Mallard, 12 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Coot, c.30 Moorhen, 3 Common Snipe, 2 LBB Gull (N), 2 BH Gull (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Skylark, 14 Pied Wagtail (into headwind), 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Blackbird (high W), 1 Song Thrush, 11 Magpie (on the mud of the smallest lagoon!), 1 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting - Mike Harris

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