Recent Esholt Sighting Highlights

 

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For 2001 sighting highlights, click here

 

26th September

2 Kingfisher

2[ Kestrel

 

22nd September

32 Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail

20 Goosander, 4 Teal, 42 Mallard, 1 Cormorant

2 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch

2 Stock Dove,  Kestrel, 5 Jay

 

15th September

60 Black-headed Gull

20+ Mistle Thrush, 8 Cormorant

3 Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 10 Bullfinch

Stock Dove,  Kestrel, Singing Chiffchaff

 

10th August

9 Goldfinch, 2 Kestrel

 

4th August

11 Pied Wagtail

2 GSW, 3 Nuthatch

3 Pheasant + 6 young, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

6 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel ([ carrying prey)

 

17th July

123 Black-headed Gull (approx 10% first year)

2 Common Gull (1st of winter(!!))

5 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting

4 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel

 

6th July

12 Willow Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff

9 Bullfinch (2 family parties), 14 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch

5 Stock Dove, 4 Kestrel

 

1st July

Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Kestrel

 

28th June

14 Willow Warbler, 15 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler

Family party of 5 Kestrels

19 Goldfinch, 46 Jackdaw, 32 Sand Martin, 27 BHG, 1 Sparrowhawk

Mixed tit flocks with 21 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit an 30 Long-tailed Tit

Breeding Grey Wagtail and Reed Bunting

 

25th June

Kingfisher in dock/pond in main car park

juv GSW, juv Mistle Thrush

Sedge Warbler, Stock Dove, Kestrel, Woodcock

 

23rd June

2 Kestrel, Moorhen + chick

pr Grey Wagtail

 

25th May

Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting

Kingfisher, Jay, Lapwing, 3 Coot

Big numbers (1000+) mainly Swift and House Martin with Sand Martin and Swallow

Cormorant over

 

20th May

1 Reed Warbler - for further details, click here

 

15th May

7 Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler,  Sedge Warbler

1 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting

3 Stock Dove, Kestrel

3 Woodcock, 1\ GSW, 1 Jay

 

11th May

9 Willow Warbler, 9 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 9 Garden Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler

3 Bullfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

4 Stock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk

Lots of Hirundines and Swifts over the filter beds

 

10th May

16 Willow Warbler, 14 Common Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 8 Garden Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler

2 Bullfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

4 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin

7 Stock Dove, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk

Breeding Lapwing, Long-tailed Tit and Goldcrest

 

23rd April

11 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler

6 Swallow, 30 Sand Martin, Woodcock

2 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 5 Lapwing, 2 Curlew

1 Adult Cormorant over E, 4 LBBG over NW

 

20th April

9 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap

1 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin

2 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk

 

16th April

57 Brambling, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Swallow, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel, Chiffchaff, \ Bullfinch

 

1st April

22 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff

3 Goosander, 16 Teal, 7 Mallard

8 Stock Dove, 4 Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel

9 Goldfinch, 3 Coal Tit, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch

 

29th March

10 Reed Bunting, 6 Chiffchaff, 4+ Redpoll, 2 Nuthatch, 8+ Fieldfare

2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, 3 Curlew

Wing waving Dunnocks, Long-tailed Tits  holding territory

2 Canada Goose over, 7 teal

 

22nd March

32 Stock Dove, 30 Brambling, 5 Lapwing, Kestrel

2 Canada Goose SW

 

10th March

4 Stock Dove, Siskin, Kestrel

 

2nd March

12 Redwing, 8 Goosander, 3 Coot, 1 Teal, 4 Stock Dove

 

1st March

64 Teal, 9 Meadow Pipit, pr Bullfinch, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Lapwing

Coot, Grey Heron, 1 pair Goosander

Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Goldcrest

 

16th February

Barn Owl - for further details, click here

Kestrel, 2 Grey Heron, 1 pair Goosander

 

3rd February

4 Stock Dove, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Jay, Brambling

 

19th January

20 Moorhen, 2 Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker

Bullfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail

12th January

19 Moorhen, 15 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay

1 Goosander

 

 

 

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