West End:- 2 Mute Swan (1 at a nest), 39 Cormorant, 32 Grey Heron at heronry, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin, 11 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot (1 at a nest), 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap singing, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Goldfinch.
Month: March 2023
West End:- a few Tufted Duck, plenty of activity at the feeders, nesting Nuthatch and Blue Tit already.
Dam End:- 11:15 – 2 Osprey flew high over the reservoir drifting off east.
West End:- Osprey flew west carrying a fish at 16:45, 1 Swallow, 13 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 1 Marsh Tit, 16 Tufted Duck, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Raven, 1 Reed Bunting at feeders, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Herring Gull west, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull east, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Kingfisher
Dam End:- 2 Egyptian Geese + 5 goslings on dam, 1 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff.
Weir Wood was misty this morning; 2 Water Rail, House Martin, 2 Swallow, several Sand Martin, many Chiffchaff. At the dam an Osprey came out of the gloom and headed north at 8:10.
West End:- my first House Martin of the year joined by 2 Sand Martin low over the water.
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 19 Tufted Duck, 1 Mandarin, 7 Coot, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Mute Swan.
West End:-1 immature Goshawk carrying half a pigeon, 24 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 4 Mandarin, 6 Coot, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tit.
West End:- 23 Tufted Duck, 65 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Buzzard.
West End:- Barn Owl on Pintail Bank.
Dam End:- 1 Goshawk NNE from the dam, 1 Kestrel, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff.
West End:- 1 male Siskin singing in car park, 1 Moorhen, 7 Coot, 24 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
North bank:- 10 Goldfinch, 1 singing Yellowhammer, 1 Greenfinch.