Category: Sighting

Whillet’s:- 2 squealing Water Rails, 1f Stonechat, 1 Siskin, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Redwing, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 ad male Goshawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Starling, 3 Fallow Deer, 1 Willow Emerald, 2 Small Copper, 1 Southern Hawker.

West End:- Hawfinch in one of the tree tops at the back of the car park. On the water Shoveller, Little Grebe, a couple of Mandarin, ca150 Greylag and ca50 Canada Geese, Goshawk, 1 Swallow, 3 House Martins, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jays and Common Gull. 2 Marsh Tit and Goldcrest in car park. 3 Mandarin, 2 Coot, 2 Moorhen and Kingfisher.
Dam End:- Common Sandpiper, Pied Wagtails, 5 Meadow Pipits and a Grey Wagtail. 2 Common Gulls, Little Grebe. In the surrounding area 8 Siskins, 8 Redpolls over, Fieldfare and at least 25 Redwings.

Dam End:- 12 Black-headed Gull, 4 Blackbird, 10 Blue Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cormorant, 2 Egyptian Geese, 14 Goldfinch, 26 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 14 Greylag Geese, 4 Hawfinch flew west, 59 Herring gull, 11 House Martin, 4 Jay, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Meadow Pipits, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Raven, 15 Redwing, 2 Rook, 12 Siskin, 2 Stock Dove, 23 Swallow, 1 Wren.

West End:- 4 Redwings, 3 Siskins and a Redpoll. A pair of Jays and 2 Goldcrests around the car park.
Dam End:- 6 Jays on the dam crest.
Along the north bank several loud Nuthatches, Marsh Tit, 6 Siskins and a chattering Fieldfare over.

Whillet’s:- 2 Red Kites, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallows, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Butterflies – 4 Small Copper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Comma, 1 Red Admiral.
Dragonflies – 4 Willow Emeralds, 3 Migrant Hawkers, 3 Southern Hawkers, 4 Common Darters.
1 Common Lizard, 1 Common Toad.

West End:- Great Egret flew over, Shoveller, 4 Bullfinches, 3 Jays, Kingfisher and a Marsh Tit.

Dam End:- a juvenile Wheatear on the dam, a pair of Ravens high over calling, a few House Martins and 2 Blackcaps in the car park.
West End:- a nice male Sparrowhawk, more House Martins joined by a late Swift and Swallow. A Little Grebe among the Great Crested Grebes. A Marsh Tit, Goldcrest and 2 Siskins in the car park.

West End:- 1 Shoveler, 5 Mandarin, 14 Greylag, 9 Canada Geese, 1 Wren. Also a Vapourer moth. 
Whillet’s:- 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit. Also Common Darter damselfly, Migrant Hawker dragonfly, Small Copper butterfly and 1 Knotgrass moth caterpillar.

Dam End:- 12 Black- headed Gulls, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Collard Dove, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Cormorant, 14 Egyptian Geese, 11 Goldfinch, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Greylag Goose, 1448 House Martins, 4 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Mallard, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1 Raven, 9 Redwing, 26 Rook, 3 Common Snipe, 4 Stock Dove, 34 Swallow.

West End:- 6 Spoonbills flew west at 10:45, 6 Common Buzzards, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Egyptian Geese, 2 Goldfinch, 16 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 26 House Martin, 2 Jay, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Mandarin, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Sparrowhawks, 5 Swallow.