Recent Sightings at Staining Nook
13th May 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing
11th May 2024
Swift, 2
Over
House Martin, 6
To the SE
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
9th May 2024
Swift, 2
Circled to the north
House Martin, 4
To the SE
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, south hedge. Soon after probably same bird just north of Mere View
7th May 2024
House Martin, 4
To the SE
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, west of Mere View
Whitethroat, 1
West of Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
6th May 2024
House Martin, 1
To the SE
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, east side
Greenfinch, 4
5th May 2024
House Martin, 2
To the SE
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, Mere View Lane
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
4th May 2024
Whitethroat, 1
3rd May 2024
Whitethroat, 1
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
26th April 2024
Jay, 1
Mere View garden
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, Mere View Lane hedge
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, east side
25th April 2024
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, north end of Mere View Lane
24th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, field to the south
23rd April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, Mere View Lane
22nd April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, hedge half way down Mere View Lane
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing in hedge half way down Mere View Lane
Linnet, 1, m
Perched on wire by Mere View
21st April 2024
Jay, 1
Mere View area
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
20th April 2024
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, hedge north of Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View
17th April 2024
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, (Glen Jackson)
Third pole on right - singing and sighting at 11.30
16th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing, Nook, Mere View Lane, SW of Mere View
14th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, east side
6th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, west side.
4th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, Singing, old scrap yard scrub next to Keep Out sign
2nd April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, hedge by Mere View
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, west side
Tree Sparrow, 1
Mere View. Also Fox on the road by Mere View
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Mere View
30th March 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Pond east of Mere View Lane
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, east side
Blackcap, 1, m
East side
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Meadow Pipit, 6
Field east of Mere View Lane
29th March 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Field to the SE
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, old scrap yard scrub
Tree Sparrow, 4
Hedge by Mere View
Meadow Pipit, 1
Field to the SE
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Mere View
26th March 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Field to the SE
Kestrel, 1
Over NW corner
Chiffchaff, 2
1 singing
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, showing well by west side path
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Reed Bunting, 3, 3m
24th March 2024
Buzzard, 1
Circled over
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing in hedge next to Mere View
Tree Sparrow, 4
Mere View
Greenfinch, 1, m
22nd March 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Field to the SE
Tree Sparrow, 2
Mere View
Reed Bunting, 1, m
21st March 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 2
Singing. 1 in hedgerow near Mere View. 1 in scrub by the junction of Broad Oak Lane and Lodge Court
19th March 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 3, (Dave McGrath)
Singing
Chiffchaff, 6
Bullfinch, 1
Heard only
Cetti's Warbler, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Singing, Mere View Lane hedgerow
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Tree Sparrow, 6
Hedge by Mere View
18th March 2024
Buzzard, 1
Clashed with a Kestrel, low near Mere View
Barn Owl, 1
Perched behind Mere View
Kestrel, 1, f
Tree Sparrow, 6
Hedge by Mere View
Reed Bunting, 3, 2m
Mere View