West End:- late afternoon 1 Common Shelduck,45 Tufted Duck,14 Wigeon,9 Common Pochard,4 Gadwall,4 Mandarin Duck,3f Wood Duck, 6 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Canada Geese, 18 Greylag Geese, 51 Barnacle Geese, 21 Mallard, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Buzzard.

West End:- (Car Park.12.40-13.43). 2 Mute Swan. 11 Greylag Geese. 9 Canada Geese. 1 Egyptian Goose.12 Wigeon 7m 5f. 15 Teal. 8 Mallard. 15 Tufted. 5 Pochard. 1 feral duck. 5 Great Crested Grebe. 5 Coot. 19 Cormorant. 17 Grey Heron. Around feeders. 6 Blue Tit. 2 Great Tit. 2 Coal Tit. 1 Marsh Tit. 3 Long-tailed Tit. 1 Nuthatch. 2 Stock Dove. 2 Chaffinch 1m 1f. 2 Goldfinch. 2 Dunnock. 1 Robin. 1 Blackbird f.

Whillet’s:-  60 Reed Bunting went into the reed-bed between 15:10 and 17:00 with the first bird not entering the roost until 16:00. Interestingly they were coming up and feeding on the seed heads and were the expected mix of both males & females.
2 Water Rail heard, Sparrowhawk flew over (not hunting), Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 2 Song Thrush heard, 11 Redwing flew over and went to roost in the trees along the river. No Starlings seen.
West End:- very quick look – flock of Barnacle Geese by Pintail bank, the usual Pochard, Tufted Duck and 2 Mute Swan are still around.  

West End:- (08:22 – 09:10) 13 Canada Goose, 43 Barnacle Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 19 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 8 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 5 Coot, 12 Cormorant, 19 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.

West End:- 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, many Cormorant and Grey Heron at heronry, Barnacle Goose flock, groups of Greylag and Canada Goose (not counted), 2 Egyptian Geese,  1m Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 1m Gadwall, 1m+2f Pintail, 6 Pochard, 23 Tufted Duck,   1 Moorhen, 3 Coot, c30 Lapwing. Also 2 Buzzards at Whillet’s.

West End:- 23 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Pochard, 6 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 9 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese, 11 Canada Geese, 27 Greylag Geese, 51 Barnacle Geese, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 26 Grey Heron, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull.

West End:- 01/02/2023 (16:00 – 16:35) 12 Canada Goose, 51 Barnacle Goose, 31 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 9 Wigeon, 33 Mallard, 5 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Hybrid goose, 4 Woodpigeon, 4 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 24 Lapwing, 15 Black-headed Gull, 61 Cormorant, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Fieldfare
West End:- 02/02/2023 (08:16 – 09:20) 5 Canada Goose, 51 Barnacle Goose, 14 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 9 Teal, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 4 Pochard, 23 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 50+ Woodpigeon, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Black-headed Gull, 21 Cormorant, 18 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, c20 Jackdaw, c30 Rook, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch
West End:- 04/02/2023 (09:44 – 11:00) 7 Canada Goose, 51 Barnacle Goose, 46 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 1 Domestic Mallard, 5 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 60+ Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 26 Cormorant, 30 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 50+ Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, … Read the rest

West End:- The heronry is becoming very active with both Grey Herons and Cormorants taking up nests.
Also 48 Barnacle Geese, plus a few Greylag and Canada, at least 7 Wigeon, 6 Pochard, 23 Lapwing and 1 Snipe all at/on Pintail Point, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 16 Tufted Duck, 2m+1f Gadwall, 2 Coot.

West End:- 51 Barnacle Geese, 20 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Coot, 20 Tufted Duck, 12 Wigeon, Pochard, 2 Gadwall,2 Mandarin, 1 Teal, 1 Lapwing, 24 Grey Heron, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard,  4 Magpie.

West End:- 1 Common Shelduck, 21 Tufted Duck, 9 Wigeon, 3 Common Pochard, 3 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 33 Mallard, 51 Barnacle Geese, 20 Canada Geese + 1 hybrid, 40 Greylag Geese, 4 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Lapwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Jay, 64 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Tit.