Month: April 2022

West End:- 11 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 7 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard x Tufted Duck (hybrid – light coloured flanks, black front and tail. Reddish colour to head, very slight tuft. Silver grey back. Seen with male and female tufted duck), 1 Pheasant, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 22 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch.

Dam End:- Early morning in the light rain; the Little Ringed Plover remains. At the pumping station the Black Redstart was seen, a nice male. Also 2 Blackcaps and a Swallow.

Dam End:- 3 Canada Goose, 3 Pheasant, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 31 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 2 Kestrel, 43 Rook, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail.

Dam End:- Male Blackcap singing in sailing club park, 6 Black-headed Gull, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 House Sparrows in ploughed field.
West End:- Male Peregrine, 6 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Collard Dove flew across reservoir twice.

Dam End:- Adult Black Redstart on dam, 1 Little Ringed Plover.

Dam End:- 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Black -headed Gulls.
West End:- 2 Mute Swans,1 Swallow, 2 Greylags, 2 Pied Wagtails.