Month: April 2015

  • Seen by Bob Johnson & Alistair Gray on 19/04/2015

    Dam End: 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Egyptian Geese flew over, 1 Skylark, 6 Sand Martins, 3 House Martins, 6 Mute Swan

    West End: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Lapwing, 54 GC Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Reed Bunting, 5 Mandarin, 18 Swallows, Nuthatch, GS Woodpecker, 2 Common Terns which visited the rafts.

    North Bank by A Gray: 1 Whitethroat, 9 Blackcaps, numerous Chiffchaffs, 1 Kestrel, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker

  • Seen by Alastair Gray on 18/04/2015

    West End: 54 GC Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher,  5 House Martins, 70+ Swallows, 1 Goldfinch,

    Dam End: 2 Little Ringed Plover  and 1 Common Sandpiper + 1 Wheatear, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail all at dam wall area, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel

    North bank: 2 C Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaff

  • Seen by Birdguides on 18/04/2015

    Dam End: 3 Common Terns + 2 Arctic Tern
    West End: Seen early evening 1 Red Rumped Swallow , 100+ Common Swallows

  • 17 April 2015 reported on Birdguides

    Great White Egret and Arctic Tern.

  • 17 April 2015 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End: 1 Great White Egret,1 Little Egret, 2 House Martins, 50+ Swallows,1 Tufted Duck,2 Mandarin Ducks, 2 Lapwings,1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs.

    Dam End: 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Common Terns, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtails, 3 Swallows,1 Blackcap, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Chiffchaffs,1 Kestrel,1Common Buzzard.

  • 15 April 2015 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End: Common Sandpiper on Pintail Bank, Common Tern, Common Gull.

    Whillets: Pair of Reed Buntings and a male Orange Tip butterfly.

  • 15 April 2015 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End: Common Tern and Lapwing.

  • 13 April 2015 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam: 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Wheatear (male), 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Reed Buntings.

    North Bank: 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Coots

    West End: 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Lapwings, 2 Pied Wagtails, 10 Swallows, 2 Coots.

  • 13 April 2015 seen by Richard Woods

    Dam: Grey Wagtail, 2 Wheatears (pair); 2 Green Sandpipers.

  • 11 April 2015 Seen by various

    Whilletts: seen by Alastair Gray: Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff

    West End: seen by Kevin Hazelden and Alastair Gray: Kestrel, 2 Shoveler (fly over), 2 Grey Wagtails (fly over), Stock Dove. Seen by Bob Johnson: 7 Mandarin, pair of Teal, Great Black-backed Gull (fly over), 47 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Sand Martin, 14 Swallows, Pied Wagtail, Mute Swan, Blackcap (heard), Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch.

    Dam End: seen by Bob Johnson: Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtails, 2 Little Ringed Plovers on dam wall.

    North Bank: seen by Bob Johnson: 2 Roe Deer.