Dam End:- 3 Common Scoter, 1 Little Grebe+2 juveniles, 1 Little Egret, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 42 Herring Gulls, 40 Black-headed Gulls, 102 Canada Geese, 110 Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff.
West End:- 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 4 Teal, 21 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper.
Month: August 2017
Dam End:- 1m+2f Common Scoter, 1 Little Egret, 2 Tawny Owl, 82 Canada Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swift, 100+ Swallow, c360 Black-headed Gull at roost, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, c250 Jackdaw (fly over roosting flock).
WeBS
Dam End:- 1+2 juv Little Grebe on lagoon, 3 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 78 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 97 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Dam End:- 1+2 juv Little Grebe on lagoon, 3 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 78 Canada Geese, 1 Kestrel, 97 Black-headed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
West End:- 10 Mandarin, 5 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Long-tailed Tit ~ also 2 Terrapins seen.
All reservoir totals: 79+2 juv Great Crested Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 23 Grey Heron, 39 Greylag Geese + 1 Feral/Greylag hybrid Goose, 84 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 5 Lapwing, 6 Common Tern, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 22 Swallow, 10 Pied Wagtail.
Early morning ringing – interesting birds included:– Willow Warbler (picture), Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests, Marsh Tit, Blackcaps and a juvenile male Sparrowhawk (picture).
Whillet’s:- 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 20+ Chiffchaff, 4 Common Whitethroat, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Mandarin, 2 juvenile Grey Herons.
West End:- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Common Terns, 8 Mandarins.
Dam End:- 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher, 2 House Martin, 2 Swift, 2 House Sparrows, 1 Kestrel, 42 Greylag Geese, 76 Canada Geese.
Ringing early this morning to lunchtime of note:- Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps.
West End:- Red Kite flew West, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Lapwing, 2 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 7 Common Terns, 1 Sand Martin, 35 Swallows.
Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 49 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Egyptian Goose, 66 Canada Geese, 38 Greylag Geese, 7 Common Tern, 1 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 House Martins, 4 Swifts, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Southern Water Lagoon:- 1 adult Little Grebe with 2 young, 1 juvenile Great Crested Grebe.
Southern Water Lagoon Pond:- 1 Adult Little Grebe with 2 young.
Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpipers, 35 Herring Gulls, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1m+1f+1Juv Blackcap, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Sand Martins, 4 House Martins.
West End:- 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 2 Teal, 30 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:- 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfisher, 9 Common Lizards..
West End:- 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing, 1 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 2 young Great Crested Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 5 Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Whillet’s:- 1 Buzzard, 1 male Great Spotted Woodpecker (see pic), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 43 Goldfinch feeding on thistle heads.
Also seen on a short survey check:- 5 Grass Snake (see pic), 10 Common Lizard many were this years young sun bathing on top of the black fibre refugia sheets in the meadows (see pic), 1 Slow Worm, 2 Field Vole. A male Emerald Damselfly (see pic), 7 Blue Tailed Damselflies, 1 Hornet, 1 Noon fly (see pic – these flies lay their eggs in dung and other rotting matter and are common).
Noon Fly – Mesembrina meridiana 04-08-17
Ringing early this morning – of note two juvenile Bullfinch, Blackcap and Chiffchaffs. The study area was quiet this morning apart from the noise of the Terns.