Lutley Wedge 23/01/13

1 ♀ Blackcap (SLC)

Fieldfare and ♀Blackcap 23/1/13 (P.Clement)

Lutley Wedge 21/01/13 (-0.7°c) Overcast/low cloud, light snow showers

More snowfall today and a noticeable easterly movement of Skylark including an impressive flock of (110+)

129 Skylark ➝E

93 Fieldfare (55➝E) (36➝W) (2 in)

2 Redwing ➝SW

1 Meadow Pipit

4 Herring Gull 

6 L.B.B Gull 

2 Raven ➝N

Skylark heading east 21/1/13

One of the very few over wintering Meadow Pipits on the local patch this winter, feeding on a manure heap 21/1/13

Lutley Wedge 20/01/13 (-0.5°c) Overcast, Snow. (ENE) F2/3

A flock of 5 Waxwing flew over North at 11.00am.
1 Fieldfare 
1 Redwing
18 L.B.B Gull 
3 Herring Gull 

Lutley Wedge 19/01/13 (-0.5°c) Overcast, light snow showers. (E/NE) F2/3

Hard weather movements :-

1 (1st winter) Mute Swan ➝WNW

1 (ad) Common Gull ➝NNE

25 Golden Plover ➝SW

141 Lapwing ➝W/SW (Flocks of 45, 41 and 55)

127 Fieldfare (38➝S) (52➝SE) (36 in) (1➝W)

17 Redwing (15➝S/SE) (2➝W)

2 Meadow Pipit ➝NE

1 Skylark ➝W

101 L.B.B Gull (86➝E/SE)

9 Herring Gull 

21 B.H Gull

2 Raven ➝SE

Looking south to Clent 19/1/13

 Common Gull and Lapwing 19/1/13

Lutley Wedge 18/01/13 (-2°c) Heavy snow (14 cm) Blizzards and drifting snow. (ESE-E) F4.

Incredibly even in the teeth of heavy snow and blizzard like conditions on the patch today there were Lapwings moving, with a flock of 28 fleeing SW along with several flocks of Skylark, Fieldfare and a few Redwing.
28 Lapwing ➝SW/WSW
38 Skylark ➝W/WSW
34 Fieldfare ➝SW
14 Redwing (13➝SW) (1➝E)
40+ Goldfinch
2 L.B.B Gull ➝W

Lutley Wedge 17/01/13 (-0.5°c) Freezing, overcast (-3.6°c) overnight. (E/SE) F1/2

3 Lapwing ➝E (in)

1 (ad) Common Gull ➝N

1♂ Peregrine ➝S

1 Cormorant ➝E

53 Redwing

4 Fieldfare

4 Song Thrush

4 Raven (3➝SSW)

76 L.B.B Gull ➝N

1 Herring Gull ➝SSW

Lapwing and adult Common Gull 17/1/13

Lutley Wedge 16/01/13 (-2.5°c) Freezing, (-3.4°c) overnight. Frost, misty/low cloud (E-ENE) F1

Sub-zero temperatures overnight and more cold weather movements, with a redhead Goosander heading WSW at 12.00pm, 9 Lapwing and a noticeable influx of Redwing.
1 ♀/1st winter Goosander ➝WSW
9 Lapwing ➝W (in)
113+ Redwing
2 Fieldfare
1 Song Thrush
1 Siskin
1 Raven 
14 L.B.B Gull ➝NW

♀/1st winter Goosander 16/1/13

Lutley Wedge 15/01/13 (-2°c) Freezing, sunny, clear skies. (NW) F1

Signs that the cold weather is starting to bite, with increasing numbers of Lapwing on the move today.

69 Lapwing ➝W (flocks of 51, 18)

12 Redwing ➝SW

1 Fieldfare ➝SW

1 Redpoll sp ➝S

2 Siskin ➝S/SE

17 Skylark

27 L.B.B Gull➝N

Lapwing 15/1/13

Lutley Wedge 14/01/13 (0°c) 2cm Snow overnight (-0.1°c) Overcast, misty with light sleet showers. Light (SW) breeze.

32 Redwing
69 L.B.B Gulls (60➝NW) (9➝SW)

Lutley Wedge 13/01/13 (3°c) overnight frost (-2.2°c) Cold, sunny, patchy cloud/early mist. Light N/NE breeze

"Cold weather starts to stir things up, and brings a few new year ticks"

1 (adult) Common Gull ➝NE

2 Lapwing ➝SW (SLC)

1 Meadow Pipit ➝SW

32 Skylark

29 B.H.Gull

2 L.B.B Gull ➝N

The first Mipit of 2013!

Lutley Wedge 01/01/13 (4°c) Sunny, scattered cloud

"New year, new list"

c20 Lesser Redpoll (Wassell Grove Pools)

1 Siskin

c190 Chaffinch (flocks of 90 and100+)

33 Redwing

15+ Fieldfare

10 Skylark

2 Goldcrest

2 Raven

Kingfisher

Adult ♂ Lesser Redpoll 1/1/13