Category: Sighting

Dam End:- 1 Osprey, 2 Red Kites, 1m Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s- 1 singing Yellowhammer, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Bullfinch.

[Osprey again this morning – reported on Birdguides.
Also 2 Swallows reported flying through.]
West End:-  25 Canada Geese, 5 Egyptian Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Brimstone butterfly. Heronry:- Active nests 32 Grey Heron and 13 Cormorant. Also 2 Swallows and a Marsh Tit were reported by others.
Whillet’s:- 2 nesting Canada Geese,  2 flyover Mandarin, Stock Dove and Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay.  Also 1 male Brimstone butterfly seen on a transect check.

West End:- 1 Goshawk (immature female), 1 Swallow.

Dam End:- 1 Osprey at 09:30, 1 Red Kite, 15 Canada Geese, 1 Mandarin, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 1 immature Mute Swan on Lagoon.
North Bank:- 9 singing Chiffchaffs, 2 Jays.
West End:- 4 Swallows, 14 Sand Martins, 5 Egyptian Geese, 1m Tufted Duck, 2 Mandarin, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Chiffchaff.

Dam End:- 2 Sand Martins and 18 Fieldfare flew East, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch.

Dam End:- 1 Redshank, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Willow Warbler by Horse Paddock

West End:- 10 Crossbills, 1 Goshawk (immature female).
Dam End:- 2 Sand Martins, several Teal.

West End:- 10 Mandarin, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch.

West End:- 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, Raven heard, 1 Snipe on Pintail, 1 Mandarin, 1 Chiffchaff.
Whillet’s:- 1 Chiffchaff, both frog and toad spawn in meadow pond also 2 Newts.
An early flowering “Cuckoo Flower” and “Wood Anemone”.