Dam End:- 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Garden Warblers, 6 Common Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1m Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 22 Goldfinch, 1 Raven, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1m Chaffinch, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 100 Swallow and 100 House Martins over reservoir.
NorthBank:- 5 Garden Warblers, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap.
Month: April 2018
Dam:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Common Sandpiper, 10+ Swifts and 200+ House Martins/Swallows hawking low over the reservoir, 3 Common Tern, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail.
Dam End:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Arctic Terns + 4 reported this morning, 5 Common Terns, 5 Swifts, 10 House Martins, 12 Swallows, 3 Herring Gulls, 3 Pied Wagtails.
Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 House Martins, Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail.
The bluebells are looking good. Don’t forget our Members Spring Walk on Saturday 28th April at 09:15. See Events and items on this web site for full details. Bluebells 24-04-18
West End:- 10 Cormorant nests, 26 Mallard, 3 Mandarin, 2m Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzards, 8 Swallows, 2 House Martins, 2 Sand Martins, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Herring Gulls.
WeBS for The Reserve
Overall counts:- 47 Great Crested Grebe (2 nests being built), 36 Cormorant (9 active nests), 40 Grey Herons (40 active nests – 18 young noted), 12 Canada Geese, 2m Mandarin Duck, 17m+1f+(1f with 5 chicks) Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 5+ Blackcap and Chiffchaff.
Dam End:- 4 Common Sandpiper on dam wall, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Garden Warbler heard, Whitethroat heard, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Rook nests in the rookery, Song Thrush heard, Goldcrest heard, 4 Goldfinch.
West End:- pair of Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 … Read the rest
Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Redstart, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Geese, 1 Mandarin.
NorthBank:- 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Common Whitethroats, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blackcap, 1 Speckled Wood butterfly.
West End:- 4 Common Tern, 42 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Red Kite, 1m Kestrel, 4 Buzzards, … Read the rest
West End:- 14 Buzzards, 1 Little Egret.
North Bank:- Lesser Whitethroat.
Dam End:- 2 Common Tern.
Whillet’s:- 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Mandarins, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Mole under tin, in meadow pond 30 Smooth Newts and 3 Palmate Newts,1 Large Red Damselfly.
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 4 Lapwing, 4 Swallows, 2 Pied Wagtails, 4 Mandarin, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Blackcap.