Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 8 x Canada Goose, 20 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 7 x Mandarin Duck, 10 x Wigeon, 11 x Mallard, 6 x Teal, 1 x Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 7 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Water Rail, 2 x Coot, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Common Gull, 26 x Cormorant, 19 x Grey Heron, 2 x Sparrowhawk, 1 x Buzzard, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Magpie, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 7 x Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Nuthatch, 2 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 2 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

West end:- 13 Mandarins, 11 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 3 GC Grebes & 7 Snipe.
Few raptors around included male Goshawk, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Ravens & 3 Buzzards.
In the stubble field at least 119 Linnets and 10 Goldfinches.
2 Marsh Tit and Nuthatch around the feeders.
Whillets:- 2 Water rails heard calling, 3 Redwings and Goldcrest.
Under tins 19 Wood Mouse,9 Field Voles,1 Common Shrew,2 Toads,1 Smooth Newt & 4 Palmate Newts.

West End:- 2 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 9 x Mandarin Duck, 11 x Wigeon, 10 x Mallard, 7 x Teal, 1 x Pheasant, 3 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 1 x Coot, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 x Magpie, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 6 x Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 1 x Wren, 1 x Blackbird, 1 x Robin, 5 x Dunnock, 1 x Chaffinch

West End. 2 LBB Gulls, 9 Wigeon, 11 Mandarins, 1 Teal, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Coots, Little Grebe, 4 GC Grebes, Marsh Tit, 26 Greylags, 10 Canadas.

West End:- 6 x Canada Goose, 2 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 11 x Wigeon, 9 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 36 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Coot, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 26 x Grey Heron, 1 x Buzzard, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Kestrel, 2 x Magpie, 12 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Raven, 2 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 12 x Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 1 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Nuthatch, 1 x Song Thrush, 2 x Blackbird, 3 x Robin, 2 x Dunnock, 2 x Chaffinch, 1 x Goldfinch

Brief stop this afternoon till the heavy showers started,7 Wigeon,1 Coot,30 Greylags,14 Canada,3 GC Grebes and a Siskin on the feeders.

On Friday afternoon a Marsh Tit was singing in the carpark. As it moved around it was briefly very close in the branches above the bench! I was confident with my ID and Stephen helped nail the song 100% by seeing the bird’s moving bill!

WeirWood from 11:15hrs at the west end, a Tufted Duck male and 3 Teal was about it for ducks apart from Mallards. 2 Little Grebes were present as were 2 Ravens today. A good number of 25 Stock Doves were scattered about inc’ under the feeders where 2 were present with a Marsh Tit and a few Chaffinches. On the feeders 4 Long-tailed Tits, Nuthatch, male and female Great spotted Woodpeckers, Coal Tit and a couple of Siskins. Lots of song today inc’ Mistle Thrush, Dunnock, Wren and most of the tits. No gulls again or geese. For the second day in a row a nice surprise. This time 3 Crossbills flew over SW calling only as they do. The heronry was still busy and a Little Egret joined them. Others noted inc’ 3 Jays, female Sparrowhawk and 2 Buzzards.

West End:- 8 x Canada Goose, 5 x Greylag Goose, 14 x Mallard, 1 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Pheasant, 4 x Stock Dove, 50+ x Woodpigeon, 1 x Coot, 6 x Great Crested Grebe, 33 x Cormorant, 25 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Magpie, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 2 x Marsh Tit, 4 x Great Tit, 1 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 1 x Wren, 2 x Blackbird, 2 x Dunnock, 2 x Chaffinch

Hawfinch! Only ever seen one – that’s really special