Month: March 2020

Car Park, West End, (08, 33-10, 06):- 4 Mute Swans, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mandarin 2m+1f, 9 Mallard, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 22 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard overhead, 1 Red Kite overflying, 1 Kestrel m, 6 Snipe, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers m+f, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch m, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch… Read the rest

Dam End:-  2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Gull, 1 immature Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, 2 Mandarin flyover, 1 Stock Dove, 60+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Pied Wagtail.
West End:-  13 Great Crested Grebe, 29 Cormorant, Heronry still very active with young seen at nests, 3 Greylag, 8 Canada Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, pair of Mandarin, 3 flyover Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 5 Snipe on Pintail, 1 flyover Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied … Read the rest

Dam End:- 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Gull, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3m Gadwall, 1 Mistle Thrush.
West End:- 6 Common Snipe, 2 Mandarin, 1 Little Grebe, 5 immature Mute Swan ,2 Egyptian Geese.
Whillet’s:- 1 Common Snipe, 4 Comma Butterflies.

Whillet’s:- 1 Common Snipe, 1m Reed Bunting, 1m Yellowhammer, 4 Chiffchaff, 8 Magpie, 4 Jay, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Rook, 17 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull and 5 Black-headed Gull fly over.
Dam End:- 5 immature Mute Swans, 8 Canada Geese, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Sand Martins, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Jay, 2 Herring Gull, 26 Fieldfares, 8 Redwings.
North Bank:- 9 Chiffchaffs, 18 Chaffinch in Hornbeam wood, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Green … Read the rest

Please note that all group events have been cancelled until further notice.
See the “Diary Dates” news item for updates.
We hope you all keep well and manage to enjoy nature during these difficult times.

Dam End:- 1m Common Scoter, 60 Sand Martins, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 120 Starlings, 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail.
West End:- 4 immature Mute Swans, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Egyptian Geese.

Dam End:- 1 male Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 42 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 immature Mute Swan, 50+ Sand Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 14 Starling.