Category: Sighting

West End:- 5m+2f Mandarin, 2 Buzzard, Marsh Tit heard.
Whillet’s:-  2 Raven, Water Rail heard, 1 Goldcrest.

West End:- 1 Red Kite, male Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest.
Dam End:- 25 Meadow Pipits.

Whillet’s:- 84 Reed Buntings roosted between 14:20-16:20, Water Rail squealing, 24 Redwings, 5 Siskin, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Raven, 3 Buzzards, 1 Fox, 5 Fallow Deer, 3 Common Darters.
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 18 Goldfinch.
Dam End:- 1 late Swallow south, 2 Mute Swans.

Whillet’s:- 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cormorant on river, 2 Moorhen, 3 Mallard and 1 Water Rail on flooded area under trees, 2 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Jay, 12 Siskin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Buzzard.

West End:- 18 Mandarin flock on the water, mainly males displaying. 8 Mallard, 34 Greylag, 6 Cormorant, a few Great Crested Grebes and Black-headed Gulls, 1 Crow.  Around Feeders – A short look after having just put them up – 1 Robin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Magpie, 1 Woodpigeon, 1f Pheasant.

West End:- 1f Wigeon, 3m+2f Gadwall, 5 Teal, 6m+1f Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Moorhen.
Whillet’s:- 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Reed Bunting, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Redwing, 15 Siskin, 460 Woodpigeon flew south.

West End:- Kingfisher, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, pair of Gadwall, Moorhen, Great Spotted Woodpecker heard.
Whillets:- Pair of Stonechat, 3+ Song Thrush, Kingfisher, 3+ Long-tailed Tit, Bullfinch. 1f Southern Hawker at Pool.

WeBS
All reservoir:- 7 Grey Heron, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 25 Mallard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Redwing.
Dam End:- 9 Hybrid Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 54 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, Skylark heard, 25 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 3 Goldfinch, Siskin flyover, 18 Linnet, 4 Lesser Redpoll.
West End:- 40 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, pair of Gadwall, pair of Tufted Duck, 5 Teal, 4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe,  2 Kingfisher, 30 Wood Pigeon, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Jackdaw, 4 Crow.
Whillet’s:- Water Rail heard, (1 Kingfisher was also seen along river but probably one of the West End pair already recorded above. We think there are 2 pairs of Kingfishers at the reservoir a pair based at each end near the rivers), 3 Wren, 1 Stonechat, 6 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch.

Whillet’s:- 35 Reed Buntings roosted in reed bed between 4pm-6pm, Water Rail heard squealing several times, Tawny Owl calling and 7 late Swallows over.
West End:- 4 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 7 Egyptian Geese, 203 Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk.