Author: Linsey Gooding

27 February 2024
West End:- Greylag Goose  3, Canada Goose  6, Mute Swan  2, Gadwall  2, Mallard  10, Eurasian Teal  2, Common Pochard  3, Tufted Duck  3, Common Pheasant  1, Great Crested Grebe  5, Common Woodpigeon  8, Black-headed Gull  1, Great Cormorant  35, Grey Heron  37, Common Kingfisher  1, Eurasian Jackdaw  3, Rook  2, Carrion Crow  3, Eurasian Blue Tit  7, Great Tit  2, Long-tailed Tit  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Blackbird  1, European Robin  1, Dunnock  1.

02 March 2024
West End:- Greylag Goose  1, Canada Goose  14, Mallard  10, Common Pochard  3,Common Pheasant  1, Stock Dove  2, Common Woodpigeon  12, Common Moorhen  1, Eurasian Coot  2, Great Cormorant  36, Grey Heron  32, Eurasian Goshawk, Rook  2, Eurasian Blue Tit  11, Great Tit  7, Long-tailed Tit  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Song Thr, sh  1, European Robin  1, Dunnock  2, Common Chaffinch  1, Lesser Redpoll  1, European Goldfinch  1.

03 March 2024
West End:- Greylag Goose  8, Canada Goose  2, Egyptian Goose  2, Mandarin Duck  1, Gadwall  2, Mallard  11, Common Pochard  3, Tufted Duck  4, Common Pheasant  1, Great Crested Grebe  6, Stock Dove, Common Woodpigeon  19, Common Moorhen  1, Great Cormorant  34, Little Egret  1, Grey Heron  32, Eurasian Sparrowhawk  1, Common Kingfisher  2, Great Spotted Woodpecker  1, Common Magpie  4, Eurasian Jackdaw  1, Rook  1, Carrion Crow  5, Eurasian Blue Tit  11, Great Tit  3, Long-tailed Tit  2, Goldcrest  1, Eurasian Nuthatch  2, Eurasian Wren  1, Song Thrush  1, Redwing  6, Eurasian Blackbird  1, European Robin  2, Dunnock  3, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  2.

05 March 2024
West End:- Egyptian Goose  2, Mandarin Duck  7, Mallard  8, Common Pochard  3, Tufted Duck  2, Goosander  1 red head, Great Crested Grebe  7, Stock Dove  2, Common Woodpigeon  10, Great Cormorant  25, Grey Heron  29, Eurasian Sparrowhawk  1, Marsh Tit  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  8, Great Tit  3, Long-tailed Tit  6, Eurasian Nuthatch  2, Song Thrush  1, Eurasian Blackbird  1, European Robin  1, Dunnock  2, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  2.

07 March 2024
West End:- Canada Goose  8, Egyptian Goose  2, Mandarin Duck  1, Mallard  6, Common Pochard  1, Common Pheasant  2, Great Crested Grebe  7, Stock Dove  1, Common Woodpigeon  21, Black-headed Gull  1, Great Cormorant  28, Grey Heron  29, Great Spotted Woodpecker  1, Carrion Crow  1, Coal Tit  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  12, Great Tit  3, Long-tailed Tit  5, Goldcrest  1, Eurasian Nuthatch  2, European Robin  1, Dunnock  2, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch.

West End: – 1 Tawny Owl and 1 Barn Owl seen during nest box checks. 2 Snipe flushed at Pintail, 1 Little Egret, 7 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 1 redhead Goosander, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll.

Dam End:- 3 Red Kites together over the dam, Kestrel, 6 Buzzard, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Redwing, Skylark, Lesser Redpoll and 2 Common Gull flew west, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull and 25 Canada Geese.
Whillet’s:- 1 Water Rail heard, 1 Moorhen, 10 Redwing, 1 Coal Tit and Muntjac Deer.

Dam End:- 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mallard, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 21 Black-headed Gull, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk.
West End:- 2 Goosander both redheads, 3m Common Pochard, 1 Coot, 7 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

West End:- 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stock Dove.
Whillet’s:-  1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, Water Rail heard, 2 Reed Bunting, 5+ Siskin.

West End:- 10 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, Survey of Heronry showed 40 Grey Heron nests and 11 Cormorant nests.

West End:- 9 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1m+4f type (redhead) Goosander, 1 Moorhen, 6 Snipe flushed from Pintail, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Treecreeper.
Whillet’s:- 2 Water Rail heard.

West End:- 1 Goosander (redhead), 1 Gadwall, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Moorhen, 7 Tufted Duck, 9 Common Pochard, 1 Chaffinch, 11 Cormorant on nests, 35 Grey Heron on nests.
Dam End:- 29 Canada Geese, 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid goose, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mistle Thrush, 9 Jay on grass slope behind dam, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Gull, 1 Song Thrush singing.

West End:- 1 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Mallard, 15 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 4 Goosander, 1 Pheasant, 1 Stock Dove, 20 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 43 Cormorant, 36 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch.

West End:- 22 Common Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 5 Mandarin Duck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 4 Buzzard, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Siskin