Friday 24 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 24/04/15 Cloudy, overcast. (WSW) F3

2 Tree Pipit ➝W
12 Wheatear (7♂5♀) inc c5 Greenland type
1 Willow warbler 
2 Blackcap
1 Lesser Whitethroat (SLC)
4 Whitethroat
2 Blackcap
8 Swallow
5 Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit 24/4/15
Tail-less! ♂ Greenland Wheatear 24/4/15
♀ Wheatear 24/4/15
Lesser Whitethroat 24/4/15

Thursday 23 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 23/04/15 (5°c) Cloudy, low cloud and mist clearing. (E) F1-2

1♂ Redstart 
2 Whinchat 
5 Wheatear (3♂1♀)
1 Tree Pipit ➝E 
1 flava Wagtail ➝N 
1 Sand Martin ➝E
3 Whitethroat
4 Willow Warbler
4+ Chiffchaff
3+ Blackcap
6 Swallow
♂ Redstart and Whinchat 23/4/15
♂ Wheatear 23/4/15
♀ Wheatear 23/4/15

Monday 20 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 20/04/15

1 Whitethroat (first of spring)
1 Willow Warbler
4+ Chiffchaff
4 Blackcap
9 Swallow
1 House Martin
5 Meadow Pipit (1➝N)
♂ Blackcap 20/4/15

Sunday 19 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 19/04/15

(All sightings SLC...)

3 Wheatear (2♂1♀)

Friday 17 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 17/04/15

(All sightings SLC...)

1 ♂ Wheatear
1 Willow Warbler
1 House Martin 

Thursday 16 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 16/04/15

(All sightings SLC...)

2 Willow Warbler
2 House Martin (first of spring)
7 Swallow
2 Lapwing
1 Raven

Sunday 12 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 12/04/15

(All sightings SLC...)

2 ♂ Wheatear
4 Swallow
♂ Wheatear 12/4/15

Friday 10 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 10/04/15 Sunny, scattered cloud. Light (SSE) breeze

(All sightings SLC...)

2 ♂ Wheatear
5 Swallow
3+ Chiffchaff
♂ Wheatear 10/4/15

Thursday 9 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 09/04/10 Sunny, Light cloud. Wind (S)

(All sightings SLC...)

1 ♂ Wheatear
1 Willow Warbler
5 Swallow
8 Chiffchaff
8 Fieldfare (in then flew ➝E)
2 Raven
♂ Wheatear 9/4/15

Wednesday 8 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 08/04/15

(All sightings SLC...)

3 Wheatear (2♂1♀)
5 Swallow (1➝N)
2 Blackcap
7 Chiffchaff
30 Meadow Pipit

Monday 6 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 06/04/15 Sunny, Clear skies. Wind (W)

(All sightings SLC...)

50 Meadow Pipit (40 in)
5 Chiffchaff

Sunday 5 April 2015

Lutley Wedge 05/04/15 Cloudy, Overcast, slight drizzle. Light (NW) wind


(All sightings SLC...)

2 Blackcap
8 Chiffchaff
223 Meadow Pipit (70 in) (153 ➝N)
1 Redwing

Saturday 28 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 28/03/15 (9°c) Cloudy, overcast. (S) F3-4

5 Chiffchaff
40 Fieldfare (28➝E/NE) (12➝W)
11 Redwing (2➝N) (7➝SW) (2 in)
34 Meadow Pipit (7➝N) (27 in)
1 Redpoll sp ➝N
1 Raven➝SE

Friday 27 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 27/03/15 (3°c) Overcast, light cloud. (SW) F2-3

2 Wheatear (1♂1♀)
4 Chiffchaff
22 Redwing (17➝N) (5 in)
40 Meadow Pipit (13➝N) (2➝W) (25 in)
1 Raven➝SE
41 Linnet
2 Cormorant ➝WNW
Redwing & Meadow Pipit 27/3/15

Thursday 26 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 26/03/15 (4°c) Cloudy, early rain & showers. Wind (SW)-(WNW) F3

1 ♀ Wheatear
2 Chiffchaff
18 Fieldfare
3 Redwing (2➝NNE)
16 Meadow Pipit (6➝N) (2➝W) (8 in)
266 Starling (16➝E) 
1 Raven
♀ Wheatear 26/3/15 Wassell Grove

Friday 20 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 20/03/15 (4°c) Sunny, broken high cloud. (N) F2

1 Lapwing ➝SE
1 Chiffchaff
40 Meadow Pipit (31➝N) (5➝NNE) (2➝WNW) (2 in)
50+ Redwing
26 Fieldfare (1➝N) (25 in)
1 Redpoll sp
1 Raven ➝NE
1 Grey Heron ➝ENE
Fieldfare 20/3/15

Meadow Pipit 20/3/15 

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 17/03/15 (4°c) Low cloud & mist. (E/SE) F2

2 ♂ Wheatear 
2 ♀ Stonechat
1 Chiffchaff
90 Meadow Pipit (85 in) (5➝N)
32 Fieldfare (8➝E) (24➝SE)
♂ Wheatears 17/3/15
♀ Stonechat 17/3/15

Monday 16 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 16/03/15 (4°c) Overcast, low cloud & murk, patchy light rain. (E) F2

1 ♂ Wheatear (Wassell Grove) (first of the spring)
2 ♀ Stonechat
24 Redwing (2➝N)
21 Meadow Pipit (1➝N)
6 Pied Wagtail
1 Herring Gull ➝W
1 Cormorant ➝WSW
♂ Wheatear 16/3/15
♀ Stonechat 16/3/15

Friday 13 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 13/03/15 (6°c) Rain a.m/Cloudy p.m,Overcast & misty. (NNW) F3

2 Chiffchaff (first of the spring)
60 Redwing
1 Fieldfare ➝W/NW
10 Meadow Pipit
60 Linnet
6 Pied Wagtail
Chiffchaff 13/3/15 

Wednesday 11 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 11/03/15 (3°c) Sunny, scattered high cloud. (S/SE) F3-4

1 Peregrine ➝N
35 Meadow Pipit (35 in) (1➝N)
60+ Fieldfare
3 Redwing
2 Cormorant ➝N/NW
26 Linnet
1 Reed Bunting
200 Starling
4 Pied Wagtail
1 Goldcrest
Fieldfare 11/3/15

Monday 9 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 09/03/15

(All sightings SLC...)

2 (1♂1♀) Stonechat 

Sunday 8 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 08/03/15

(All sightings SLC...)

1♂ Stonechat

Saturday 7 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 07/03/15 Cloudy, (SSW) F3-4

"Record Stonechat fall!"

(All sightings SLC...)

11 Stonechat (5♂6♀)
15 Redwing
15 Fieldfare

Friday 6 March 2015

Lutley Wedge 06/03/15 (6°c) Sunny spells & Broken cloud. (SW) F2

1 ♀/juv MERLIN ➝N over Wassell Grove Pools at 08.20am crossing from Worcs ➝ W.Mids
13 Redwing
3 (2♂1♀) Stonechat
14 Meadow Pipit
2 Siskin ➝W
♀/Juv Merlin (Wassell Grove Pools 6/3/15) the 10th record of Merlin at Lutley Wedge

♂ Stonechat 6/3/15

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Lutley Wedge 17/02/15 (0°c) Clear & sunny.

1 Common Snipe
1 Peregrine ➝E
42 Lapwing ➝W/NW
2 ♂ Stonechat
75 Meadow Pipit
2 Redwing 
9 Pied Wagtail
23 Cormorant ➝E
2 Raven
Snipe 17/2/15

Peregrine 17/2/15
22 of the record flock of 23 Cormorant heading off high to the East 17/2/15

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Lutley Wedge 14/01/15 (0°c) Clear, sunny, overnight snow 2-3 cms lying. Clouding over later (SW) F3

"Overnight snow stirs things up"

1 JACK SNIPE
1 1st-winter Common Gull ➝W
1 Water Rail
60 Redwing
13 Fieldfare
45 Skylark (30 ➝W) 
2 Meadow Pipit
21 Linnet
3 Raven
Jack Snipe 14/1/15

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Lutley Wedge 07/01/15 (7°c) Overcast with rain showers. (SW) F3-4

1♂ Stonechat
1 Water Rail
9 Meadow Pipit
11 Pied Wagtail
1 Redwing
2 Raven
♂ Stonechat 7/1/15 
The first over wintering bird since Feb 2008