Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- (Car Park 12.53-13.42) 44 Canada Geese. 10 Greylag Geese. 8 Barnacle Geese. 22 Tufted. 2 Pochard. 7 Mallard. 3 Coot. 2 Great Crested Grebe. 36 Cormorant. 24 Grey Heron. 3 Stock Dove. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker f. 2 Goldfinch. 2 Chaffinch 1m 1f. 6 Blue Tit. 2 Great Tit. 1 Coal Tit. 1 Dunnock.1 Robin.

West End:- 1 Common Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Mandarin, 33 Tufted Duck, 2 Pochard, 1 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- 1 Mandarin
All Reservoir:- 11 Great Crested Grebe

West End:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1f Goshawk, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 17 Black-headed Gull, 40 Canada Geese, 11 Barnacle Geese, 26 Greylag Geese, 2 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 1 Mandarin, 26 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Chaffinch.

WeBS
Dam End:- 8 Mallard, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 White Feral Geese, 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid Goose, 2 Coot, pair+1 Kestrel, 17 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull flyover, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 31 Fieldfare, 29 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 34 Rook (15 nests), 50+ Starling.  
West End:- 12 Mallard, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 31 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Greylag, 34 Canada Geese, 11 Barnacle Geese, 3 Mandarin, 7 Teal, 5 Pochard, 44 Tufted Duck, 8 Coot, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 6 Buzzard, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 23 Reed Bunting (roost count).

West End:- 2 Mute Swan, 12 Barnacle Geese, 34 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid goose, 40 Tufted Duck, 5 Pochard, 1 Teal, 6 Coot. Present but not counted: Mallard, Cormorant and Grey Heron. Also a Great Spotted Woodpecker at Whillet’s.

West End:- 41 Tufted Duck, 5m Pochard, 1m Mandarin Duck, 6 Mallard, 9 Coot, 2 adult Mute Swan, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Dunnock, 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush (no Geese or Gulls noted strangely).

Whillet’s:- 40 Reed Bunting out of reed bed roost shortly after dawn, 3 Mandarin and 1 Teal flew over and landed on river in Whillets. 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard drumming.
West End:- 12 Barnacle Geese ( from feral Cleveland / N Yorkshire population including C01 and B52 with white neck collars). 30 Tufted Duck, 4m Pochard, 1 Gadwall, 7 Coot, 5 Wigeon, 4 Mandarin, 15 Mallard, 18 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 18 Lapwing, 1 Chaffinch, 20 Blue Tit at feeders, 1f Kestrel.

02/03/2023 (08:23 – 09:40)
West End:- 16 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 6 Wigeon, 17 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 6 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Black-headed Gull, 26 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Marsh Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch.

West End:- 12 Barnacle Geese ( again part of the feral population from Cleveland / N Yorkshire area, but different birds from previous flock). 41 Tufted Duck, 5 Wigeon, 4 Pochard, 4 Mandarin Duck, 1 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 12 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1f Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 male immature Goshawk, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Canada Geese.