Month: December 2022

10/12/2022 West End:- 1 Canada Goose, 48 Greylag Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Wood Duck, 33 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 5 Woodpigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 105+ Black-headed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, 50+ Rook, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird.
18/12/2022 West End:- 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 38 Mallard, 14 Teal, 2 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 12 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.
20/12/2022 West End:-1 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 10 Teal, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 23 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch.
22/12/2022 West End: 2 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 11 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Pheasant, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c25 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch.
29/12/2022 West End: 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 19 Mallard, 11 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 24 Woodpigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 11 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4   Magpie, 36 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Robin, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch.
31/12/2022 West End: 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 10 Mallard, 3 Teal, 3 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Black-headed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 

West End:-5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Coot, 37 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 32 Mallard, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Common Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck.

West End:- 55 Barnacle Geese and 80 Greylag feeding in fields, 7 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare.
The flock of Barnacle Geese which have been around for the last two days are from North Yorkshire, usually at RSPB Saltholme and the surrounding area.

West End:- 2f Wood Duck, 2 Mandarin, 2 Teal, 2 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Pochard, 8 Wigeon, 26 Mallard, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Geese, 114 Greylag Geese, 55 Barnacle Geese (several bearing white plastic neck rings), 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 35 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 28 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Collard Dove, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Long-tailed Tit.

West End:- 55 Barnacle Geese fly over, 2f Wood Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel.

West End:- A gorgeous morning – 2 Little Grebe, Raven, 50+ Siskin, 3 Marsh Tit, Red-crested Pochard, 2 Red Kite and a surprise 3 Brent Geese. The Dam End produced nothing of note.

West End:- 41 Siskin in alders at car park, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 3 Common Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, 27 Mallard, 1 Buzzard.

West End:- 2 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 11 Mallard, 3 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Pheasant, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, c25 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch.

West End:- 1 Grey Heron, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Mandarin, 1m Gadwall, 8 Teal, 26 Mallard + 1 white feral duck, 3 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit.

Dam End:- 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 10 Teal, 1 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 23 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch