West End:- from dawn – Osprey at 7:25.
Dam End:- juv Wheatear, 2 Raven, several Chiffchaff and a Red Kite.
Month: September 2023
West End:- juvenile Osprey fishing mid-afternoon
West End:- Osprey seen mid-morning, 3 Snipe, 2 Raven, a Green Sandpiper, female Marsh Harrier slowly moving s/w joined by many Jackdaw.
West End:- 1.45pm an Osprey circled quite close overhead for a few minutes then dived into the water, caught a fish and took off in the direction of Ashdown Forest.
West End:- 1 Buzzard, 4 Canada Geese, 1 Chiffchaff, 19 Coot, 10 Egyptian Geese, 1 juvenile Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Grey Wagtail, 208 Greylag Geese, 675+ House Martin flew west, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Lapwing, 5 Mandarin Duck, 4 Mistle Thrush flew SW, 1 Moorhen, 7 Mute Swan, 1 Common Snipe high north, 1 Swallow, 37 Starling, 21 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck.
Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Mute Swan, 8 Coot, 3 Teal, 52 Canada Geese, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 85 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk.
West End:- 3 Lapwing, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 14 Coot, 10 Teal, 148 Canada Geese, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 9 House Martin, 6 Swallow.
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All Reservoir:- 10 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, 13 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 28 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 37 Starling.
Dam End:- 31 Cormorant, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Teal, 21 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 58 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2+2j Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Raven, 20 Goldfinch.
West End:- 29 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Mute Swan, 191 Greylag Geese… Read the rest
Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Snipe high west.
West End:- 24 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 5 Mandarin Duck, 3 Tufted Duck, 20 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven.
Whillet’s:- 6 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Grass Snake.
Osprey fishing at the West End