Category: Sighting

West End:- 1f Goosander flew in, 11 Wigeon, 7 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper.

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All Reservoir: 26 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Goldcrest, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Marsh Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Bullfinch.

Dam End:-  9 Canada Geese,  3 white farmyard geese, 31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 440 Wood Pigeon migration flew south, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Rook, 3 Crow, 5 Siskin and 18 Redpoll.

West End:- 40 Cormorant, 25 Greylag, 2 Gadwall, 7 Pochard, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Goshawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Coot, 5 Common Gull, 1 Collared Dove flyover, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 24 Fieldfare, 49 Redwing, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Raven, (20 Goldfinch and 30 Siskin feeding on Alders in study area).

Whillet’s:- 1 Little Egret and 7 Egyptian Geese and 4 Mandarin Duck were all flyovers, 3 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail heard, 1 Moorhen heard, 1 Woodcock flyover, 1 Barn Owl, Tawny Owl heard, 4760 Starling and 18 Reed Bunting came in and roosted at the reedbed between 14:20 & 16:15.    8 Field Voles whilst checking some refugia tins.

West End:- Greylag Goose  1, Egyptian Goose  5, Eurasian Wigeon  2, Mallard  9, Eurasian Teal  7, Common Pochard  7, Tufted Duck  4, Common Pheasant  3, Great Crested Grebe  8, Stock Dove  2, Common Woodpigeon  2, Common Moorhen  1, Eurasian Coot  2, Great Cormorant  11, Grey Heron  1, Common Kingfisher  2, Great Spotted Woodpecker  1, Common Magpie  2, Eurasian Blue Tit  7, Great Tit  2, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Blackbird  5, Fieldfare  5, European Robin  1, Dunnock  1, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  6

West End:- Egyptian Goose  1, Gadwall  4, Mallard  14, Common Pochard  4, Tufted Duck  7, Common Pheasant  3, Great Crested Grebe  8, Common Woodpigeon  6, Eurasian Coot  6, Black-headed Gull  9, Great Cormorant  17, Grey Heron  1, Common Magpie  1, Coal Tit  1, Marsh Tit  1, Eurasian Blue Tit  5, Great Tit  2, Long-tailed Tit  6, Eurasian Nuthatch  1, Eurasian Wren  1, Common Starling  1, Eurasian Blackbird  2, Fieldfare  5, European Robin  1, Dunnock  1, Common Chaffinch  1, European Goldfinch  28.

West End:- 17 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Pochard, 3 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese

West End:- 7 Common Pochard, 11 Tufted Dark, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Coot, 1 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Raven, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin,

Whillet’s:- Little Egret flyover, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Tawny Owl heard.
From 15:20 to 16:20  at least 4,375 Starlings came into the reed bed in 42 various-size flocks from 1500 down to a few hundred with many smaller flocks of 10 to 50. The overall total came to 4375.
It was difficult to pick out Reed Buntings from the Starling flocks but at least 12 came in over the period.

Whillet’s:- Between 15:00-16:00 total of 43 Reed Buntings and 6,300 Starlings roosted at the Reedbed. 2 Moorhen and 2 Water Rail heard. 40 Redwing, 2 Little Egret, 3 Siskin, 1 Buzzard, 11 Goldfinch and 120 Black-headed Gulls flew over. In 2nd Meadow a JACK SNIPE flushed up from wet area, 4 Egyptian Geese, 8 Mandarin and 4 Teal flew up river at dusk. At least 2 Tawny Owl heard and 2 Fieldfare seen.A Kingfisher flew along the river.

West End:- Pair of Goosander still, 6 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot plus the usual on the water and at the feeders,

West End:- Pair of Goosander, 2 pairs of Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 2 Fieldfare, Marsh Tit.
Whillet’s:- Water Rail heard, 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Redwing.