28th:

22nd:

Late morning at Marshfield: Fifteen Common Buzzard, six Kestrel. two Sparrowhawk, Raven, a small flock of Linnet, sixty plus Meadow Pipit, numerous Swallow and three juvenile Wheatear all around Northfield Lane.

20th: (John Barnett)

40 Meadow Pipit and a Whinchat at either end of Northfield Lane.

11th: (Gordon Rich)

This morning; Yellowhammer c.90, Corn Bunting 50,  Linnet 30,  Yellow Wagtail 1, all at the east end of Rushmead Lane except about 50 of the Yellowhammer in the bushes near the half built barn at the western end of Rushmead Lane.

19th: (Rob Laughton)

One Quail calling from a weedy field on the main Marshfield to Tormarton Rd between 2 - 3pm this afternoon, audible from Rushmead Lane at ST: 786 749. Also Yellow Wagtail (heard), 2 Corn Bunting and 4 Yellowhammer.

The predominant bird at Marshfield this evening was undoubtedly Corn Bunting with several pairs showing well on Northfield Lane alone. Yellowhammer was in evidence as was Linnet, House Sparrow, a small gathering of Starling, lots of Swallow and House Martin and a female Sparrowhawk.

At Rushmead Lane a Yellow Wagtail was heard calling. (John Barnett).

11th:

Two Quail were heard calling off Downs Road at approximately ST: 792 744.

21st:

Highlights from Marshfield this evening include several Skylark, Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Linnet and Red-legged Partridge along Northfield Lane. Much the same from Rushmead Lane with the addition of a possible Quail calling very briefly.

17th: (John Barnett)

As well as the usual Corn Buntings, Common Whitethroats, Yellowhammers etc, along Rushmead Lane 2 Ravens, 2 Grey Partridge and a Yellow Wagtail. On West Littleton Road Dark Mullein and what looks to me like Southern Polypody although in the Flora book it says that this is rare.

15th: (Margaret Jones)

A Red Kite  was seen on the on the south side of Marshfield at around 07:50, it was noted drifting low from the south-west being mobbed by hirundine before turning back south-west then south and was lost to view towards Ringswell;

MAY:

26th: (John Barnett)

Eight singing Corn Buntings today in 5 hours of touring (all in S. Gloss) around Marshfield. There seem to be quite a lot of Linnet around and still loads of Skylarks. 5 Stock Doves and yet another site for Willow Warbler! north of Rushmead Lane in the valley at Broadmead Brook.

19th:

Stacks of 'hirundine' mostly Swallow but there were lots of Swift and a couple of House Martins in the Northfield Lane area. Also there was a male Wheatear, Common Whitethroat, Corn Bunting and three House Sparrows. At Castle Farm Copse a Little Owl was in 'the' dead tree and a Brimstone was feeding near the brook.

12th:

A pretty windy day with some heavy showers limited sightings but nevertheless the usual suspects were in evidence. Along Northfield Lane there were plenty of Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Yellowhammer with one or two Corn Bunting. At Broad mead Brook there was a couple of Raven, three Mallard were on Rush mead Flash and at Castle Farm Copse a Little Owl was roosting in 'the' dead tree.

6th: (John Barnett)

From Marshfield this morning; Several Common Whitethroats on Shirehill Lane, also 1 Yellow Wagtail over the lane, 1 singing Corn Bunting there and 1 Lesser Whitethroat by the junction with Tormarton Road.

1st:

The highest point at Marshfield (Orchid Lane) is a good place to look for raptors and there were several this evening; Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Merlin but unfortunately no sign of the probable Montagu's Harrier that was seen late afternoon near Dyrham Park. Also several Swift put in a brief appearance.

APRIL:

26th: (Rob Laughton)

Male Whinchat along Rush mead Lane this afternoon on fence posts near Orchid Lane. Also 20+ Corn Bunting, 20+ Yellowhammer and 6 Stock Dove, plus plenty of singing Skylarks also Common Whitethroat singing on the corner of Tormarton/ Rushmead Lane.

6th: (John Barnett)

A lovely morning at Marshfield and lots of activity; Very large numbers of Skylarks singing, a Red Kite over Tormarton Road (ST: 782 741) at 09:00,  a total of 10 Corn Buntings singing and about 80 Yellowhammer, several singing. There seem to be a lot of Linnets around at the moment, still a few Fieldfare, several Raven and Common Buzzard.

(Pete Taylor)

Good Friday records for Marshfield; The ploughed field in Rush mead Lane were Chaffinch-6, Corn Bunting-8, Yellow Bunting-12, Fieldfare-200 plus a few Linnets and Ravens.

5th:

The now light breeze had moved around to the west and Marshfield had a positively spring like feel this evening. Red-legged Partridge, Stock Dove and Skylark seemed to be the order of the day with plenty of birds showing from Northfield Lane. At Rush mead Lane there was a flock of around eighty Fieldfare and a couple of Raven. Returning along Northfield Lane it was a bit of a surprised to see two Canada Geese go winging over Tanner's Paddock's.

4th:

Still a northerly feel to the weather at Marshfield but the wind had dropped considerably. Highlights today; From Broad mead Brook, two Nuthatch, Treecreeper, two Grey Wagtail, several Raven, Great, Blue and Long-tailed Tits, Chiffchaff, seven Mallard and Moorhen. At Rush mead Lane there were ten Corn Bunting, good numbers of Skylark and Yellowhammer, several Common Buzzard and Merlin from Orchid Lane.

1st:

Warm but very windy at Marshfield this afternoon, highlights include two Ravens from Downs Road, another Raven over Broad mead Brook, up to ten Common Buzzard and plenty of Skylark singing around the area. At Rush mead Lane there were two (a male and female) Wheatear, the first of the spring plus Meadow Pipit and at West Littleton Road there were twenty Linnet, a flock of c.40 large gull, a mix of Lesser Black-backed and Herring and eight Pied Wagtails.

MARCH:

30th:

The wind was from the north-east this afternoon bringing with it a cold chill, however, around Northfield Lane there are still lots of Skylarks, Yellowhammer and Red-legged Partridge, a rather grey looking Meadow Pipit, one or two Stock Dove, a single Raven, several Common Buzzard, Kestrel and Grey Heron.

29th:

An evening thrash at Marshfield produced lots of Red-legged Partridge and a Raven from Northfield Lane and a Little Owl along Downs Road.

28th:

Another warm sunny day at Marshfield. Highlights today include, six Corn Bunting on the corner of Rush mead Lane and Tormarton Road along with two Pied Wagtail, twenty Linnets, two House Sparrows, several Red-legged Partridge, six Common Buzzard, three Raven, twenty-five Fieldfare, several Yellowhammer and two Meadow Pipits. There are still lots of Woodpigeon and 'corvids' in the area but no visible signs of migration.

11th:

A warm sunny day but with a stiff breeze from the west and temperatures in the 12 - 13° C area. Several Common Buzzard, up to eight Ravens, c.60 Linnet plus good numbers of Skylark from West Littleton Road. At Rushmead Lane, lots of Yellowhammer, several Pied Wagtail and a female Stonechat.

3rd: (Gordon Rich)

Passing along Rush mead Lane this a.m. with a walking group noted a Peregrine (without jesses') off to the north. Also 5 Common Buzzard, but not a great deal else.

FEBRUARY:

25th:

Sunny with showers at Marshfield this morning with a brisk north-westerly wind; At West Littleton Road there were at least ten Common Buzzard, numerous Skylark, four Long-tailed Tits, Blue and Great Tits, six Ravens, Great Spotted Woodpecker and a probable Grey Partridge briefly in flight. Seven Mallard flew over Broad mead Valley and two more were on Rush mead Flash. Small flocks of Linnet, Yellowhammer and Fieldfare were scattered over the area with the main concentration at Rush mead Lane. There was a Sparrowhawk over the allotments plus the odd Stock Dove, Meadow Pipit and Corn Bunting.

6th:

A flock of c.50 Yellowhammer, Stonechat and four Common Buzzard on West Littleton Road plus four Raven and Merlin near Broadmead Brook. A flock of c.50 Fieldfare were along Rush mead Lane.

3rd:

Strong winds kept things honest this afternoon however, c.55 Corn Bunting were still present along with c.30 Yellowhammer, c.25 Stock Dove, several covey's of Red-legged Partridge including one flock of c.40, a single Raven, a flock of over 500 Fieldfare, a small flock of Linnets and several Common Buzzard.

13th:

This afternoon there were still several large flock of ‘corvid’ including one of over three hundred Jackdaws. Also, c.20 Corn Bunting, around a hundred and fifty Linnets and twelve Ravens.

7th:

This afternoon there were several large flocks of ‘corvid’, Raven and Merlin.

4th:

Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Brambling; Bullfinch, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Buzzard, Common Gull, Common Whitethroat, Coot, Cormorant, Corn Bunting, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Grasshopper Warbler, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Grey Partridge, Grey Wagtail, Hen Harrier, Herring Gull, House Martin, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Jay, Kestrel, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Little Owl, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh Tit, Meadow Pipit, Merlin, Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Peregrine, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Quail, Raven, Red Kite, Red-legged Partridge, Redwing, Reed Bunting. Robin, Rook, Short-eared Owl, Skylark, Snipe, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Starling, Stock Dove, Stonechat, Swallow, Swift, Tawny Owl, Treecreeper, Turtle Dove, Wheatear, Whimbrel, Whinchat, White Wagtail, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Wren, Yellowhammer and Yellow Wagtail.