Wednesday 30 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 30/04/14 (20°c) Sunny, scattered cloud. (S) F2

2 ♂ Wheatear (Wassell Grove) (1♂ leucorhoa/Greenland race)
2 Garden Warbler
2+ Blackcap
4+ Whitethroat
5+ Chiffchaff
6 Swallow
2 ♂♀ Tufted Duck
♂ Wheatear 30/4/14

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 29/04/14 (9°c) Mist and low cloud clearing. (E/SE) F1/2

1 Yellow Wagtail ➝N 
3 ♂ Garden Warbler
1 Willow Warbler
4+ Chiffchaff
8+ Whitethroat
2+ Blackcap
3 Swallow
1 Meadow Pipit
Garden Warbler 29/4/14

Monday 28 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 28/04/14 (8°c) Overcast, misty. (E/NE) F2

1 Lesser Whitethroat
14 Whitethroat
1 Garden Warbler 
5+ Chiffchaff
5+ Blackcap
3 House Martin 
6 Swallow
♂ Lesser Whitethroat 28/4/14

Sunday 27 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 27/04/14 (11°c) Cloudy/Overcast, showers. (E) F2/3

"Back on the hallowed turf and two year ticks"

1 Hobby➝N at 1.20pm (Wassell Grove Pools)
1 Garden Warbler (Wassell Grove Pools)
2 Whitethroat
4 Swallow
4+ Chiffchaff
Blackcap
2 B.H.Gull ➝E
                            
Hobby 27/4/14
Garden Warbler 27/4/14

Friday 25 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 25/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

1 Yellow Wagtail ➝NW
1 Lesser Whitethroat
7 Whitethroat

Thursday 24 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 24/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

3 ♂ Whinchat  
4 Wheatear (2♂2♀)
1 Lesser Whitethroat
4 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
♂ Whinchat 24/4/14

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 22/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
1 Lesser Redpoll

Monday 21 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 21/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

3 Wheatear (2♂1♀)
1 Lesser Whitethroat
2 Whitethroat
1 Willow Warbler
♂♀ Wheatears 21/4/14

Saturday 19 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 19/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

3 Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat
♂ Whitethroat 19/4/14

Friday 18 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 18/04/14

(All sightings SLC...)

1 Lesser Whitethroat
8 Swallow
3 Meadow Pipit ➝N

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 15/04/14 (17°c) Sunny, scattered cloud. (SE) F2

1 Yellow Wagtail (Wassell Grove)
1 Willow Warbler
5 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff
5 Swallow
Willow Warbler 15/4/14

Monday 14 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 14/04/14 (6°c) Fine, sunny, scattered cloud. (WNW) F4

1♂ Wheatear
2 Willow Warbler
5 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
5 Swallow (1➝NE) (1➝NW)
5 Meadow Pipit (1➝NW) 
(1st-s) ♂ Wheatear 14/4/14

Willow Warbler 14/4/14

Sunday 13 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 13/04/14 Sunny, scattered cloud. (WNW) F3

(All sightings SLC...)

2 Wheatear (1♂1♀)
8 Swallow (6➝NW)
12+ Blackcap
10+ Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Meadow Pipit

Saturday 12 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 12/04/14 (5°c) Bright, broken light cloud. Clouding over later. (SSW-WSW) F2/3

3 Wheatear (1♂2♀)
3 Swallow (1➝N)
2 Chiffchaff
1 Blackcap
4 Redpoll sp (2➝N)
3 Siskin (2➝NNW) (1➝NE)
11 Meadow Pipit (5➝N)
2 Tufted Duck (1♂1♀) 
♂♀ Wheatears 12/4/14

♂ Tufted Duck 12/4/14

Thursday 10 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 10/04/14 (4°c) Fine, sunny spells, scattered cloud. (SW) F2

" Ticking the night fantastic" as Rouzel drops-out 

1♂ Ring Ouzel (➝in) at 08.53am (Wassell Grove)
11 Wheatear (8♂ 3♀)
5 Swallow
2 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff
18 Meadow Pipit (5➝N) (7➝W/NW) (6 in) 
♂ Ring Ouzel Wassell Grove 10/4/14
(1st-s) ♂ Wheatear 10/4/14

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Lutley Wedge 09/04/14 (5°c) Bright, sunny spells & Scattered cloud. (SW) F3/4

1 RED KITE ➝NW at 10.04am (Wassell Grove Pools)
7 Swallow (3➝N)
7 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
6 Meadow Pipit  (3➝NW)
1 Redpoll sp ➝N
1♂ Reed Bunting (in➝NW)
Red Kite (imm) 9/4/14
The 12th record of this stunning raptor at Lutley Wedge and 2nd this spring.

♂ Swallow 9/4/14

Saturday 5 April 2014

05/04/14 Lutley Wedge (8°c) Overcast/low cloud and showers later. (S) F3

"A big fat Cygnus year tick!"

1 MUTE SWAN ➝NW at 07.47am
1 ♀ Wheatear
5 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
23 Fieldfare (22➝N/NW)
2 Redwing (1➝N)
12 Meadow Pipit (5➝N) (3➝E) (1➝NW) (1➝NE)
Mute Swan 5/4/14 
(Scarce on the patch and less than annual. Ringed with a Orange/Red Darvic on the left leg)
♀ Wheatear 5/4/14


Friday 4 April 2014

04/04/14 Lutley Wedge (10°c) Overcast. (W) F2/3

1 Swallow (SLC)
2 Wheatear (1♂1♀) (SLC)
4 Chiffchaff
♂♀ Wheatears 4/4/14

Wednesday 2 April 2014

02/04/14 Lutley Wedge (10°c) Overcast/low cloud. V.light rain showers. Wind (E) F3/4

2 Peregrine (1ad➝NE) (1juv➝N)
2 Cormorant ➝NW
2 Blackcap
4 Chiffchaff
15 Meadow Pipit ➝N/NE
13 Fieldfare ➝NE
1 Siskin
4 Redpoll sp ➝NE
25 Linnet
1 Herring Gull➝E
Adult and Juv Peregrines Wassell Grove 2/4/14  

Tuesday 1 April 2014

01/04/14 Lutley Wedge (9°c) Overcast, early mist and low cloud clearing later am. Wind (VAR) F1/2

2 Lapwing ➝SE
3 Wheatear (2♂1♀)
Blackcap
11+ Chiffchaff 
23 Meadow Pipit (20 in) (3➝N/NE)
2 Siskin ➝S
2 Redpoll sp ➝ESE
♂ Wheatear 1/4/14
Lapwing 1/4/14
♂ Blackcap 1/4/14