Cloudy then rain, 8°, light NNE. Day started reasonably well then rain stopped play around 13:00. Sea-watch: 67 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 2 Arctic Skua, 9 Whimbrel, 10 Common Scoter, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, numbers of Kittiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Gannet and several Sandwich Tern and Oystercatcher. Land: Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Common Redstart, Cuckoo, Swallow, Sand Martin and House Martin. Razorbill Swallow Guillemot Great Blackback Gull Guillemot and a Razorbill Oysterca ..read more

Mainly sunny, 12°, breezy NE. A protracted sea-watch produced, 60+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 16 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern and a single Great Northern Diver. The landward sightings became a little more diverse today with 5 Wheatear, a Stonechat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Redstart, several Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 2 Yellow Wagtail, a Cuckoo, a Ring Ouzel, 40+ Swallow, 4 House Martin and a single Sand Martin. Butterflies: a Small White, Green-veined White, Holly Blue and Peacock. Pied Flycatcher (f ..read more

Sunny, 13°, light to breezy NE. A bitty sea watch and a good day’s birding. Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, a couple of Manx Shearwater, 2 Canada Geese, a Fulmar plus usual Auk species, Shag and Gannet. On land: 2 Common Redstart, a Black Redstart, 3 Wheatear, a Whinchat, a Stonechat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, several Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 2 Little Owl, 3+ Raven and a Whimbrel. Butterflies: Small White, Holly Blue and Red Admiral. Lesser Whitethroat Stonechat 2 Little Owl 2 of a flock of 18 Carrion Crow Angle Shades ..read more

Sunny, 13°, light to breezy NE. River: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Kingfisher and Swallow. Lollingdon: Greenshank, 4 Wheatear, 5 second viewing of a Whinchat before disappearing, unable to relocate. Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Swallow over. Per Alan. Greenshank Wheatear ..read more

Sunny spells and showers,13°, breezy NW. Bunk: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Treecreeper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Swallow, Common Whitethroat and Little Egret. Lollingdon: 4 Wheatear, Chiffchaff and Blackcap. photos courtesy Alan Little Egret Oystercatcher ..read more

Sunny spells, 12°, light WSW. 2 Oystercatcher, a Common Sandpiper and 2 Willow Warbler, Bunk area. Per Alan. Greenshank, Lollingdon. Per Tony W. Tree Pipit heard flying north over Cholsey Station. Per Richard Broughton ..read more

Sunny periods, 11°, breezy NW. Usual areas covered today: 4 Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, several Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 10+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, 7 Sand Martin, a Bullfinch, 5 Yellowhammer, a Common Sandpiper, several Lapwing, 8 Lesser Blackback Gull, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant etc. Mammals: Red Fox. Dragonflies: Large Red Damselfly. Butterflies: Orange Tip, Red Admiral and Peacock. AD & PC. Photos courtesy Alan Yellow Wagtail Large Red Damsel Wheatear ..read more

Rain at first then sunny, 10°, blustery SW. Lollingdon and Bunk area: 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, a Common Redstart, Willow Warbler, several Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 10+ Swallow, c50 House Martin, 6 Lapwing, 3 Lesser Blackback Gull and a Sparrowhawk. Whilst Alan was watching the Yellow Wagtails and Pied Wagtails, a Sparrowhawk appeared and went for one of the Yellow Wagtail. It missed but took a Pied Wagtail that was present. Mammals: Brown Hare. AD & PC. Yellow Wagtail courtesy Alan ..read more

Sunshine with cloudy spells, 13°, light SW. Alan out today with 3 Common Sandpiper along the Bunk area plus Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting and Swallow. A single Wheatear on Lollingdon Hill plus Corn Bunting, a Raven and Peregrine over, Chiffchaff and Blackcap. River: Common Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, Swallow etc. Michael Pocock had a Redpoll in his garden this morning. Dragonflies: Large Red Damselfly. Butterflies: Brimstone, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma and Speckled Wood. All photos courtesy Alan   Common Sandpiper Common Whitet ..read more

Hazy sunshine, 19°, breezy SSW. A visit to Lollingdon the Bunk and River today: Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail, Common Snipe, Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, and 6+1 Lesser Blackback Gull. 20-30 Hirundines noted, mainly Swallow and Sand Martin and a single House Martin. Mammals: Brown Hare and Roe Deer. Dragonflies: Large Red Damselfly. Butterflies: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock and Speckled Wood. AD & ..read more