Whillet’s:- 159 Reed Buntings roosted in reed bed between 15:00-16:20 this afternoon. 500 Starlings flew over, 2 Siskins, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Redwings, 2 Fieldfare, 12 Long-tailed Tits.
West End:- 51 Cormarants.
Month: December 2016
West End:- 44+ Black-headed Gull, 5+ Blue Tit, Coal Tit, 8 Cormorant, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Great Tit, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Magpie, 4 Mandarin Duck, 3 Moorhen, Robin, Shoveler, 6 f Teal, 3 Woodpigeon, Blackbird, 2 Chaffinch, Coot, 2 pair Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, 105+ Greylag Goose, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Mallard, Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Rook, 4 Starling and 2 Water Rail on north bank opposite.
West End:- 2 Little Grebe, 146 Greylag, 18 Gadwall, 22 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 57 Lapwing, 103 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher. At the feeders:- 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 12+ Blue Tit with several Great Tit, Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
Work Party – West End:- 160 Greylag, 20+ Gadwall, 16 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 feral Magpie Duck & 1 feral white farmyard duck.
South Bank:- c.25 Redwing, c.5 Fieldfare, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit.
Bob Johnson – Whillet’s:- Reed-bed roost survey 14:45 to 16:10 – 124 Reed Buntings dropped into reed-bed, Tawny Owl & Stock Dove heard.
West End: 4 Little Grebe, 157 Greylag + 1 Canada Goose hybrid, 23 Gadwall, 16 Teal, 42 Lapwing, 1 Stock Dove, c.150 Wood Pigeon flyover, 4 Fieldfare, 3 LT Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper.
All reservoir counts: 45 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 65 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 3 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 2 Green Sandpiper, 104 BH Gull, 3 Kingfisher, 3 GS Woodpecker,
Dam end: 1 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied … Read the rest
West End – Late afternoon visit: 4 Little Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 105 Greylag, 13 Gadwall, 22 Teal, 20+ Mallard, 1 Feral Magpie Duck, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 33 Lapwing, 24 flyover Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 G S Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.
Dam end: Late afternoon visit for Gull roost: c.1000 Black-headed Gull, c.50 Common Gull, c.40 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser black-backed Gull, also noted 39 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 37 Canada Geese, 20 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 5 Moorhen.
West End: 2 Little Grebe, 2M Shoveler. (Late morning visit)
Whillet’s:- 127 Reed Buntings roosted in reed bed, 1 Little Egret flew towards heronry probably to roost, 95 Lapwings flying around West End.
10+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldeneye showing well in front of the hide, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Shoveler, 4+ Blue Tit, 12 Cormorant, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 100+ Greylag Goose, 1 Pheasant.