West End:- 2 Little Grebes seemed very at home in the corner of the res left from the hide.
Month: January 2025
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30th January 2025 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)
West End (PM):- 21 Pochards, 3 Tufted duck ,7 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Canada Geese, 41 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 7 Stock doves.
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30th January 2025 seen by Edward Paxton (via WhatsApp)
West End:- Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret and a smart male Bullfinch.
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29th January 2024 seen by Nigel Driver (via WhatsApp)
West End :- 1 Goshawk (F), 4 Goosanders (3M, 1F), several Stock Doves, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Siskins, 2 Redpolls, 1 Red Kite, 2 Kingfishers, 3 Common Gull. All of the usual ducks were present.
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27th January 2025 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)
West End (PM):- 22 Common Pochards, 9 Mandarin duck, 5 Tufted duck, 4 Teal, 2 Common Snipe, 10 Black-headed gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 6 Redwing, 2 Song thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh tit, 2 Coal tit, 1 (Lesser) Redpoll and a Red Fox.
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27th January 2025 seen by Jonathon Ross (via WhatsApp)
West End:- 22 Pochards, 5 Tufted, 5 Mandarin, 5 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 2 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Greylag Geese, 14 Gray Herons, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Marsh Tits.
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26th January 2025 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)
West End:- 19 Common Pochards, 15 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 5 Little Egret, 1 Goosander (m), 3 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Egyptian geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 25 Canada Geese, 14 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Red Kite, Song Thrush, Marsh Tit and Chaffinch.
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Spring Walk 2025
We will be holding our popular annual Spring Walk this year on Saturday 26 April. As usual the focus will be on the bluebell display, but we will also walk out on to Pintail Point and afterwards walk into Whillets Meadows. Start time 9.15am – duration 3.5 hours (approx) – meet in the West End car park. This is a members only event, but family and friends are welcome.
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24th January – 1st February Updates
Hi, there may be a delay to posting during the period above as I will be away. Please do continue to send them, they will get updated as soon as possible.
Regards….Linsey.
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23rd January 2025 seen by Bon Johnson (via WhatsApp)
West End: 1m+1f Goosander, 2 Little Egrets, 12 Grey heron at least 11 nests occupied, 18 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 16 Pochard, 3 Moorhen, GS Woodpecker, Nuthatch plus all the usuals at the feeders.
