West End:- (10.45 – 11.50) Red Kite flying over, 2 Mute Swans, pair Tufted Ducks, approx 20 Canada Geese, one only Great Crested Grebe, Black-headed Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Chaffinch, Robin.
On feeders – Great, Blue, Long-tailed, Coal, and Marsh Tits, Goldfinches.
A male Sparrowhawk swooped down on the feeders, unsuccessfully chased a Blue Tit, and scared all birds away. At least 10 minutes before they cautiously ventured back.
Usual Mallards, Herons, and Cormorants.
Category: Sighting
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9th March 2022 seen by Richard Woods
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8th March 2022 seen by the Work Party
West End:- 2m+4f Wigeon, 2m+2f Gadwall, 2m+1f Tufted Duck, 4+ Canada Geese, 6 Egyptian Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 1 Marsh Tit.
Whillet’s:- 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Snipe. -
7th March 2022 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 2 Mandarin, 19 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 5 Greylag Geese, 3 Common Gull, 130 Black-headed Gull, 2 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 140 Woodpigeon.
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7th March 2022 seen by Nigel Driver
Dam End from dawn:- Green Sandpiper in the overflow also displaying Grey Wagtails.
West End:- Water Rail, busy feeders with Coal and Marsh Tits and Nuthatch plus others. -
4th March 2022 seen by Andrew Smith
West End, Car Park:- (09:53-10:42) 2 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard 4m 2f, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Cormorant, 27 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe on Pintail Point, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Stock Dove on Osprey platform. Around Feeders, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chaffinch 2m 1f, 1 Wren.
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1st March 2022 seen by PH, THJ & School
West End (13:30 to 14:30):- Mallard, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tit, Canada Goose, Robin, Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Great Crested Grebe
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28th February 2022 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- Late morning above the northern ridge 6+ Buzzards including a lovely pale bird, Red Kite, female Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and 3 Ravens.6 Canada Geese, 5 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Coot, 10 Mallard, 28 Grey Heron, 46 Cormorants, 7 Stock Dove, 8 Magpie, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Common Gull, 46 Black-headed Gull, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coot. -
27th February 2022 PH, THJ & Group
West End:- Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Buzzard, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Redwing, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Moorhen.
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25th February 2022 seen by PH, THJ and School Group
West End:- Egyptian Goose, Long-tailed Tit, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Magpie, Dunnock, Robin, Common Gull, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Nuthatch.
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25th February 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding
West End:- 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pheasant, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Coot, 50 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 25 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Rook, 1 Coal Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.