Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 36 Cormorant, 30+ Greylag, 5 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1m+1f Gadwall, 2 Buzzard, 29 Black-headed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 150 Wood Pigeon. Also 1 Migrant Hawker dragonfly.

Lots of Redwings with a few Fieldfare mixed in. 5+ Brambling, several Siskins, 2 Redpoll over and a Wood Lark on the dam briefly.

Dam End:- 1 late Swallow, 3 Brambling flew over.
West End:- 1 Teal, 3 Kingfisher.

Whillet’s:- 59 Reed Buntings and 2 Starlings into roost between 16:00-17:45. 2 Water Rails calling in reed bed.
1 Teal and 2 Kingfishers flew over. 16 Pied Wagtails flew north to roost, 50+ Redwings around and 1 Chiffchaff calling in reed bed. 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Chaffinch over.

West End:-  36 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 27 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Coot, 1 immature Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wren, c.50 Black-headed Gull and c.100 Jackdaw attracted to field behind North Bank.

Dam End:- 1 Osprey flew through, 60 Meadow Pipit, 9 Egyptian Geese.

West End:- 3 Snipe were flushed from Pintail Bank whilst grass cutting, also a Chiffchaff seen. 1 Buzzard being mobbed by Jackdaws, On the water 1 Coot.

Dam End:- Sunrise to 9 am – 6,500 Redwings flew W along the northern ridge,2 Bramblings.

WeBS
All Reservoir:-  22 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron,  16 Egyptian Geese (2 family groups of 9 and 7), 2 Wigeon, 34 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 3 Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Wren, 5 Chiffchaff,  13 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 11 Starling, 5 Goldfinch. Also 5+ Fallow Deer.
Dam End:- 16 Canada Geese, 22 Mandarin, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Pheasant,  33 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark (flyover), 1 House Martin, c.50 Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Dunnock, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing (flyover), 2 Jay, 1 Chaffinch and 1 Siskin (flyovers).
West End:- 18 Greylag, 3 Teal, 2 domestic feral hybrid Mallards, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 7 Swallow, 2 Goldcrest.
Whillet’s:-  1 Snipe, 1m Stonechat, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 18 Siskin flock, pair of Bullfinch.
Also – 1 Fox; 4 Red Admiral butterflies; 4 Willow Emerald damselflies; 2 Migrant and 1 Southern Hawker, 6 pair + 15 singleton Common Darter dragonflies.

Dam End:- 1 Skylark (N), 12 Brambling (W), 49 Chaffinch (W), 1 Siskin (W), 2 Linnet (W) ,21 Goldfinch, 1 Collard Dove, 2 Jays, 2 Raven, 1 Green Woodpecker, 55 Meadow Pipits around dam, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing (NW), 89 Starlings (N), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 House Martin, 2 Swallows, 7 Greylags, 18 Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Chiffchaffs, 60+ Black-headed Gulls, 1 Blackbird.