Category: Sighting

Juvenile Great Northern Diver – also seen on 7th December.

Wood Mice and Water Shrew photographed during a working party session.

West End:  3 Mandarin + 19 Teal and 2 Coal Tit  by Bill Truckle. 14 Gadwall, 100+ Greylag and 1 Marsh Tit by Bob Johnson.

Whillet’s Reed-bed: 5 Reed Bunting feeding in reed bed up to to 15:00 by Bill Truckle. A reed-bed watch between 15:05 & 16:15 by Bob Johnson gave a further 30 Reed Bunting which came in to roost.  2 Water Rails were seen feeding around the pool. Also 2 Moorhen, 1 flyover Grey Heron, 1 flyover Fieldfare,  6 flyover Starling,  30 flyover Jackdaw, 1 flyover Snipe, 1000+ Black-headed Gull flew over east towards the dam end roost

Had a great view of the Great Northern Diver this p.m. It seem totally nonplussed by the orange kayak and could get comfortably within 50 metres as I did last Tuesday. Last week it was in front of Don Smith’s seat ; today offshore near the picnic site. It caught a crayfish then dived and stayed under forever…which could explain why it is not being spotted.

West End: 21 Gadwall, 17 Teal, 3 Mandarin, 1 Coot.

Dam End: 15 Siskins flying over, 1 Kestrel, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing.

West End:  1 Black Swan, 19 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 1 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit and numerous Blue & Great Tits.

Dam end: c.2000 Black-headed Gulls, 20+ Common Gulls and several Herring Gulls were noted in a quick check of the gull roost. Also seen were 2 Pied Wagtail.

West End: Black Swan seen from hide.

West End: Black Swan.

West End: 1 Black Swan, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 27 Teal.

Great Northern Diver – also seen on 28 and 29th November by others.

Nice to find an adult Great Northern Diver in winter plumage at the Reservoir this morning. It was favouring the south bank, mid reservoir – best viewed from the picnic area on the north bank. Bob Johnstone also came and viewed it, it seemed to be finding the crayfish easy to catch. A Woodcock was flushed near the car park. At the west end five Common Pochard were new in, and an hour at the reed bed late afternoon added Water Rail and 76 Reed Buntings coming in to roost.