Category: Sighting

New in this morning were 3 Goldeneye, up to 17 Gadwall, still 8 Snipe and 3 Lesser Redpolls which were feeding on seedheads by the waters edge. A lovely male Bullfinch flew low over.

West End: 1 Kingfisher, 23 Lapwing, 8 Gadwall, 32 Teal, 1 Buzzard. At the feeders: 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit and several Goldfinch.

Dam end: 8 Meadow Pipit, 47 GC Grebe, 10 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 2  Pied Wagtail, 1 flyover Siskin.

West End: 8 Gadwall, 37 Teal, 34 Mallard, 9 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Redwing, 1 Marsh Tit & 1 Coal Tit at feeders.

Dam end: 1 Brent Goose, 1 Wigeon.  Late afternoon Gull roost: c.1850 BH Gull, c.30 Common Gull, c.20 Herring Gull, c.5 LBB Gull.

All reservoir totals: 31 GC Grebe, 49 Cormorant, 10 Moorhen, 83 Mallard.

West End: 1 Grey Heron, 150 Greylag, 30 Canada Geese, 2 Mandarin, 8 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 8 Lapwing, 2 Kingfishers + 1 @ Whillets, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, c.10 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing @ Whillets, 2 LT Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Starling, 1 Fallow Deer.

West End:  4 Snipe, 13 Lapwing, 1 Grey Heron, 140+1 hybrid Greylag Geese (See pic below), 26 Canada Geese, 2 drake Mandarin, 8 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 7 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 LT Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6+ Goldfinch.

Whillet’s Meadows:  1 Kingfisher, Both 1 Green & 1 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Heron, Water Rail heard from reed-bed, c.20 Fieldfare flyover, 4 Goldcrests, 2 Frogs – Sightings by various members of WP.

West End: 11 Gadwall, 40 Teal, 84 Mallard, c.40 Redwing flyover, Buzzard heard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Lapwing, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Goldfinch – Seen by BJ

Dam end:  A Short Eared Owl seen flying over high at 8:45AM heading West, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 10 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Meadow Pipits, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Tree Creeper, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll

West End: 8 Gadwall, 43 Teal, 85 Mallard, 1 Fox. 

West End: 20 Mandarin, 7 Gadwall, 39 Teal, 95 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Snipe, 7 flyover Fieldfare, 25 flyover Redwing, 1 Jay, 20 flyover Starling.

Whillet’s Reed-bed: 2 Water Rail, 10 Reed Bunting roosted in reeds.

Dam end: 20+ Cormorant + a further 10 at West end, 1 Ring Necked Parakeet also known as a Rose Ringed Parakeet, 2 Kingfisher + a further 2 at West end, 4 Fallow Deer.

West End: 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Marsh Tit.

Dam end: 750 Wood Pigeon and 95 Fieldfare flying over migrating SE, 7 Redwing, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 9 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 59 Goldfinch, 29 Lesser Redpoll  all by Alastair Gray (AG).

West end: 3 Egyptian Geese by Bob Johnson (BJ) & Working party, 2 Kingfishers by Peter Erridge also by  BJ & AG.  3 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 7 Snipe all by AG. 74 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 10 Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove, 150+ Wood Pigeon flying over migrating SE. 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 21 L.T. Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay, 100+ flyover Jackdaw, 30 flyover Starling  all seen by BJ & AG.