Category: Sighting

West End:- 15 Black-headed Gull, 4 Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 27 Cormorant, Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Tit, 6 Grey Heron at nests, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Mallard, 3 Marsh Tit, Mute Swan, Pheasant, 2 Robin, Treecreeper, Woodpigeon.

Whillet’s:- 1 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jays, 4 Redwing, 4 Smooth and 1 Palmate Newts in meadow pond.
West End:- 24 Grey Heron in Heronry , 42 Cormorants, 2 Canada Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 38 Fieldfare, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Bullfinch,13 Mallard.

West End:- Barn Owl flying in the field behind the hide Car Park at around 5pm.

West End: 1 imm Mute Swan, 2 pairs of Gadwall, 11 Mallard, 9 Grey Herons at nests at heronry, 69 Cormorants were roosting there as well. 40 Redwing, 1 Buzzard, 2 Canada Geese.
Whillet’s:-  8 Pheasants were in the second meadow; with the shooting season now over, plenty have survived the local farm shoots.

West End:- Red Kite drifted West early afternoon.

Ringing in the study area during the morning saw the usual Tit species. A quick view of the reservoir noted 4 Pochard – 1 male and three female.

West End:- 17 Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Buzzard, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Cormorant, Dunnock, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Great Tit, 8 Grey Heron all on or near nest, Kingfisher, Long-tailed Tit, 5 Mallard, 2 Marsh Tit, Pheasant, 2 Robin.

West End:- 17 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Moorhen, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chaffinch.

Pintail Bank:- 3 Snipe, Tufted Duck.
Car Park:- Sparrowhawk, Marsh Tit.

West End:- 12 Tufted Duck, 9 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Gull, 1 Marsh Tit.