Wood Lane bird sightings archive

2019

21st-28th December 

Lapwing c300 

Red legged partridge 15 

Lesser redpoll 8

Shelduck 7 

Redwing 3 

Siskin 3 

Kingfisher 2 

Egyptian geese 2 

Song thrush 2 

Sparrowhawk 2 

Raven 2 

Buzzard 2 

Mistle thrush 2 

G. spotted woodpecker 2

Jay 1

Reed bunting 1 

Green sandpiper 1 

Rook 1 

14th-21st December 

Lapwing c300 

Redpoll 12 

Shelduck 6 

Kingfisher 3 

Green sandpiper 2 

Sparrowhawk 2 

Nuthatch 2 

Bullfinch 1 

Kestrel 1 

Treecreeper 1

Goldcrest 1 

Jay 1 

8th-15th December 

Lapwing c300 

Kingfisher 3 

Linnet 3 

Siskin 3 

Redpoll 3 

Egyptian geese 2 

Sparrowhawk 2 

G. spotted woodpecker 2 

Buzzard 2 

Green sandpiper 2 

Bullfinch 1 

Kestrel 1 

Jay 1 

Chiffchaff 1 

Reed bunting 1 

30th November-7th December 

Cormorant 30

Teal 9 

Redpoll 6 

Siskin 5 

Goosander 3 

Mute swan 3 

Snipe 3 

Kingfisher 2 

Mistle thrush 2 

Song thrush 2 

Sparrowhawk 1 

Treecreeper 1 

Goldcrest 1 

Nuthatch 1 

Reed bunting 1 

Peregrine 1 

22nd-29th November 

Lapwing c150 

Teal 10

Shelduck 9

Common snipe 9

Egyptian geese 6 

Gadwall 3 

Treecreeper 2 

Kingfisher 2 

Peregrine 1 

Curlew 1 

Goosander 1 

Jay 1 

Mistle thrush 1 

Chiffchaff 1 

Nuthatch 1 

17th-23rd November

Teal 8

Linnet 6

Mistle thrush 4

Buzzards 3

Bullfinch 2 

G spotted woodpecker 2

Egyptian geese 2

Nuthatch 2

Sparrowhawk 2

Jay 1

Peregrine 1

Kestrel 1

Goldcrest 1 

10th-17th November

Starling c3000 

Redpoll 45

Common gull 3 

Snipe 3 

Redwing 3 

Fieldfare 3 

Treecreeper 2 

Nuthatch 2

Goosander 2 

Great spotted woodpecker 2 

Kingfisher 2 

Egyptian geese 2 

Peregrine 1 

Sparrowhawk 1 

Kestrel 1 

Reed bunting 1 

Dunlin 1 

Siskin 1 

3rd-9th November

Redwing c500

Fieldfare c500

Mistle thrush 10

Curlew 5

Common gull 3

Linnet 2

Nuthatch 2

Kingfisher 2

Egyptian geese 2

Mandarin 2

Goldcrest 2

Gadwall 2

Skylark 2

Goosander 2

Greater spotted woodpecker 2

Dunlin 1

Jay 1

Sparrowhawk 1

26th October- 2nd November

Redwing c1000

Fieldfare c1000

Starling 16

Meadow pipit 4

Linnet 4

Skylark 3

Treecreeper 3

Mistle thrush 3

Reed bunting 3

Buzzard 3

Kingfisher 2

Egyptian geese 2

G spotted woodpecker 2

Green woodpecker 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Nuthatch 1

18th-26th October 

Lesser redpoll c100 

Lapwing c60

Redwing c50 

Teal 10 

Linnet 8 

Buzzard 3 

Gadwall 3 

Meadow pippet 2 

Egyptian geese 2

Fieldfare 2

Siskin 2 

Skylark 2 

Goosander 1 

Chiffchaff 1 

Blackcap 1 

Kingfisher 1 

Grey wagtail 1 

Water rail 1 

12th-19th October 

Goldfinch c60 

Starling c35

Siskin 31

Redwing 27

Snipe 16

Lesser redpoll 12 

Stock dove 7 

Skylark 6 

Swallow 3 

Grey heron 3 

Buzzard 3

Mistle thrush 3

Kingfisher 2

Egyptian geese 2 

Greater spotted woodpecker 2 

Jay 2 

Reed bunting 2 

Sparrowhawk 1 

Blackcap 1 

Water rail 1- first of the season 

 

6th-11th October

Lapwing c80

Starling 30

Curlew 29

Linnet 18

Gadwall 7

Goldcrest 6

Stock dove 6

Pied wagtail 6

Kingfisher 4- Most since 2003

Raven 3

Buzzard 3

Jay 2

Mute swan 1

Sparrow hawk 1

Tufted duck 1

Kestrel 1

Blackcap 1

Chiffchaff 1

21st-28th September 

Greylag geese 302

Curlew 34 

House martin 21 

Snipe 12 

Linnet 11

Teal 9 

Swallow 7 

Skylark 6 

Goldcrest 6

Raven 5 

Treecreeper 5 

Gadwall 3 

Bullfinch 3 

Pintail 2 

Jay 2 

Siskin 1 

Red kite 1 

Whitethroat 1 

Kingfisher 1 

Nuthatch 1 

Peregrine 1 

Green sandpiper 1 

 

15th-21st September

Lapwing c300

Curlew 30

Skylark 19

Long tailed tit 12

Linnet 12

Chiffchaff 6

Buzzard 4

Bullfinch 3

Kingfisher 2

Reed bunting 2

Pintails 2

Hobby 1

Red kite 1

Blackcap 1

Green sandpiper 1

Common sandpiper 1

Garden warbler 1

Snow goose 1

Wheatear 1

Siskin 1

Willow warbler 1

8th-14th September

Lapwing c100

Cormorant 31

Curlew 27

Swallow 18

Linnet 12

Goldcrest 6

Meadow pipit 6

Buzzard 4

Shoveler 4

Kingfisher 3

Skylark 2

Nuthatch 2

Raven 2

Common sandpiper 1

Green sandpiper 1

Snow goose 1- Only second recorded at Wood Lane, last one in 2002

Jay 1

Peregrine falcon 1

1-7th September

Curlew 31

Cormorant 15

Treecreeper 6

Goldcrest 6

Pied wagtail 5

Swallow 5

Buzzard 3

Grey wagtail 2

Yellow legged gull 2

Common sandpiper 1

Bullfinch 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Snipe 1

Blackcap 1

Willow warbler 1

Song thrush 1

Chiffchaff 1

25th-31st August

Canada Geese c400

Lapwing c80

Curlew 31

Swallow 7

Robin 6

Goldcrest 6

Linnet 4

Raven 4

Grey heron 4

Gadwall 3

Tree creeper 2

Blackcap 2

Common sandpiper 1

Garden warbler 1

Kingfisher 1

Willow warbler 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Nuthatch 1

10th-17th August

Lapwing c300

Curlew 31

Redstart 6

Raven 4

Buzzard 3

Willow warbler 2

Common whitethroat 2

Hobby 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Peregrine 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Garden warbler 1

Green sandpiper 1

Turnstone 1- 1st sighting of Turnstone at Wood Lane since 2002

2nd-10th August

Greylag geese c200

Lapwing c120

Long-tailed tit c30

Curlew 25

Gadwall 10

Raven 2

Whitethroat 2

Lesser whitethroat 1

Hobby 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Peregrine 1

Common sandpiper 1

Willow warbler 1

27th July- 3rd August

Lapwing c50

Curlew 26

Swift 6

Oystercatcher 4

Grey heron 3

Blackcap 2

Mistle thrush 2

Raven 2

Goldcrest 2

Garden warbler 1

Hobby 1

Redstart 1

Kingfisher 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Cormorant 1

Willow warbler 1

Whitethroat 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Sedge warbler 1

20th-27th July

Greylag geese c60

Long-tailed tit c50

Curlew 27

Tufted duck 14

Swift 6

Swallow 4

Buzzard 3

Reed bunting 3

Sparrowhawk 2

Blackcap 2

Jay 2

Treecreeper 2

Willow warbler 2

Redshank 1

Peregrine 1

Snipe 1

Nuthatch 1

Black tailed godwit 1

12th-20th July

Curlew 10

Treecreeper 8

Reed bunting 3

Sparrowhawk 2

Sedge warbler 2

Whitethroat 2

Blackcap 2

Gadwall 2

Kingfisher 1

Black tailed godwit 1

Redshank 1

Hobby 1

Garden warbler 1

Redstart 1

Bullfinch 1

Little ringed plover 1

Meadow pipit 1

6th-13th July

Lapwing 30

Linnet 6

Greylag geese 5

Raven 5

Curlew 3

Gadwall 2

Blackcap 2

Reed bunting 2

Sedge warbler 2

Bullfinch 2

Whitethroat 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Egyptian goose 1

Nuthatch 1

Redstart 1

Common sandpiper 1

Hobby 1

Red kite 1

Redshank 1

Song thrush 1

Garden warbler 1

Little ringed plover 1

Black tailed godwit 1

Lesser whitethroat 2

28th June- 6th July

Tufted duck c40

Linnet 6

Chiffchaff 6

Swift 4

Whitethroat 4

Treecreeper 3

Gadwall 3

Bullfinch 3

Sedge warbler 2

Willow warbler 2

Garden warbler 2

Kingfisher 1

Egyptian goose 1

Redstart 1

Hobby 1

Jay 1

Grasshopper warbler 1

Little ringed plover 1

22nd-29th June

Tufted duck 30

Starling 7

Linnet 6

Common whitethroat 3

Nuthatch 2

Garden warbler 2

Bullfinch 2

Common sandpiper 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Green sandpiper 1

Hobby 1

Kingfisher 1

Redstart 1

Grasshopper warbler- first at Wood Lane since 2000

10th-20th June

Tufted duck 20

Linnet 6

Goldcrest 6

Swift 5

Stock dove 4

Chiffchaff 4

Common whitethroat 3

Gadwall 3

Buzzard 2

Blackcap 2

Willow warbler 2

Garden warbler 2

Lesser whitethroat 2

Bullfinch 2

Little ringed plover 2 (+3 young)

Hobby 1

Sedge warbler 1

Green sandpiper 1

Egyptian goose (+1 young)

Jay 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Skylark 1

26th May- 1st June

Tufted duck 17

Lapwing 6

Blackcap 6

Gadwall 5

Little ringed plover 3

Common whitethroat 2

Garden warbler 2

Red kite 1

Hobby 1

Redstart 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Common sandpiper 1

Sedge warbler 1

Willow warbler 1

18th-25th May 

Tufted duck 14

Buzzard 4

Bullfinch 2 

Hobby 1

Redshank 1

Common sandpiper 1 

G. spotted woodpecker 1

Egyptian goose 1 

Treecreeper 1

Marsh tit 1 (first for many years) 

11th-18th May

Tufted duck 12

Gadwall 9

Oyster catcher 4

Common whitethroat 3

Lesser whitethroat 2

Garden warbler 2

Song thrush 2

Sedge warbler 2

Mistle thrush 2

Little tinged plover 1

Greater spotted woodpecker 1

Redstart 1

3rd-11th May

Black headed gull c250

Dunlin 7

Black terns 7

Whitethroat 6

Gadwall 4

Little ringed plover 3

Lesser whitethroat 2

Hobby 2

Garden warbler 2

Whimbrel 1

Common sandpiper 1

Redshank 1

Lesser spotted woodpecker 1

Redstart 1 

28th April- 4th May

Tufted duck 20

Gadwall 5

Buzzard 4

Swallow 3 

Willow warbler 2

Nuthatch 1

Treecreeper 1

Peregrine falcon 1

Sedge warbler 1

Reed warbler 1

Common sandpiper 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Redshank 1

Little ringed plover 1

20th-27th April

Oystercatcher 8

Buzzard 4

Whimbrel 3

Little ringed plover 3

Blackcap 3

Reed warbler 3

Willow warbler 2

Dunlin 1

Common sandpiper 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Peregrine falcon 1

Sedge warbler 1

Garden warbler 1

Treecreeper 1

13th-20th April

Sand martin 30

Oystercatcher 6

Buzzard 5

Little ringed plover 4

Blackcap 2

Common sandpiper 2

Reed bunting 2

Meadow pipit 2

Dunlin 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Med. gull 1

Pochard 1

Reed warbler 1

Little gull 1

Red kite 1

Curlew 1

Cuckoo

6th-14th April

Shelduck 6
Gadwall 4
Shoveller 4
Little ringed plover 3
Meadow pipit 2
Blackcap 2
Willow warbler 1
Little gull 1
Mediterranean gull 1
Black-tailed godwit 1
Pochard 1
Red kite 1
 

30th March- 8th April

Black headed gull c300

Sand martin 10

Snipe 10

Long tailed tit 10

Mistle thrush 4

Gadwall 4

Little ringed plover 3

Shovelers 3

Chiffchaff 3

Teal 3

Black tailed godwit 2

Tree creeper 1

G. white egret 1

Sparrowhawk 1

23rd-30th March

Long-tailed tit 10

Oystercatcher 8

Buzzard 5

Gadwall 4

Little ringed plover 4

Sand martin 3

Swallow 2

Black-tailed godwit 1

Red Kite 1

Green sandpiper 1

Grey wagtail 1

Med. gull 1

Treecreeper 1

16th-23rd March

Grey heron 10
Goldcrest 10
Long tailed tit 10
Oystercatcher 10
Curlew 5
Buzzard 4
Raven 2
Red Kite 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Redshank 1
Green woodpecker 1
Sand martin 1
Grey wagtail 1
Jay 1
Green sandpiper 1
Med. gull 1
Mealy redpoll 1

9th-16th March 

Curlew 8
Shelduck 8 
Snipe 8 
Oystercatcher 6
Gadwall 5
Fieldfare 5
Shoveler 2 
Reed bunting 2
Goosander 2
Red Kite 1
Redshank 1
Song Thrush 1
Nuthatch 1
2nd-9th March
Siskin c20
Oystercatcher 8
Curlew 8
Gadwall 6
Lesser redpoll 6
Meadow pipit 4
White wagtail 2
Redwing 2
Goosander 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Raven 1
Common sandpiper 1
Caspian gull 1
Goldcrest 1
Chiffchaff 1

16th-23rd February

Teal 10
Oystercatcher 6
Gadwall 5
Curlew 3
Tufted duck 2
Sparrowhawk 2
Song thrush 2
Egyptian Geese 2
Reed bunting 2
Mute swans 2
Shoveler 2
Grey wagtail 1
Kingfisher 1
Lesser spotted woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Chiffchaff 1
Peregrine falcon 1

23rd February- 2nd March

Black headed gull c500

Lapwings c100

Snipe 20

Grey wagtail 2

Egyptian geese 2

Skylarks 2

Green sandpiper 1

Dunlin 1

Great white egret 1

Grey partridge 1

Curlew 1

Caspian gull 1

Green woodpecker 1

Lesser redpoll 1

Treecreeper 1

Goldcrest 1

Linnet 1

9th- 16th February

Lapwing c500

Mute swan 6

Shoveler 5

Gadwall 4

Oystercatcher 4

Siskin 4

Meadow pipit 2

Reed bunting 2

Goosander 2

Goldcrest 2

Golden plover 2

Merlin 1

Great white egret 1

Lesser spotted woodpecker 1

Greater black backed gull 1

2nd-9th February

Siskin c50

Shelduck 13

Goosander 4

Reed bunting 3

Shovelers 3

Gadwall 3

Mistle thrush 2

Lesser redpoll 2

Buzzards 2

Treecreeper 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Lesser spotted woodpecker 1

Great white egret 1

Redshank 1 

25th January- 2nd February 

Lapwing c200

Siskin c20

Shovelers 4

Bullfinch 1

Oystercatcher 1

Raven 1

17th-26th January

 
Lapwing c200
Siskin c100
Fieldfare c60
Redwing c40
Starling c20
Long-tailed tit 16
Linnet 4
Gadwall 3
Shoveler 3
Snipe 3
Greater-spotted woodpecker 2
Little grebe 2
Bullfinch 2
Nuthatch 2
Oystercatcher 1
Curlew 1
Mistle thrush 1 
Song thrush 1
Grey wagtail 1
Lesser redpoll 1
Lesser spotted woodpecker 1 
Treecreeper 1 
 

28th December- 5th January 

Shelduck 13 

Common gull 11

Gadwall 3

Egyptian geese 2

Treecreeper 2

Peregrine 1

Oystercatcher 1

Kestrel 1

Lesser redpoll 1

Grey wagtail 1

Caspian gull 1

5th-12 January

Lapwing c150

Teal 15

Common gull 11

Shelduck 10

Lesser redpoll 8

Goldcrest 3

Gadwall 3

Great black backed gull 2

Tree creeper 2

Egyptian geese 2

Pied wagtail 1

Merlin 1

Curlew 1

Kestrel 1

2018

22nd-29th December

Lapwing c1000

Siskin c20

Snipe c20

Mute swan 6

Shelduck 6

Meadow pipit 2

Egyptian geese 2

Goosander 2

Reed bunting 2

Kestrel 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Blackcap 1 (Male)

Peregrine falcon 1

17th-22nd December

Common gull 4

Egyptian geese 2

Golden plover 2

Great white egret 2

Meadow pipit 2

Linnet 2

Reed bunting 2

Kestrel 1

Goosander 1

Mistle thrush 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Caspian gull 1

30th November- 8th December

Lapwing c500

Siskin c50

Snipe 10

Goldcrest 4

Linnet 4

Sparrowhawk 2

Egyptian geese 2

G. spotted woodpecker 2

Goosander 1

Lesser redpoll 1

Skylark 1

Grey wagtail 1

Reed bunting 1

24th November-1st December

Lapwing c300

Snipe 43

Goldcrest 4

Kestrel 2

Egyptian geese 2

Mistle thrush 2

Jay 2

G. spotted woodpecker 2

Great white egret 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Yellow legged gull 1

Golden plover 1

11-17th November

Curlew 24

Snipe 16

Long tailed tit 12

Lesser redpoll 6

Mistle thrush 4

Grey heron 3

Great white egret 2

Yellow legged gull 2

Egyptian geese 2

Redshank 1

Merlin 1

Caspian gull 1

 

17th-24th November

Lapwing c300

Cormerant 62

Siskin c50

Curlew 24

Mistle thrush 9

Linnet 8

Goldcrest 7

Lesser redpoll 6

Yellow legged gull 2

Egyptian geese 2

Kestrel 2

Grey wagtail 2

Reed bunting 2

Mandarin 1

Water rail 1

Green sandpiper 1

4th- 10th November

Curlew 16

Mistle thrush 9

Greenfinch 4

Pied wagtail 4

Raven 4

Grey wagtail 2

Great white egret 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Green sandpiper 1

Water rail 1

Kingfisher 1

26th October- 3rd November

Cormorants c120- Record number

Greenfinch 11

Teal 11

Siskin 6

Mistle thrush 5

Raven 4

Grey heron 3

Linnet 3

Great white egret 2- One there for 6 weeks, joined by a second recently.

Bullfinch 2

Jay 2

Redpoll 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Grey wagtail 1

Snow goose 1- First ever at Wood Lane.

14th-20th October

Curlew 23

Skylark 20

Linnet 20

Reed bunting 2

Goldcrest 2

Meadow pippet 2

Siskin 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Grey wagtail 1

Green sandpiper 1

Bullfinch 1

Great white egret 1

Nuthatch 1

Med. gull 1

Hundreds of redwings and fieldfares have flown over.

6th-13th October

Lapwing c300

Redwing c50

Curlew 22

Snipe 15

Gadwall 6

Linnet 5

Meadow pippet 2

Raven 2

Great white egret 1

Greenshank 1

Green woodpecker 1

Grey wagtail 1

Sparrowhawk 1

22nd- 28th September
Curlew 5
Linnet 4
Jay 2
Bullfinch 2
Meadow pipit 2
Treecreeper 2
Chiffchaff 1
Song thrush 1
Kingfisher 1
Redstart 1
Grey wagtail 1
Green sandpiper 1
Greenshank 1
Great white egret 1
Sparrowhawk 1
 

 

8th-20th September

Lapwing c300

Curlew 25

G. spotted woodpecker 5

Linnet 5

Blackcap 5

Buzzard 3

Meadow pipit 2

Green sandpiper 2

Grey wagtail 2

Sparrowhawk 2

Gadwall 2

Kingfisher 2

Golden plover 2

Water rail 1

Lesser whitethroat 1

Siskin 1

Garden warbler 1

Great white egret 1- Has been there twice this week, chased off by heron’s.

 

2nd-8th September

Curlew 25

Skylark 22

Teal 13

Pied wagtail 8

Cormorant 8

Greater spotted woodpecker 5

Linnet 4

Gadwall 4

Meadow pipit 3

Chiffchaff 2

Reed bunting 2

Green sandpiper 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Willow warbler 1

Treecreeper 1

Grey wagtail 1

Yellow wagtail 1

Water rail 1