West End:- 1 immature female Goshawk, 1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Tufted Duck, 6 Pochard, 7 Wigeon, 28 Lapwing, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mute Swan.
Month: February 2023
West End:- 4 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 6 Mandarin Duck, 5 Common Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, 6 Wigeon, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 6 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew East, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit.
West End:- 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5m+1f Mandarin, 6 Wigeon, 3m+1f Gadwall, 39 Tufted Duck, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 6 Coot, 2 flyover Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40+ flyover Jackdaw.
Whillet’s:- 1m+1f Teal
West End:- 2 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Cormorant, 30 Grey Heron, 2 Greylag Geese, 25 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1m Mandarin, 11 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 20 Lapwing, Stock Dove heard, 5 Long-tailed Tit.
West End:- 4 Snipe flushed while working on North bank, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1m+1f Mandarin, 5m+1f Gadwall, plus a few: Coot, Tufted Duck, Wigeon and Pochard (no counts taken). The heronry remains very active.
WeBS
All Reservoir:- 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Egyptian Geese, 6 Teal, 33 Mallard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Jay, 6 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch,
Dam End:- 3 white farmyard geese, 23 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 19 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 30 Rook, 3 Crow… Read the rest
West End:- 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1f Red Crested Pochard, 2 Pochard, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Coot, 47 Barnacle Geese, 19 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 4 Snipe, 30+ Lapwing, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch.
West End:- Heronry 31 Heron and 10 Cormorant nests are under construction or in use, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Coot, 13 Wigeon, 27 Tufted Duck, 7 Pochard, 1 Teal.
Dam End:- 30+ Common Gull and 100+ Black-headed Gull were early arrivals at the gull roost. On the field behind the sailing club, a mixed flock of 15+ Fieldfare and 35+ Redwing were feeding.
Dam End:- 29 Pied Wagtail, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Blackbird, 1 Herring Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 5 Mallard, 1 Treecreeper.
West End:- 49 Tufted Duck, 14 Wigeon, 9 Common Pochard, 6 Teal, 2 Wood Duck, 2 Mandarin Duck, 2 Gadwall, 7 Egyptian Geese, 4 Canada Geese, 13 Greylag Geese, 51 Barnacle Geese, 9 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Chaffinch, 1 … Read the rest