Sighting

West End:- 49 x Greylag Goose, 6 x Canada Goose, 1 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Mallard, 2 x Stock Dove, 4 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 6 x Black-headed Gull, 9 x Common Tern, 12 x Great Crested Grebe, 37 x Great Cormorant, 9 x Grey Heron, 2 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Common Reed Warbler, 5 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Pied Wagtail

Dam end:- 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Swallows collecting mud at outflow and building nest in stables first paddocks, 5 Egyptian Geese, 4 flyover Tufted Ducks, 1 Little Egret, 12 Swifts, 2 House Martins, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, Red Kite, Weasel by Waterworks, Marsh Tit, Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Jay.
West End:- 2 Kingfishers, 4 Little Egrets, 4 Coots, Moorhen, 2 Mute Swans, 68 Greylags, 1 Swift, Hobby, Red Kite, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Still Black headed gulls with 3 chicks other still on eggs, both failed Terns have both sitting on eggs again, back raft had … Read the rest

WeirWood from 5:45 today, firstly at the dam end where an ad’ Little Egret was on the dam but little else there other than lots of juv’ Pied Wagtails. Over the dam plenty of Swifts with ca35 birds plus a few House Martins. Gulls inc’ several Black-headed and 4 Herring. A single Hobby flew along the north bank early on and a couple of Jays were also noted. Below the dam a Whitethroat was seen plus a Garden Warbler and Green Woodpecker. Moving on to the west end 4 Little Egrets was under the heronry but no Great Egret so … Read the rest

Later at what had been a non productive WeirWood in the last few days an early to mid afternoon visit produced Great Egret at the west end in the heronry plus the usual cast of goodies. The terns on the 2nd from the left platform have at least one chick, another pair were on the left platform, whilst the gulls are doing well. Amazingly I had another sighting of a very pele looking male Honey Buzzard over Admirals Wood again. An ad” Little Egret was looking odd in amongst the Grey Lag Geese and no young Great-crested Grebes were seen … Read the rest

Willets:- 1 x European Herring Gull, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Peregrine Falcon, 4 x Carrion Crow, 4 x Common Reed Warbler, 1 x Western House Martin, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Garden Warbler, 2 x Common Whitethroat, 4 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Common Reed Bunting

West End:- 39 x Greylag Goose, 42 x Canada Goose, 2 x Mute Swan, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 11 x Mallard, 1 x Stock Dove, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 8 x Black-headed Gull, 9 x Common Tern, 17 x Great Crested Grebe, 32 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 9 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Jay, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Reed Warbler, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Song Thrush, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x … Read the rest

West End:- Black headed gulls 3 chicks still doing well and other still on eggs, all 4 adults present. Second Common Terns chicks have hatched today but couldn’t really see how many, saw at least 1 running around of first pair that hatched. Still 2 Mute Swans, 4 Coots, 2 Egyptian Geese, 52 Greylag Geese, 2 Mandarins and Great Crested grebes with 3 chicks by plaw hatch stream.
23 adult GC Grebes over whole reservoir.
Dam End: -1 Hobby, 13 Common Terns, 3 Black headed gulls ,20 Pied Wagtails, 1 Little Egret, 2 Lapwings, 25 Mallard + 4 Ducklings, 10 … Read the rest

Dam End:- 2 x Little Egret flying towards the west end from the dam. It’s gone into a bay on the south bank.A couple of hobbies, 3 young and 2 adults Egyptians, 1 Common Tern and 3 Black Headed Gull on top of the control building. Garden Warbler singing away in the CP. Bird of the day for me was a stunning male Bullfinch on the access road.

Much the same as yesterday at the west end,

Dam end:- 1 Hobby and 3 Little Egrets feeding along the north shore. The Egyptians still have 3 Goslings and a mallard with 5 young noted. 10+ pied wags on the dam, mostly youngsters. Family of 5 Swallows dropped in, still several Swift’s around. On the water 18 Herring gulls and 1 LBB dropped in for a wash.
Goldcrest singing in car park.