Category: Sighting

Dam End:- 26 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Coot, 36 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 39 Mallard, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Moorhen, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 7 Teal.
West End:- 28 Black-headed Gull, 3 Buzzard, 2 Canada Geese, 16 Carrion Crow, 38 Chaffinch west, 3 Common Gull, 18 Coot, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Greylag Geese, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Lapwing, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Lesser Redpoll west, 8 Magpie, 3 Mandarin Duck, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Mute Swan, 4 Moorhen, 2 Pied Wagtail, 40 Rook, 1 Siskin, 1 Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 39 Starling west, 1 Stock Dove, 35 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck.
31 Red Admiral flew south.

Dam End:- Vis Mig – 07:45-10-00. 490 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 9 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Siskin, 3 Starling, 2 Linnet all flew west.
1 Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Coot, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Mandarin Duck, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Teal.
West End:- 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 15 Coot, 27 Cormorant, 4 Lapwing, 2 Mandarin Duck, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 female Sparrowhawk, 18 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck.
Whillet’s:- 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Mandarin Duck, 2 Siskin, 1 Wren.
2 Grass Snake, 1 Water Shrew, 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Small Copper, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Roe Deer.

Dam End:- 3 Grey Heron, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Moorhen (lagoon), 2 Coot, 35 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Raven, 3 white farmyard geese.

West End:- from dawn onwards, juv’ Osprey gave superb views at 07:45, 6+ Siskins, a few Meadow Pipit and a Redpoll over south.
Dam End:- juv’ Black Redstart still surprisingly and a juv’ Whinchat at the paddock was late.

25/09/2023 (08:14 – 09:15).
West End:- 3 Canada Goose, 144 Greylag Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 10 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 20 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 19 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 17 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, c30 Jackdaw, 100+ House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Grey Wagtail

28/09/2023 (08:18 – 09:10).
West End:- 5 Canada Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 10 Egyptian Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 14 Mallard, 8 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 13 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Black-headed Gull, 13 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Magpie, x Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch.

30/09/2023 (09:13 – 11:05).
West End:- 16 Greylag Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 6 Mandarin Duck, 20 Mallard, 6 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 12 Coot, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 3 Magpie, 5 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Swallow, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail

03/10/2023 (08:17 – 09:10).
West End:- 45 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 6 Mandarin Duck, 25 Mallard, 16 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 7 Woodpigeon, 12 Coot, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 2 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit.

West End:- 3 Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 13 Egyptian Geese, plus usual Greylag and Canada Geese, 1m Mandarin, 13 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher,  1 j Herring Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Jackdaw flyover, 3 Crow, 1 white feral duck with Mallard.  Also 1 Fox, 2 Fallow Deer and a stag barking.

Dam End:- Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Wheatear and juv Black Redstart were present until workmen arrived.
West End:- 6 Tufted Duck.

Dam End:- 1 Wheatear, 10 Swallow, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff, 33 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot.
West End:- 17 Coot, 16 Teal, 3 Mandarin, 7 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Swallow, 8 Lapwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chiffchaff.

West End:- from dawn – Osprey at 7:25.
Dam End:- juv Wheatear, 2 Raven, several Chiffchaff and a Red Kite.

West End:- juvenile Osprey fishing mid-afternoon