Category: Sighting

Roesel’s Bush Cricket – new record for our reserve. Found and photographed by Alastair Gray.

West End: 10 Black-headed Gull, 18 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 3 Mandarin Duck, 3 Rook, 3 Swallow, 2 Woodpigeon, 12 Canada Goose, 4 Green Sandpiper, 14 Greylag Goose, 35 Lapwing, 70+ Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Teal, 10 Great Crested Grebe.

West End: 4 Kingfisher, 8 Teal, 5 Green Sandpiper.

Whillets: 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat.

West End: 4 Kingfisher, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 32 Lapwing, 6 Teal, 3 Buzzard, 293 Greylag Goose, 83 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Grey Heron.

West End at about 14:00 an Osprey dived for a fish and then drifted off to the Dam End.

West End: 1 Greenshank also reported by David Williams, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 9 Teal, 4+ Mandarin, 12 Moorhen, 33 Lapwing, 6 Swallow, Buzzard & Great Spotted Woodpecker heard. 3 Fallow Deer.

Whillets:  1juv Blackcap, 1 + 1juv Chiffchaff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ House Martin.

West End: 35+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Carrion Crow, 46+ Great Crested Grebe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 170+ Greylag Goose, 28 Lapwing, 13 Mallard, 3 Teal, 10 Canada Goose, 6 Cormorant, 10 Grey Heron, 5 Greylag Goose (domestic), 1 Little Egret, 3 Moorhen, 3 Woodpigeon. 2 Roe deer and fawn. 1 Great White Egret (possible).

West End: 45+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 105+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 31 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 75+ Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Rook, 70+ Canada Goose, 15 Cormorant, 2 Green Sandpiper, 65+ Greylag Goose, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Mandarin Duck, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Stock Dove.

West End: 86 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Mandarin, 1 Teal, 70 Mallard, 32 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfishers, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Migrant Hawker Dragonflies. 40+ House Sparrows in wheat field opposite lay-by. 6 Goldfinch at Whillets Meadows.

Dam End: 10+ Swallow, 18 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpiper.

West End: Osprey – Around 6 pm an Osprey flew over putting everything up before drifting off to the South. Also 1 Buzzard and 2 Kingfishers.