Went to the site again today, but with Phil Wallace this time. Patch year ticks were KESTREL and COLLARED DOVE (a female and a big flock of 10-20 respectively).
More notable were reasonable local counts of SKYLARK and YELLOWHAMMER with totals of 40 and 19+ respectively. 2-3 (on second thoughts, it could have just been one; if it was, it had a pretty big range) SPARROWHAWKS. The only other raptor was the female KESTREL already mentioned.
Banstead Woods got me a WOODCOCK, but Phil unfortunately missed it.
2 MEADOW PIPITS were seen flying from the Yellowhammer Field to the Buzzard (aka Big) Field.
WOODPECKERS were represented by 4 GREAT SPOTTEDS (2 of which were drumming against each other) and 3 GREENS.
A GOLDCREST was singing and a single TREECREEPER was noted as were 3 COAL TITS and 4-6 NUTHATCHES. 3 BULLFINCHES were heard or seen. 2 MISTLE THRUSHES were present and there, as always, were good numbers of FIELDFARES and REDWINGS.
20+ COMMON GULLS were counted along with c.8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS and 2+ HERRING GULLS. These Gull counts only count those using the site, not those flying over the site.
More notable were reasonable local counts of SKYLARK and YELLOWHAMMER with totals of 40 and 19+ respectively. 2-3 (on second thoughts, it could have just been one; if it was, it had a pretty big range) SPARROWHAWKS. The only other raptor was the female KESTREL already mentioned.
Banstead Woods got me a WOODCOCK, but Phil unfortunately missed it.
2 MEADOW PIPITS were seen flying from the Yellowhammer Field to the Buzzard (aka Big) Field.
WOODPECKERS were represented by 4 GREAT SPOTTEDS (2 of which were drumming against each other) and 3 GREENS.
A GOLDCREST was singing and a single TREECREEPER was noted as were 3 COAL TITS and 4-6 NUTHATCHES. 3 BULLFINCHES were heard or seen. 2 MISTLE THRUSHES were present and there, as always, were good numbers of FIELDFARES and REDWINGS.
20+ COMMON GULLS were counted along with c.8 BLACK-HEADED GULLS and 2+ HERRING GULLS. These Gull counts only count those using the site, not those flying over the site.
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