Wednesday 23 January 2013

Lutley Wedge 23/01/13

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

Monday 21 January 2013

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

Sunday 20 January 2013

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 

Saturday 19 January 2013

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

Friday 18 January 2013

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



Thursday 17 January 2013

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


Wednesday 16 January 2013

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

Tuesday 15 January 2013

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

Sunday 13 January 2013

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!

Tuesday 1 January 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