Month: February 2021

Whillet’s:- 1 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Water Rail swimming at Reed Bed, 1 Moorhen, 2 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Buzzard, 1 distant Goshawk, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Toad, 3 Smooth Newts, 1 Field Vole and 1 Shrew under tins, 1 Fox, 2 Fallow Deer.
West End:- 13 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Mandarin, 9 Mallard, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 7 Canada Geese.
Dam End:- 1 immature Mute Swan, 2 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 64 Black-headed Gull, 3 Buzzard, 12 Mandarin, 2 Redwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Dam End:- Singing male House Sparrow in Horse Paddock

West End:- Sand Martin and a drake Goldeneye.

West End:- 2 Marsh Tit and a Great White Egret on Pintail Bank.

West End:- 17 nests were active within the heronry; but the white leucistic bird was not seen.  Three of the nests used by Grey Herons last year have Cormorants already sitting in them. This is very early for Cormorants which normally start nesting later.  2 Egyptian Geese were feeding on fields adjacent to the reservoir. Also 2 Buzzards, 1f Sparrowhawk tried her luck at the feeders, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1m Mandarin, 1 Snipe on Pintail Bank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, Nuthatch heard.
Feeders:-  Pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a few Goldfinch, among the Blue and Great Tits were 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, couple of Chaffinch and a singing Dunnock.
Whillets:- 1 Kestrel, Green Woodpecker (heard), 2 Wren. A Barn Owl was found dead in the meadows. It appears to have succumbed to the recent cold and wet weather and was very thin.

West End:- 1 Lapwing, 2 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 126 Black-headed Gull, 1 Siskin, 26 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose.

West End:- Red Kite, 40 Lapwing (fly-over), 18 Pochard, 24 Mandarin, 4 Jay.
Whillet’s:- Squealing Water Rail.

West End:- 26 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 20+ Mallard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1f Siskin, 1 Buzzard.

WeBS

All reservoir counts:- 23 Great Crested Grebe, 52 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 161 Greylag, 81 Canada Geese + 6 Canada/Greylag hybrids, 73 Mallard (31  Dam, 37 West, 5 Whillet’s), 4 Moorhen, 13 Song Thrush (8 Dam, 2 West, 3 Whillet’s), 5 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Crow.
Dam End:- 9 Mandarin, 3 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 5 Tufted Duck, pair Sparrowhawks, 1 Buzzard, 1m Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, flocks of 12 and 40 Lapwings flying over, 1 Dunlin on dam wall, 141 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1  Treecreeper, 2 Jay, 10+ Jackdaw flyover, 20 Rook, 1m House Sparrow, 3 Bullfinch.
West End:-  2 Egyptian Geese, 23 Mandarin, 2m Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzards,  3 Coot, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Wren, 5 Redwing, 3 Jay.
Whillet’s:- WeBS Supplementary Reedbed Roost count between 16:00 & 17:00 on 13/2 – 55 Reed Buntings and 40 Starlings came in to roost. Also seen or heard 2 Water Rail,  2 Woodcock, 1f Sparrowhawk,  2 Kingfisher, 10 Fieldfare flyover, 1 Jay, 7 Magpie.

West End:- female Goshawk, Brent Goose, 3 Wigeon, Water Rail walking on ice, 30 Redwings, 4 Jays.