Category: Sighting

  • 4th December 2024 seen by Andrew Smith

    West End:- 12.00-13.27 6 Great Crested Grebe. 18 Pochard. 6 Wigeon 3m 3f. 3 Mallard. 3 Mandarin 1m 2f. 2 Tufted 1m 1f. 19 Cormorant. 2 Grey Heron. 1 Coot. 2 Moorhen. 1 Carrion Crow.
    Around Feeders: 2 Pheasant 1m 1f. 1 Woodpigeon. 6 Blue Tit. 3 Great Tit. 1 Coal Tit. 1 Marsh Tit. 1 Long- tailed Tit. 1 Nuthatch . 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker f. 3 Goldfinch. 1 Robin.

  • 3rd December 2024 seen by Work Party

    West End:- Drake Goosander, 16 Common Pochard and 7 Wigeon.
    Whillets:- Peregrine on a pylon in the third meadow calling loudly.

  • 3rd December 2024 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Eurasian Wigeon, 6 x Mallard, 18 x Common Pochard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 1 x Common Snipe, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 6 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 3 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Eurasian Jay, 2 x Common Magpie, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 2 x Marsh Tit, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 4 x Great Tit, 6 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 6 x Redwing, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 3 x European Robin, 1 x Common Chaffinch.

  • 2nd December 2024 sightings

    West End:- 16 Common Pochard, 6 Wigeon, 14 Greylag, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, Marsh Tit.
    Dam End:- 2 Egyptian Geese, 32 Lesser Redpoll still in silver birches at entrance of sailing club, 2 Redwing, 1 Siskin, 1 Marsh tit.

  • 28th November 2024 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Drake Goosander, 17 Common Pochard, 1f Gadwall, 2m 1f Mandarin, 23 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret.

  • Autumn Walk 2024

    The report on our Autumn Walk for members is available HERE.

  • 25th November 2024 seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End:- 18 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Moorhen, 30 Lesser Redpoll.
    West End:- 17 Common Pochards, 1 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mandarin, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Siskin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit,1 Red Hite.

  • 25th November seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End: – 2 x Egyptian Goose, 1 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Gadwall, 9 x Mallard, 1 x Mallard (Domestic type), 12 x Common Pochard, 1 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Common Moorhen, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 69 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 x Carrion Crow, 9 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 3 x Great Tit, 7 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 2 x European Robin, 1 x Common Chaffinch, 5 x European Goldfinch

  • 25th November seen by Alastair Gray

    Dam End: – 18 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Moorhen, 30 Lesser Redpoll.


    West end:- 17 Common Pochard, 1 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall,2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Siskin, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit & 1 Red Kite.

  • 24th November seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End: – 5 x Eurasian Wigeon, 14 x Mallard, 14 x Common Pochard, 2 x Tufted Duck, 1 x Common Pheasant, 1 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Common Moorhen, 3 x Eurasian Coot, 15 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Little Grebe, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 35 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Common Magpie, 2 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 x Rook, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Coal Tit, 2 x Marsh Tit, 9 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 6 x Great Tit, 5 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Common Chaffinch, 4 x European Goldfinch