1997 SDFM = Southdown farm. NMR = Not my record back
5-1 8 Snipe, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit & 2 Lapwing in Sheps stream
7-1 1 Shoveler on pond NMR
2-3 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Firecrest Soar Cove
8-3 3 Diver sp, 1 Great Crested Grebe Soar Cove
8-3 1 Black Restart around farm buildings
13-3 1 Lapwing displaying
15/22-3 f Brambling on feed stations + 1 Black Redstart
21-3 c30 Linnet, c 20 Yellowhammer on feed stations
31-3 Peregrine hunting over pig field
6-4 2 Swallows
18-4 1 House Martin, 1 f Merlin, 1 Whimbrel
19-4 Whitethroats Soar Valley, a small fall
20-4 f Pied Flycatcher Soar Valley
27-4 2 Grasshopper Warblers singing
2-5 Sedge Warbler at farm ponds
3-5 2 Turtle Doves in pig field
14-5 1 Turtle Dove in farmyard
18-5 Quail calling from long grass weeds in pig field
19-5 1 Ring Plover on pig field
14-6 Singing Grasshopper Warbler Cathole Cliff
11-7 Single Crossbill flew over farm
8-7 Sedge Warbler calling in garden
28-7 Wheatear in pig field
7-8 1 Ringed Plover calling over pig field
9-8 Good fall, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher
1 Yellow Browed Warbler, 50+ Willow Warblers
10-8 2 Wheatear in pig field
17-8 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear in pig field
26-8 10 Ringed Plover, 15 Wheatear in pig field
27-8 2 Bar-tailed Godwit in pig field
3-9 1 Dotterel, 20 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin in pig field
4-9 1 Reed Warbler in Decca
7-9 20 Siskin in Decca
21-9 20 Siskin, 500 Meadow pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 White Wagtails in pig field
26-9 2 Greenland Wheatear on dung heap in pig field
27-9 1 Corncrake calling in weeds in weaner dung heap
27-9 1 Redstart, 3 Whinchat
30-9 f Merlin
2-10 10 Chiffchaffs, 3 Goldcrest in garden
3-10 Merlin
10-10 Short Eared Owl flying over Heath field
14-10 Swallows, 3 Wheatear in pig field
22-10 12 Lapwing, 1 Redstart
22-10 Pallas's Warbler in willows
24-10 1 Hen Harrier (Ring Tail), 4 Swallows
9-11 m Ring Ouzel, Dartford Warbler seen on cliffs
Dec 15 Lapwing increasing to 70+ with 2-3 Golden Plover in pig field
Dec 40 Chaffinch on Linseed