Category: Sighting

  • 16th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 185 Greylag Geese, 1 Mute Swan, 1 f Shoveler, 4 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 58 Teal, 19 Gadwall, 75 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Mandarin, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Siskins, 325 Woodpigeons, 2 Buzzards.

  • 14th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Green Sandpipers, 40 Mallard, 17 Gadwall, 8 Snipe, 57 Teal, 2 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 46 Lapwing, 1 Grey wagtail, 1 Coal Tit, 64 Great Crested Grebes.

  • 13th November 2016 seen by Bob Johnson

    Dam End:-  Peregrine flew over loosely chasing a corvid, female Sparrowhawk flying over being mobbed by a crow, and female Kestrel sitting on wire. Tawny Owl heard, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 76 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Mallard, 10 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Canada Geese, 7 Moorhen, 5 Redpoll, 2 flyover Fieldfare, 1 Jay.  Gull Roost:  1100+ Black-headed Gull  (106 on day count), 1 Herring Gull, 9+ Common Gull (3 on day count).
    West End:- 2 Little Grebe, 39 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 177 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose hybrid, 6M+3F Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, pair of Tufted Duck, 12m+5f Gadwall, 55 Teal, 27 Mallard + 1 domestic Magpie Duck, 1f Shoveler, 8 Moorhen, 4 Buzzard, 70 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit.

  • 12th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    Whillet’s:- 24 Reed Buntings roosted in the reedbed, 30 Redwings, 1 Kingfisher, Tawny Owl calling.
    West End:- 22 Lapwing, 143 Greylag Geese, 11 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 6 Snipe, 46 Teal.

  • 10th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 39 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 m Wigeon, 34 Teal, 11 Gadwall, 2 Mandarin.
    Dam End:- 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Mandarin and 55 Cormorant in trees along South Bank.

  • 9th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 14 Common Gulls.
    West End:- 1 m Wigeon, 1f Shoveler, 65 Teal, 29 Mallard, 11 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin, 13 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 128 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Moorhen, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 175 Woodpigeon.
    Also a flock of about 20 Chaffinch feeding along Legsheath Road and 3 Bramblings with them.

  • 8th November 2016 seen by Bob Johnson

    West End (late afternoon):- 1m Wigeon, 7m+4f Gadwall, 50 Teal, 41 Mallard, 4m+2f Mandarin, 1 feral Magpie Duck, 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay. Tree Creeper and Buzzard reported by Work Party.

  • 7th November 2016 seen by Richard Woods

    West End (11.45 to 12.15):-  10 Gadwall, 6 Mandarin, about 30 Teal, 2 Snipe, Kingfisher and Red-necked Grebe. A group of 8 Red-legged Partridges on Legsheath Lane.

  • 7th November 2016 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 61 Mallard, 41 Teal, 12 Mandarin, 7 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Buzzard.
    Dam End:- 1 Kingfisher, 4 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 182 Black-headed Gull, 50 Great Crested Grebes, 45 Starlings, 8 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 2 Roe Deer.