Month: March 2026

Dam end mid afternoon, Goshawk (f) 6 Buzzards,1 Great black backed Gull,10 GCG,2 Pied Wags,1 Grey Wag,2 Rooks,3 Chiffchaffs,1 Redwing,1 Bullfinch.

Highlights from yesterday’s Tuesday Work Party. West end: flying and singing Woodlark, plus most of the usual birds reported. A mole was seen in car park area, Terrapin at Heronry area. Whillet’s: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 3 Buzzards, Jack Snipe flushed from back meadow, 2 Kingfisher, Fieldfare and Bullfinch.

West End:- 8 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 6 x Mallard, 12 x Woodpigeon, 8 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 22 x Cormorant, 28 x Grey Heron, 1 x Sparrowhawk, 1 x Kingfisher, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 13 x Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 1 x Woodlark, 1 x Sand Martin, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Wren, 1 x Nuthatch, 1 x Blackbird, 1 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 4 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

Mid morning from Lay-by 3 Red Kites, 4 Buzzards, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Raven & 2 Goshawks M/F.
Stubble field 50 Linnets, 4 Goldfinch & 2 Chaffinch.
11 Redwings, 9 Fieldfares over, 1 Chiffchaff & Marsh Tit.
On water just 3 Mandarins, 11 Canada Geese & 9 GCG.

Singing Blackcap at the dam end near the turning triangle. Not much else to report here. 2 LBB Gulls, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 male Mandarin, pair of Buzzards displaying, Marsh Tit, 2 Redwings, plenty of common birdsong.

WeirWood was almost devoid of birds at the dam, just a pair of Grey Wagtails on the dam at 8:00hrs. No gulls or grebes at all. At the west end 2 Little Egrets, 3 male Mandarins, 2 Jays, a singing Chiffchaff and Nuthatches. Others inc’ 2 Teal, 4 Redwings over and the Water Rail again by the feeders. Very quiet generally.

3cy Caspian gull with just 12 Herring Gulls,2 Common Gulls & 4 Black headed gulls so far.

West End:- 4 x Canada Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 6 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Great Crested Grebe, 17 x Cormorant, 27 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 3 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 13 x Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 1 x Wren, 1 x Nuthatch, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Redwing, 1 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 5 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

This morning 20+ Redwings in the study area and Woodlark singing from adjacent field.