An early find. A Smooth Newt found by Bill Nicholls in his garden.
Courtesy Bill
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Friday, 27 February 2026
Monday, 24 February 2025
Sunshine & Showers
Sunshine and showers, 12°, fresh SW.
Lollingdon: 2 Shelduck back on the flooded field, along with the usual Shoveler, Lapwing, Lesser Blackback Gull, Teal and Common Gull.
Morton Floods: c60 Lesser Blackback Gull, c150 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, c100 Teal, 3 Chiffchaff, a Cormorant and 4 Wigeon.
Wallingford Rd Floods: c130 Teal, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, c10 Wigeon and 4 Tufted Duck.
Bunk: 2 Chiffchaff incl 1 in song, Yellowhammer and Treecreeper in song, 14 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, Coot, 6 Tufted Duck.
2 Barn Owl noted this evening. LC & AD.
Lollingdon: 2 Shelduck back on the flooded field, along with the usual Shoveler, Lapwing, Lesser Blackback Gull, Teal and Common Gull.
Morton Floods: c60 Lesser Blackback Gull, c150 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover, c100 Teal, 3 Chiffchaff, a Cormorant and 4 Wigeon.
Wallingford Rd Floods: c130 Teal, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, c10 Wigeon and 4 Tufted Duck.
Bunk: 2 Chiffchaff incl 1 in song, Yellowhammer and Treecreeper in song, 14 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, Coot, 6 Tufted Duck.
2 Barn Owl noted this evening. LC & AD.
5 Wigeon on the school pond. RB.
A Smooth Newt found at the weekend hibernating, Per RD and a Red Admiral on Sunday in the garden.
AD, LC, PC. & RB.
A Smooth Newt found at the weekend hibernating, Per RD and a Red Admiral on Sunday in the garden.
AD, LC, PC. & RB.
Kestrel
Frog spawn in Alan's pond
Shelduck
Golden Plover with Lapwing courtesy Alan
Friday, 15 March 2024
Hithercroft & Bunk
Sunshine and showers, 14°, breezy SW.
Hithercroft floods: Little Egret, 3 Shelduck over, Common Snipe, Herring Gull, Lesser Blackback Gull, Black-headed Gull, Chiffchaff - many singing, Reed Bunting and Lapwing.
Bunk area: 7 Chiffchaff, several in song, a Blackcap singing, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Siskin, a Sparrowhawk, 14 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 50+ Starling, a Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Lapwing, 1 Mute Swan, 32 Lesser Blackback Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull and 1 Common Gull, etc.
Mammals: Short-tailed Vole, Wood Mouse & Brown Hare.
Amphibians: Smooth Newt (per Bill Nicholls, garden pond).
Butterflies: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.
AD, BN & PC.
Hithercroft floods: Little Egret, 3 Shelduck over, Common Snipe, Herring Gull, Lesser Blackback Gull, Black-headed Gull, Chiffchaff - many singing, Reed Bunting and Lapwing.
Bunk area: 7 Chiffchaff, several in song, a Blackcap singing, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Siskin, a Sparrowhawk, 14 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 50+ Starling, a Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Lapwing, 1 Mute Swan, 32 Lesser Blackback Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull and 1 Common Gull, etc.
Mammals: Short-tailed Vole, Wood Mouse & Brown Hare.
Amphibians: Smooth Newt (per Bill Nicholls, garden pond).
Butterflies: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.
AD, BN & PC.
Shelduck courtesy Alan
Sparrowhawk
Wood Mouse courtesy Bill Nicholls
Sunday, 4 April 2021
Weekend catchup
Cloudy yesterday but Sunny today, max 15°, light W.
"Quite a few" Sedge Warbler found on Cholsey Marsh this morning by Alan.
Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff in song, also present on the Marsh.
A single Siskin flew over the allotments yesterday.
A Short-eared Owl on Cholsey Downs on the 2nd. Per Alan.
A Smooth Newt found by Angie Regan in their garden yesterday and several Grass Snake and Slow-worm in Tony Rayner’s garden.
Butterflies: Brimstone, Small White (TR), Orange Tip (TR), Holly Blue (AD), Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.
"Quite a few" Sedge Warbler found on Cholsey Marsh this morning by Alan.
Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap and Chiffchaff in song, also present on the Marsh.
A single Siskin flew over the allotments yesterday.
A Short-eared Owl on Cholsey Downs on the 2nd. Per Alan.
A Smooth Newt found by Angie Regan in their garden yesterday and several Grass Snake and Slow-worm in Tony Rayner’s garden.
Butterflies: Brimstone, Small White (TR), Orange Tip (TR), Holly Blue (AD), Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.
Smooth Newt courtesy Angie Regan
Short-eared Owl courtesy Alan
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