03/11/2009

Mostly spent at Merlin Pasture today with a brief scan of the main enclosures.

COMMON GULLS seem to have vastly increased recently with c.30 COMMON GULLS over Nonsuch Park, Cheam 01/11/2009 with a possible KITTIWAKE though it probably wasn't one.

This brings me onto today . . .

The COMMON GULLS just kept streaming through this afternoon with up to and possibly above 20 passing over the Downs today +19+ BLACK-HEADED GULLS, 3 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (2 ad. 1 c.2w) over and 7 HERRING GULLS. No evening wildfowl today as usual.

A flock of c.19 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS passed over NNW +2. probable MISTLE THRUSHES SW.

Also seen today

1 immature SPARROWHAWK
up to 30 LONG TAILED TITS
2+ BLUE TITS
1+ GREAT TIT
c.50 CARRION CROWS pre roost
1 JACKDAW
2 JAY
1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER
1 GREEN WOODPECKER
6+ REDWINGS
2 WREN
1 GREENFINCH
4 BLACKBIRD
2 ROBIN
2 DUNNOCK
1 CHAFFINCH
2 WOODPIGEON
6+ MAGPIE

An unusually quiet GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER showed well in Belmont today. No sign of the Jackdaws today Overton Park. PEREGRINES still recently Sutton at Reed Building.