Author: Linsey Gooding

Whillet’s: – 2 Mink near bridge, Frogs and Newts seen when working on meadow pond. Also 1m+1f Stonechat, 8 Fieldfare flyover, singing Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 3 Bullfinch.
West End:- 1 Mute Swan, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 5 Gadwall, 1 Marsh & Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch and 1Tree Creeper.

Dam End:- In field behind fishing hut were 26 Lapwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Rooks, 86 Canada Geese and 39 Greylag Geese.

West End:- (Migration movement noted – Totals recorded flying East this morning – 298 Lapwing, 398 Fieldfare, 122 Redwing).  On Reserve: 26 Tufted Duck, 10 Gadwall, 5 Mandarin, 22 Mallard, 2 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 9 Snipe, 1 LBB Gull flyover, 2 Common Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Goldfinch, 16 Starling flyover, 1 Collared Dove flyover, 1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Marsh Tit.

Dam end:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Greylag, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Gull, 1 Jay, 1 Lapwing, 8 Fieldfare, 1 Tree Creeper, 2 Goldcrest.

West End:- BH Gull, GC Grebe, Grey Heron & Cormorant seen but not counted, 2 Canada Geese, 2M+1F Mandarin, 8 Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 26 Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 3 flyover Stock Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 LT Tit, 2 Magpie @ car park nest, 1F Brambling, 1 Greenfinch, 3+ Goldfinch.

Whillet’s:- c100 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Jay, 1M Bullfinch

West End:- 23 Gadwall, 19 Tufted Duck, 37 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Mandarin, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5 Fieldfare, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1F Sparrowhawk.

Dam end:-   30 GC Grebe, 44 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron,  1 sub-adult Mute Swan, 24 Greylag, 120 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese  (All geese seen feeding in field behind Sailing Club) , 8 Mallard, 1M Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Dunlin on dam wall, 65 BH Gull, 4 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Crow.

West end: 1 Lapwing (flew SW), 3 Snipe (flew SW), 12 Tufted Duck, 6 Wigeon, 15 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 10 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 20+ Chaffinch, 6 Dunnock, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Common Gull, 2 GC Grebe, 4 Redwing, 8 Greylag, 1 Buzzard, 2 GS Woodpecker.

Whillet’s:- 1f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Water Rail, 6 Lesser Redpolls, 1 Siskin, 2 Treecreepers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Kestrel, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Long-Tailed Tits.
West End:- 3m 2f Shoveler, 5m 2f Gadwall, 13 Mallard, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1f Brambling, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit, 1m Sparrowhawk, 3 Rooks.
Dam End:- 91 Canada Geese, 60 Greylag Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 45 Fieldfare, 2 Common Gull.

West End:- 12 Gadwall, 3 Siskin, 1 Brambling.

West End:- 28 Cormorant (1 active nest),  30 active Grey Heron nests, 2 Canada Geese, 12 Gadwall, 2m+1f Tufted Duck, 5 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Gull.