28 Species Count !

Date spotted: 19th Nov - 2PM

Location: Circular Walk - Zones 1,4+5

Observation: Yesterday before the rain, we walked up to Seven Acre Woods and found 2 area's to chuck down some steak (left over steak, not alot). We also put down some peanuts in areas we thought it would be eaten, in the hope when we visited today it would be gone. Successfully, all the steak was gone, with one area where the peanuts were had also gone. So we refilled the same areas again and will see if has been eaten again on Thursday. If it keeps disappearing we will set up a trial cam and try to identity what has eaten it ! We decided to cover some different places today and walked along to 12 O'Clock lane and and past Haycombe Cemetery. Very cold walk but produced 28 species!

Weather: Blue Sky, Cold, Some Wind

Other Species: Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pheasant, Wren, Wood Pigeon, Pied Wagtail, Magpie, Buzzard, Crow, Robin, collared Dove, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Black-Headed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Herring Gull, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, Kestrel, Jay, Redwing

 

Black-Throated Diver - Gavia arctica

     
Date spotted: 17th Nov - 3PM

Location: Woodford Lodge - Chew Valley Lake

Observation: Visited Woodford Lodge in hope to see the Black-Throated Diver, proved to be very successful we got there to find it about 60 feet out amongst the fishing boats, we waited hoping for it to come closer, which luckily it did! Come within 10 feet at times, a very obliging bird!

Weather: Cloudy, Misty, Cold

Other Species: Black-Throated Diver, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Meadow Pipit, Mute Swan, Robin

 

Roe Deer in Sunshine

Date spotted:14/11/2013

Location: Zone 1-2-5

Observation: 26 species ,kingfisher at top lake , also big flock of Jackdaw at least 60+ 12 teal and nice encounter with Roe Deer in Sunshine .1x Bumble Bee ? Late ?

Weather: Cold cloudy with some blue skies.

 12 Teal ,although only 4 pictured :)

Other Species: Goldfinch,Maggpie,Crow,Blue-Great tits,Long Tailed Tits,House Sparrow numbers seem to be dropping .Wren,Grey Heron x2,Black Headed Gulls, lesser BB ,Mute Swan x9 ,Jackdaw x 60+,Buzzard,Mallard,Kingfisher,Grey Wagtail,Teal x12, Woodies ,Mistle Thrush,Blackbird 1 ! Rook,Coot,Morhen,Pheasant, Redwing x5

 

13 Goldfinch Flock!!

Date spotted: 13th November - 11.30-1pm

Location: From the window

Observation: Just the normal birds on our tree but we had a large flock of Goldfinch's at one point, totalled 13! The most we've ever had 9 so getting bigger flocks, some were this years chicks, ever expanding family! No space on feeders for other birds so wanted in the queue!! Also possible Redwing flyover's with a total of 9 (too quick for me to grab binoculars!)

Weather: Blue Sky, Clear skies no wind!

Other Species: 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 13 Goldfinch, 3 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Coal Tit, 9 Possible Redwing, 1 Crow