Category: Sighting

West End (Car park 13:18-14:10)- 508 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Great Crested Grebe,15 Mallard, 5 Mandarin 3m+2f, 9 Pochard, 6 Tufted 2m+4f, 7 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 14 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 5 Pheasant 4m+1f, 10 Carrion Crow overflying, Around feeders: 2 Pheasant, 3 Blackbird 1m+2f, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Woodpigeon, 3 Chaffinch 1m+2f.

West End:  2 Little Grebe, 200+ Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Mallard, 2f Wigeon, 1m+2f Gadwall, 7m+1f Pochard, 2m+4f Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, 2 Common Gull,    At feeders: 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit amongst the usual Blue & Great Tits.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kingfisher.

West End:- 2m Pochard, 9 Gadwall, 460 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Coots.

West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 200+ Greylag, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2m+2f Gadwall, 4m+1f Pochard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher (all late afternoon).

West End:- 4m+1f Pochard, 4m+3f Gadwall, 3 Coots, 3 Little Grebes, 376 Greylag Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Egyptian Geese.

West End: 12 GC Grebe, 234 Greylag, 2 Egyptian Geese, 10 Mallard, 2M+2F Pochard, 1M+1F Gadwall, 2 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 2 Buzzard, 40 BH Gull, 3 Common Gull, 28 Stock Dove, on feeders 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 12+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, also 100+ Jackdaws plus some Crows on fields behind Car Park.

West End:- 2m+2f Pochard, 3m+1f Mandarin, 2 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Common Gull,1 Mute Swan flew NW early morning.
Whillet’s- Fairly quiet at the roost (14:10-16:15) with 100 Reed Buntings and 640 Starlings dropping in, 2+ Water Rail & 1 Tawny Owl heard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 12 Goldfinches, 270 Jackdaws flew north.

West End: 3 Pochard, 8 Mandarin, 3 Coot.

West End:- A bird ringing session produced a good mix of birds including Chaffinch, Bullfinch, 1cy (calendar year) male Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit & Coal Tit. The majority being Blue Tits. All appeared to be in good weight for the time of year.  Plus a flock of 27 Lapwing were seen flying over.

Dam end:- 1 Shelduck mid-reservoir at 8:15am.   West End:- 3 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese, 38 Carrion Crow.   Whillets Reed-bed Roost count – 14:20 to 16:15:- 106 Reed Bunting came in over the period also 1880 Starling, and again a Sparrowhawk was hunting Starlings coming in to roost. Also 1 Water Rail at reed-bed.