Dam End:- 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 6 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 30 Fallow Deer.
West End:- 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Dunnock, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Jay, 7 Starling, 34 Redwing flew East, 25 Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin, 6 Great Crested Grebe,42 Canada Geese, 4 Buzzard, 1 Lapwing flew west.
Month: March 2023
North Bank:- 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Chiffchaff.
West End:- immature male Goshawk, 1 Kestrel, 7 Buzzard, 9 Canada Geese, 8 Greylag Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 28 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 1 Mandarin, 11 Mallard, 7 Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Reed Bunting under feeders, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit.
Whillet’s:- 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Mandarin on river, 1 Teal on floods under trees, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Blackbird. Toads calling loudly from reed bed, loads of frog spawn.
West End:- (Car Park 12.53-13.42) 44 Canada Geese. 10 Greylag Geese. 8 Barnacle Geese. 22 Tufted. 2 Pochard. 7 Mallard. 3 Coot. 2 Great Crested Grebe. 36 Cormorant. 24 Grey Heron. 3 Stock Dove. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker f. 2 Goldfinch. 2 Chaffinch 1m 1f. 6 Blue Tit. 2 Great Tit. 1 Coal Tit. 1 Dunnock.1 Robin.
West End:- 1 Common Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Mandarin, 33 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 1 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- 1 Mandarin
All Reservoir:- 11 Great Crested Grebe
Dam End:- At the dam 7 Common Gull were joined by a beautiful 2nd summer Mediterranean and a distant Sand Martin.
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1f Goshawk, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 17 Black-headed Gull, 40 Canada Geese, 11 Barnacle Geese, 26 Greylag Geese, 2 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 1 Mandarin, 26 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Chaffinch.
WeBS
Dam End:- 8 Mallard, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 White Feral Geese, 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid Goose, 2 Coot, pair+1 Kestrel, 17 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flyover, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 31 Fieldfare, 29 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 34 Rook (15 nests), 50+ Starling.
West End:- 12 Mallard, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 31 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Greylag, 34 Canada Geese, 11 Barnacle Geese, 3 Mandarin, 7 Teal, 5 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 6 Buzzard, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 23 Reed Bunting (roost count).
West End:- 2 Mute Swan, 12 Barnacle Geese, 34 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid goose, 40 Tufted Duck, 5 Pochard, 1 Teal, 6 Coot. Present but not counted: Mallard, Cormorant and Grey Heron. Also a Great Spotted Woodpecker at Whillet’s.
West End:- 41 Tufted Duck, 5m Pochard, 1m Mandarin Duck, 6 Mallard, 9 Coot, 2 adult Mute Swan, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Dunnock, 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush (no Geese or Gulls noted strangely).