Red House Farm
Location: Red House Farm, Grid Reference NZ334725, Parking in nearby housing estate, Turn off the A1148 into Red House Farm (roundabout just behind sainsbury's) Turn down First Left ( North Ridge) keep driving until you see the pond on your left. There is a cut along the right hand side of the pond which will take you to the footpath which goes round the woods.
Red House Farm is my earliest patch, it has a wide range of habitats, grassland, mix woodland, marshland, reedbeds, and a small but great pond. This site is un- birded i don't see many people with binocs or telescopes! I have seen a few rairarities on this site including: Red Crested Pochard, Bullfinch, Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Kingfishers. Please visit and have a look.
24/02/09
2 Snipe, Long-Tailed Tit, Male Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great tit, No sign of Kingfisher probaly returned to breeding grounds, Moorhen, Greenfinch, Carrion Crow
30/01/09
1 Meadow Pipit on Carboot, Large Numbers of Woodpigeon coming from all directions and distances to Sainsbury's roost. Also signs of Fox in wood.
28/01/09
Meadow Pipit, and Snipe on Carboot
23/01/09
Female Kingfisher at pond, Long-Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Robin, Dunnock, Jackdaw, 4 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Usual Rabbits, and a local tells me of a couple of Weasels near to Pond.
22/01/09
Kingfisher spotted at Pond
14/01/09
Meadow Pipit, Carboot
09/01/09
Magpies beginning to rebuild old nests
08/12/08
Highlights, 3 Large Long-Tailed Tit flocks, Song Thrush, and gathering roost of Magpies 28+.
06/11/08
Snow melt has filled the pond right up above the small wall surrounding it, drainage seems slow I may need to unclog drain at other end. No sign of Kingfisher, from previous years once water begins to flow into pond rapidly, making it cloudy, the kingfisher tends to move off, but hopefully this isn't the case. Willow Tit was present in hedge along side pond.
29/11/08
Kingfihser heard but not seen, Brown Rat, 6 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, magpie, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Rabbits.
28/11/08
Kingfisher present, along with Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Bullfinch, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, 5 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Juv Grey Heron, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, and the Rabbits.
21/11/08
Kingfisher seen today, again very vocal, just bought a bag hide from wildlifewatchingsupplies.co.uk good bit of kit, Pair of Moorhen, 6 Mallards, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird, Wren, Dunncock, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinc, Small flock of Fieldfare overhead, Mistle Thrush, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Rook, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, and the usual large number or Rabbits.
18/11/08
2 Goldcrests, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, No sign of Kingfisher today, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, Large Number Blackbird, Chaffinch, Herring Gull, 6 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Greenfinch.
16/11/08
13:00
Trying to get a decent shot of the Kingfisher, came witihn a metre but willows blocked it from a good shot, will try again, also a skein of Greylag overhead, Robin flitting about next to me, Long-tailed Tit flock over the top in willows, a few Mallards and a Moorhen.
First try, it was not to bothered by me, although I was camoed up, happily fishing just behind branches only a metre away.
11/11/08
16:00
6 Mallards and ....... the Kingfisher is back
(or a Kingfisher is back) heard calling although not seen, will get down with camera to try for this years picture.
10/11/08
Flock of Long-tailed Tits moving through the area.
30/10/08
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard at back end, this is only my second record. Also juv Grey Heron later on in day.
29/10/08
Dropped to 9 Mallard
28/10/08
Winter Mallards begining to come back, 14 Mallard today.
20/05/08
Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff, 4 Mallard, 2 Moorhen with young, Magpie, Jackdaw, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Male Kestrel, Lapwing, Whitethroat, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long tailed Tit, Woodpigeon, Greenfinch, Dunnock, Wren, Robin.
01/05/08
11:00
Lots of Chiff Chaff about, two in pond willows, 2 Male 1 Female Mallards on pond, 1 Moorhen, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Herring Gull and Black Heaed Gull. This years Sparrowhawk nest was also located.
29/04/08
Male Linnet in hedge row on Newsteads drive, and large Numbers of Chiff Chaff and Willow Warbler at RHF.
23/04/08
Site has been quiet lately, allow there is large numbers of Chiff Chaff and Willow Warbler around ( one visiting my garden), not much sparrowhawk actively, assuming the female is building nest etc, also lots of other birds actively building, and displaying, including woodpigeon, chaffinch, blackbird, wrne, blue tit (dissapointinly nesting in the second box in my garden, the one without the nest cam) , great tit. I also have Starlings busy building in our nest box, in the winter think i'll move the eco-watch camera into the starlings box, hopefully produce results to put on the site.
11/03/08
Female Sparrowhawk over my house, Mallards and Moorhen on pond, a large roost of Chaffinch in tree at pond wall (20+), Singing Skylark, and also Lapwing.
05/02/08
Windy
Female Sparrowhawk flying through gap between to woods, and flushed up Great Spotted Woodpecker. Plus all the regulars.
22/01/08
Carboot held, Black Headed Gulls, Small flock of Lapwing, and a Male Bullfinch, In the woods there was, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, and on the pond the regular Mallards and Moorhen.
13/01/08
Strong Winds and Rain
Blackbirds, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Large flock of Greenfinch, 200+ Black Heaed Gull, plus Carron Crows on the carboot again.
05/01/08
Windy, Damp and Cold
16:00- 16:30
15+ Magpies at roost site ( in a large tree next to field behind pond), Large Numbers of Woodpigeon and Blackbird, Blue Tits, Great Tits, and Long- Tailed Tits present in woods. Pond flooded, no Ducks seen but Moorhens still present. Jackdaw and Carrion Crow flying over head to roost.
04/01/08
Windy, Damp and Cold
14:15- 15:15
Drake Mallard on pool at bottom of Car Boot Sale field, Meadow Pipit also nearby, Magpies patrolling the bottom hedge and the field filled with over 200 Black Heaed Gulls. Large Numbers of Woodpigeon and Blackbirds in Red House Farm Woods.
14/12/07
Great Spotted Woodpecker seen flying over road into Sainsbury's Wood, also fly over of musket(male sparrowhawk), lots of Blackbirds, Winter Woodpigeon roost forming, 5+ Mallards and 2 Moorhen on Pond.
13/12/07
Highlights:2nd Record Sighting of a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the Wood, and a fly over of a Spar (female Sparrowhawk)
10/11/07
Dull, and Drizziling
Blackbird, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Couple of Goldcrest, Jackdaw, Crow, magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Pair of Mallard.
16/09/07
Highlight Long- Tailed Tit flock, also council have cut back path along side of pond, when reeds die and kingfisher returns this will be great
30/08/07
The normal birds around, highlights of a Female Kestrel and the resident Long- tailed Tit flock.
20/05/07
Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird, Long Tailed Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Wren, Robin, Male Sparrowhawk, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Magpie, Black Headed Gull.
3/02/07
Just a quick look today 5 + Mallard, Moorhen, 30 + Magpie, Wren, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Black Headed Gull , no kingfisher saw but it was hard to see its normal haunts because of the sun.
01/02/07
Quick flash of blue showed that the kingfisher was still present, also male sparowhawk seen hunting again, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Carion Crow, Jckdaw, Blackbird and plenty of rabbits also present, 4 Curlew flew over towards the sea.
30/01/07
No sign of kingfisher today, I think it may be tucked in the reeds somwhere, 15+ Mallard, Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Blackbird, Wren, Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull.
28/01/06
1st proper visit this year, produce 1 Female Kingfisher presumed same was as last year, it normally sits on the left hand side of pond in willows. Also male sparrowhawk partrolling area, Songthrush, Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon Jackdaw, Black Headed Gull, Carrion crow, Wren.
17/09/06
Larger Numbers of Mallard than usual, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House martain, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Female Sparrowhawk attacking crow.
29/08/06
Mallard + 2 Young, Moorhen + Young, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Wren.
26/04/06
Usual Species but 2 Well grown young Mallard noted, first view of any young Mallard this year.
29/06/06
1 Male Sparrowhawk, Moorhen with 2 Young, and everything else which is normally there. Also 1 Dead Shrew
04/06/06
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Mallard, Coal Tit + young, Carrion Crow, Moorhen + young, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie, House Martain, Swallow, Swift.
18/05/06
Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Moorhen, Mallard, Lapwing, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Dunnock, Long Tailed Tit, Magpie, Swift.
28/04/06
Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Crow, Black Headed Gull, Pheasant, Rabbits, Mallard, Female Kestrel, Herring Gull.
27/04/06
Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Black Headed Gull, Lapwing, Rabbits, Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Skylark, Chaffinch, Greenfinch.
25/04/06
Mallard, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Pheasant, Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Black Headed Gull, Lapwing, Rabbits.
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