Studley Castle & Sewage Works

 Our recording area

Map showing close location to Studley

 Hawfinch in church yard 2018

 Black Redstart (2019/20)

 Little Owl (2019)

For the last couple of years myself, Mark Clarke (MC) & Chris Lane (CL) have been visting an area to the east of Studley. I noticed that Morton Bagot birder Richard Harbird (RH)also visited recently prompting a few texts & emails. 

The areas run from Castle Farm to the church which has now been extended to the sewage works. The area has a real mix of habitats including arable farming, woodland, open grassland and a river. The Sewage works is off limits but you can observe what is flying in and out from the perimeter.

I'm trying to undertake some research in terms of historical records that I will post if I make any progress. My best sightings on this patch have included Great White Egret, Hawfinch, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, Tree Sparrow & Little Owl. Richard's old sightings included a amazing 127 Common Snipe, a Jack Snipe, 362 Black-headed Gulls, a Turtle Dove & Yellow Wagtail all from 1986. Chris's highlights were Tree Sparrow, Little & Barn Owl, Cuckoo, Marsh Tit, Common Redstart, Mealy & Lesser Redpoll & a Spotted Flycatcher.

2020 sightings - updated 19th April (Contributions from myself, MC & RH)

1	Black-headed Gull
2	Blackbird
3	Blackcap
4	Blackcap
5	Blue Tit
6	Bullfinch
7	Buzzard
8	Canada Goose
9	Carrion Crow
10	Cetti's Warbler
11	Chaffinch
12	Chiffchaff
13	Coal Tit
14	Collared Dove
15	Common Gull
16	Common Sandpiper
17	Common Snipe
18	Common Tern
19	Common Whitethroat
20	Coot
21	Cormorant
22	Cuckoo
23	Dunnock
24	Feral Pigeon / Rock Dove
25	Fieldfare
26	Gadwall
27	Garden Warbler
28	Goldcrest
29	Goldfinch
30	Goosander
31	Great Black-backed Gull
32	Great Crested Grebe
33	Great Spotted Woodpecker
34	Great Tit
35	Grey Heron
36	Grey Wagtail
37	Greylag Goose
38	Herring Gull
39	House Martin
40	House Sparrow
41	Jack Snipe
42	Jackdaw
43	Jay
44	Kestrel
45	Lapwing
46	Lesser Black-backed Gull
47	Lesser Whitethroat
48	Linnet
49	Little Egret
50	Little Grebe
51	Little Ringed Plover
52	Long-tailed Tit
53	Magpie
54	Mallard
55	Marsh Tit
56	Meadow Pipit
57	Merlin
58	Mistle Thrush
59	Moorhen
60	Mute Swan
61	Nuthatch
62	Oystercatcher
63	Peregrine
64	Pheasant
65	Pied Wagtail
66	Pochard
67	Raven
68	Red Kite
69	Red-crested Pochard
70	Red-legged Partridge
71	Redwing
72	Reed Bunting
73	Reed Warbler
74	Robin
75	Rook
76	Sand Martin
77	Sedge Warbler
78	Shelduck
79	Shelduck
80	Shoveler
81	Skylark
82	Song Thrush
83	Sparrowhawk
84	Starling
85	Stock Dove
86	Stonechat
87	Swallow
88	Teal
89	Treecreeper
90	Tufted Duck
91	Water Rail
92	Wheatear
93	Wigeon
94	Willow Warbler
95	Woodcock
96	Woodpigeon
97	Wren
98	Yellow Wagtail
99	Yellow-legged Gull
100	Yellowhammer

Site Records (ND / MC / RE / CL/ RH) 1 Barn Owl 2 Black Redstart 3 Black-headed Gull 4 Blackbird 5 Blackcap 6 Blue Tit 7 Bullfinch 8 Buzzard 9 Canada Goose 10 Carrion Crow 11 Cetti's Warbler 12 Chaffinch 13 Chiffchaff 14 Coal Tit 15 Collared Dove 16 Common Gull 17 Common Redstart 18 Common Snipe 19 Common Whitethroat 20 Coot 21 Cormorant 22 Cuckoo 23 Curlew 24 Dunnock 25 Feral Pigeon / Rock Dove 26 Fieldfare 27 Goldcrest 28 Goldfinch 29 Goosander 30 Great Spotted Woodpecker 31 Great Tit 32 Great White Egret 33 Green Woodpecker 34 Greenfinch 35 Grey Heron 36 Grey Wagtail 37 Greylag Goose 38 Hawfinch 39 Herring Gull 40 House Martin 41 House Sparrow 42 Jack Snipe 43 Jackdaw 44 Jay 45 Kestrel 46 Kingfisher 47 Lesser Black-backed Gull 48 Lesser Redpoll 49 Lesser Whitethroat 50 Linnet 51 Little Egret 52 Little Owl 53 Long-tailed Tit 54 Magpie 55 Mallard 56 Mandarin 57 Marsh Tit 58 Meadow Pipit 59 Mealy Redpoll 60 Mistle Thrush 61 Moorhen 62 Mute Swan 63 Nuthatch 64 Peregrine 65 Pheasant 66 Pied Wagtail 67 Raven 68 Red Kite 69 Redwing 70 Reed Bunting 71 Robin 72 Rook 73 Sand Martin 74 Shelduck 75 Skylark 76 Song Thrush 77 Sparrowhawk 78 Spotted Flycatcher 79 Starling 80 Stock Dove 81 Stonechat 82 Swallow 83 Swift 84 Tawny Owl 85 Teal 86 Tree Sparrow 87 Treecreeper 88 Turtle Dove 89 Woodpigeon 90 Wren 91 Yellow Wagtail 92 Yellowhammer