West End:- 2 Little Grebe, 138 Greylag, 1 hybrid Canada Goose, 18 Gadwall, 30 Teal, 13 Mallard, 1 Magpie Duck, 1f Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 9 Moorhen, 47 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper.
Month: January 2017
West End:- 5 Little Grebes, 51 Lapwing, 2 Mandarin, 13 Gadwall, 22 Teal, 16 Fieldfare.
Whillet’s:- 140 Reed Buntings roosted in reed bed between 15:00-16:10. 17 Teal flying around, 150 Starlings flew over, 1 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Marsh Tit.
West End:- 23 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 25 Teal, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Common Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1m Kestrel.
West End:- 4m Pochard, 3m+1f Tufted Duck, 29 Teal, 13 Gadwall, 1f Shoveler, 1 Marsh Tit, 14 Lapwing, 3 Stock Dove.
West End:- This morning the shallower areas in front of the hide were frozen with ice, with most of the waterfowl mainly sheltering under the trees where there was open water. Counts: 6 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Mandarin, 1f Tufted Duck, 13 Gadwall, 54 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 19 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Common Gull. Feeders: Usual Blue & Great Tits, singles of Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird, 2+ Goldfinch, 6 Long-tailed Tits, 4+ Chaffinch, 2 Robins also a Treecreeper was seen nearby and a Song Thrush at Whillet’s.
Dam End:- No ice but a cold wind; a short visit showed little of real interest – 46 Great Crested Grebe, 42 Cormorant, c110 Black-headed Gull, 1 juv Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Heron.