Author: Linsey Gooding

Goldeneye (female) seen at West End – late morning.

West End:- 27 Great Crested Grebe, 182 Greylag + 1 hybrid, 3m Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1m + 4f Pochard, 1f Goldeneye (record photo), 4 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit.
Whillet’s:- 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Kingfisher.

West End:- 1f Goldeneye, 4f + 1m Pochard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 17 Gadwall.
Whillet’s:- 65 Reed Buntings + 2 Starlings roosted in reed bed,1 Water Rail heard squealing and 70+ Lapwing flew over.

West End:- 2m Pochard, 1m 1f Wigeon, 1m Mandarin, 20 Gadwall, 2 Snipe flying high west, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:-  2 Woodcock at dusk, 6 Mandarin, 20 Redwing, 1,500 Starlings over heading NW, Tawny Owl heard, ringing team ringed many Reed Buntings from the reed bed this evening.

West End:- 2m 1f Shoveler, 1m 1f Wigeon, 19 Gadwall, 34 Teal, 186 Greylag Geese, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 21 Lapwing, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Common Gull.
Dam End:- 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Kingfisher.

24/11/16 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 35 Lapwing, 1f Tufted Duck, pair of Wigeon, 19 Gadwall, 14 Teal, c.150 Greylag, 27 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard.
Dam end:- 6 Mistle Thrushes on dam wall.
23/11/16 seen by Brendan Lanigan
North Bank:- 1 Barn Owl.
Dam End:- 3 Egyptian Geese, 1 Peregrine.

West End:- (11:00 to 11:30) ~50 Greylag Goose,  3 Mandarin Duck, ~50 Teal, ~10 Mallard, 3 Pheasant, ~20 Cormorant, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, ~6 Black-headed Gull, ~4 Woodpigeon,  1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, ~6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, ~6 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch.

Whillet’s:-  Late afternoon visit ~ 1 Kingfisher, 1 Barn Owl.
West End:-  Late afternoon ~ 1 Green Sandpiper, 40 Teal, 10 Gadwall, 150+ Greylag, 29 Lapwing, 300+ flyover Wood Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail on rafts briefly, 1 Marsh Tit.

West End:- 1 fly over Little Egret heading west, 4 Mandarins, 3 Wigeon, 22 Gadwall, 58 Teal, 62 Mallard, 1 Snipe, 6 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Redwing, 26 Fieldfare, 1 Marsh Tit on feeders, 182 Greylag Geese, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kingfisher.
Reported by Nigel Driver:- 3 Black-necked Grebes at West end before flying towards dam at 12.10 couldn’t be relocated in deteriorating weather.

I saw Alastair Gray today who passed on to me his bird sightings for earlier in the day. We did the Reed-bed roost together from 15:20 to 16:20. I then popped into West End Car Park for a few minutes before going home.
Alastair Gray –  South Bank:- 32 Canada Geese
North Bank:- 1 Jay, 1 Bullfinch at picnic site.
West End:-  1 Egyptian Goose, 24 Mandarin, 3m+1f Wigeon, 19 Gadwall, 61 Teal, 70 Mallard, 4f Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 30 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redwing.
Bob + Alastair –  Whillet’s Reedbed roost:-  63 Reed Bunting into reed-bed, 1 flyover Pied Wagtail, c.50 Wood Pigeon flyover, Tawny Owl heard, 1 flyover Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redwing + 4 Fieldfare flyovers, 5 Long-tailed Tit flyover.
Bob – West End Car Park (16:40) 1 Woodcock flyover, 2 Tawny Owl calling.