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18th March
Farnham - Upwick Road (Essex end) - Stonechat 3 male 1 Feemale - Mick East
17th March
Farnham - Upwick Road (Essex end) - Stonechat male - Mick East
16th March
Farnham - Upwick Road (Essex end) - Stonechat male - Mick East
15th March
SLRS - Cormorant 3 in the Cormorant tree, Mute Swan 6 juveniles/immature I various stages of greyness NE, Greylag Goose 1 over, Gadwall 9!, Teal 5, Mallard 4, Kestrel 1, Moorhen 6, Coot 4, Lapwing 4 – 2 pairs calling over the scrape, BHG 3, Common Gull 1, Stock Dove 5, Wood Pigeon c50+, Collared Dove 3, GSW 2, Pied Wagtail 1, Wren 2, Dunnock 5, Robin 4, Blackbird 7, Fieldfare 1, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 5, Stonechat 1 in the scrape field, Chiffchaff 1 singing – just a few snatches of song, Blue tit 1, Great tit 2, Jay 1, Magpie 7, Jackdaw 4, Crow c5, Starling 15, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 4, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 7, Bullfinch 3, Reed Bunting 2m. - John Slee
Rush Green (nr. Baker's End) - 7 Common Buzzards at 13:40 today. Three obvious pairs at height and a single bird lower down. - Mike Harris
Birchanger Wood - Brambling 1 in birches with Goldfinches
South of Farnham Green - Buzzard (2), Stonechat (f) Along the road from Stortford to Upwick
Lower Sheering - Sparrowhawk 1 over the village - Jan Hein van Steenis
Patmore Heath - Siskin Male on Niger - Mick East
14th March
Thorley Park Road, B/S - 2 Siskin on niger seed feeder. - Tony Moverley
10th March
Trimms Green - golden plover c.70, fieldfare 80+ - Graeme j Smith
9th March
Little Hadham south east walk (9.30 - 11.00) - common buzzard 2, linnet 2 (new sp for 2008), green woodpecker 3, GSW drumming, skylarks several yellowhammer lots, mallards 3 pairs on River Ash, moorhens 2
south west walk (2.00 - 3.30pm) - bullfinches 3, jays 2, magpies 7, wood pigeons 500+, yellowhammers 6, green woodpeckers 4, goldfinch party of 9 - Jono Forgham
Hatfielf Forest Lake - great crested grebe 7, bullfinch 7, jay 6(7), gadwall 15+, tufted duck 10, green woodpecker 3, tawny owl 1 - in exactly the same place i've seen him before. roosting on the north-west marshy side (photo on blog later), redwing c.200 into trees from east side of forest - Graeme j Smith
Sawbridgeworth 15:30. - c50 Golden Plover circling south of West Road - Mike Harris
SLRS 9:30-10:30 - : 5 Snipe, 3 Lapwing, 4 Coot (the first for me here this year), 15 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, a GSW drumming loudly next to the river at the boat yard. - John Slee
8th March
Thorley Park Road, B/S - 1 male Reed Bunting in rear garden. Mary Moverley
Little Hadham Round of golf at Ash Valley Club:(8.30 - 1.00) - kestrel 1, skylarks 15+, green woodpecker 2, fieldfare 7, yellowhammers 5, rooks and jackdaws frequently joined me in the rough and out of bounds areas! - Jono Forgham
7th March
Little Hormead - Grey Partridge X3
Wyddial - Grey Partridge X2 - Mick East
6th March
Thorley Wash - 4 Little Grebe and 1 Stonechat - still good numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing around. Tony Moverley
Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost(16:08-17:50) - 3 Cormorant (2S, 1N), 1 Grey Heron (S), 3 Mallard (MMF), 3 Pheasant (in), 48 Golden Plover (20W, 28 circling in East), 1 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 20 B H Gull (SSW), 12 Common Gull (SSW),1 2ndW G B B Gull (SSW),15 Stock Dove (2 prs displaying, 9 and two singletons to roost), 1860 Wood Pigeon (Roosted in Kecksy's Bridge Wood),2 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 1 L S Woodpecker (Flew from Spill Timbers to Kecksy's Bridge Wood), 4 Meadow Pipit, 63 Redwing (61S, 2 in), 25 Fieldfare (in), 1 Magpie, 162 Jackdaw (S), 1 Starling (S), 1M Chaffinch, 1M Goldfinch (singing), 43 Greenfinch (22NE, 21SW!!! The NE birds were double the height of the birds moving in the opposite direction.. Confusing or what?), 34 Reed Bunting, Absolute minmum figure. Two recalcitrant male birds, one singing and the other answering with "siu" all evening, did not help in counting the in-coming birds!) - Mike Harris
5th March
Thorley Park Road, B/S - 2 Siskin (male & female) on niger seed feeder - Tony Moverley
4th March
Patmore Heath - Siskin M+F - Mick East
3rd March
Great Hyde Hall - Two Common Buzzards soaring and 70 Rooks in a ploughed field up West road - John Slee
1st March
Little Hadham - Grove Wood - grey wagtail 1 at the Ford by the Nags Head, kestrel 1, corvids 100's, sparrow hawk 1, meadow pipits 15, redwing 7, coal tit 1, yellwhammer 9, skylark 2 - Jono Forgham
29th February
Trimms Green - Corn Bunting using tree nearest the entrance to the fishing pits at 0715 hrs - Graeme Smith
Vantorts Park, Sawbridgeworth - 1 Ring Necked Parakeet flew south of Vantorts Park playing field at 8.15am this morning. - Steve Butler
Albury End - Red Kite - Brenda East
26th February
Standon - Barn Owl - Brenda East
25th February
tetrad count Manor of Groves at High Wych - Woodcock, Kestrel 4, Pheasant 7, Moorhen 4, Woodcock, Common Gull 2, Stock Dove 6, Woodpigeon c40, Collared Dove 3, Green Woodpecker 1, GSW 1, Skylark 5, Pied Wagtail 1, Wren 4, Dunnock 6, Robin 4, Blackbird 12, Fieldfare 4, Song Thrush 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Goldcrest 1, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit7, Magpie 3, Rook 25, Carrion Crow c40, House Sparrow 1, Chaffinch 7, Greenfinch 5, Goldfinch 2, Bullfinch 3, Yellowhammer 5 - John Slee
SLRS - 11 Bullfinches in a single bush by the allotments, Grey Heron 1, Cormorant 2, Canada Goose 2, Lapwing 5, Common Gull 1, BH Gull c30, Moorhen c5, Stock Dove – 3 in a field and a few in the roost., Green Woodpecker 1, Starling 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Jackdaw hundreds, Rook 2, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 12, Dunnock 2, Meadow Pipit 5 flying round late then into trees/rushes for the roost., Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch c5, Yellowhammer c10 - John Slee & Steve Butler
24th February
Hadham Ford south - stonechat 1, common buzzard 1, yellowhammers 40+, reed buntings 5, green woodpeckers 6, GSW 1, LBBG 1, skylarks 12+ all singing., goldcrest several heard in conifers., kestrel 1, mistle thrush 1 - Jono Forgham
Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost - 2 Cormorant (1N, 1S), 1 Grey Heron (in), 6 Mallard (2E, 2S, 2 in), 1 Common Buzzard (W, with extremley full crop!), 9 Pheasant (in - highest count of winter), 9 Golden Plover (W), 1 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 17 B H Gull (SSW), 26 Common Gull (25SSW, 1N), 4 L B B Gull (1SSW, 1N, 2 SE), 3 Stock Dove, ca.500 Wood Pigeon (only 290 in, but flock in Kecksy's Bridge Wood lifted at one point and a minimum of 500 birds showed. It would appear their feeding grounds have shifted to the West of the Marsh at present, so counting them in, with any accuracy, is an impossibility), 4 Collared Dove (S), 2 Green Woodpecker, 20 Meadow Pipit (in), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Redwing (in), 15 Fieldfare (in), 2 Long tailed Tit, 211 Jackdaw (S), 18 Carrion Crow (9S, 5N, 2W, 2E) , 3 Starling (1W, 2NE), 2 Chaffinch (pair - male singing), 2 Goldfinch (pair - male singing), 23 Greenfinch (NNE), 43 Reed Bunting (42 in, 1 singing) - Mike Harris
23rd February
Little Hadham South - yellowhammer 1, wood pigeons 37, corvid flocks, 400+, green woodpecker 1, tawny owls 4, little owl 1, probably 2 maybe 3! surprisingly mobile, pheasants, plenty calling, kestrel 2 at nest site, usual tits, finches, turdus and robins. - Jono Forgham
Elsenham ,Down Farm South - TL52 H , Buzzard 3 sightings, 2 + Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Nuthatch,Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers, flock circa 350+ Fieldfare/Redwing and starlings. Plus Mistle Thrush/Blue, Great,Marsh and LT Tits. - Michael Rimmell
22nd February
Newport SW - Water Pipit feeding with Pied Wagtails on the northernmost filter bed. Also a single Chiffchaff in the usual area. - Stephen Patmore
18th February
Sawbridgeworth Marsh(15:45-17:50) - 1 Cormorant (S), 1 Grey Heron (S), 16 Mallard (6N, 6S, 4E) Some duplication unavoidable!, 3 Pheasant, 3 Water Rail, 165 Golden Plover (E), 1 Snipe (S), 99 B H Gull (SSW), 3 Common Gull (SSW), 1 L B B Gull (N), 6 Larus spp. (SSW), 1 Stock Dove, 1130 Wood Pigeon (Roosted in Kecksy's Bridge Wood), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, 12 Meadow Pipit (in), 1 Song Thrush singing, 27 Fieldfare (in), 1 Chiffchaff, 4+ Long tailed Tit, 4 Magpie, 2 Jay, 267 Jackdaw (S), 101 Rook (S), 5 Chaffinch (4N, 1 singing), 21 Greenfinch (17N, 2E, 1W, 1S), 58 Reed Bunting (in, although 1 bird singing throughout) - Mike Harris
Stort Park Farm650 - 1715 - Pair of Stonechats present along with several calling Yellowhammers and a flock of c70 Golden Plover flying high South of SPF. - Steve Butler
17th February
Elsenham - Golden Plover 110 flying around in between Elsenham and Henham
Sawbridgeworth - Common Buzzard 1 along Stort west of Sawbridgeworth marsh
Manuden - Grey Partridge 2, near Bentfield Bower
Uppend - Common Buzzard 1 (in the direction of Pelham) - Jan Hein van Steenis
SAL & Hatfield Forest - SAL - Large Flock of Fieldfare on Ploughed field next to Pinkneys. Also 1 or 2 Redwing and a Mistle Thrush,Reed Bunting (1), Jay (2), Jackdaw (over), LT Tit, Green & GS Woodpecker, Snipe 1 Flushed from main Lagoon and another 2 from Furthest Lagoon. Lapwing flock flying west. Teal took off from Far Lagoon
Hatfield Forest(Woodside Green side) - Redwing (Large flock), Song Thrush, Green & GS Woodpecker, Bullfinch (pair), Lots of Jackdaw as usual, Jay, Nuthatch plus a selection of common Tits and Finches. 2 Muntjac Deer
16th February
Stortford Park Farm 14:45-15:15- Merlin - female on field around 150 yards north west of stonechats, standing on small mound Still present 15:45-16:15- Graeme J Smith
15th February
Chapel Lane towards Westland - treecreeper (2), nuthatch, stock dove, 400+ mixed corvids, 300+ wood pigeons, 25 fieldfare, 15 redwing, green woodpecker, GSW, kestrel, mistle thrush (3), moorhen 3, usual tits and finches a plenty - Jono Forgham
14th February
Little Hadham - golden plover 11 (circling low before departing westerly and gaining height)Presume on migration, grey heron 1, green woodpecker 3, GSW 1, song thrush 1, kestrel 3 separate males, goldfinch 20+, moorhen 3, wood pigeon flock (800+), Plus 1 muntjac, 2 hares, - Jono Forgham
13th February
St. Michael's Mead lake - Water Rail heard - Tony Moverley
12th February
SLRS - c.200 Lapwing circling and descending at 5.15pm - Mike Harris
Spellbrook West - Common Buzzard - over south at 1515 -
Wallbury - Nuthatch looking like their third year on the patch... using same hole as last year- Graeme J Smith
TTV Albury Hall - Siskin 9, Brambling 11, Yellowhammer 39 -Mick East
11th February
Thorley Park Road, B/S - Superb male Sparrowhawk in garden, preening for over an hour - Tony Moverley
10th February
Stortford Park Farm - Common Buzzard 1 - west, sparrowhawk 1 - female hunting the farm, linnet 60-70 on south west edge (west of bypass), no stonechats noted today - Graeme J Smith
TTV Patmore Heath - Linnet 5, Yellowhammer 53, Reed Bunting 7 - Mick East
9th February
Rye Meads - Common Buzzard X 4 then X2 - Mick East
8th February
Sawbridgeworth Marsh Roost - 11 Mallard (4N, 3S, 2E, 2 in), 1 Common Buzzard (sitting in tall Willows at North end of Marsh, sloped off unseen, late evening), 1F Sparrowhawk (W),2 Common Snipe, 2 LBBG (S), 6 Stock Dove (incuding local pair, in prolonged display flights, at North end of marsh), 1360 Wood Pigeon (Roosted in Kecksy's Bridge Wood), 1 Collared Dove (N), 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 G S Woodpecker (3S, 1W), 7 Meadow Pipit (in), 3 Redwing (S), 20 Fieldfare (in), 2 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Magpie, 2 Jay, 406 Jackdaw (236S, 20N and 150 roosted in Kecksy's Bridge Wood), 8 Rook (S), 1 Goldfinch (S), 2 Chaffinch (S), 13 Greenfinch (3N, 1S, 3W, 2SW, 4in), 41 Reed Bunting (in)- Mike Harris
Tednambury Marsh Roost, - 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant (S), 2ad Mute Swans, 14 Mallard, 1f Kestrel, 6 Water Rails (5 on marsh, 1 South of Tednambury Lock), 511 Black-headed Gulls (SW), 45 Common Gulls (SW), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (SW), 2 Herring Gulls (W), 6 Stock Doves, 515 Woodpigeons, 1 Collared Dove (S), 2 Green Woodpeckers, 59 Meadow Pipits (in) - very high count inc. flock of 32 in from the N, 2 Stonechat (m & f - South of Tednambury Lock), 42 Fieldfares (14W, 10S, 16in), 17 Redwings (16W, 1 in), 1 Marsh Tit (singing), 2 Jays, 151 Magpies (in), 323 Jackdaws (303SW, 20in!), 31 Rooks (SW), 1 Chaffinch (S), 6 Greenfinch (S), 3 Goldfinch (S), 5 Siskins (S), 33 Yellowhammers (in), 7 Reed Buntings (in), - Stephen Patmore
Furneux Pelham W - Barn Owl 06:30 - Mick East
6th February
Furneux Pelham NW - Barn Owl 17:30 - Mick East
4th February
SLRS - Little Grebe 1 on river – my first for this stretch, Cormorant 1, Moorhen 7, Mallard 3, BHG – several around, and 13 over S at 4pm, Green Woodpecker 1, GSW 1, Kestrel 1m, Wren 2, Mistle Thrush 1, Song Thrush 2 singing, Blackbird 5, Fieldfare c10, Redwing 3, Stonechat - pair at top end, Crow c10, Jackdaw c10, Rook 7 S at 4:20 heading for roost. , Wood Pigeon total of 100?, Starling c10, Magpie 12, Chaffinch c10, Greenfinch 13, Dunnock 5, Robin 1, Blue tit 1 - John Slee
3rd February
Little Hadham south east - 1 common buzzard, 1 adult lbbg, 14 BHG, 1 2nd cy herring gull, 1 reed bunting, 1 green woodpecker, usual tits and finches - Jono Forgham
Stort Park Farm and fields/woods west of Bishops Way - Goldfinch, Fieldfare , Redwing (2) (then mixed flock with Fieldfare), Siskin (1) (feeding in Alders alongside Bishops Way), Common Buzzard (loped over heading east), Large party of Long Tailed Tit, Stock Dove (1) - Steve Butler Kevin Hanrahan
2nd February
Hudshill - Common Buzzard
Albury Lodge - Fieldfare 250+ - Mick East
Stort park farm - Merlin chasing linnets. Stonechat 2. Golden plover 33. - Graeme J Smith
SLRS/Pishiobury Park - Great Tit, Starling, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing (mixed flock with above), Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove (4), Collared Dove, Bullfinch (pair), Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Moorhen, Mallard, Black Headed Gull (C85), Common Gull (15), Long Tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Grey Heron, Robin, Jay, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Highlight was a Stoat attempting and eventually succeeding in dragging, a fully grown Rabbit, in to cover alongside a small path alongside the railway track. - Steve Butler
SAL - coot, moorhen, tufted duck, blue tit, greenfinch, robin, green woodpecker, corvids, teal, and not a lot else. Cut our loses and headed for Hatfield Forest lake. Added gadwall and had a superb fly past by c40 teal which eventually landed on the lake. No sign of the mandarin, but BHG, common gull, female bullfinch. Flock of redwing near carpark showed well. Total species count in the region of 35 - Summercroft Bird Club
Hatfield Forest Lake - Mandarin Duck one male. also sheduck and usual suspects. - Pete Duxon
Allen’s Green on sat lunchtime. - Fieldfare – one flock of 84 south of Allen’s Green, one flock of 100 + 25 Redwing at Trimm’s Green – road from Allen’s Green Golden Plover – one flock by road N from Allen’s Green, one flock of 130 just S of Matham’s Wood - John Slee
1st Febuary
SLRS and surround 13.45-14.30 - 2 pairs of Stonechat at far North end of scrape,53 BHG,5 Moorhen,5 Jackdaw,2 Green woodpeckers,Great tits all over,4 Carrion Crow,Jay over (s),many Mallard pairs, Through woods had Bullfinch(m),Chaffinch all over,Blue tits,(c 15) Redwing,7 Wood pigeon, 2 Wrens, LTT through, and finally stood under a Great Spotted Woodpecker boring a fresh hole. - Kevin Hanrahan
Trims Greem - Male stonechat in layby at 1605 - Graeme J Smith
