Category: Sighting

West End:- 4 Snipe, 1m Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 3 Grey Heron, 24 Stock Dove, Marsh Tit.

West End:- 1 Wigeon, 15 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin.
Whillet’s:- 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 50+ Reed Buntings to roost.

West End:- 2 Pochard.

Dam End Car Park:  40 Goldfinch, 22 Chaffinch.  Also 2 Mute Swans on the water.

Whillet’s:- 1 Barn Owl.
West End:- 1 Pochard, 2 Gadwall.
Dam End:- 7 Greenfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 48 Redwing, 22 Goldfinch, 2 Mandarin, 1 Grey Heron, 14 Siskin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Bullfinch.

West End:- 3 Pochard.
Whillet’s:- 229 Reed Buntings came in to roost between 14:30-16:15, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch.

West End:- 5 Pochard, 12 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Coot, 1 Marsh Tit, 249 Greylag Geese.

West End Car Park (11.55-13.15):- 176 Greylag Geese, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Snipe, 1 Coot, 19 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 100-120 Carrion Crow overflying, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kestrel f, 1 Buzzard.
Around feeders:- 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker m,  6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch 3m 3f, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Pheasant m.

West End:-  160 Greylag, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pied Wagtail, several Long-tailed Tits.

31/12/18 [Bob Johnson & Alastair Gray] Dam End:-  Gull roost: c2650 Black-headed Gull, 150+ Common Gull, 580+ Herring Gull included a lot of immatures, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull. Also seen at Dam End:- 1+1 imm Mute Swan, c50 Canada Geese, 4 Manadarin, 1 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, Tawny Owl heard, Fox heard calling.
30/12/18 [Bob Johnson] West End:- 23 Cormorant, 77 Greylag, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 1f Kestrel, 1 Coot, 5 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper.
Whillet’s:- 1m Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Goldcrest,  1 Jay, 1m Bullfinch,  (2 visitors said they had seen a Water Rail well from Whillet’s road bridge).
24/12/18 [Bob Johnson] West End:- 5m+1f Mandarin, 8 Gadwall.