Lightfoot green Sightings!

9th December 07

Birds: 40+ Blackbird, 30+ Blackbird, 30+ Blue tit, Bullfinch, 10+ Carrion crow, 10+ Chaffinch, Collared dove, 5 Coot, 2 Dunnock, 2+ Goldcrest, 10+ Goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker, 10+ Great tit, Greenfinch, Grey heron, Grey wagtail, Herring gull, 5+ Jackdaw, Jay, Kestrel, 2 Lesser redpoll (new Bird), 2 Little grebe, 10+ Long tailed tit, 5+ Magpie, 10+ Mallard, 4 Mandarin (2 Male, 2 Female - Preston Grasshoppers duck pond), 10+ Meadow pipit, 3+ Mistle thrush, 3+ Moorhen, Female Pheasant, 3+ Pied wagtail, Redwing, 6+ Reed bunting (record numbers), Robin, 30+ Feral Rock dove, Siskin, 5+ Snipe, 10+ Song thrush, 2 Treecreeper, 10+ Woodpigeon, 5+ Wren.

Mammals: Shrew heard.

Male & Female Mandarin, 9th December 07.

2nd December 07

Birds: 30+ Blackbird, 10+ Black headed gull, 10+ Blue tit, 30+ Carrion crow, 5+ Chaffinch, 2 Collared dove, 5 Coot, 3 Dunnock, 2 Fieldfare, 10+ Goldfinch, 3+ Great tit, 3 Greenfinch, Grey heron, Grey wagtail, 2 Herring gull flew west, 30+ Jackdaw, 2 Lapwing, Lesser black backed gull, Little grebe, 10+ Long tailed tit, 10+ Magpie, 30+ Mallard, Female Mandarin (Preston Grasshopper Duck pond), 20+ Meadow pipit, Mistle thrush, 10+ Moorhen, Juvenile Mute swan, Pheasant, 10+ Pied wagtail, 11 Red legged partridge (Record number), Redwing, 5+ Robin, 20 Siskin, 10+ Snipe, 20+ Song thrush (Big numbers at the moment), Starling, Treecreeper, 2 Tufted duck (1st of the Winter), Wigeon (Female - a first for the site!), 30+ Woodpigeon, 3+ Wren.

Mammals: Shrew heard, also Hedgehog corpse.

Fish: Stickleback sp. in Pits.

Grey heron in flight, 15th September 07.

25th November 07

Birds: Female Mandarin on Preston Grasshopper duck pond, Green sandpiper on a flood, Sparrowhawk, Song thrush, 10+ Redwing, 3+ Blackbird.

Mammals: Grey squirrel.

Female Mandarin at Preston Grasshoppers Duck pond, 25th November 07.

11th November 07

Birds: 50+ Blackbird (huge influx), 50+ Black headed gull, Blue tit, 50+ Carrion crow, 10+ Chaffinch, 2 Collared dove, Coal tit, c10 Coot, 2 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker, 2 Green sandpiper (2 seen together on main pool at 1 time), 10+ Greenfinch, Grey heron, 2 Grey wagtail, JACK SNIPE (flushed in the Bogs), 30+ Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 2 Kestrel (male, female), 10+ Lesser black backed gull, 15+ Linnet, c3 Little grebe, 10+ Magpie, 30+ Mallard, 50+ Meadow pipit (grounded in the quarry), c10 Mistle thrush, c8 Moorhen, 3 Mute swan (2 adult, juvenile), Male Pheasant, 10+ Pied wagtail, c5 Red legged partridge, 5+ Redwing, 3 Reed bunting, 3 Robin, c15 Siskin, 30+ Common snipe (huge number for the site), 2 Song thrush, 10+ Starling, 2+ Wood pigeon, 3+ Wren.

Mammals: 2 Rabbit (1 black), Common shrew heard twice, Weasel footprints and Roe deer footprints.

Amphibians: Dead Toad.

Insects: Wasp, 2 Black caterpillars?.

1 of 3 Mute swans on the day (this one being a juvenile, and the other two being adults), 11th November 07.

7th October 07

Birds: 10+ Blackbird, 2 Black headed gulls flew south, 20+ Blue tit, Canada goose (only 1), 30+ Carrion crow, 10+ Chaffinch, Coal tit, 7 Coot, 10+ Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker, 10+ Great tit, Green sandpiper (seen twice), 10+ Greenfinch, Grey heron, 2 Grey wagtail, 20+ Jackdaw, Jay, Male Kestrel, 2+ Linnet, 4+ Little grebe, 5+ Long-tailed tit, 20+ magpie, 30+ Meadow pipit, Pheasant, Pied wagtail, 30+ Redwing, 10+ Robin, 2 Siskin flew north, 10+ Skylark, Song thrush, Starling, Stonechat (female), 30+ Woodpigeon, Wren.

Butterflies: Comma, Large white, peacock, Small tortoiseshell.

Odonata: Brown hawker, 10+ Common darter, Common blue damselfly.

Canada goose & Coot, 7th October 07.

2nd October 07

Birds: Green sandpiper, 30+ Redwing, 4 Little grebe, 2 Canada geese, 3 Chiffchaffs, 50+ Meadow pipit, 30+ Linnet, Grey wagtail, 5+ Grey heron, 10+ Pied wagtail, 10+ Lesser black backed gull, Pheasant, 2 Goldcrest, 10+ Robin, 10+ Long tailed tit, 5+ Song thrush, 5 Coot, 10+ Blackbird, 10+ Blue tit, 30+ Carrion crow, 10+ Jackdaw, Coal tit, 5+ Great tit, Collared dove, Greenfinch, 10+ Magpie, 3 Moorhen, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, 50+ Woodpigeon, Wren.

Butterflies: Peacock, Small tortoiseshell, White sp..

Odonata: 5+ Common darter.

Fish: 20+ Fish sp. seen swimming in Blundel brook (approx 15 cm long).

Green sandpiper, 2nd October 07.

15th September 07

Birds: 5+ Blue tit, 30+ Carrion crow, 5+ Coot, Dunnock, 10+ Goldfinch, 5+ Great tit, Greenfinch, Grey heron, Grey wagtail, 20+ House martin, Jay, 3+ Kestrel, 5+ Lesser black backed gull, 50+ Linnet, 5+ Little grebe, 10+ Magpie, 6+ Mallard, 50+ Meadow pipit, Moorhen, 2+ Robin, 10+ Feral Rock dove, 3 Rook flew west, 5+ Sand martin, Snipe, 100+ Swallow, 30+ Wood pigeon.

Butterflies: Comma, 3+ Peacock, 3+ red admiral, 5+ Small tortoiseshell, Large white, Green-veined white.

Odonata: 100+ Common darter, Southern hawker, Common hawker, 50+ Common blue damselfly, 30+ Blue-tailed damselfly.

Snipe, 15th September 07.

28th August 07

Birds: 5+ Blackbird, 5+ Blue tit, 50+ Carrion crow, Chaffinch, 6 Coot, Dunnock, 5+ Goldfinch, Great spotted woodpecker, 2+ Grey heron, House martin, Jay, 2 Kestrel, 5+ Lesser black backed gull, Linnet, 4+ Little grebe (2 juveniles), 5+ Long-tailed tit, 10+ Magpie, 10+ Mallard, Meadow pipit (first one back for winter), 10+ Moorhen, 10+ Pheasant, Pied wagtail, 7+ Red-legged partridge, 3+ Robin, 100+ Sand martin, 100+ Swallow, Willow warbler (Singing!), 30+ Woodpigeon, 3+ Wren.

Butterflies: Small tortoiseshell.

Odonata: 30+ Common darter, Blue-tailed damselfly, 10+ Common blue damselfly.

Fish: Rudd (found dead).

Little grebe, 28th August 07.

22nd August 07

Birds: 3 Spotted flycatchers (a new Bird for Lightfoot green!), 2 Blackcap, 100+ Sand martins, 100+ Swallows, Buzzard (not seen one here in a while), Chiffchaff, 4+ Willow warbler, 20+ Goldfinch (on Thistles), 2 Great spotted woodpecker (fighting), 2+ Treecreeper, 3+ Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 10+ Long-tailed tit, Sparrowhawk, Wren, Robin, Great tit, Blue tit, 20+ Woodpigeon, 10+ Blackbird.

Butterflies: Whites (lots), Holly blue, 2+ Peacock, Red admiral, 10+ Speckled wood, Gatekeeper.

Odonata: 2+ Southern hawker, 5+ Common hawker, 2+ Brown hawker, 30+ Common darter, Emperor dragonfly, 2 Banded demoiselle, Blue-tailed damselfly, Common blue damselfly.

Spotted flycatcher, 22nd August 07.