Birds in Hartland

Jan 8 – Redwing(12),Bullfinch(m) (Ball Hill)

Jan 17 – Chiffchaff (Eldern Point)

Jan 29 – Yellowhammer (Pattard Wood)

Feb 6 – Skylarks(12) (in stubble field near Youltree Cross)

Feb 6 – Redwing(8) (in trees at top of Norton hill)

Feb 10 – Bullfinch(m&f) visiting almost every day for several weeks now.(Ball Hill)

Feb 27 – Wheatear (Eldern Point)

Mar 5 – Chiffchaff (Pattard Wood)

Mar 5 – Swallow (Gorrans Down)

Mar 9 – Swallows (South Hole)

Mar 10 – Bullfinch(m) (Greensward)

Mar 10 – Red Kite (Gawlish)

Mar 10 – Redwing, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest (Cheristow Wood)

Mar 15 – Black Redstart (Milford)

Mar 16 – Peregrine (Eldern Point)

Mar 19 – House Martins(12) (East Titchberry)

Mar 22 – Mistle Thrush (Milford)

Mar 23 – Woodcock (South Hole)

Mar 24 – Wheatear(2) (St. Catherine’s)

Mar 24 – Swallows, Sand Martins(50) (East Titchberry)

Mar 25 – Swift (Song Meter, Spekes Cliff)

Mar 26 – Redwings (Brownsham)

Mar 31 – White-tailed Eagle (Spekes valley)

Apr 1 – Red Kite (West Street)

Apr 1 – Red Kite(2) (East Titchberry)

Apr 1 – Cirl Bunting (East Titchberry)

Apr 1 – Sand Martins(30), Swallows (2) (East Titchberry)

Apr 4 – Willow Warbler (Norton hill)

Apr 5 – House Martins, Swallows (St.Catherine’s coming off the sea) also Gannets fishing.

Apr 5 – Swallows, House Martins (Berry)

Apr 6 – Willow Warbler (Norton)

Apr 6 – Marsh Tit, Blackcap (West Ball Hill)

Apr 6 – Yellowhammer (Little Barton Cross)

Apr 7 – Whitethroat 

Apr 9 – Hoopoe (Spekes)

Apr 9 – Hoopoe (Cranham)

Apr 9 – Grasshopper Warbler (Eldern Point)

Apr 10 – Redstart (The Vale)

Apr 10 – Cuckoo (Abbey Wood)

Apr 10 – Grasshopper Warbler (Beckland)

Apr 10 – Swallow (Spekes Cliff)

Apr 12 – Greenfinch(2), Siskin(8) (Brownsham)

Apr 12 – Yellowhammer (Hartland)

Apr 12 – Grasshopper Warbler (South Hole)

Apr 13 – Hoopoe (Kings Arms)

Apr 13 – Puffin (Warren Cliff)

Apr 16 – Cuckoo (Stoke Woods)

Apr 16 – Hoopoe (Fosfelle)

Apr 17 – Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat (Wargery/Spekes) 

Apr 17 – Grasshopper Warbler (Eldern Point)

Apr 19 – Goldfinches, Siskins, Linnets (Ball Hill)

Apr 20 – Cuckoo (Long Furlong)

Apr 21 – Cuckoo (Beckland)

Apr 22 – Whitethroat, Garden Warbler (Pattard)

Apr 23 – Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat (Pitt)

Apr 24 – Cuckoo (Pattard Wood)

Apr 24 – Cuckoo (Hartland Forest)

Apr 25 – Swallows returned to nest site (Ball Hill)

Apr 26 – Cuckoo (Brownsham)

Apr 26 – Yellowhammer(10) (East Titchberry)

Apr 26 – Cuckoo (Galsham)

Apr 27 – Cuckoo (Pattard Wood)

Apr 29 – Whitethroat (East Titchberry)

Apr 30 – Cuckoo (Prustledge Wood, Stoke)

Apr 30 – Swifts, House Martins (Hartland Square)

Apr 30 – Cuckoo (Hartland Abbey)

Apr 30 – Tawny Owl (East Philham)

May 3 – Cuckoo (Bursdon Moor)

May 4 – Spotted Flycatcher, Goldcrest (Cheristow Wood) part of dawn walk.

May 9 – Red Kite (West St.)

May 9 – Cuckoo (Hartland Mill),(Pattard Wood)

May 11 – Cuckoo (Long Furlong)

May 11 – Cirl Bunting (Eldern Point)

May 13 – Garden Warbler (Spekes Valley)

May 14 – Young Cuckoo being fed (The Lodge)

May 15 – Red Kite (Hartland Forest)

May 21 – Redstart (Pattard)

May 25 – Red-backed Shrike (Spekes)

May 31 – Cuckoo (Ball Hill) 

May 31 – Cuckoo (The Vale) 

Jun  3 – Garden Warbler (Norton)

June 11 – Hawfinch (Milford)

July 10 – Nightjars

Aug 8 – Goldfinches(c50) some feeding on Knapweed (Ball Hill)

Aug 11 – A mix of Swallows and House Martins on wire 160+ (Ball Hill)

Aug 12 – Swifts still here

Aug 16 – Swallows c100 on wire (Ball Hill)

Aug 18 – Marsh Harrier (Philham Water)

Aug 19 – Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Nuthatch (Pattard/Cheristow)

Sep 9 – Redwing (Eldern Point)

Sep 24 – Swallows (4) Youland Cross

Oct 9 –  Turtle Dove (East Titchberry)

Oct 12 – Chough (Spekes Cliff)

Oct 13 – Kingfisher (Pattard Water)

Oct 25 – Redwing(2) (Ball Hill)

Oct 31 – Wheatear (St. Catherine’s)

Nov 2 – Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tits (Pattard Water)

Nov 21 – Redstart (f) (West St.)

Nov 25 – Marsh Harrier(m) (Youltree Cross)

Nov 25 – Treecreeper (Norton Hill)

Dec 3 – Redwing(2) (Spekes)

Dec 3 – GSWoodpecker (Ball Hill)

Dec 6 – Dipper, Kingfisher (Milford)

Dec 16 – Kingfisher (Pattard Water)