West End:- 12 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebes, 15 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Gull, 207 Black-headed Gull, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Marsh Tit, 96 Starlings flew south, 180 Woodpigeon flew south and 200+ flock of Jackdaws flew north.
Month: November 2017
Walked along North bank this morning to see if I could find any Hawfinches at the Hornbeam wood near the picnic area; but an hour looking over the wood produced none.
There was a pheasant shoot on nearby fields at West End this morning. The noise frightened off most of the ducks & geese.
Dam wall + North Bank:- 30+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing, 100+ Wood Pigeon, Tawny Owl heard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Blackbird, 2+ Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Mandarin, 4 flyover Herring Gull, 1 Meadow Pipit, 10+ Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll.
West End:- 7 Snipe, 47 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Gull, 31 Black-headed Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit.
West End late afternoon 14/11:- The highlight was unusually 2 Daubenton’s bats seen flying over the water feeding, light levels still being good enough to get views.
2 Little Grebe, 154 Greylag + 1 Greylag/Canada hybrid, 12 Mandarin, 2+ Gadwall, 16 Teal, pair of Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- The work party saw a flock of 50+ Fieldfare fly over, and a Pied Wagtail.
West End:- 1m Pintail, 6 Gadwall, 40 Teal, 28 Mallard, 4 Mandarin, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 28 Lapwing, 8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 126 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Raven, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard.
Dam End:- 62 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Egyptian Geese.
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West End:- 49 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 42 Mallard, 18 Mandarin, 3m+3f Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 44 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 3 Green Sandpipers, 7 Snipe, 44 Lapwing, 3 Ravens, 2 Buzzards, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Magpies, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Coal Tit.
North Bank:- 2 Hawfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Kestrel, Bullfinch Heard.
Dam End :- 1 Little Grebe.
10+ Black-headed Gull, 4+ Blue Tit, 2 Canada Goose, 3+ Coal Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, 2 Magpie, Marsh Tit, Pied/White Wagtail, 5 Starling, Tufted Duck, Blackbird, Buzzard, 2 Carrion Crow, 5+ Cormorant, 4+ Great Tit, 2 Grey Heron, 100+ Greylag Goose, 30+ Lapwing, 7 Mandarin Duck, Pheasant, 3 Snipe, 5 Teal, 4 Woodpigeon.
Whillet’s:- 113 Reed Buntings and 4 Starlings came in to roost between 14:30-16:15.
When checking nest boxes today, we found this store of acorns. The top was fixed down, so all of these have been carried in through the entrance hole. Photo by Michael Myszyn.
North Bank:- 3+ Hawfinch feeding in Hornbeams, 3 Yellowhammers, 9 Bullfinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 3 Collard Doves, 4 Stock Doves, 1,635 Woodpigeons flew south, 84 Redwings, 10 Fieldfares, 10 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbirds, 1 Jay, 21 Meadow Pipits, 88 Starlings, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Egyptian Geese flew North.
Ringing this morning saw a range of species including: Wrens, Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Goldcrests, Bullfinches, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tits and Great Spotted Woodpeckers (both males).