Category: Sighting

Dam End:- 1 very late House Martin flew west at 11:05, 22 Meadow Pipits in Horse Paddock, 2 Common Gulls.

West End (13,20-14,15):- 84 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Mallard, 6 Mandarin 5m 1f, 23 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 4 Pheasants, 63 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 120-140 Woodpigeon overflew, On feeders, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Marsh Tit one ringed, 1 Robin.

West End:- 20 Mallard, 3 Mandarin, 2 Egyptian Geese, 149 Greylag Geese, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Raven, 3 Buzzard,1m & 1f Sparrowhawks, 300 Woodpigeon, 1 Meadow Pipit, 71 Starlings flew west, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Fieldfare, 7 Chaffinch.

It is rare to get an overseas recovery on ringed birds. Today we received a recovery on a Chiffchaff that was ringed here on 25/08/18 within the study area. The bird was 1cy. It was found freshly dead on 25/03/19 at Les Vallées, Digulleville, Manche, France a distance of 202 km. Manche is in the Normandy area of France.

Dam End:- 5 Redpolls, 2 Ravens, a Red Kite lingered for a while, Yellowhammer in the meadow where 2 Stonechat were also showing, Marsh Tit and several Goldcrest too.

Whillet’s:- 197 Reed Buntings and 165 Starlings dropped into roost at the reed bed between 14:30-16:40, female Sparrowhawk hunting over reed bed, 1 Snipe high north over reed bed, Water Rail and Tawny Owl heard calling, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Redwings, 6 Chaffinch, 200 Starlings NW, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Pheasants around, 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Pipistrelle Bat.
Dam End:- 300 Goldfinch in Alders, 2 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Blackbirds, 48 Starlings, 1 Little Grebe on lagoon.

West End:-  191 Greylag, 2 Egyptian Geese, 12 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch.

Dam End:- 21 Ring-necked Parakeets, 45 Meadow Pipits, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Chaffinch, 19 Goldfinch, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Fieldfare, 26 Redwing, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Geese.
West End:- 1 Mandarin, 23 Black-headed Gull, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Little Grebe, 125 Woodpigeon, 1 Red Kite.
Whillets:- 1 Water Rail heard, 2 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chaffinch, 70 Goldfinch, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Jays, 3 Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 13 Bullfinch, 5 Song Thrush, 5 Blackbirds, 5 Redwings, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Speckled Wood, many Common Darters, 4 Fallow Deer, 1 Mink.

A morning ringing session produced a mix bag of 47 birds.
2 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Robin, 7 Great Tit, 21 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch (1cy female), 1 Bullfinch (adult male), 1 Chiffchaff. 2 Redwing (both 1 cy birds).
Other birds of note:-  1 Mandarin male, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Buzzard.

West End:- 1 Common Gull on tern raft.