Month: October 2022

Red-headed ladybird Rhyzobius lophanthae. It was on the willows near the edge of the first field by the reedbed. This is an Australian species that was brought to Italy in the very early part of the last century to control scale insects. It has spread into more parts of Europe. The first one was found in England at Morden Park Hall on April Fools Day 1999. It is now being found on conifers such as leylandii and is spreading in England. It has been found rarely on some deciduous trees, but I don’t know if it’s been recorded on Willow.

West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 3 juvenile Ruff, 1 juvenile Ringed Plover, 37 Lapwing, 15 Egyptian Geese, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Shoveler, 1 Mandarin Duck, 107 Teal, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Red Kite, 20 House Martin, 3 Moorhen, 8 Stonechat.

West End:- 17 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 67 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 53 Teal, 2 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 13 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 5 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 21 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 10 Meadow Pipit

West End:- 41 Canada Goose, 44 Greylag Goose, 9 Egyptian Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 38 Mallard, 100+ Teal, 2 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Moorhen, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Lapwing, 3 Ruff, 15 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 80+ Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 8 House Martin, Goldcrest, 1 Stonechat, 12 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)

West End:- 1 Great White Egret

West End:- Noctule Bat flying around West End this afternoon

West End:- 3 juvenile Ruff, 1 juvenile Ringed Plover, 6 Common Snipe, 32 Lapwing, 1 female Pintail, 1 Mandarin Duck, 95 Teal, 22 Swallow flew east, 20 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 2+ White Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 6 Stonechat, 28 Starling flew west, 40 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch.

West End:- 3 juvenile Ruff, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, 31 Lapwing, female Pintail, pair Shoveler, 4 Mandarin Duck, 100 Teal, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Pied  Wagtail, 60 House Martin, 10 Swallow,60 Black-headed Gull, 6 Greylag Geese, 23 Canada Geese, 8 Egyptian Geese, 4 Linnet, 8 Stonechat, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Goldfinch, immature Goshawk, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 36 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe.

West End:-   4 Greylag Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, 1 Pintail, c100 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, 14 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 33 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 113 Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 3 Magpie, c20 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, Present Marsh Tit, c5 Swallow, c10 House Martin,   7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Robin, 6 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Chaffinch