Category: Sighting

West End:- 10 Mandarin, 6 Snipe, 2 Coot, 14 Mallard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Cormorant, 1 Marsh Tit, 30 Siskin, 7 Chaffinch, 20 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Bullfinch, 3 Common Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Jay, 4 Magpie, 1 Little Egret.
Waterworks Lagoon:- 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 1 immature Mute Swan.
Dam End:- 27 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare in Horse Paddock, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Adult and 1st winter Mediterranean Gull, Raven.

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West End:- 2 adult and 2 immature Mute Swans.

West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 40 Lesser Redpolls and 6 Siskins in Alders (car park), 2 Moorhen, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Chaffinch.
Dam End:- 1 Canada Goose, 1 Meadow Pipit and 500+ Black-headed Gulls.

Dam End:- male Goosander.

West End:- 2 Chiffchaffs calling and feeding in the reeds in front of the hide late afternoon (my latest record on patch).
Dam End:- 6 Canada Geese,1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

West End:- (car park 11:20-12:23) 281 Greylag Geese, 3 White Geese and 1 hybrid goose, with Greylags, 2 Egyptian Geese, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Goosander m+f, 8 Mallard 5m+3f, 5 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Snipe,31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher.
Around feeders:- 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird m, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch 1m+1f, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper.

West End:- (midday from car park) m&f Goosander off the north bank then moved past the rafts to the inlet to the east. Very good views for an hour.

South Bank:- 31 Cormorant in the roost trees.
West End:- mid afternoon 31 Mandarin flew in, also 5 Egyptian Geese, 1 Wigeon, 1 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher.
Feeders:- 2 Marsh Tit,  Treecreeper,  Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 1m Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, Bullfinch heard. Reed-bed roost 15:15 to 16:15 – 83 Reed Buntings and c.1340 Starlings.