West End:- 26 Teal, 22 Mandarin, 2 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Terns, 2 Lapwing + 10 flew South, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 40 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 5 Moorhens, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Migrant Hawker Dragonflies.
Month: September 2017
10 Black-headed Gull; 14 Great Crested Grebe; 6 Grey Heron; 40 Lapwing; 13+ Mallard; Moorhen; 4 Snipe; 2 Tufted Duck; 60+ Canada Goose; 15 Cormorant; Green Sandpiper; 5 Greylag Goose; Little Egret; 10 Mandarin Duck; Pheasant; 5 Teal; 2 Woodpigeon.
West End:- 15 Egyptian Geese, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 3 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 9 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 6 Swallows.
West End:- Wigeon, Gadwall, & Snipe new in today.
Dam End:- Meadow Pipits and Raven.
West End:- 1 Wigeon, 1m Gadwall, 4m Tufted Duck, 17 Teal, 5 Mandarin, 2 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpipers, 7 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Geese, 156 Canada Geese, 134 Greylag Geese, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Dam End:- 1 Raven, 2 Meadow Pipits, 5 Chiffchaff, 1m Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Jays, 20 Swallows, Bullfinch heard, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Little Grebes, 12 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, … Read the rest
Ringing in The Study Area this morning was slow; not much sign of migration apart from a few Chiffchaff. Other birds of note were:- Goldcrest, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Grey Wagtail and female first year Kingfisher.
West End:- 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff.
Whillet’s:- 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Jay and 2 Small Copper Butterflies.
Highlights of birds from West End this morning:- 8 Egyptian Geese, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Lapwing, 11 Mandarin, 2 Buzzards, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 2 Tufted Duck, 103 Greylag Geese, 139 Canada Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 100+ mixed flock of Swallows & House Martins, 1 Nuthatch. Also Alan Brunt saw a Common Tern and a Pied Wagtail.
I had a moth box out last night – a new moth for the reserve was a Small Wainscot unfortunately it is rather plain to look at. (see pic). Also in the moth box were a Lunar Underwing and Pink Barred Sallow which are more colourful (see pics).
I found a cocoon attached to the underside of a leaf of Common Hemp Nettle at Whillet’s meadows (see pic). I have not seen this type of cocoon before and am uncertain what insect species made it.
West End:- 2,100 House Martins heading SE between 15:00-15:42, 100 Swallows, 8 Egyptian Geese, 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egrets, 16 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher.