Category: Sighting

Car park at West End – 10.38 to 11.54:- 212 Greylag Geese, 41 Teal,  22 Mallard, 1m+1f Wigeon, 1m+1f Gadwall, 4 Tufted, 1f Goldeneye, 4 Moorhen.1 Great Crested Grebe. 7 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 90 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Buzzard overhead, 37 Lapwing.
On feeders:- 1 Marsh, 5 Blue, 4 Great, 6 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Goldfinches, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Also seen:- 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 1 Magpie, numerous Pheasants and Woodpigeons.

West End:- 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 37 Teal, 51 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel,  8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 36 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 340 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull.   At feeders: 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit.

Dusk at West End:- 1m Wigeon, 14 Mandarin, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 72 Mallard, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Coot, 1 Little Grebe.

We continued to clear willows from an area of the south bank where we are planning to create a reed bed. We also carried out the regular tasks of: picking up litter; filling the bird feeders and updating the sightings list. Photos by Bob Stokes.

West End:  1 Little Grebe, 60 Great Crested Grebe, 41 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 169 Greylag Geese + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 1 Canada Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 6 Gadwall, 24 Teal, 26 Mallard, 1 drake Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Buzzard, 1f Kestrel,  9 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 12 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 140 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 flyover Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4+ Magpie, numerous Blue & Great Tits, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1m Reed Bunting, 2 Siskin.
Dam end:  3 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel.
Sightings by Bob Johnson, Alastair Gray, Bill Truckle & Jenny Scarfe-Beckett.

West End:-  1 Little Grebe, 140 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 10m+2f Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 4m+2f Gadwall, 19 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 10 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 47 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 147 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kingfisher,  1 Pied Wagtail. There were also: Great Crested Grebes, Cormorants, Mallards, Pheasants, Wood Pigeons, Magpies, Crows & Jackdaws but no counts taken.
Around the feeders:- Robin, 2 Blackbirds, numerous Blue & Great Tits, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.

Whillet’s Meadow:- 103 Reed Buntings came in to roost at the reed bed. They were coming in low and fast so no doubt I missed some. Sparrowhawk, Kestrel & Buzzard flew over. As did 4 Goldfinch & 3 Chaffinch, 50 Starlings flew north, 12 Fieldfare and several Redwings around.

West End:- 10 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 12 Mandarin, 7 Teal, 51 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Coot, 10 Pied Wagtails, 1 Kestrel, 14 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Fieldfare.

West End:- 3 Green Sandpipers, 8 Snipe, 1 Coot, 7 Moorhens, 264 Black-Headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 140 Greylag Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Pintail flew west, 12 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin, 1 Kingfisher, 28 Lapwing, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 5 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard.
Whillets:- 18 Song Thrush, 12 Fieldfare, 10 Blackbirds, 36 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Siskin, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Kingfishers.