Month: November 2025

15 Wigeon, 15 Mandarins, 7 Pochards, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Coots, 5 Moorhen, 3 Water Rails, 5 Egyptians, 249 Greylags, 1 Bar-Headed, 41 Black Headed Gulls, 4 Pied Wags, 1 Grey Wag, 2 Kingfishers, Great Crested Grebe 42 at dam 36 at West end, Great white Egret flew west, 2 Chiffchaffs, 24 Fieldfares, 8 Song Thrush, 30+ Redwings, 1 Siskin, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Siskin ,21 Linnets by pumping station, 4 Meadow Pipits, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Skylark, 27 Starlings, 3 Buzzards, 2 Red Kites, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 21 Reed Buntings and 3,850 Woodpigeons.

West End this afternoon. Good variety of ducks but small numbers. 3 Shovellers, 7 Pochards, 2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Gadwall, 4 Mandarins, 2 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 162 Greylags, 26 Canadas, Bar-headed Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, 51 GC Grebes, 3 Coots, 2 Moorhens, 2 Domestic Geese (from the other end?), Kingfisher, Fieldfare, 2 Marsh Tits, 2 Coal Tits and other regulars.

West End:- 18 x Canada Goose, 1 x Bar-headed Goose, 112+ x Greylag Goose, 6 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Shoveler, 7 x Mallard, 6 x Teal, 7 x Pochard, 2 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 15 x Woodpigeon, 2 x Moorhen, 2 x Coot, 22 x Great Crested Grebe, 26 x Black-headed Gull, 8 x Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Sparrowhawk, 1 x Red Kite, 3 x Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 4 x Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, … Read the rest

WeirWood was dark and gloomy at 7:45hrs and at the dam it was pretty quiet. Still the usual grebes and gulls inc’ a Little Grebe and 4 Common Gulls. On the dam Grey Wagtail and 4 Meadow Pipits. In the c/pk 5 Jays, 2 Goldcrests, a Fieldfare and 2 Siskins. At the west end 4 Pochards, 2 Shovellers and the usual collection of geese inc’ the Bar-headed Goose, with a few hundred birds involved. 2 Kingfishers were chasing around and on the feeders still Coal and Marsh Tit plus a male Great spotted Woodpecker. A female Sparrowhawk flew through spooking … Read the rest

Late afternoon the Bar headed goose was making a lot of noise, interesting listening to it. 197 Greylags, 40 Canadas, 4 Pochard, 2 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 3 Coot, Kingfisher and 63 Cormorants.
Flying around were 100+ Woodpigeons, 67 Redwings, 30 Starlings and a Kestrel.
Around the feeders 2 Coal Tits, 2 Marsh Tits, Chaffinch & Goldcrest.

West End:- 9 x Canada Goose, 4 x Wigeon, 16 x Mallard, 3 x Teal, 4 x Pochard, 2 x Pheasant, 150+ x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 2 x Little Grebe, 11 x Great Crested Grebe, 33 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 x Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 5 x Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 1 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 1 x Blackbird, 1 x Fieldfare, 2 x Robin, 2 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1 x Goldfinch

WeirWood from 8:00hrs on a rather gloomy morning. In the dam c/pk 2 Goldcrests and a Coal Tit noted in a small tit flock. On the dam 6 Meadow Pipits and a Green Woodpecker. Whilst on the aerator around 45 Black-headed and an ad’ Common Gull. Plenty of Great-crested Grebes today with 42 at the dam. Back in the c/pk 22 Fieldfares and 6 Redwings noted, also 4 Redpolls over. The west end at 8:40 a White-tailed Eagle sub ad’ flew over heading north along the north bank flanked by a flock of corvids. Looked like it landed but I … Read the rest

Late afternoon a Goshawk was over the northern ridge putting everything up including 120+ Woodpigeons, 10 Redwings, 7 meadow Pipits, 7 Stock Doves and couple of Chaffinches and loads of corvids.
On the water 3 Pochards, 2 Mandarins, Little Grebe, 4 Coots, 42 Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron, Kingfisher & 3 Egyptians.
Coal & Marsh tit visiting feeders plus a Goldcrest in the brambles