Category: Sighting

6 Snipe on Pintail bank, Water Rail heard at Whillet’s reed-bed.

WeBS Results
All Reservoir:- 16 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Cormorant, 4 Mute Swan, 136 Greylag including 1 hybrid, 25 Mallard + 1 domestic hybrid, 5 Moorhen, 5+ Crow, 8 Chaffinch.
Dam End:- 2 Little Grebe at lagoon, 23 Canada Geese, 1f Sparrowhawk, 21 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Meadow Pipit, 30 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Jay, 15 Starling.
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 40 Grey Heron (at least 27 active nests at the heronry including the white leucistic bird), 5 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1m Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 40 Lapwing flyover, 2 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Jackdaw, 1 Rook.
Feeders:- 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 30 Blue Tit, 14 Great Tit, 8 Goldfinch.
Whillets:- Green Woodpecker heard, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Jay, 1m Bullfinch.

West End (10,07-11,50 Car Park):- 190 Greylag Geese, 16 Canada Geese, 1 hybrid goose, 8 Mallard, 6 Pochard 5m+1f, 9 Tufted Duck 4m+5f, 3 Gadwall, 8 Mallard, 2 Mandarin 1m+1f, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 16 Cormorant, 15 Grey Heron, 722 Black-headed Gull, 22 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard overhead, 50-60 Jackdaw overflying.
Around feeders – 3 Pheasant, 2 Mallard, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker f, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird m, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, numerous Woodpigeon overflying, huge raft of gulls on the reservoir.

Dam End:-  5 Mute Swan, 37 Canada Geese, 10 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Little Grebe on the Lagoon.

West End:- 3m+1f Pochard, 1m+1f Gadwall, 2m+1f Tufted Duck, 4m+1f Mandarin, 3 Moorhen, 3 Common Gull, 26 Grey Heron.

West End:- 4 m Pochard and 1 m Tufted Duck.

West End:  5m+1f Pochard,  20 Cormorant, 31 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Moorhen, 15 Common Gull.

West End:- Peregrine, female Sparrowhawk, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebes, 1m Tufted Duck, 2m+1f Mandarin, 5m+1f Pochard, 3 Marsh Tits, 2 Buzzard, 31 Grey Herons including leucistic bird back again, 15 Canada Geese.

8 Mandarin, 3 Little Grebes, 5 Pochards.