Category: Sighting

  • 24th June 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 1 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Tern, 7 Cormorant, 23+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 94 Greylag Goose, 4 Kingfisher, 4 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 6 Mallard, 2 Mandarin Duck, 3+ Swallow, 1 Tufted Duck.

  • 22nd June 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:- 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Common Tern, 45+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail (on road), 2 Little Egret, 17 Mallard, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Cormorant + 4 on nests, 14 Grey Heron, 50+ Greylag Goose, 2 Magpie, Woodpigeon.
  • 26th June 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Lapwing, 24 Mandarin Duck, 1M Tufted Duck, 39 Mallard, 75 GC Grebe, 79 Greylag Geese, 7 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, also 2 Purple Hairstreak butterflies around hide Car Park.

  • 25th June 2017 seen by Bill Truckle

    West End:  Greenshank flew over calling.

  • 25th June 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:  10 Common Terns + 7 chicks on rafts, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 34 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 33 Mallard, 2 Kingfisher, 72 GC Grebe, 74 Greylag Geese, 3 BH Gull, 3 Moorhen, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel,

    Whillets: 13 Grass Snakes, 2 Slow Worms, 1 White-legged Damselfly, 2 male Black Tailed Skimmer, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Four Spot Chaser, 1 Broad Bodied Chaser, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Common Darter.

  • 22nd June 2017 seen by Mark Roberts

    West End:  Carrion Crow 3,Common Tern 4, Great Crested Grebe 45+, Grey Wagtail 1, Little Egret 2, Mallard 17, Chiffchaff 1, Cormorant 12 + 4 on nests, Grey Heron 14, Greylag Goose 50+, Magpie 2.

  • 21st June 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Little Egret, 4 Lapwing, 13 Mandarins + 5 tiny chicks, 1m Tufted Duck, Cormorant with 3 young in 2 nests, 70 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Grey Wagtail carrying food.
    Dam End:- 17 Herring Gulls, 3 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzards, 1 Swallow, 6 House Martins, 15+ Black Skimmers on water works lagoon.
  • 20th June 2017 seen by Robert Ludman

    North Shore:- 4 Little Egrets.
    South Bank:- 2 Kingfishers flying.

  • 19th June 2017 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End Car Park:- 66 Greylag Geese, 44 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 12 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 16 Mallard, 8 Mandarin, 6 Common Terns, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallows, 4 Lapwing, 3 Carrion Crows, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1m Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blue Tit. 1 Chiffchaff, numerous Woodpigeons and 1 Reed Warbler at Whillet’s Pond.

  • 19th June 2017 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End :- 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 6 Common Terns+ 4 Chicks, 8 Mandarins, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail + 2 young, 1 Grey Wagtail carrying food to nest, 57 Great Crested Grebes + 4 on nests, 4 Cormorants nest +2 young, 60 Greylag Geese, 2 Bullfinch, Reed Warbler, 4 Swallows, 1 Fox, 1 Fallow Deer.
    Whillet’s:- 1 Kingfisher, 3+ Reed Warblers, 56 Meadow Brown, 1 Red Admiral, 12 Large Skipper, 1 Ringlet, 1 Four-Spotted Chaser, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Emperor Dragonflies.