Category: Sighting

7 Sand Martins at dam end.

Around 20 Sand Martins seen over West End of reservoir.

West End:- 8 x Canada Goose, 7 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Egyptian Goose, 11 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Mallard, 4 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 23 x Woodpigeon, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Herring Gull, 17 x Cormorant, 25 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 1 x Kingfisher, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 9 x Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 1 x Long-tailed Tit, 3 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Blackcap, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 2 x Blackbird, 4 x Dunnock, 1 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 x Chaffinch, 3 x Goldfinch

12 widgeon, 6 gc grebes, and two lesser black backs at the dam end this afternoon

West end with James this afternoon,female Goshawk,Kingfisher,2 Gadwall,4 Mandarins,Woodlark over north bank fields opposite hide,4 Buzzards,5 Stock doves.

WeirWood. On a brief drop by it was nice to see 3 Sand Martins at the west end by the canoeist beach. Also about was the male Goshawk again, a Blackcap was in song as was Goldcrest, Marsh Tit, Wood Lark, and a sew Chiffchaffs that o didn’t count and the dull tones of a Bullfinch. Ducks inc’ Mandarin, 3 males and a male Teal. Great-crested Grebes were weed dancing and Stock Doves were mating. A pleasant time albeit quite short lived.

Blackcap singing in sailing club car park,16 GCC on water.
Just single Black headed gull and several Herrings,Grey Wag 2 Mistle Thrush,2 Bullfinch,2 Goldcrests.
West end-singing Woodlark,another blackcap xx & several Chiffchaffs.
3 Mandarins,4 more GCG,4 Greylags on the water.
5 Buzzards and male Sparrowhawks plus a Raven noted.

Whillets-Water Rail at Reed bed plus Moorhen,3 Mandarins on stream making a lot of noise because of a Mink swimming around.
2 Bullfinch,4 Chiffchaffs and heard Green Woodpecker several times,nice watching a pair M/F Kestrels displaying on the overhead wires.
Butterfly’s-5 Comma,4 Peacocks.

West End:- 11 x Canada Goose, 1 x Greylag Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 6 x Mandarin Duck, 7 x Mallard, 1 x Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, c20 x Woodpigeon, 1 x Moorhen, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 15 x Cormorant, 27 x Grey Heron, 2 x Buzzard, 1 x Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 x Magpie, 5 x Jackdaw, 2 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Marsh Tit, 11 x Blue Tit, 5 x Great Tit, 1 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Chiffchaff, 1 x Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 3 x Redwing, 2 x Blackbird, 2 x Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 2 x Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 x Chaffinch, 7 x Goldfinch

Mid afternoon at the dam,saw the ill looking Black Headed Gull,only other gulls were 2 Herring Gulls.
10 Great crested Grebes,2 Pied Wags,1 Jay,Mistle Thrush,Chiffchaff,18 Rooks,2 Ravens,6-8 Buzzards and female Goshawk seen several times.