Category: Sighting

West End:- 11 Egyptian Geese, 5 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Common Gull, 25 Starlings, 12 Redwings SW,1 Sparrowhawk.
Dam End:- 1,300 Woodpigeons SSW, 57 Greylag, 2 Redwing, 3 Meadow Pipits, 4 Jays, 2 Grey Wagtails, 6 Siskins in silver birch, 10 Chaffinch.
6 Mandarin along South Bank.

West End:- 10 Cormorant, 8 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 20+ Black-headed Gull.
Whillet’s:- 4 Mallard, 12 Pheasant, Water Rail, Moorhen and Kingfisher heard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40+ Redwing flyovers and roosting nearby, 10+ Jackdaw flyovers, 2 Rook flyovers, 2 Crow, 1 Long-tailed Tit,   Reed-bed roost: 16:00 to 17:45 ~ 62 Reed Buntings, c.20 Starling which were unsettled; some came in and went out several times, c.20 is the final estimated number in the roost.
Also 1 Migrant Hawker dragonfly.

West End:- (14.45-15.21) 101 Greylag Geese. 9 Egyptian Geese. 15 Mallard. 2 Gadwall 1m 1f. 10 Coot. 5 Great Crested Grebe. 18 Cormorant. 1 Grey Heron. 31 Black-headed Gull. 1 Magpie. Numerous Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.

West End:- 36 Cormorant, 30+ Greylag, 5 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1m+1f Gadwall, 2 Buzzard, 29 Black-headed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 150 Wood Pigeon. Also 1 Migrant Hawker dragonfly.

Lots of Redwings with a few Fieldfare mixed in. 5+ Brambling, several Siskins, 2 Redpoll over and a Wood Lark on the dam briefly.

Dam End:- 1 late Swallow, 3 Brambling flew over.
West End:- 1 Teal, 3 Kingfisher.

Whillet’s:- 59 Reed Buntings and 2 Starlings into roost between 16:00-17:45. 2 Water Rails calling in reed bed.
1 Teal and 2 Kingfishers flew over. 16 Pied Wagtails flew north to roost, 50+ Redwings around and 1 Chiffchaff calling in reed bed. 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Chaffinch over.

West End:-  36 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 27 Mallard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Coot, 1 immature Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wren, c.50 Black-headed Gull and c.100 Jackdaw attracted to field behind North Bank.

Dam End:- 1 Osprey flew through, 60 Meadow Pipit, 9 Egyptian Geese.

West End:- 3 Snipe were flushed from Pintail Bank whilst grass cutting, also a Chiffchaff seen. 1 Buzzard being mobbed by Jackdaws, On the water 1 Coot.