Category: Sighting

Mid morning from Lay-by 3 Red Kites, 4 Buzzards, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Raven & 2 Goshawks M/F.
Stubble field 50 Linnets, 4 Goldfinch & 2 Chaffinch.
11 Redwings, 9 Fieldfares over, 1 Chiffchaff & Marsh Tit.
On water just 3 Mandarins, 11 Canada Geese & 9 GCG.

Singing Blackcap at the dam end near the turning triangle. Not much else to report here. 2 LBB Gulls, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 male Mandarin, pair of Buzzards displaying, Marsh Tit, 2 Redwings, plenty of common birdsong.

WeirWood was almost devoid of birds at the dam, just a pair of Grey Wagtails on the dam at 8:00hrs. No gulls or grebes at all. At the west end 2 Little Egrets, 3 male Mandarins, 2 Jays, a singing Chiffchaff and Nuthatches. Others inc’ 2 Teal, 4 Redwings over and the Water Rail again by the feeders. Very quiet generally.

3cy Caspian gull with just 12 Herring Gulls,2 Common Gulls & 4 Black headed gulls so far.

West End:- 4 x Canada Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 6 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Great Crested Grebe, 17 x Cormorant, 27 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 3 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 13 x Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 1 x Wren, 1 x Nuthatch, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x Redwing, 1 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 5 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

This morning 20+ Redwings in the study area and Woodlark singing from adjacent field.

Dam end-13 Great Crested Grebes,1 Grey Wag,2 Pied Wag,4 Herring Gull,8 Black headed gulls,6 Rooks,10 Buzzards,1 male Goshawk,1 male Sparrowhawk.

WeirWood early morning at the dam where I was delighted to see an ad’ Little Gull. Little else however, a few grebes and Herring Gulls, with Grey Wagtail on the dam. Only stayed for 30 minutes.

West End:- 14 x Canada Goose, 6 x Egyptian Goose, 6 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Gadwall, 5 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 8 x Woodpigeon, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 16 x Cormorant, 23 x Grey Heron, 2 x Kingfisher, Present x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Marsh Tit, 7 x Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 1 x Woodlark, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Wren, 2 x Nuthatch, 1 x Starling, 17 x Redwing, 2 x Blackbird, 1 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 4 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

West End:- 6 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 1 x Mandarin Duck, 9 x Mallard, 2 x Teal, 1 x Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 16 x Woodpigeon, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 26 x Cormorant, 13 x Grey Heron, 3 x Magpie, 4 x Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Marsh Tit, c15 x Blue Tit, 7 x Great Tit, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Wren, 3 x Nuthatch, 7 x Starling, 1 x Song Thrush, c20 x Redwing, 1 x Blackbird, 6 x Fieldfare, 2 x Robin, 4 x Dunnock, 6 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch