Whillet’s (PM):- a Water rail was screaming at the Reed bed also 2 drake Teal and a female Kingfisher here. Barn Owl in second meadow hunting looked like it may have a broken leg as was hanging down while flying. 6+ Bullfinches.
Butterflies:-2 Small Tortoiseshell,1 Comma.
Red Fox,4 Fallow deer.
West end: – 1 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 2 Egyptian geese, 1 Little egret, 1 singing Chiffchaff by lay-by, 2 Buzzards, 5 Great crested grebes and 28 Stock doves in field opposite hide.
In addition to the post by Linsey Gooding
Little Egret & 1 Goosander (F).
West End :- 2 x Greylag Goose, 14 x Canada Goose, 2 x Egyptian Goose, 2 x Mandarin Duck, 2 x Eurasian Wigeon, 7 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 3 x Common Pheasant, 3 x Stock Dove, 10 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 1 x European Herring Gull, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 33 x Great Cormorant, 32 x Grey Heron, 3 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 x Common Magpie, 13 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 15 x Rook, 3 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 1 x Coal Tit, 1 x Marsh Tit, 11 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 4 x Great Tit, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Long-tailed Tit, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 3 x Dunnock, 4 x Common Chaffinch, 3 x European Goldfinch
WeirWood on a delightful fairly brief visit was worth the effort, unlike the few previous days with female Goshawk over mid reservoir from along the north bank. Also of note redhead Goosander and 2 Little Egrets. In the woodland 2 Chiffchaffs with another in the dam end c/pk. A male Bullfinch was noted plus a Marsh Tit along the north bank. A Red Kite was with 3 Buzzards at one point just circling overhead. All in about an hour early afternoon.
Dam end:- 2 singing Chiffchaffs, 2 Red Kites, 3 Buzzards, 1 female Goshawk & 2 Mistle Thrushes.
West End (Early afternoon) :- 1 Goosander (redhead), 8 Wigeon, 2 pairs of Mandarins, 3 Teal, 1 Coot, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Egyptian geese, 35 Canada geese, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Buzzards, 2 Stock doves.
West End: 4 Little Egret, 8 wigeon, 2 Coot.
Whillet’s: Barn Owl and Marsh Tit.
West End (Mid afternoon) :- 2 Little Egrets, 5 Pochards, 4 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 1 Mandarin, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 2 Egyptians, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Canada Geese, 15 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzards, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch & 2 Long Tailed tits.
West End (AM) :- 1F Goosander, 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 6 Wigeon, 6 Pochard, Marsh & Coal Tit.
37 Heron nests & 11 Cormorant nests noted.
Wet End (Mid afternoon) :- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little egret, 2 Egyptian geese, 21 Canada geese, 2 Greylags, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 2 Great crested grebes, 4 Tufted duck, 6 Wigeon, 2 Pochard, 5 Teal, 3 Mandarin, 13 Common Buzzards, 10 Stock dove and a Chaffinch.
