Wednesday 12 May 2010
12/05/2010
About 25 COMMON SWIFTS over my school mid afternoon on the way out, probably the biggest group that I've seen together anywhere so far this spring.
11/05/2010
MISTLE THRUSH still Belmont Park. Another MISTLE THRUSH flew over my school while I was playing football.
07/05/2010
On the way to school today I picked up a YELLOW WAGTAIL that flew roughly north/north east over Hulverstone Close. Also on the way to school a MISTLE THRUSH was at Belmont Park.
In my Belmont garden a BLACKCAP was singing and one of the resident COAL TITS was calling away as usual in the early morning.
On the way back from school, via Sutton, the male PEREGRINE was on the Reed Building.
In my Belmont garden a BLACKCAP was singing and one of the resident COAL TITS was calling away as usual in the early morning.
On the way back from school, via Sutton, the male PEREGRINE was on the Reed Building.
Thursday 6 May 2010
06/05/2010
At least one ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET over Belmont garden (not my one) today also c.3 GOLDFINCHES there. At MY Belmont garden one of the COAL TITS was still calling.
02/05/2010
Singing BLACKCAP Cheam Park. At my Belmont garden 2 COLLARED DOVES, displaying male GREENFINCH, 2 COAL TITS, female COMMON BLACKBIRD, 2 immature HERRING GULLS over.
As would be expected for the site, the car park around the kiosk at Epsom Downs yielded a charming male PIED WAGTAIL which showed well, albeit briefly.
As would be expected for the site, the car park around the kiosk at Epsom Downs yielded a charming male PIED WAGTAIL which showed well, albeit briefly.
01/05/2010
At Banstead Downs in one set of bushes a GARDEN WARBLER was singing along with 2 of the site's 3 BLACKCAPS and 1 of the site's 2 LESSER WHITETHROATS that day. Also 2 COMMON WHITETHROATS, 3 WILLOW WARBLERS (2 singing), 2 singing male COMMON CHIFFCHAFFS, 9+ COMMON SWIFTS and a probable Sand Martin roughly west.
6 COMMON SWIFTS circling over my flat early afternoon. No further sign of these. They were certainly the local breeding birds but haven't settled into their routine yet. They spend much of the beginning of their stay hawking over the north end of Banstead Downs before staying closer to Belmont when they begin to nest (I'm not 100% sure where exactly that is).
6 COMMON SWIFTS circling over my flat early afternoon. No further sign of these. They were certainly the local breeding birds but haven't settled into their routine yet. They spend much of the beginning of their stay hawking over the north end of Banstead Downs before staying closer to Belmont when they begin to nest (I'm not 100% sure where exactly that is).
29/04/2010
2 drake MALLARDS over the BP station A217 southbound this afternoon. 7 ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS over Belmont garden (not mine) where 5+ GOLDFINCHES showed well along with a very tame ROBIN.
25/04/2010
At the pond at Burgh Heath 3 MOORHENS, 2 CANADA GEESE, 20 MALLARDS, single GREY HERON, PIED WAGTAIL (male) and JACKDAW.
22/04/2010
singing male MISTLE THRUSH Belmont Park. Belmont 5 GOLDFINCHES in garden (not mine) and 3 HERRING GULLS and a ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET over.
21/04/2010
I was very surprised to look out of my window and get stunning views of a GARDEN WARBLER, my first of the year, which showed well feeding in sycamores in my garden, just outside the window for a few minutes before flying to the car park. Also a female COMMON BLACKBIRD with nesting material went to bush.
19/04/2010
my first LESSER WHITETHROAT of the year, a singing male at Banstead Downs also present: 2 WILLOW WARBLERS, 2+ BLACKCAPS and 3 COMMON CHIFFCHAFFS. Female KESTREL hunting over main open area and a GREEN WOODPECKER seen well.
MISTLE THRUSH singing male Belmont Park.
MISTLE THRUSH singing male Belmont Park.
02/04/2010
singing COAL TIT my Belmont garden. 3 HOUSE SPARROWS (2 males) Belmont Pastures showing well.
31/03/2010
GREY HERON low over Belmont breifly 15.00. BLACKCAP singing Hulverstone Close. GOLDFINCH Banstead Downs +brief distant raptor; probably big female Sparrowhawk.
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