Category: Sighting

West End:- An immature Peregrine Falcon caught a Stock Dove, 1 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 4 Buzzards, 2 Swifts, 10 House Martins, 10 Swallows, 2m+2f Tufted Duck, 2m Mandarin, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Buntings, 1 Jay, 90+ Herring Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Lapwing flew East, 1 Mute Swan flew high East, 7 Common Terns, pair of Pied Wagtails feeding fledged young.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1m Reed Bunting.
Whillet’s:- 1m Greenfinch, pair Garden Warblers, 1 singing Reed Bunting and several Reed Warblers in the Reed Bed,1 Kingfisher,1 Grass Snake.

West End:- at the car park hide (09.45-10.47) 2 Canada Geese, 24 Great Crested Grebe – 2 on nests, 23 Mallard 12m+2f+9 juveniles, 31 Cormorants, 15 Grey Heron, 4 Common Tern on rafts, 2 Coot, 3 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Magpie, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit on feeders, numerous Woodpigeon.

Dam End:- Pied Wagtail and 3 Common Sandpipers

WEST END: 3 Mandarin, 2 pairs of Tufted Duck, pair of Buzzard giving flight displays, 1 Coot, 11 Common Tern, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, 2 LT Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, unusually a male House Sparrow was seen in the Car Park under feeders, 2 Goldfinch, a couple of GC Grebe nests were noted, Some of the Grey Heron and Cormorants nesting with heronry area now have well grown young.   WHILLET’S: several Reed Warbler and a Reed Bunting are in the reed bed area.

DAM END: 1 Osprey seen over dam just after 4pm.

DAM END: 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 House Martin, 5 Common Tern.  NORTH BANK: 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Bullfinch, 41 Fallow Deer, 1 Muntjac Deer.  WEST END: 1 Mute Swan, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Swallow, 1 Red Kite.

DAM END:  1 Little Grebe in Lagoon, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper on dam wall, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 LT Tit, 2 Jay, pair of Goldfinch nesting, pair of Linnet.  NORTH BANK: 3 Garden Warbler, 5+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Marsh Tit.  Also a Twayblade was seen in bud along the  public footpath within first section where Early Purple Orchids are in flower amongst the bluebells.

Some sightings from the Members Spring Walk.
Study Area:-  Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Tawny Owl, Mandarin, 2 Raven, 1 Kestrel, Buzzard, Wren, Blue & Great tit.
West End:- Treecreeper, 7 Common Tern, Coot, nesting Cormorants & Grey Herons,  Great Crested Grebe at a nest.
Whillet’s Meadows:-  Reed Warblers heard in reed bed, also heard Whitethroat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler and Chiffchaff. (A report on the members walk will be published soon.)

West End:- 1 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, 3m Mandarin, 18 Mallard, 2m+1f Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, flyover Herring Gull, 7 Common Tern, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.