Author: Linsey Gooding

Avocet on the dam (surprising), 2 Common Sandpiper, Arctic Tern, few Barn Swallow, House Martin, couple of Mandarin Ducks, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, Blackcap.

West End:- 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1m Mandarin, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Swallow,  2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Raven, 1 Chaffinch.

Dam End:- 1 Common Whitethroat singing in brambles behind the dam [Alastair Gray and Jonathan Ross].

West End:- 1 Sandwich Tern.

Dam End:- 1 Hobby

West End:- Sandwich Tern fly over (a fairly rare bird at the reservoir), 30 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Black-headed Gull which look like they may nest on the rafts again this year.

Dam End:- 1 female Wheatear on dam, 3 Common Sandpiper on dam. 2 Mute Swan, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Crested Grebe.

02-Apr-2024 08:24 – 09:06
West End:- Canada Goose 8, Mute Swan 2, Egyptian Goose 2, Mandarin Duck 6, Mallard 8, Common Pheasant 1, Great Crested Grebe 2, Stock Dove 1, Common Woodpigeon 5, Eurasian Coot 1, Black-headed Gull 4, Great Cormorant 33, Grey Heron 32, Common Magpie 2, Eurasian Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 2, Common Chiffchaff 2, Eurasian Nuthatch 1, Dunnock 1, Common Chaffinch 1,

04-Apr-2024 08:24 – 09:11
West End:- Canada Goose  16, Mandarin Duck  6, Mallard  3, Common Pheasant  2, Great Crested Grebe  3, Stock Dove  3, Common Woodpigeon  5, Great Cormorant  44, Grey Heron  28, Common Buzzard  1, Carrion Crow  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  8, Great Tit  3, Barn Swallow  1, Common Chiffchaff  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  2, Eurasian Wren  2, Eurasian Blackbird  1, European Robin  1, Dunnock  2, Common Chaffinch  4.

08-Apr-2024 08:17 – 09:16
West End:- Greylag Goose  2, Canada Goose  10, Mute Swan  2, Mandarin Duck  5, Mallard  8, Mallard (domestic type)  1, Great Crested Grebe  2, Common Woodpigeon  6, Eurasian Coot  2, Great Cormorant  34, Grey Heron  37, Carrion Crow  2, Common Raven  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  7, Great Tit  4, Common Chiffchaff  2, Eurasian Blackcap  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Wren  1, Eurasian Blackbird  2, European Robin  2, Dunnock  3, Pied Wagtail  1, Common Chaffinch  1.

Northern Wheatear on dam, 3 Common Sandpiper [Alastair Gray, Jonathan Ross].
Whitethroat behind dam [Jonathan Ross, Alastair Gray, Nigel Driver].
Sandwich Tern, 30+ Swallow, 6 House Martin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Black-headed Gull on rafts [Nigel Driver].

WeBS
All Reservoir:-  6 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Canada Geese, 13 Mandarin Duck, 4 Mallard, 4 Stock Dove, 11 Swallow, 4 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff.
Dam End:- 2 Mute Swan, 2 White feral Geese, 2 Greylag, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Greater Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 3 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 White & 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Jay, 29 Rook nests, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch.  Also 8 stag Fallow Deer.
West End:- 30 Cormorant, 43 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 25 Sand Martin, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch.
Whillet’s:-  2 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch.
Also 2 Orange Tip, 1 Speckled Wood & 2 Peacock butterflies.