Monthly Archives: December 2012

9th-18th Dec

18th Dec 09:00-11:30 – (MR)

Chiffchaff 3 west end/channel reedbed

27 Redwing west

41 Fieldfare west

1 Woodcock west end/Decoy

Barn Owl, 1 Common Buzzard

10 Bewick’s Swan (5 ads, 5 juvs) West Carlton floods till 13:30, c150 Pink feet over.

17th Dec (MR)

14 Fieldfare north

Chiffchaff 2 west end/channel reedbed

Fem Pintail west end

3+ Water Rail and many calling

10 Bullfinch Heslop’s (M Jackson)

11th Dec (MR)

4 Chiffchaff west end/channel reedbed

Tawny Owl roosting bird in Heslop’s

8 Bullfinch Heslop’s

9th Dec (MR)

Velvet scoter fem west end/Decoy channel

3 fem Common Scoter, 2 Chiffchaff, fem Pintail

Bewicks - distant

Bewicks – distant

Bewicks - West Carlton

Bewicks – West Carlton

Tawny Owl - Heslop's

Tawny Owl – Heslop’s

Finally some much better pics of the West Carlton Bewick’s Swans by Ade Johnson

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6th Dec

6th Dec (LI)

Velvet Scoter fem (west end/decoy channel)

2 fem Common Scoter

3 Woodcock, Snipe, Chiffchaff, 82 Skylark

4th Dec (MR)

Velvet Scoter fem (west end/decoy channel)

2 fem Common Scoter, fem Pintail, 3 Lesser Redpoll 1st field, 11 Goldfinch, 8 Reed Bunt, 2 Goldcrest, 2+ Chiffchaff Heslop’s/west end, 72 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pink foot goose, Barn Owl, 9 Waxwing Freeport

2nd Dec (LI)

Fem Common Scoter, Woodcock, 2 Snipe, Barn Owl, 50 siskin, Redpoll, Treecreeper

24th Nov (LI)

3500+ Starling East end Reedbed roost

15th Nov (MR,LI)

Upto 30 Waxwing top end 1st field/Southorpe Road junction/Freeport

40 Siskin 1st field, 38 Redpoll 1st/2nd field, Water Rail 2nd field, 3 Snipe over, 3 Pintail

14th Nov (MR)

14+ Waxwing top end 1st field/Southorpe Road junction

13th Nov (LI)

40 Waxwing Sigglesthorne/Spring

10th Nov (MR)

Drk Smew NW corner