Category: Sighting

Dam End:- The dull conditions were brightened by some nice birds: Great Northern Diver, Ruddy Shelduck and a beautiful adult Little Gull early morning. Other notables included Chiffchaff, 12 Reed Bunting and a male Stonechat.

Dam End:- adult moulting Great Northern Diver still, Little Egret, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Gull, 14 Black-headed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel.
West End:- 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 15 Mallard, 1 Stonechat, 2 Bullfinch, 135 Greylag Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese. 3 Mute Swan, 150 Woodpigeon.

Dan End:- Great Northern Diver, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Gull.
West End:- 1 Coot

Visit to check the gull roost.
Dam End:- 1 Great Northen Diver, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron.
Gull Roost: 760+ Black-headed Gull, 50+ Herring Gull, 10+ Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Gulls were still coming in when the light level was so low that accurate ID and counting was impossible.

Whillet’s:- 113 Reed Bunting came out of roost this morning, 2 Water Rail squealing, 10 Redwing, 34 Cormorant flew W, 900 Black-headed Gull flew W, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Grey Wagtail.
West End:- 1 Coot, 6f Common Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 8 Teal, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Red Kite, 3 Mandarin Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 38 Mallard + white duck.
Dam End:- 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Red Kite, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Dam End:- The moulting adult Great Northern Diver is still present for its 12th day, 10 Common Gulls.

West End:- 50 Greylag, 20 Mallard, 1m+2f Tufted Duck, 2f Pochard, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 1m Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl heard, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 flyover Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, Jay heard, 23 Reed Bunting came in to roost between 15:15 and 16:30. Also 1 Starling roosted and 8 others flew over.

West End:- female Red Crested Pochard still.
Dam End:- adult Great Northern Diver

West End:- 6 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 32 Mallard, 17 Teal, 2 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 120+ Woodpigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 1 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Marsh Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch.

West End:-  1 Little Grebe, 15 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2f Wigeon, 2m+2f Gadwall, 10+ Teal, 30+ Mallard, 1f Red Crested Pochard, 1f Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1m+1f Stonechat, 2 Redwing.