Month: December 2023

  • 28th December 2023 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Gadwall, 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 2 Northern Pintail, 10 Common Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander (redhead), 2 Common Pheasant, 29 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stock, Dove, 6 Common Woodpigeon, 2 Common Moorhen, 5 Eurasian Coot, 9 Black-headed Gull, 33 Great Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Common Magpie, 6 Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 5 Redwing, 2 Eurasian Blackbird, 2 European Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 Eurasian Bullfinch, 8 European Goldfinch.

  • 27th December 2023 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 adult + 2 immature Mute Swan, 2 redhead Goosander, 10 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian Geese and 1 Collared Dove flyovers, 2 Buzzard,  1 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 2+ Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch, 34 Goldfinch.

  • 26th December 2023 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 8 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 4 Coot, 1 redhead Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Tit.

  • 24th December 2023 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End:- 1m+4f-type redhead Goosanders, 9 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Gull.

  • 21st December 2023 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- Greylag Goose  1, Canada Goose  2, Egyptian Goose  4, Gadwall  2, Eurasian Wigeon  2, Mallard  7, Eurasian Teal  9, Common Pochard  7, Tufted Duck  3, Common Pheasant  1, Great Crested Grebe  11, Stock Dove  1, Common Woodpigeon  7, Common Moorhen  1, Eurasian Coot  1, Black-headed Gull  18, Great Cormorant  18, Common Buzzard  1, Great Spotted Woodpecker  1, Common Magpie  3, Eurasian Jackdaw  2, Coal Tit  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  7, Great Tit  6, Long-tailed Tit  1, Goldcrest  1, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Wren  1, Redwing  4, Eurasian Blackbird  1, European Robin  2, Common Chaffinch  2, Lesser Redpoll  8, European Goldfinch  14.

  • 20th December 2023 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End:- Car park 12.25-13.31 2 Greylag Geese. 5 Mallard. 3 Tufted Duck 1m 2f. 7 Pochard 4m 3f. 1 Gadwall f. 14 Great Crested Grebe. 1 Little Grebe. 1 Coot. 3 Grey Heron. 51 Cormorant. 3 Pheasant 1m 2f. 2 Kingfisher. 23 Black-headed Gull. 2 Chaffinch 1m 1f. 2 Goldfinch. 2 Great Tit. 8 Blue Tit. 2 Coal Tit. 1 Marsh Tit. 1 Dunnock.

  • 19th December 2023 seen by Work Party

    West End:- 1f Goosander flew in, 11 Wigeon, 7 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.

  • 17th December 2023 seen by Bob Johnson and Alastair Gray

    WeBS

    All Reservoir: 26 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch.

    Dam End:-  9 Canada Geese,  3 white farmyard geese, 31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 440 Wood Pigeon migration flew south, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Rook, 3 Crow, 5 Siskin and 18 Redpoll.

    West End:- 40 Cormorant, 25 Greylag, 2 Gadwall, 7 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Goshawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Coot, 5 Common Gull, 1 Collared Dove flyover, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 24 Fieldfare, 49 Redwing, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Raven, (20 Goldfinch and 30 Siskin feeding on Alders in study area).

    Whillet’s:- 1 Little Egret and 7 Egyptian Geese and 4 Mandarin Duck were all flyovers, 3 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail heard, 1 Moorhen heard, 1 Woodcock flyover, 1 Barn Owl, Tawny Owl heard, 4760 Starling and 18 Reed Bunting came in and roosted at the reedbed between 14:20 & 16:15.    8 Field Voles whilst checking some refugia tins.

  • 14th December 2023 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- Greylag Goose  1, Egyptian Goose  5, Eurasian Wigeon  2, Mallard  9, Eurasian Teal  7, Common Pochard  7, Tufted Duck  4, Common Pheasant  3, Great Crested Grebe  8, Stock Dove  2, Common Woodpigeon  2, Common Moorhen  1, Eurasian Coot  2, Great Cormorant  11, Grey Heron  1, Common Kingfisher  2, Great Spotted Woodpecker  1, Common Magpie  2, Eurasian Blue Tit  7, Great Tit  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Blackbird  5, Fieldfare  5, European Robin  1, Dunnock  1, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  6

  • 12th December 2023 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- Egyptian Goose  1, Gadwall  4, Mallard  14, Common Pochard  4, Tufted Duck  7, Common Pheasant  3, Great Crested Grebe  8, Common Woodpigeon  6, Eurasian Coot  6, Black-headed Gull  9, Great Cormorant  17, Grey Heron  1, Common Magpie  1, Coal Tit  1, Marsh Tit  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  5, Great Tit  2, Long-tailed Tit  6, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Wren  1, Common Starling  1, Eurasian Blackbird  2, Fieldfare  5, European Robin  1, Dunnock  1, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  28.