Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 9 x Greylag Goose, 9 x Canada Goose, 7 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 10 x Mallard, 7 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 20 x Great Cormorant, 25 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Kestrel, 9 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Common Reed Warbler, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Treecreeper, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x Dunnock

15+ terns at the dam in a blustery wind. I think a few are Arctic.

West End:- 3 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mallard, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 4 x Common Tern, 9 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 11 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Common Reed Warbler, 7 x Barn Swallow, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x European Robin

4 hobbies at the dam this afternoon – nothing on the dam today
Little egret at the west end.

Ringed Plover on dam
2 Hobbies 2 Little Egrets now.

West End:- 5 x Greylag Goose, 6 x Canada Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 10 x Great Crested Grebe, 32 x Great Cormorant, 26 x Grey Heron, 4 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 12 x Rook, 2 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Common Reed Warbler, 1 x Willow Warbler, 3 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin

WeirWood early morning, bright but quite cloudy and 4oC. Started at the dam where 2 Little-ringed Plovers were still about but no other waders. Over the water 6 Common Terns and ca200 hirundines, mainly Barn Swallows but several House Martins and 3 Swifts too. A Tufted Duck male and Little Egret were along the north bank where no less than 6 Hobbies were out early as the sun peaked through, some of which were perched up. 6 Great-crested Grebes were noted mainly in pairs. The only gulls were ad’ Herring and Black-headed, just a single of each. 2 Buzzards, male Sparrowhawk and male Kestrel were noted. Moving on to the west end the Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns were all present. 2 Mandarins were noted, 4 Great-crested Grebes and a Kingfisher too. 2 Reed Warblers were in song as were 2 Garden Warblers whilst in the c/pk again a Marsh Tit was present plus several Blackcaps still. At Whillett’s 2 Reed Warblers were in song plus Reed Bunting male, Garden Warbler and Kingfisher. A Red Kite flew over here as well. Moving on to the north bank where Green Woodpecker male and female were noted, also 2 Jays, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Marsh Tit, 1st year Herring Gull and one of the Hobbies. I left the area at 9:00hrs.

West End:- 20 x Greylag Goose, 9 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mallard, 1 x Common Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 4 x Black-headed Gull, 6 x Common Tern, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 22 x Grey Heron, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Common Reed Warbler, 3 x Barn Swallow, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x Dunnock

2pm dam end – sunny but coming over very grey with lightning

Lesser black back enjoying a fish on the dam
6 individual hobbies very active over the north bank – lovely to see them so low in good light
Little egret on north bank
4 grebes
6 c terns.