Month: December 2022

West End:- 1f  Red-crested Pochard, 1m Common Pochard, 1 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 26 Mallard, 1 Greylag Geese, 3 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 2 Great Black-backed Gull. 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Buzzard.

Dam 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, 

West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 12 Teal, 42 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 2 Coot, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

West End:- 1f Red Crested Pochard, 2f+1m Common Pochard, 19 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Teal, 35 Mallard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 10 Canada Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit.

An afternoon visit was fruitful with 8 Little Grebe (a record for me here), 18 Tufted Duck, pair of Shoveler, Pochard and good Teal numbers. The female Wood Duck was seen but is very furtive. Red Kite over and a male Merlin shot through over the lay-by.

West End:- 8 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 134 Mallard, 1f Wood Duck, 1m+1f Common Pochard, 1m+1f Shoveler, 18 Tufted Duck, 46 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Gull, 220 Black-headed Gull, 1 Meadow Pipit.

West End:- 1 f Red-crested Pochard, 1 f Common Pochard, 2 Mandarin Duck, 4 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, 77 Teal, 36 Mallard, 5 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1f Stonechat, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Skylark flew W, 2 Fieldfare flew N, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Kestral, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Black-headed Gull.

WeBS – West End and Dam End only
Dam End:- 2 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 8 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 11 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 77 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 2 Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 4 white farmyard geese, 12 Canada/Greylag hybrid Geese.
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 28 Greylag, 1m Mandarin, 3f Wood Duck, 1m+1f Gadwall, 1f Red-crested Pochard, 1f Common Pochard, 38 Teal, 72 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush flyover, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper,  8 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 3 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 1 all white feral duck, 2 feral Mallard with white front.

Dam 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

West End:- 41 Teal, drake Wood Duck.