Birds, Moths & Other Wildlife sightings for 2020 Qtr 1 up to 31 Mar (January 3, 2021, 05:11:41 AM)
2020 Bird List - first reported date. Great Crested Grebe (4th Jan 2020), Little Grebe (3rd Jan 2020), Cormorant (4th Jan 2020), Bittern (Not yet recorded in 2020), Grey Heron (1st Jan 2020), White Stork (Not yet recorded in 2020), Little Egret (4th Jan 2020), Great White Egret (Not yet recorded in 2020), Mute Swan (1st Jan 2020), Black Swan (Not yet recorded in 2020), Greylag Goose (4th Jan 2020), Canada Goose (4th Jan 2020), Barnacle Goose (16th Jan 2020), Egyptian Goose (4th Jan 2020), Shelduck (29th Feb 2020), Mandarin (Not yet recorded in 2020), Wigeon (16th Jan 2020), Goosander (Not yet recorded in 2020), Pintail (Not yet recorded in 2020), Teal (1st Jan 2020), Gadwall (11th Jan 2020), Garganey (Not yet recorded in 2020), Mallard (1st Jan 2020), Shoveler (4th Jan 2020), Pochard (2nd Feb 2020), Red-crested Pochard (21st Feb 2020), Tufted Duck (4th Jan 2020), Goldeneye (19th Feb 2020), Red Kite (11th Jan 2020), Sparrowhawk (6th Jan 2020), Buzzard (1st Jan 2020), Kestrel (11th Jan 2020), Hobby (Not yet recorded in 2020), Peregrine Falcon (Not yet recorded in 2020), Osprey (Not yet recorded in 2020), Pheasant (11th Jan 2020), Water Rail (1st Jan 2020), Moorhen (4th Jan 2020), Coot (1st Jan 2020), Oystercatcher (19th Feb 2020), Little Ringed Plover (Not yet recorded in 2020), Golden Plover (Not yet recorded in 2020), Lapwing (31st Mar 2020), Snipe (27th Jan 2020), Jack Snipe (Not yet recorded in 2020), Redshank (14th Mar 2020), (Greenshank (Not yet recorded in 2020), Green Sandpiper (2nd Jan 2020), Common Sandpiper (Not yet recorded in 2020), Mediterranean Gull (22nd Mar 2020), Common Gull (5th Jan 2020), Black-headed Gull (4th Jan 2020), Herring Gull (8th Feb 2020), Lesser Black-backed Gull (24th Mar 2020), Common Tern (Not yet recorded in 2020), Arctic Tern (Not yet recorded in 2020), Stock Dove (4th Jan 2020), Collared Dove (Not yet recorded in 2020), Woodpigeon (4th Jan 2020), Feral Pigeon (Feral Rock Dove) (Not yet recorded in 2020), Ring-necked Parakeet (4th Jan 2020), Cuckoo (Not yet recorded in 2020), Barn Owl (Not yet recorded in 2020), Tawny Owl (Not yet recorded in 2020), Swift (Not yet recorded in 2020), Kingfisher (4th Jan 2020), Green Woodpecker (1st Jan 2020), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1st Jan 2020), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Not yet recorded in 2020), Swallow (Not yet recorded in 2020), House Martin (Not yet recorded in 2020), Sand Martin (Not yet recorded in 2020), Meadow Pipit (Not yet recorded in 2020), Yellow Wagtail (Not recorded in 2019 Not yet recorded in 2020), Grey Wagtail (1st Jan 2020), Pied Wagtail (4th Jan 2020), Wren (2nd Jan 2020), Dunnock (4th Jan 2020), Robin (4th Jan 2020), Blackbird (4th Jan 2020), Fieldfare (23rd Jan 2020), Song Thrush (8th Feb 2020), Redwing (4th Jan 2020), Mistle Thrush (25th Jan 2020), Cetti's Warbler (1st Jan 2020), Sedge Warbler (Not yet recorded in 2020), Reed Warbler (Not yet recorded in 2020), Garden Warbler (Not yet recorded in 2020), Whitethroat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Lesser Whitethroat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Blackcap (23rd Mar 2020), Chiffchaff (16th Mar 2020), Willow Warbler (Not yet recorded in 2020), Goldcrest (3rd Jan 2020), Firecrest (Not yet recorded in 2020), Spotted Flycatcher (Not yet recorded in 2020), Stonechat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Long-tailed Tit (4th Jan 2020), Coal Tit (3rd Jan 2020), Blue Tit (1st Jan 2020), Great Tit (1st Jan 2020), Nuthatch (1st Jan 2020), Treecreeper (5th Jan 2020), Magpie (4th Jan 2020), Jackdaw (4th Jan 2020), Rook (1st Mar 2020), Carrion Crow (1st Feb 2020), Raven (1st Jan 2020), Jay (4th Jan 2020), Starling (Not yet recorded in 2020), House Sparrow (Not yet recorded in 2020), Chaffinch (1st Jan 2020), Brambling (8th Feb 2020), Greenfinch (2nd Jan 2020), Goldfinch (4th Jan 2020), Siskin (3rd Jan 2020), Bullfinch (Not yet recorded in 2020), Hawfinch (Not yet recorded in 2020) and Reed Bunting (3rd Jan 2020).
Red Admiral (6th Mar), Peacock (22nd Mar) & Comma (22nd Mar). Common Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) (16th Mar) and Bee Fly (21st (1) & 22nd (3) Mar).
Simon Buckingham ran traps at the reserve on 20 Mar 2020. A change in wind direction and a drop in overnight temperatures had the inevitable impact on the moth catch from the reserve last night. Just 6 moths of 4 species were recorded, but these did include the uncommon Dotted Chestnut, first recorded in the reserve in 2018. 3 Common Quaker, 1 Dotted Chestnut, 1 Hebrew Character and 1 Oak Beauty.
Simon Buckingham ran traps at the reserve on 17 Mar 2020. A promisingly mild night yielded a somewhat disappointing haul with just 13 moths of 5 species from the reserve last night. Also in the trap was the ichneumonid Ophion obscuratus. 1 Oak Beauty, 7 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Chestnut and 2 Hebrew Character.
Simon Buckingham ran traps at the reserve on 14 Mar 2020. Moth numbers and diversity are picking up as temperatures slowly rise. 24 moths of 8 species from the traps last night. 2 Small Quaker, 10 Common Quaker, 1 Twin-spotted Quaker, 6 Hebrew Character, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Oak Beauty, 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana and 1 Chestnut.
Simon Buckingham ran traps at the reserve on 7 Mar 2020.The slightly milder temperatures of last night prompted me to get the traps out at the reserve for the first time this year. 18 moths of 7 species were the result, the most common of which was the appropriately named March Moth. 6 March Moth, 3 Oak Beauty, 2 Hebrew Character, 3 Common Quaker, 2 Clouded Drab, 1 Twin-spotted Quaker and 1 Chestnut.