Month: April 2025

West End:- 3 x Greylag Goose, 15 x Canada Goose, 8 x Egyptian Goose, 6 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 27 x Great Cormorant, 34 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Magpie, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 12 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Pied Wagtail, 1 x European Goldfinch

Dam End:- WeirWood from 6:30 was very productive today, at the dam 2 Common Sands and my first Little-ringed Plover this year. The first of the mornings Barn Swallows and Sand Martins were low over the water, a mix of 30 birds about with ca6 Sand Martins. A Grey Wagtail joined the 5 Pieds on the dam. On the grassy slope Mistle Thrush and a Jay. Nice to see an early Swift over the dam this morning, just looked like a Common to me. A look around the bushes by the overflow produced a non-singing Nightingale, a nice extra surprise, little else was noted though. In the c/pk Blackcap and several Chiffchaffs were in song.

West end:- here a Little Egret was still present plus 8 Mandarins, a pair of Teal and a Gadwall. A pair of Kingfishers were hanging out by the nesting bank and even a pair of Collared Dove showed up in the c/pk.

Whillett’s:- a Water Rail was heard, 2 Reed Buntings were seen and the Little Egret flew over. At the pumpkin field there were still 2 Yellowhammers present. No sign of an Osprey though sadly.

Mid afternoon 53 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 LBB Gulls, 1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Pied Wags, 12 Great Crested Grebes.

Dam End:- 3 Common Sands still here. Increased to 43 Barn Swallows on the aerator plus more and Sand Martins flying around.

Dam End:- 1 Common Tern, 3 Common Sandpipers, 24 Swallows & 2 Sand Martins perching on the aerator, male and female Blackcaps, 4 Mandarin, 5 Buzzard, 0 Osprey.

West End:- 1 x Greylag Goose, 13 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 6 x Mallard, 3 x Eurasian Teal, 3 x Stock Dove, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x European Herring Gull, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 x Red Kite, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Eurasian Jay, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 1 x Barn Swallow, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x European Robin, 2 x Dunnock, 2 x Pied Wagtail, 7 x European Goldfinch

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Green Sandpiper on dam, Greens just flown to overflow.

West End:-  All the usuals noted Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 25 Cormorant nests plus 45 Heron nests many with young now showing, 5 Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 3 Teal, Red Kite & Sparrowhawk noted, 2 Common Snipe on Pintail, 1 Lesser Black Backed & 1 Herring Gull, several Stock Dove, 4 Swallows, 1 Pied Wagtail, Several Blackcap & Chiffchaff seen and heard including 1 Willow Warbler & Goldcrest heard, Marsh Tit & Coal Tit seen in study area, Great Tit & Goldfinch mainly on feeders,

Also seen were 2m+1f Orange Tip & 1 Peacock butterflies. Marsh Valerian & Marsh Marigold now in flower plus many spring flowers starting to show.    

Whillet’s:  2 Buzzards, Green Woodpecker heard. Also Comma, Peacock & Orange Tip butterflies noted. False Oxlip, Snakeshead fritillary & Cowslip now in flower.

Dam End:- 1 x Greylag Goose, 13 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 6 x Mallard, 3 x Eurasian Teal, 3 x Stock Dove, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x European Herring Gull, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 x Red Kite, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Eurasian Jay, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 1 x Barn Swallow, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x European Robin, 2 x Dunnock, 2 x Pied Wagtail, 7 x European Goldfinch