West End:- 4 Snipe were on Pintail bank, 11 Tufted Duck, still a good number of Pochard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Redhead Goosander.
Author: Linsey Gooding
-
11th February 2024 seen by Alastair Gray and Bob Johnson
WeBS
All Reservoir:- 16 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Canada Geese, 7 Mandarin, 14 Mallard, 4 Buzzard, 4 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing.
Dam End:- 3 white farmyard geese, 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid Goose, 1 Kestrel, 25 Pheasant, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 9 Rook, 3 Crow, 30 Starling flyover, 8 Goldfinch, c.30 Siskin, c.30 Lesser Redpoll. Also 29 Fallow Deer.
West End:- 32 Cormorant (9 on nests), 1 Little Egret, 31 Grey Heron (at nests), 5 Egyptian Geese, 11 Teal, 34 Pochard, 11 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander (3 of which were seen flying off NE), 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch,
Whillets:- 1 Moorhen, c.30 Siskin. -
7th February 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 5 Goosander (1 drake 4 redheads), 38 Common Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 12 Mallard, 11 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Marsh Tit, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 23 Grey Heron, 15 Siskin in Alders.
Dam End:- on grass behind dam were 32 Fieldfare, 7 Jay, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing. 78 Rook above rookery, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Gull. -
5th February 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 1 Shoveler, 4 Goosander, 36 Common Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck.
-
3rd February 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- only increase over recent days was 6 Gadwall this afternoon.
-
1st February 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 41 Common Pochard, 16 Mallard, 15 Tufted Duck, 13 Wigeon, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Goosander (2 drake 2 redhead).
-
31st January 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 39 Common Pochard, 13 Tufted Duck, 12 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 4 Goosander (1 drake 3 redheads)
-
29th January 2024 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 1 Waxwing flyover, 5 Goosander (1 drake, 1 immature drake, 3 redheads), 38 Common Pochards, 27 Tufted Duck, 13 Wigeon, 3 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Canada Geese, 31 Greylag Geese, 21 Grey Heron, 4 Mallard, 3 Herring Gull, 45 Black-headed gull, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Chaffinch, 9 Long-tailed Tit. 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk.
-
28th January seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 6 Goosander (2 drake 4 redhead), 32 Common Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, 13 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 8 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 3 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 13 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher,2 Pied Wagtail, Red Kite, Kestrel, 4 Raven, 13 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Chaffich, 1 drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mute Swan, 91 Greylag Geese, 13 Common Gull, 45 Black- headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull.
