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05/05/18 (clarebu)



Old Lodge 11:00 - 13:35 inc "picnic" in car in rain

With Stephen & Jon
2+ probable Woodlark heard singing, 1 probable seen flying over later
Chaffinch heard calling
Chiffchaff heard singing
* Redpolls heard calling & seen in flight poorly
* Good but distant view of Cuckoo calling from dead tree
Wren heard singing
Willow Warbler heard singing
several Tree Pipits, good views
2+ Blackbird singing
* Good scope view of a male Stonechat
3-4+ Stock Dove
Coal Tit heard calling
* 1 male Redstart on wire - good view in scope
3 distant Buzzard kettling despite cool and spotting rain
2 hirundines
Green Woodpecker heard calling
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard calling
Song Thrush heard singing
probable Blue Tit heard calling
Great Tit
probable Nuthatch heard calling
Carrion Crow heard calling, 1 probable seen later chasing a Jackdaw
2+ Linnet flying around calling
heard Raven, Stephen didn't.
good view of a Green Woodpecker in distant tree
2 probable Siskin flew over, calling

Stone Hill 13:40 - 14:35

Still raining

Chiffchaff heard singing
Chaffinch heard calling
Song Thrush heard singing
Green Woodpecker heard calling
Cuckoo heard calling and seen
Good view of pale sandy Willow Warbler on gorse
2+ Whitethroat
1 probable Tree Pipit
Linnets
* Good views of 2-3 Dartford Warbler carrying food
Meadow Pipit heard calling
Dunnock heard singing

Weir Wood Reservoir 14:50 - 15:20

Cormorants
Swallows
Many Great Crested Grebes
* 3-4 Common Tern
1+ Canada Goose
Wren heard calling
5+ Grey Heron
Moorhen
* Pair of Mandarin with 6+ chicks, plus at least one other drake
Mallards
2 Pied Wagtail on tern raft
2 Coot
Dunnock heard singing
Stock Dove heard singing