Mike Lawn

Recent sightings

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
05/05/24	Willow Warbler	Woolmer Forest	4	M Lawn
	singing males. Along western perimeter. There seems to be 8 establishef territories in total, one more than last year, but still pretty poor. With the amount of apparently suitable habitat I would have expected c.40 based on 1970s/80s standards. Shifting baseline syndrome!
05/05/24	Lesser Redpoll	Woolmer Forest	1	M Lawn
	SU7933.
04/05/24	Raven	Woolmer Forest	1	M Lawn

04/05/24	Lesser Redpoll	Woolmer Forest	1	M Lawn

04/05/24	Whitethroat	Woolmer Forest	4	M Lawn
	singing male. Very late arriving this year.
03/05/24	Lesser Redpoll	Woolmer Pond Cottage	2	M Lawn

03/05/24	Snipe	Woolmer Pond	1	M Lawn
	The 1st I've ever seen here in May.
02/05/24	Lesser Redpoll	Woolmer Pond Cottage	10	M Lawn
	I thought they'd all gone. These are rather late.
01/05/24	Willow Warbler	Woolmer Forest	2	M Lawn
	pair together. The 1st female I've seen so far. Got a glimpse of a probable courtship feed - I've not seen this often - fem seemed to be prospecting for a nest site. Unfortunately they're c.1 month behind the vegetation - ought to have young in the nest to be in sync. SU7933.
30/04/24	Mute Swan	Woolmer Pond	2	M Lawn
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