Afternoon visit to add – West End: 2 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 8 Stock Dove. 150+ Jackdaw. Whillet’s: Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven over. Dam End: 1F/J Wheatear on top of dam wall also 15 Pied Wagtail, 10 Egyptian Geese, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Mute Swan, 45 BH Gull, 2 Herring Gull.
Tawny Owl heard in Whillets.
GWE flew of very High E just after 1pm,7 Buzzards,Goshawk,Sparrowhawk,Kingfisher,Chiffchaff and 1 Meadow Pipit SW.
Only thing on water of note were 3 Gadwall
Whillets
7 Stonechats (4 2nd meadow,3 back meadow behind pond),1 Greenfinch,1 Bullfinch,1 Chaffinch,4 Chiffchaff,1 Jay,immature Goshawk 2 Kestrels together and a cracking view of a Hobby coming over the Reed bed fast and diving low into the first meadow catching dragonfly.
Butterfly count
4+ Clouded Yellows
3 Speckled Woods
1 GVW
1 Holly Blue
1 Small Heath
3 Small Copper
3 Willow Emerald Damselfly
West End:- 20 x Greylag Goose, 6 x Canada Goose, 3 x Gadwall, 23 x Mallard, 4 x Eurasian Teal, 9 x Common Woodpigeon, 7 x Common Moorhen, 1 x Northern Lapwing, 1 x Common Snipe, 15 x Black-headed Gull, 36 x Great Crested Grebe, 15 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Great White Egret, 12 x Grey Heron, 2 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 x Eurasian Goshawk, 11 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 2 x Common Kestrel, 3 x Common Magpie, 30 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 6 x Rook, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 14 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 4 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 2 x Pied Wagtail, 5 x Meadow Pipit, 1 x Common Chaffinch, 2 x European Goldfinch
Morning visit – West End: 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 20 GC Grebe, 13 Grey Heron, 62 Greylag, 8 Canada, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 46 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, Herring Gull, Grey & Pied Wagtail, Marsh tit. Whillet’s: Raven over, Bullfinch, 1F Blackcap, Song Thrush, also 2 Small Copper & 4 Speckled Wood butterflies.
West end
61 Teal,3 Gadwall,3 Snipe,4 Lapwing,Kingfisher, 1 Little Greebe, 1 Hobby and 1 Mistle Thrush.
West End:- 4 x Greylag Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 22 x Mallard, 2 x Stock Dove, 8 x Common Woodpigeon, 15 x Common Moorhen, 4 x Northern Lapwing, 4 x Common Snipe, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Little Grebe, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 16 x Great Cormorant, 14 x Grey Heron, 3 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kestrel, 1 x Eurasian Hobby, 1 x Common Magpie, 30 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 3 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Barn Swallow, 2 x European Robin, 1 x Grey Wagtail
East End – pretty quiet. 26 GC Grebes, 43 Canadas, 11 Egyptian Geese, Mute Swan, 33 BH, 4 Herring, 2 GBB Gull, 6 Meadow Pipits on grass behind dam, Mistle Thrush, Grey Wagtail, 12 Pied Wagtails, Feral Pigeon, Marsh Tit, Kestrel, Buzzard.
West end
494 Greylags,373 Canadas.
1 Pintail,11 Teal,2 Gadwall,1 Shoveler,13 Moorhens,3 Snipe,1 Lapwing,1 Mute Swan,5 Chiffchaffs.
Treecreeper in car park.
West end with Linsey this morning.
Ducks-66 Mallards,11 Teal,5 Shovelers,2 Gadwall & 2 Mandarins.
Geese-481 Greya,353 Canadas & 18 Egyptians.
Only waders on show were 3 Common Snipe & 1 Lapwing.Kingfisher showed briefly on stick in front of hide.3 Jays,11 Meadow Pipits,23 Starlings flew West,3 Mistle Thrush and 11 House Martins East.
Raptors,we had a Hobby which went south,3 Kestrels up together probably juveniles,2 Red Kites went east together and 7 Buzzards plus Sparrowhawks noted.3 Chiffchaffs.18 Long tailed Tits around car park.
Only gulls a single Great black backed gull,5 Black headed gulls,4 Herring Gull and an immature Lesser black backed gull.
Raven over Heronry,and hundreds of Jackdaws,Rooks,Stock Doves around the fields.
Whillet’s
3 Stonechats in 2 nd meadow,1 Greenfinch,1 Blackcap,1 Bullfinch,3 Song Thrushes & 2 Chiffchaffs in hedges.
Butterflies in cloudy conditions
1 Clouded Yellow,7 Small Coppers,1 Speckled Wood.
West End:- 481 x Greylag Goose, 353 x Canada Goose, 11 x Egyptian Goose, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 5 x Northern Shoveler, 2 x Gadwall, 48 x Mallard, 11 x Eurasian Teal, 30 x Stock Dove, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 7 x Common Moorhen, 1 x Northern Lapwing, 3 x Common Snipe, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 4 x European Herring Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 8 x Great Crested Grebe, 12 x Great Cormorant, 8 x Grey Heron, 1 x Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 x Red Kite, 7 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 x Common Kestrel, 1 x Eurasian Hobby, 3 x Eurasian Jay, 2 x Common Magpie, 17 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 7 x Western House Martin, 5 x Common Chiffchaff, 18 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 15 x Common Starling, 3 x Mistle Thrush, 1 x Song Thrush, 1 x European Robin, 8 x Meadow Pipit
