April '06

Unlike so many reservoirs in the South-East Bough Beech is now Full.

The daily lists exclude resident birds such as Great Crested Grebe  Heron Mallard Song Thrust and Blackbird

30th April

Sparrowhawk(2)  Common Tern(7)  Swift  Reed Warbler (2)  Whitethroat(5)  Garden Warbler(2)  Blackcap(4)  Chiffchaffs  Nightingale(2) Cetti's Warbler Hobby(2)  Lesser Whitethroat  Yellow Wagtail  Buzzard(3)  Mandarin(2 males)  Ringed Teal

29th April

Nightingale  Cetti's Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat(2)  Whitethroat(7)  Garden Warbler(2)  Blackcap(2)  Chiffchaff(3)  Willow Warbler  Reed Warbler  Sedge Warbler(2)  Sparrowhawk  Common Tern(2)   Whimbrel  Cuckoo  Buzzard  Swift(4)

28th April

Common Tern(40+ seen at 19.45)

27th April

Buzzard(4)  Sparrowhawk(2)  Swift(10)  Scaup(distant view)  Nightingale  Cetti's Warbler  Reed Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat(2)  Whitethroat(6 - 3 pairs)  Garden Warbler  Blackcap(2 - a pair) Chiffchaff(3)  Willow Warbler Sand Martins  Swallows  House Martins  Whimbrel Cuckoo(2) Sedge Warbler

26th April

Nightingale(4)  Cetti's Warbler  Sedge Warbler  Reed Warbler(2)  Lesser Whitethroat  Whitethroat  Blackcap  Garden Warbler  Chiffchaff  Willow Warbler  Common Tern(5)  Buzzard(2)  Mandarin

25th April

Nightingale  Cetti's Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat(2)  Whitethroat(5)  Garden Warbler  Blackcap  Chiffchaff(2)  Willow     Warbler(2  Reed Warbler  Buzzard(4)  Mandarin(male)  Common Sandpiper(2)   Redstart

24th April

Nightingale(4)  Cetti's Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat(2)  Whitethroat(4+)  Garden Warbler(2)  Reed Warbler(3)  Blackcap  Chiffchaff  Willow Warbler  Ringed Plover(5)  Whimbrel  Common Sandpiper(2)  Brambling  Redwing  Ringed Teal  Cuckoo(2) Common Tern(4)  House Martin(30) Redpoll(2)

23rd April

Tawny Owls(3 calling 04.15-05.15)  Cetti's Warbler  Nightingale Cuckoo  Snipe(2)  Common Sandpiper(2)  Common Tern(3)  Sparrowhawk  Reed Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat  Whitethroat(7)  Garden Warbler  Blackcap(2)  Chiffchaff(3)  Willow Warbler(2)  Brambling   House Martin(70+)  Sand Martin(30+)  Swallow(c50)  Buzzard  Ringed Teal(male)

22nd April

Cetti's Warbler  Lesser Whitethroat  Whitethroat(3)  Blackcap(3)  Chiffchaff(3)  Willow Warbler(2)  Reed Warbler  Mandarin  Wheatear

21st April

Purple Heron  Cetti's Warbler  Nightingale  Mandarin  Common Tern(2)  Blackcap  Garden Warbler(2)  Whitethroat(2)  Lesser Whitethroat(2) 

20th April

Common Tern(2)  Whimbrel  Sand Martin(15+)  Swallow(6+)  House Martin(c50)  Blackcap(2)  Chiffchaff  Willow Warbler(6+)  Cetti's Warbler  Cuckoo  Common Sandpiper(2)  Sparrowhawk   Redstart(female)  Nightingale

19th April

Cuckoo  Brambling(4)  Blackcap  Whitethroat  Willow Warbler  Sand Martin(3)  Swallow  House Martin(3)  Whimbrel

18th April

Cetti's Warbler  Reed Warbler  Garden Warbler  Whitethroat  Blackcap(2)  Chiff Chaff  Willow Warbler(3)  Buzzard(3) Brambling(6)  Mandarin

17th April

Ruddy Duck(female)  Common Tern(4)  Mediterrean Gull(2 adults)  Buzzard  [Ringed Teal]  Peregrine(flying South 17.00)  Brambling(10)  Willow Warbler  Blackcap  Whitethroat  Cetti's Warbler  Common Sandpiper  Sand Martin

16th April

Cetti's Warbler  Chiffchaff(4)  Willow Warbler(2)  Whitethroat  Blackcap(2)  Buzzard(3 at least possibly up to 6)  Sparrowhawk  Little Gull(immature)  Brambling  Cuckoo

15th April

Garganey(16-8 pairs displaying)  Cetti's Warbler  Whitethroat  Black Tern(2)  Brambling(8)

14th April

Cetti's Warbler  Cuckoo  Chiffchaff(6)  Willow Warbler  Brambling(6) Swallows  House Martins  Brambling(32)  Sparrowhawk(2)  Buzzard  Yellow Wagtail

13th April

Cetti's Warbler  Snipe(9)  Brambling(2)  Buzzard  Blackcap  Willow Warbler  Green Sandpip[er Sand Martins  House Martins Ringed Teal

12th April

Cetti's Warbler  Brambling(6)  Willow Warbler(4)  Buzzard(2)  Sand Martins  House Martins  Blackcap                                                              

10th April

Willow Warbler  House Martin(15)  Swallow(4)  Brambling(7)10th

9th April

Cetti's Warbler  Buzzard(5)  Sparrowhawk(1 male 2 females) Chiffchaff(6)  Blackcap Willow Warbler(6)  Swallow(6)  House Martin(3)  Sand Martin(2)  Brambling(2)  Marsh Harrier

8th April

Buzzard(3)  Willow Warbler  Chiffchaff  Swallow(6)  Redpoll(2)  Mandarin(2)

7th April

Swallow(3)

6th April

Willow Warbler  Blackcap  Chiffchaff(3)  Sand Martin(3)  Swallow(2)

5th April

Oystercatcher  Blackcap  Willow Warbler(5)  Sand Martin(24+)  Buzzard(3)  Shellduck(26)  Sparrowhawk  Brambling(10)  House Martin(4)  Ringed Teal

4th April

Buzzard  Sand Martin(30+)

3rd April

Brambling(18)  Sand Martin  Mandarin(4)  Swallow  Sparrowhawk

2nd April

Buzzard(3)  Sparrowhawk  Sand Martins  House Martins  Swallow Brambling(20)

1st April

Common Scoter(3 males)  Buzzard  Whimbrel  Little Ringed Plover  Sparrowhawk  Willow Warbler Chiffchaff  Brambling(15)  Sand Martin  Swallow  House Martins