Author: Linsey Gooding

Quick hour at Dam this afternoon in very windy conditions,1 Swallow,1 Sand Martin,1 GBB Gull,1 LBB Gull,1 Herring Gull,Goshawk,Red Kite and at last a Treecreeper for my patch year list.

North Bank

3 Blackcap,6 Chiffchaffs,Female Bullfinch,Green Woodpecker & female Goshawk over South side.

West end
1 Swallow N,1 Snipe on Pintail bank,4 Tufted Ducks,22 Canada Geese,1 Egyptian,2 Pied Wags,6 Buzzards,1 Red Kite,Sparrowhawk & 5 Chaffinch.

West end mid afternoon,1 Swallow,1 Sand Martin,2 Herring Gulls,12 GCG,5 Buzzards,1 Sparrowhawk,1 Mistle Thrush,2 Pied Wags.

7 Sand Martins at dam end.

Around 20 Sand Martins seen over West End of reservoir.

West End:- 8 x Canada Goose, 7 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 11 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Mallard, 4 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 23 x Woodpigeon, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Herring Gull, 17 x Cormorant, 25 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 1 x Kingfisher, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 9 x Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 1 x Long-tailed Tit, 3 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Blackcap, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 2 x Blackbird, 4 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

12 widgeon, 6 gc grebes, and two lesser black backs at the dam end this afternoon

West end with James this afternoon,female Goshawk,Kingfisher,2 Gadwall,4 Mandarins,Woodlark over north bank fields opposite hide,4 Buzzards,5 Stock doves.

WeirWood. On a brief drop by it was nice to see 3 Sand Martins at the west end by the canoeist beach. Also about was the male Goshawk again, a Blackcap was in song as was Goldcrest, Marsh Tit, Wood Lark, and a sew Chiffchaffs that o didn’t count and the dull tones of a Bullfinch. Ducks inc’ Mandarin, 3 males and a male Teal. Great-crested Grebes were weed dancing and Stock Doves were mating. A pleasant time albeit quite short lived.