Sunday 31 October 2021
31st Oct - steady rain until late morning, then showers pm, some heavy, SE-SW mod-strong blustery wind, 11C. about 20mm rain
Saturday 30 October 2021
30th Oct - rain until late morning, then sunny spells, light-mod WSW, 13C
Friday 29 October 2021
29th Oct - mod-blustery WSW, 14C, lots of showers, some heavy, slightly better pm.
Thursday 28 October 2021
28th Oct - soon becoming cloudy, mod SW, 15C
Wednesday 27 October 2021
27th Oct -cloudy, dullish, 16C, mod SSW
Tuesday 26 October 2021
26th Oct - mostly cloudy, light SW, 16C
Monday 25 October 2021
25th Oct - sunny periods, light SW, 14C, feeling warm.
Willey; a busy day. I did notice the Ravens doing their field 'rounds' at 0900h.
It was noticeable how many insects were out today, particularly Ladybird species this afternoon.
Also, at the paddock feed station birds have started to appear, including a Coal Tit, a Nuthatch and Chaffinch. So too have the Jackdaws and Grey Squirrels!
Sunday 24 October 2021
24th Oct - sunny spells am, increasing cloud and dull pm, light-mod S, 13C
Neither Shawell nor the A5 pools produced anything on note this morning.
Brandon Marsh - visited here this afternoon, nit been recently. Most the the expected birds, including two female Pintails, a Little Egret and three Snipe.
Saturday 23 October 2021
23 Oct - cloudy, dull. 13C, light SW
22nd Oct - sunny spells, light SW, 12C
21st Oct - Mod SW, sunny spells,
Wednesday 20 October 2021
20th Oct - Morning rain, then showers - some heavy, thunderstorms, pm sunny. Brisk SW, 15C
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Monday 18 October 2021
18th Oct, cloudy, rain after midday, light S, 15C
Sunday 17 October 2021
17th Oct - light raim am, sunny spells later, 16C, light SW/SE
16th Oct - sunny spells, light S, 14C
Friday 15 October 2021
15th Oct - cloudy, sunny spells developing, light NE, 14C
Thursday 14 October 2021
14th Oct - cloudy, light WSW, 13C
Monks Kirby; 51 Linnets counted feeding on game/bird cover near Newnham Paddox entrance gate and cemetery.
Willey; a few small flocks of Redwings again moving over westward through the day.
A5 Pools/DIRFT; late afternoon. a look here produced the Brent Goose still, the female Ruddy Shelduck, and the escaped Cackling Goose. A single Lapwing and Golden Plover too. Two Little Egrets, Shovelers, Teal and Mallards.
A flock of c30 Goldfinches were feeding.
Wednesday 13 October 2021
13th Oct - mostly cloudy, sunny spells late pm, 16C, light W
WIlley; a steady passage of Redwings westward during the morning, several hundred, small flocks, up to 30.
A pair of Bullfinch in paddock hedge, Mistle Thrush Church Yew, a few Redwings stopped for Holy berries before moving on, Green Woodpecker and Nuthatch.
A5 Pools/DIRFT; c1030h. A Brent Goose (dark-bellied) was present and feeding - initially reported yesterday.
Ten Egyptian Geese and the Cape Shelduck still.
12th Oct - sunny spells, 15C
Willey; Two Ravens over the fields.
Stanford res; afternoon. Very quiet, although a Yellow-browed Warbler was caught and ringed c0800h.
Ravens -2, Shoveler 6, a Jay, four Tree Sparrows, Bullfinch.