Monday 31 March 2014

31/03/14 Lutley Wedge (8°c) Overcast, low cloud and mist. Wind (E) F2/3

2 Brambling (in then flew ➝W)
1 Willow Warbler
5+ Chiffchaff
7 Meadow Pipit (4➝N/NE)
2 Redwing ➝W
1 Siskin➝NW
Brambling (Wassell Grove) 31/3/14

Sunday 30 March 2014

30/03/14 Lutley Wedge (8°c) Fine, sunny spells. Patchy high cloud. Wind (E)-(SE) F2/3

1 Sand Martin ➝ENE (1st this spring)
3 Chiffchaff
13 Meadow Pipit ➝N/NE
12 Redwing ➝N/NE
1 Redpoll sp ➝SW
2 Siskin ➝NE
Sand Martin 30/3/14 

Saturday 29 March 2014

29/03/14 Lutley Wedge (6°c) Overcast, low cloud/mist. Light rain showers. Clearing later. Wind (ESE) F3

1 RED KITE ➝SSW at 10.31am
1 Curlew ➝S
5 Wheatear (3♂2♀) 
1 Willow Warbler (1st this spring & new earliest arrival date)
3 Chiffchaff
96 Meadow Pipit (88➝N/NE)
8 Redwing (6➝NE) (2 in)
7 Redpoll sp (4➝N) (1➝S) (1➝E)
1 Siskin ➝S
1 Herring Gull ➝N
8 L.B.B Gull (5➝N) (3➝SW) 
Red Kite Wassell Grove 29/3/14
Curlew Wassell Grove 29/3/14

♂♀ Wheatears 29/3/14

Friday 28 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 28/03/14 (4°c) Overcast, misty, low cloud. Wind (E)-(SE) F2/3

1♂ Wheatear
4 Siskin (2➝SE) (2 in)
13 Meadow Pipit (10➝N)
Siskin 28/3/14

Thursday 27 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 27/03/14 (2°c) Overcast. Wind (E) F2/3

2 Wheatear (1♂1♀) 
2 Lapwing (in)
48 Fieldfare ➝WSW
14 Meadow Pipit (8➝N)
3 Siskin
2 Redpoll sp ➝W
10 Linnet
♂ Wheatear 27/3/14
Lapwing 27/3/14

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 26/03/14 (3°c) Patchy low cloud/mist and Sunny spells. Wind (N)-(NE) F1/2

1♂ Wheatear 
2 Peregrine ➝NE
2 Chiffchaff
83 Meadow Pipit ➝N
17 Fieldfare➝N (in)
7 Redwing (6➝N) (1 in)
8 Redpoll sp (6➝N) (1➝NE) (1➝W) 
17 Siskin (12 in then➝SE) (2 in) (1➝N) (1➝E)
1 Reed Bunting
1 Grey Heron ➝N
Peregrine 26/3/14

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 25/03/14 (6°c) Overcast, low cloud & rain. Wind (ENE) F1/2

4 Wheatear (3♂1♀) 
3 Chiffchaff
76 Meadow Pipit (6➝N) (grounded flock of 70+)
1 alba Wagtail ➝N
18 Redwing (16➝ENE) (2➝S)
2 Redpoll sp (1➝S)
2 Siskin ➝SSE
3 L.B.B Gull ➝S
1 B.H.Gull ➝S
♀♂ Wheatears 25/3/14



Sunday 23 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 23/03/14 (3°C) Cloudy, showers. Wind (NW) F2/3

24 Meadow Pipit ➝N 
2 alba Wagtail ➝N
22 Redwing (20➝E)  (2 in)
1 Redpoll sp ➝SE
1 Reed Bunting ➝N
 alba Wagtail and ♂ Reed Bunting 23/3/14

Saturday 22 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 22/03/14 (7°c) Sunny spells, scattered cloud. Wind (SW) F3

1 ♂ Wheatear (SLC)
14 Meadow Pipit
1 Chiffchaff
2 Siskin
2 Herring Gull ➝S
♂ Wheatear 22/3/14

Friday 21 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 21/03/14 (3°c) Cold & sunny, clear skies. Wind (SW) F3

"Plastic fantastic!"

1 ♂ MANDARIN DUCK ➝N at 08.25 (the first record for Lutley Wedge)
1 ♀ Wheatear 
6 Chiffchaff
47 Meadow Pipit (35➝N)
22 Redwing (10➝W) (12 in)
7 Siskin (1➝SE) (3➝S) (1➝N) (2 in)
11 Redpoll sp (9➝N/NE) (2 in)
1 Linnet ➝N
3 L.B.B.Gulls ➝N
♂ Mandarin Wassell Grove Pools 21/3/14

Wheatear 21/3/14 the first in West Mids this spring

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 19/03/14 (7°c) Light broken cloud. Sunny spells later. Wind (SW) F3

2 Curlew ➝W 
5 Greylag Geese (dropped in at Wassell Grove Pools for 30 mins then flew ➝SW)
1 Chiffchaff
26 Meadow Pipit (21➝N/NW) (5 in)
67 Fieldfare (62➝N) (5➝SE)
39 Redwing (18➝N) (6➝WSW) (15 in)
2 Siskin ➝SE
Curlew 19/3/14

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Greylag Geese 19/3/14


Monday 17 March 2014

Friday 14 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 14/03/14 (12°c) Early fog clearing. Sunny, Broken high cloud later. Breezy (SW) F3

3 Chiffchaff
45+ Meadow Pipit (20➝N) (25 grounded)
7 Redwing
2 Siskin
1 Redpoll sp
1 ♂ Blackcap
2 Raven
2 Herring Gull ➝SE

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 12/03/14 (4°c) Early Fog. Wind E/NE F2

2 Common Snipe
1 Chiffchaff
5 Redwing
6 Siskin
11 Meadow Pipit (5➝N)
4 L.B.B Gull ➝N

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 11/03/14 (4°c) Overcast, cold (NNE) Wind F3

2 Lapwing ➝E
2 Chiffchaff
13 Meadow Pipit (7➝N)
20 Fieldfare ➝N
39 Redwing
1 Redpoll sp
180 Starling ➝E
3 Raven (2➝N)

Redwing and Lapwing 11/3/14

Monday 10 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 10/03/14 (11°c) Sunny Spells. Wind (N) F3

"Chiffin early"

2 Chiffchaff 
58 Meadow Pipit (including a grounded flock of 50)
13 Fieldfare ➝W
Chiffchaff 10/3/14 "fresh in" with pollen horn
(The second earliest Chiffchaff arrival date on the patch in 18 years of recording!)

Sunday 9 March 2014

Thursday 6 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 06/03/14 (10°c) Overcast, light rain showers. Wind (SSW) F3/4

"First spring migrant and two patch year ticks"

1 ♂ Stonechat
2 Common Snipe
1 Siskin
2 Meadow Pipit
4 Raven ➝WSW

♂ Stonechat & Common Snipe 6/3/14

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 04/03/14 (8°c) Scattered cloud, sunny intervals. Wind (W)-(WSW) F2/3

30 Fieldfare
6 Lesser Redpoll
5 Siskin ➝N
30 Chaffinch
9 Meadow Pipit
Lesser Redpoll & Fieldfare 4/3/14

Saturday 1 March 2014

Lutley Wedge 01/03/14 (7°c) Sunny intervals, scattered cloud.

1 Water Rail
23 Meadow Pipit
3 Redpoll sp
2 Siskin
6 Redwing