Hello from the PWC team!
Although June was a seemingly quiet month, we are now well and truly in autumn territory and we look forward to seeing what you record on your patches as the migration begins to unfold.
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| Caspian Tern, Lakenheath RSPB, Matthew Dick. One of the month's superb finds. |
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Leading scores by mini league 3km²:
Inland North England: Ben Moyes, Swillington Ings - 183 points
Inland Midlands: Pete Sofley, Ladywalk NR - 157 points
Inland South England: Matthew Dick, RSPB Lakenheath- 147 points
Inland Scotland: Alex Ash, Kilmacolm - 86 points
Inland Wales: Nicholas Beswick, Mynydd Llangatwg - 58 points
Coastal East England: Jack Pettit, Spurn - 276 points
Coastal South England: Jacob Spinks, Dungeness Bird Observatory 3km² - 258 points
Coastal West England: Sean O'Hara, Leasowe/Meols/Hoylake - 133 points
Coastal Scotland: Rich Arthurs, Aberlady Bay/Gullane and Andrew Whewell at North Berwick East - 134 points
Coastal Wales: Peter Howlett, Cardiff Bay and Alex Jones, Rhyl - 97 points
Estuarine: Gordon Hodgson, Frampton, Splatt & Saul Warth - 155 points
Islands: David Parnaby, Fair Isle - 216 points
Top Comparative Scores:
Paul Whitehouse, Stanley Ferry Flash and Southern Washlands 3km² - 103%
Freddie Matthews, Winchester 3km² - 98%
Neil Burt, Godinton, Hothfield & Singleton 3km² - 97%
Ben Moyes, Swillington Ings 3km² - 97%
Tom Shields, both patches Colwick Park 3km² and Nottingham Trent Valley 10km radius - 96%
Dan Webb, Sellack 10km - 95%
Mark Lawlor, Hommet to Rousse, Guernsey 10km - 93%
Gareth Casburn, Ardley ERF 3km² - 93%
Ian Bennell, Tring Reservoirs,College Lake + Pitstone Quarry 3km² - 93%
Inland North, England:
A slow month, with only a few points added per participant apart from a few exceptions. Ben Moyes still not budging from the top spot, gaining just the one point in June leaving him on 183 points, a whopping of his comparitive score. Although his tweets suggest a superb Collared Pratincole on patch in June! So definetly a few more points to be added on. Duncan Bye increased his score to 159 with Osprey, a flock of five Cattle Egret, Green Sandpiper and Green Woodpecker while Ciaran Rowett at WWT Martin Mere dropped to third on 151 points, a Hobby the only bird of note. Lee Wiseman at Gouthwaite Reservoir has notched up 136 points, with Whitethroat the only new bird followed by Darren Best at Swinemoor, who added Cattle Egret. Mike Leakey at Bishop Middleham just five points behind, on 120 points, adding Red Kite this month. A very tight few spots in the league, Paul Whitehouse at Stanley Ferry Washlands and Phil Woollen at Mollington on the same points score of 91, but the former on a brilliant comparitive of 103% and adding Hobby in June. At Figham Common, Owen Tattersall just one point behind those two, he also saw Cattle Egret but this time grounded on his patch shadowed by Nigel Harris at Middletons on 89 points.
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| Cattle Egret flock, Duncan Bye |
Inland Midlands, England:Peter Sofley still in the lead with a total of 157 points by midway point in the year. His highlights include Sanderling and Greenshank. Steve Atkinson at Middle Tame is in second with 142 points, Black-necked Grebes being the best this month, then a bit of a gap with Andy Sims at Swanpool in third at Boultham Mere/Swanpool on 118 points, quickly followed by Brian Hedley at Trent Port on 112 points whose highlights this month include Grasshopper Warbler and Redstart. Tom Shields at Colwick Park is in fifth on 105 points after adding Hobby, leaving him on an impressive 96% comparitive score, the highest in this mini-league to date. Steve Lister at Swithland Reservoir got another hard earned patch tick in the form of a Sanderling, putting him on 198 for his patch life list. He is now only two points off Tom.
Over in the 10km league, Andy Sims is in the lead from Swanpool, with 142 points scored and some great month highlights which included Glossy Ibis and finding a Red-necked Phalarope. Tom Shields again in the lead with a comparitive score of 96% with 139 points from Nottingham Trent Valley and Richard Harbird is on the same points scored at Redditch. Only seven points seperating the next three, Dan Webb at Sellack is on 121 points, a boastful 95% comparitive, William Lambourne at Ledbury is on 117 points, having noted Firecrest and a part of the Crossbill influx. Steve Lister at Loughborough also picked up on the Crossbills, putting him on 114 points, plus he had another garden Cattle Egret.
Inland South, England:
A generally very slow month in this mini-league, with only a couple of new highlights mentioned, although one of great signifigance being a Caspian Tern found by Matthew Dick at RSPB Lakenheath, securing him the lead so far with 147 points and a great 92% comparitive score. Geoff Wyatt at Day's Lock, Oxon still on 137 points but now sitting in second place, Freddie Matthews at Whinchester is still in third, but added a few bits including Crossbill, Black Redstart and Ring-necked Parakeet, putting him on 129 points - whopping comparitive score of 98%. A dozen points seperates the next six participants, but only one had any notables, Neil Burt at Hothfield broke the hundred point brrier with Hobby and Nightingale leaving him on joint sevent with Ian Bennell at Tring Reservoirs. The former on a very considerable comparitive score of 97%. The only other notables mentioned were from Tom Bedford in the Lye Valley area, where he recorded four Common Crossbills over Urban Oxford and a singing Reed Warbler in the inner city! In the 10km league, Dave Helliar still in the lead at Chard, with 138 points still after adding nowt in June.
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| Grasshopper Warbler, Matthew Dick |
Coastal East, England:
For what can be a very busy month on the East Coast, with the winds in the wrong direction for the most part the birding was generally slow, and lacking any proper notable drift migrants from the east during most of the month. Jack Pettit still at the top spot on 276 points, having self found Golden Oriole, two Marsh Warblers, two Roseate Terns and a second Cory's Shearwater of the year. Trevor Girling Titchwell RSPB remains in second on 225 points wile Owen Beamount at Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes in third after picking up a singing male Savi's Warbler, a Glossy Ibis and Bee-eater giving him a total of 202 points. Otherwise most the league stayed near enough the same, with a few points added here and there. Paul French found a Rosefinch in his Easington garden, plus garden ticking Crane and Cattle Egret giving him a total of 117 points. The only other highlights came from the 10km league, James Brown at Hopton had Glossy Ibis.
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| Golden Oriole, Jack Pettit |
Coastal West, England:
Sean O'Hara at Leasowe/Meols/Hoylake is on 133 points, no additions from last month.
Coastal South, England:
A typically slow period on the south coast, June can feel a bit do or die here and it certainly felt that way this month, with no one adding a large number of points. Jacob Spinks still in the pole position on 258 points at Dungeness Bird Observatory, with finding a Rose-coloured Starling amongst the flock of recently fledged Starlings the highlight. Kevin Reynolds is in second with 160 points, after having a mix of the seasons with a Woodchat Shrike and Green Sandpiper being the highlights. Amy Robjohns in third at Titchfield Haven, followed by Jonathan Burton at Chyngton Farm to Cuckmere Haven. Kevin Reynolds on his Teignmouth Window patch added a few points with Manx Shearwater and Sparrowhawk. In the 10km league, Jacob was the first to break the 300 points barrier nationally, ending the month on 302 points with his 3km additions. Bob Ford at Weymouth is now on 175 points in second and Amy Robjohns on the Solent in third with 143 points.
A very quiet month in these league, with the only participant to add points being Peter Hazelwood at Oldbury Power Station, who saw his first Marsh Tit on patch in eight years. June is a classic month for wandering Marsh Tits, and a nice record to boot. This leaves Peter in second, trailing Gordon Hodgson at Frampton, Splatt and Saul Warth who is still on 155 points.
Islands:
Probably the hottest league of the month. David Parnaby has jumped up four places, taking the lead with him at Fair Isle with 216 points, after having a momentous June, as Pallas's Reed Bunting and Scop's Owl graced the island plus a lingering Great Reed Warbler. As well as finding Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Nightjar in the garden. John Bowler at Balephuil on 206 points, is now in second, after being the first to break the two hundred barrier in this minileague. David Roche at Papa Westray has added a few new new highlights including Scaup, Crossbill and Canada Goose. Nearby Steve Dudley on Westray ended the first half of the year on 167 points, with his June best birds being Crossbill and Curlew Sandpiper. Sean Morris's Isle of Rum patches, Kilmory and Kinlock end up on 109 and 98 points respectively, the latter 84% comparitive score. In the 10km league, John Bowler on Tirree on 223 points, with just three additions this month, all quality birds with Pomarine and Long-tailed Skua, as well as Crossbill. Steve Dudley really not far behind on 209 points, covering Westray also added three bird in June with the two aforementioned 3km ticks as well as Glossy Ibis while Sean Morris on the Isle of Rum added Osprey, putting him on 130 points. Mark Lawlor, Hommet to Rousse on Gurnsey still on 98 points, with the best in the league comparitive score of 93%.
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Pallas's Reed Bunting, David Parnaby
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A bit of change in this league, with Alex Ash at Kilmacolm extending his lead, they are now on 86 points. Lee Hesp at Strathyre picked up Kingfisher, putting him now on 53 points. There is no change however in the 10km league, with Mike Hodgkin at Penicuik still in front with 116 points.
An incredibly tight and competitive, probably my favourite still. Rich Arthurs and Andrew Whewell are both on the top spot, with 134 points at Gullane/Aberlady Bay and North Berwick East respectively. The latters highlights for the month were Quail and Mediterreanean Gull. The next three places are in a gap of only six points behind them, with Rob Hughes at Nybster, Caithness on 130, Andrew Whitehouse at Girdle Ness and Torry on 129 and Nick Littlewood at Portsoy on 128. Nina O'Hanlon sits comfortably in sixth on 106 points above Rob Hughes' other two patches, John O'Groats and Frenswick which are on 86 and 84 points. In the 10km league, Dylan Daunt is on 154 species but doesn't have a points totalled submitted for this month but just this alone puts him in the lead. Rob Hughes at Nybster is on 151 points, five points ahead of Rich Arthurs at Gullane. Nina O'Hanlon, also at Nybster, is on 128 points, ahead of Graham Howie at Carberry Farmland, who is on 116 points.
No change in this league compared to last month. Please update or fill in your scores ready for next months review!
No change on last month, with Alex Jones and Peter Howlett still neck and neck on the same number of points with 97.
Inland Ireland:
No change in this league compared to last month. Please update or fill in your scores ready for next months review!
Jack Pettit is leading the charge in the Under 25's league at Spurn Bird Observatory, now on the highest score of the season so far with 276 points having found
having self found Golden Oriole, two Marsh Warblers, two Roseate Terns and a second Cory's Shearwater of the year. Jacob Spinks is second at Dungeness Bird Observatory, with 258 points scored a highlight day was finding a Bee-eater, a summer plumaged Great Northern Diver migrating overland and a Rose-coloured Starling in the space of a few hours, a Serin then dropped in the next day! Will Scott at Bempton Cliffs is in third on 130 points, very quickly trailed by Freddie Matthews at Winchester who is on 129 points after noting Crossbill, Black Redstart and Ring-necked Parakeet. William Lambourne is slowly creeping up a total at Much Marcle, but all hopes are on for the autumn there.
A huge thanks to everyone who has taken part and updated their scores, it truly is great to see what participants find and get up to on their patches. Please do remember to keep your scores and highlights up to date, so we can keep producing this monthly review. We will always download scores at 8pm on the 7th of the month, to allow plenty of time for your scores and highlights to be submitted.
Happy Birding this autumn!
Patchwork Challenge team
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