Month: March 2025

Dam end:- 1m Shoveller, 4 Wigeon, Red Kite, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk, 6 GC Grebe.

West End:- Heronry visit this morning with many new Heron nests now 45 confirmed active, 16 Cormorant which includes 1 nest with 2 Young & 4 nests now on the North bank side in Willows.

West End :- 2 x Canada Goose, 1 x Egyptian Goose, 8 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Gadwall, 4 x Mallard, 1 x Mallard (Domestic type), 3 x Eurasian Teal, 3 x Tufted Duck, 2 x Common Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 1 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 28 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Little Egret, 1 x Great White Egret, 30 x Grey Heron, 2 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Eurasian Green Woodpecker, 3 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Marsh Tit, 9 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 6 x Great Tit, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 2 x Common Starling, 23 x Redwing, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x Fieldfare, 2 x European Robin, 2 x Dunnock, 1 x Common Chaffinch, 1 x Hawfinch, 3 x European Goldfinch

West End:- Pumpkin field opposite hide 5 Yellowhammers (3 male 2 females) 6 Chaffinch & 2 Goldfinch Bullfinches heard. Pair of Goshawks displaying above wood behind study area.
Dam End:- 12 Buzzards many displaying, 2 Red Kites, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtails, 28 Canada Geese, 11 Great crested grebes, 3 Chaffinch & 23 Starlings east.
Chiffchaff singing sailing club car park still, male Goshawk displaying halfway along south bank doing switchbacks.

West End: – WeirWood early morning onwards was worth the visit with the 4 Little Egrets leaving the heronry at 7:55. A single Wigeon and 2 of Gadwall and Tufted Duck were still around in chilly conditions. Marsh Tit was on the feeders. Best birds so far today were 34 Brent Geese over the west end headed north east at 8:05. A lovely sight and sound. 4 Mandarins were noted today plus a Kingfisher. A male Sparrowhawk upset the busy feeders with its presence briefly.

Dam End:- The dam was still quiet generally. On the grassy slope 3 Mistle Thrushes and 2 Jays.

West End :- 3 x Greylag Goose, 10 x Canada Goose, 1 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Gadwall, 1 x Eurasian Wigeon, 6 x Mallard, 2 x Tufted Duck, 2 x Common Pheasant, 6 x Stock Dove, 1 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 28 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 21 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Common Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 11 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 45 x Common Starling, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 1 x Common Chaffinch

WeirWood on a beautiful early morning, no coat today. There were 4 Little Egrets in the heronry which I found very interesting, they did fly off together eventually, also pair of Kingfishers looking interested in the bank opposite the hide. The redhead Goosander was about and 2 Sand Martins were noted near the canoeist beach, flying high and disappearing towards the dam. 2 Snipe were flushed from Pintail bank by something whilst on the feeders 2 Marsh Tits were noted. 2 Buzzards were sort of displaying over the north bank and just a single male Tufted Duck was noted with little else of note duckwise. At the dam it was practically birdless with nothing of note sadly. I left at 9:45

Whillet’s (PM):- a Water rail was screaming at the Reed bed also 2 drake Teal and a female Kingfisher here. Barn Owl in second meadow hunting looked like it may have a broken leg as was hanging down while flying. 6+ Bullfinches.
Butterflies:-2 Small Tortoiseshell,1 Comma.
Red Fox,4 Fallow deer.

West end: – 1 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 2 Egyptian geese, 1 Little egret, 1 singing Chiffchaff by lay-by, 2 Buzzards, 5 Great crested grebes and 28 Stock doves in field opposite hide.

In addition to the post by Linsey Gooding

Little Egret & 1 Goosander (F).

West End :- 2 x Greylag Goose, 14 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Eurasian Wigeon, 7 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 3 x Common Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 10 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 1 x European Herring Gull, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 33 x Great Cormorant, 32 x Grey Heron, 3 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Common Magpie, 13 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 15 x Rook, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 11 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 4 x Great Tit, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 4 x Common Chaffinch, 3 x European Goldfinch