West End:- 7 Buzzards, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit, 6m+2f Mandarins, 2 Canada Geese, 5 Goldfinch, 12 Fieldfares, 6 Long-tailed Tits.
Category: Sighting
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2nd March 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Canada Geese, 25 Cormorant, 30 Grey Heron @ heronry, 1m Teal, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Robin, 2 Long-tailed Tit.
Whillet’s:- 2m+1f Bullfinch, Green Woodpecker heard, 15 Grey Heron in Whillet’ s Pool, 1 Fox. -
28th February 2017 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:-1 male Peregrine, 3 Buzzards, 2m Gadwall, 4 Stock Doves, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Moorhens, Nuthatch (heard), 1 Coal Tit.
Dam End:- 1m Tufted Duck, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Common Gull, 3 Rooks, 1 Coal Tit. -
26th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 38 Grey Heron, including the white leucistic bird, at heronry. There has been some minor damage to the heronry caused by the recent gales – 1 branch with a nest gone. 23 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Cormorant, 2 displaying Buzzards, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Moorhen.
Whillet’s:- 8 Grey Heron at pool. 2m Teal , 1 Moorhen, pair of Mandarin, 1 Wren, 13 Siskin, c.60 Fieldfare flyover – about 30 0f which were seen perched in trees earlier. -
21st February 2017
West End: Heronry now has 34 nests with 45 Grey Herons present at a late afternoon count. A white leucistic bird was also seen at a nest, probably the same bird that was around last year. A Little Egret came into the heronry at dusk (probably roosting). Great Crested Grebe numbers are slowly increasing with occasional display starting. Also 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Gadwall, pair of Mandarin (15 were reported earlier by others), 37 Fieldfare, also 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 7 Long-tailed Tit seen at feeders.
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19th February 2017 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 14m+1f Mandarin, 16 Mallard, 38 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, Water Rail (heard), 16 Common Gulls, 51 Cormorants, 29 Grey Herons in heronry, 2 Buzzards and 2 Ravens.
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16th February 2017 photos by Bob Johnson
First signs of spring.
Hazel Catkins 16-02-17 
Hazel Catkins 16-02-17 
The heronry is very active. -
16th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 32 Grey Heron at the heronry, numbers are increasing and include a very light-coloured slightly leucistic bird seen at a nest, 12 male Mandarin seen flying as a flock at dusk, 6 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Fieldfare, singing Song Thrush, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper, plus the usual at the feeders.Whillet’s:- flyover Raven seen and heard, 2 Goldcrest with 4 Long-tailed Tit. -
14th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 2 Mute Swan, Raven calling.Dam End:- 1 Marsh Tit, c.10 Rook (in rookery) – c.850 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Common Gull, c.30 Herring Gull. (Gull roost count taken 30 minutes before sunset – many more birds were still coming in but they were too distant and light levels too low for a better count).
