Category: Osprey

Brendan reported seeing an Osprey take a fish at the dam end this morning and has seen it regularly last few days most usually between 8:30 and 10:00

West End:- WeirWood again, early afternoon this time. For the last few days not a lot seen but today was brilliant. First 2 birds were White Stork over north and Osprey at the west end. I was delighted to see my first Swallow of the year over the nesting rafts and brilliant views of a hunting male Goshawk, an awesome bird of seen well like this. The feeders produced the usual Marsh Tit whilst Great-crested Grebes were weed dancing. A male Reed Bunting was at the feeding station and a male Bullfinch paid a brief visit

Whillett’s:- a Water Rail was showing well and the Great Egret flew over towards the meadows. In the narrows a Little Egret was noted and 6 Mandarins. .

Dam End:- it was fairly quiet with a few Herring Gulls on the water but the grassy slope produced Green Woodpecker, a Mistle Thrush was noted and a Blackcap was singing in trees here, a few Pied Wagtails were joined by 2 Meadow Pipits, plus 2 Jays joined the party. From here 5 Common Buzzards were up just casually interacting with each other and even a Red Kite joined in. Not a bad haul in one and a half hours.

West End (PM) :-1 Osprey (16:05), adult male Goshawk, 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzards, Great Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1m Reed Bunting (again in front of the hide), 5 Mandarins, 3 Teal,6 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Coot, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Pied Wagtails.
Dam End:- 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Pied Wagtails, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Black headed gulls, 1 Herring Gull, Green Woodpecker heard.

West End:- 1 potential Osprey at the end of WeBS count – unconfirmed.

One reported via the Birdguides system.