Month: April 2026

West End:- 7 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Tufted Duck, 4 x Common Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 6 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 34 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Common Kestrel, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 2 x Marsh Tit, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 6 x Barn Swallow, 3 x Western House Martin, 3 x Willow Warbler, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 2 x Goldcrest, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail, 2 x Common Chaffinch, 7 x European Goldfinch

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 2 x Canada Goose, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Little Ringed Plover, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Great Black-backed Gull, 2 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Jay, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 31 x Sand Martin, 6 x Barn Swallow, 7 x Western House Martin, 2 x Grey Wagtail, 1 x Pied Wagtail

Dam end

2 Egyptian Geese with 9 young,2 Little Ringed Plovers,1 Grey Wag,3 Pied Wag,16 GCG,38 Sand Martins,4 House Martins & 7 Swallows.

Quiet morning at the west end – 11 mandarin 4 GCG
3 black heads and 1 lesser black back gull
Usuals on the feeders plus a nuthatch and a greater spotted
Quite a few stock dove about

West End:- 9 x Canada Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 6 x Woodpigeon, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Snipe, 27 x Cormorant, 36 x Grey Heron, 1 x Kingfisher, 2 x Magpie, 5 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Coal Tit, 9 x Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, Present x Willow Warbler, 5 x Chiffchaff, 2 x Blackcap, 3 x Wren, 1 x Nuthatch, 1 x Song Thrush, 3 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 5 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

Tuesday Work Party sightings Whillet’s – 2 Lge Red Damselfly at Meadow Pond and Common Lizard.
West End – 2 Med Gulls calling, 3m Shoveler dropped in, kingfisher & Barn Swallow.
Orange tip, brimstone, green veined, peacock & holly blue bflys all seen around west end.

Weir Wood Reservoir – Dam end:- 6 x Canada Goose, 11 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mallard, 2 x Pheasant, 9 x Feral Pigeon, 5 x Woodpigeon, 2 x Little Ringed Plover, 1 x Common Sandpiper, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Herring Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 4 x Buzzard, 1 x Magpie, 1 x Raven, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Wren

West End:- 12 x Canada Goose, 4 x Egyptian Goose, 11 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 4 x Woodpigeon, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 7 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Herring Gull, 18 x Cormorant, 32 x Grey Heron, 1 x Kingfisher, 5 x Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Marsh Tit, 12 x Blue Tit, 4 x Great Tit, 1 x Swallow, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 5 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Blackcap, 1 x Wren, 1 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 2 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 x Chaffinch, 8 x Goldfinch

West end from 3.00pm. Plenty of Buzzards about and busy displaying. Female Kingfisher sat for ages close to the nesting holes. The male arrived and sat alongside her for a while before disappearing, to return 10 minutes later with a good size fish , which after some posturing he then gave to her followed by mating. Also two very vocal Marsh tits around the feeders.