Category: Sighting

This morning a number of Blue Tits and Great Tits were rung. Other birds of note – Long-tailed Tit and Goldcrest. Other sightings: 2 Buzzard, Kingfisher, Marsh Tit and Bullfinch.

WeBS Counts
Dam End:- Started well with 4 Ravens seen in the Sailing Club Car Park when I arrived; but not a lot on the water. (Counts)  4 Raven, 29 Cormorant, 156 Greylag, 1 Greylag/Canada hybrid, 1 Mallard hybrid, 19 Canada Geese, 4 Herring Gull,  100+ Wood Pigeon, 1 Bullfinch.
Total reservoir counts:  82 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 61 Mallard, 9 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Pied Wagtail.
West End:-  2 Little Grebe, 10 Mandarin, 6 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Coot, 29 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, 168 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Blackbird, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 15+ Blue Tit, 5+ Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch. (On fields by the road:– 100+ Jackdaw, 10+ Rook, 10+ Crow).
Whillet’s:- 1 Wren, 1 Goldcrest, 30+ Redwing.

West End:- 12 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebes, 15 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Gull, 207 Black-headed Gull, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Marsh Tit, 96 Starlings flew south, 180 Woodpigeon flew south and 200+ flock of Jackdaws flew north.

West End late afternoon 14/11:-  The highlight was unusually 2 Daubenton’s bats seen flying over the water feeding, light levels still being good enough to get views.
2 Little Grebe,  154 Greylag + 1 Greylag/Canada hybrid, 12 Mandarin, 2+ Gadwall, 16 Teal, pair of Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 35 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- The work party saw a flock of 50+ Fieldfare fly over, and a Pied Wagtail.

West End:- 1m Pintail, 6 Gadwall, 40 Teal, 28 Mallard, 4 Mandarin, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 28 Lapwing, 8 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 126 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Coal Tits, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Raven, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard.
Dam End:- 62 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Egyptian Geese.

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West End:- 49 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 42 Mallard, 18 Mandarin, 3m+3f Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 44 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 3 Green Sandpipers, 7 Snipe, 44 Lapwing, 3 Ravens, 2 Buzzards, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Magpies, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Coal Tit.
North Bank:- 2 Hawfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 30 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Kestrel, Bullfinch Heard.
Dam End :- 1 Little Grebe.

Whillet’s:- 113 Reed Buntings and 4 Starlings came in to roost between 14:30-16:15.

When checking nest boxes today, we found this store of acorns. The top was fixed down, so all of these have been carried in through the entrance hole. Photo by Michael Myszyn.