Category: Sighting

West End:- 34 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 193 Greylag including 2 hybrids, 1f Goldeneye, 1m Pochard, 1m Wigeon, 2f Tufted Duck, 27 Gadwall, 43 Teal, 3 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen, 19 Pheasant, (2 Red-legged Partridge in Legsheath Lane), 4 Snipe, 6 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Dunnock, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 5+ Long-tailed Tit flew over, 7 Goldfinch.

About 11am in Legsheath Lane:- a totally black Pheasant with 4 ‘normal’ hens.

West End car park:- (13.40-14.36) 165 Greylag Geese, 76 Teal, 13 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 70 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1Pheasant. On the feeders: 7 Blue Tits, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Fox seen crossing on the ice.

West End:- 76 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 23 Gadwall, 1m + 2f Pochard, 1f Goldeneye, 3 Mandarin, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:- (15:15-16:15) 58 Reed Buntings roosted in Reed Bed, 3 Kingfishers, 4 Snipe flew west, 1f Sparrowhawk, 22 Redwing, 300 Starlings west.

West End: 182 Greylag + 1 hybrid, 1 Grey Heron, 1m + 1f Wigeon, 1m Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, 37 Teal, 1m + 3f Pochard, 1f Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, Coal Tit. Peregrine over in front of hide.
Whillet’s Meadows:- 2m + 1f Bullfinches, Sparrowhawk, f Stonechat, Kingfisher.

West End:- 1f Goldeneye, 213 Greylag Geese, 12 Teal, 17 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch.
Dam End:- 64 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Reed Buntings, 4 Grey Herons, 3 Common Gull.

Goldeneye (female) seen at West End – late morning.

West End:- 27 Great Crested Grebe, 182 Greylag + 1 hybrid, 3m Mandarin, pair of Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 1m + 4f Pochard, 1f Goldeneye (record photo), 4 Buzzard, 4 Common Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit.
Whillet’s:- 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Kingfisher.

West End:- 1f Goldeneye, 4f + 1m Pochard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 17 Gadwall.
Whillet’s:- 65 Reed Buntings + 2 Starlings roosted in reed bed,1 Water Rail heard squealing and 70+ Lapwing flew over.

West End:- 2m Pochard, 1m 1f Wigeon, 1m Mandarin, 20 Gadwall, 2 Snipe flying high west, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:-  2 Woodcock at dusk, 6 Mandarin, 20 Redwing, 1,500 Starlings over heading NW, Tawny Owl heard, ringing team ringed many Reed Buntings from the reed bed this evening.