Twyford Down

Grid Reference: SU4827

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
20/11/25Golden PloverTwyford Down100F Matthews
07:45
c.100 could have been many more very distantly in flight over cheesfoot head.  
20/11/25LapwingTwyford Down75F Matthews
07:45
 
09/10/25WheatearTwyford Down2F Matthews
16:00
Also c.80 golden plover distantly flying over cheesefoot head. 50+ yellowhammer, c.50 skylark, 80+ mipit, 200+ linnet, 3 stonechat.  
06/10/25Herring GullTwyford Down1600T R Jordan
Very large number attracted by ploughing, mostly adults. Few gulls of other species.  
06/10/25WheatearTwyford Down2T R Jordan
And ten Stonechats.  
05/10/25WhinchatTwyford Down1F Matthews
12:55
With stonechats on Dongas fenceline.  
25/09/25WheatearTwyford Down3F Matthews
16:15
Field east of Dongas, 2+1 possibly another. Also 2 separate Siskin over, 11 stonechat, 70 mipit.  
25/09/25RedstartTwyford Down1F Matthews
16:15
Hedge centre of three way divide of field north of GC and east of Dongas.  
23/09/25WhinchatTwyford Down3F Matthews
17:00
The Dongas fenceline with 2 stonechat then flew into field. Also 440 house martin, 100 swallow, siskin.  
23/09/25Meadow PipitTwyford Down700F Matthews
17:00
Crazy number. All grounded. Very difficult to count but I am sure there are at least 700 in the field made of three parts with morestead Road to north, hockley GC to SW, the Dongas scrub to NW and a long thin wood to east. 200+ SE corner together, 100+ NE corner and 400+ in centre/N. All mobile and I'm sure there were many more not in flight at the same time as these three counts but present. SU495272.