West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 10+ Cormorant, 2 Canada Geese, 25+ Greylag Geese, 6+ Mallard, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lapwing, 10+ Great Crested Grebe, 4 Pheasant including 2 black ones, 2 Woodpigeon, Song Thrush.
Author: Linsey Gooding
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6th October 2016 seen by Andrew Smith
West End – Car Park:- 14.05-15.21, 33 Cormorant, 67 Greylag Geese, 3 white feral geese, 2 Snipe, 2 Lapwings, 17 Teal, 7 Mallard (5M 2F), 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret from 14.30 onwards – good views, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Moorhen,10 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Buzzard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Magpie and numerous Woodpigeons.
Great White Egret 06-10-16 photo by Alastair Gray. -
2nd October 2016 seen by Alastair Gray
Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 m Tufted Duck, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Chiffchaff.
West End:- 85 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Snipe. -
1st October 2016 seen by Andy Marshall
West End Hide:- 3 x Red-legged Partridge, 2 x Kingfishers, 120++ Greylag Geese, 2 x Common Buzzard.
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30th September 2016 by Bob Johnson & Jenny Scarfe-Beckett
West end: 21 G C Grebe, 5 Grey heron, 146 + 3 Feral hybrid Greylag, 2 Mandarin, 3 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 14 Teal, 2 Buzzard, 8 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher. Also Jenny Scarfe-Becket noted a Red Legged Partridge, seen in front of the hide.
Whillet’s: 5 Swallow, c.100 House Martin flock heading south. 1 Small Copper butterfly.
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29th September 2016 by Alastair Gray
West End: 2 Mandarin, 15 Teal, 6 Buzzard, 18 Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 1 Greeen Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest.
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27th September 2016 by Bob Johnson
West End: 3 Grey Heron, 3M+3F Mandarin, 29 Teal, 5 Snipe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine flew over, 6 Moorhen, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 G S Woodpecker, 8 House Martin, 1 Fallow Deer.
Also c.25 Sand Martin seen by Tuesday Work Party from Whillet’s.
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26th September 2016 by Alastair Gray
Dam end: 56 G C Grebe, 29 Greylag, 1 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 74 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting flyover.
West End: 4 Mandarin, 11 Teal, 4F Tufted Duck, 6 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 LBB Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher.
All reservoir: 21 Mallard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail.
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25th September 2016 by Bob Johnson
West End: 31 G C Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 28 Greylag, 12 Teal, 16 Mallard, 1F Shoveler, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 15 Swallow, c.20 House Martin, 8 Magpie.
Whillets: 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 Bullfinch.