Category: Sighting

West End (PM): – 3 Goosander (2M,1F), 19 Pochard,,17 Wigeon,,2 Gadwall,,3 Coots,,1 Little Egret,,3 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Canada geese.
Dam end (PM): – nothing of interest on the water but a Mistle Thrush was the only bird in the paddock.
Again nothing at the Lagoon but a fine looking male Siskin was with 12 Long-tailed and 1 Marsh tit in the Alders.Jay and a male Kestrel were on the grass bank behind the dam.

West End : – 1 x Greylag Goose, 7 x Canada Goose, 6 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Gadwall, 15 x Eurasian Wigeon, 6 x Mallard, 9 x Eurasian Teal, 13 x Common Pochard, 3 x Goosander (2M, 1F), 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x Common Moorhen, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 2 x European Herring Gull, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 4 x Little Egret, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 x Rook, 1 x Coal Tit, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 3 x Common Chaffinch, 6 x European Goldfinch

West end: – 1 Mandarin (M), 2 Little Egrets, 17 Wigeon, 11 Pochard, 1 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 34 Greylag Geese, 12 Canada Gesse , 2 Egyptian Geese & 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid Goose, 51 Cormorant, 21 Grey Heron around nests.

Whillets:- 2 Moorhen at reed-bed.

west End:- 1 Avocet swimming with the Pochard.

West End: – No Goosander this morning in a brief visit. 1 Little Egret, 16 Wigeon, 2 Teal, Pochard and the usuals.

WeirWood on a rather frosty morning produced much of the usual suspects inc’ those lovely Goosanders of which 2 of the 3 were males. Also of note Great Egret still and a Little Egret giving good size comparison. The feeders were busy inc’ Marsh Tit plus a Siskin in the trees above. Overhead 2 Buzzards were noted plus 22 Stock Doves counted. At Whillett’s at least 3 Water Rails were present and 2 rather furtive Little Grebes were just left of the hide. To finish off nicely a Raven flew over calling and 2 Kingfishers were zipping around.

West End: -5 x Greylag Goose, 5 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 18 x Eurasian Wigeon, 7 x Mallard, 8 x Eurasian Teal, 12 x Common Pochard, 6 x Tufted Duck, 2 x Common Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x Common Moorhen, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 24 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Common Gull, 1 x European Herring Gull, 19 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Great White Egret, 13 x Grey Heron, 5 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Common Magpie, 5 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 30 x Rook, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 11 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 3 x Long-tailed Tit, 3 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 9 x European Goldfinch

West End:- 2 Great White Egrets, 1 Little Egret, 3 Goosander (2m 1f), 20 Pochard, 10 Wigeon, 2 Tufted, 2 Gadwall, 2 Egyptian geese, Marsh Tit and all the usual on the feeders.

West End:- 2 Little Grebes seemed very at home in the corner of the res left from the hide.

West End (PM):- 21 Pochards, 3 Tufted duck ,7 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 4 Canada Geese, 41 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 7 Stock doves.