December 31st 2001
- Mute Swan 3 in flight
- Wigeon 3
- Canada Goose 50
- Teal 83
- Shoveler 10
- Tufted Duck 12
- Lapwing 12 in flight
- Siskin 6
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December 30th 2001
Teal numbers are well down from the highs of mid December.
- Cormorant 18
- Grey Heron 2
- Canada Goose 50
- Teal 40+
- Shoveler 10
- Scaup 1
- Tufted Duck 10
- Pochard 4
- Common Gull 4
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Gulls stood on the ice today
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December 28th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 38
- Teal
- Tufted Duck 18
- Shoveler 10
- Water Rail 1
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December 27th 2001
- Grey Heron 4
- Teal 92
- Tufted Duck 16
- Coot 12
- Moorhen 6
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December 26th 2001 Boxing Day
- Cormorant 22
- Teal 163
- Shoveler 10
- Tufted Duck 8
- Common Gull 6
- Reed Bunting 1
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December 25th 2001 Christmas Day
- Scaup 1
- Teal 147
- Shoveler 13
- Coot 13
- Common Gull 12
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
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December 23rd 2001 Sunday
Reservoir half frozen today
- Scaup 1
- Teal 150+
- Shoveler
- Mallard 340
- Tufted Duck 13
- Pochard 11
- Great Black Backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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December 22nd 2001 Saturday
No sign of the Black Necked Grebe reported yesterday
December 21st 2001
- Black Necked Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 49
- Teal 163
- Shoveler 21
- Black Headed Gull 1100
December 20th 2001
A quick lunchtime visit, no proper counts
- Grey Heron 3
- Shoveler
- Teal present in numbers
- Pied Wagtail 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
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December 17th 2001
- Shoveler 10
- Teal 160
- Tufted Duck 1
- Common Gull 2
- Common Sandpiper 1
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December 16th 2001 Sunday
December 15th 2001 Saturday
- Cormorant 28
- Canada Goose 70
- Wigeon 6
- Shoveler 12
- Scaup 1
- Tufted Duck 17
- Pochard 5
- Teal 180
- Kingfisher 1
- Stock Dove 6
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Chiffchaff 1
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An even higher count of Teal , the highest count since December
1990
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December 14th 2001
Teal numbers still going up
- Great Crested Grebe 49
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 12
- Tufted Duck 4
- Teal 155
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December 11th 2001
Even higher count of Teal today
- Mute Swan 6
- Wigeon 5
- Shoveler 19
- Gadwall 1 pair
- Pochard 3
- Teal 121
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December 9th 2001 Sunday
A really good count of Teal today
- Tufted Duck 5
- Wigeon 4
- Shoveler 24
- Teal 75
- Common Gull 5
- Grey Wagtail 1
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Grey Wagtail at the Duck Feeding area
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December 7th 2001
A fantastic male Pintail was the highlight
and it was especially good to see it amongst other good quality ducks.
A high count of Cormorant today as well.
- Cormorant 32
- Tufted Duck 1
- Wigeon 4
- Pintail 1
- Shoveler 6+
- Teal
- Grey Wagtail 1
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December 6th 2001
- Little Egret 1
- Shoveler 4
- Teal 15
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December 4th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 48
- Little Egret 1
- Shoveler 18
- Teal 11
- Mute Swan 2
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December 3rd 2001
- Cormorant 21
- Shoveler 13
- Teal 24
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Common Gull 3
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
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December 2nd 2001
- Shoveler 26
- Tufted Duck 8
- Pochard 1
- Teal 38
- Coot 12
- Snipe 2
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December 1st 2001
Fallen oak leaves cover the paths as the season turns from autumn to
winter.
- Great Crested Grebe 46
- Canada Goose 21
- Gadwall 2 (pair)
- Wigeon 1
- Shoveler 16
- Tufted Duck 2
- Teal 13
- Black Headed Gull 350
- Common Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
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November 29th 2001
- Cormorant 17
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 11
- Tufted Duck 5
- Teal 8
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November 26th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 38
- Shoveler 15
- Tufted Duck 4
- Teal 28
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November 25th 2001
- Shoveler 22
- Tufted Duck 5
- Teal 48
- Common Gull 2
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
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November 23rd 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 41
- Shoveler 26
- Tufted Duck 5
- Teal 43
- Kingfisher 1
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November 19th 2001
- Cormorant 14
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 6
- Water Rail 1
- Common Gull 1
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November 18th 2001 Sunday
- Great Crested Grebe 45
- Mute Swan 1
- Shoveler 27
- Tufted Duck 3
- Teal 37
- Pochard 1
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November 17th 2001 Saturday
True autumn colour now in the trees and berries in the hedgerows.
November 11th 2001 Sunday
The Tawny Owl was heard near the hide at dusk. Yesterday I saw
droppings from a large roosting bird, close to the hide which might be
from an Owl.
- Little Grebe 1
- Great Crested Grebe 39
- Little Egret 1
- Canada Goose 66
- Shoveler 18
- Tufted Duck 24
- Teal
- Water Rail 2
- Tawny Owl 1 heard
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
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November 10th 2001 Saturday
The Goosander reappeared at dusk but wasn't
seen during the day.
- Little Egret 1
- Mute Swan 2 adults
- Shoveler 16
- Tufted Duck 23
- Teal 20
- Goosander 1
- Common Gull 3
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
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November 9th 2001
The first frosts and an early Goosander
appears
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Mute Swan 1 imm.
- Shoveler 12
- Pochard 1
- Tufted Duck 20
- Teal 26
- Goosander 1
- Water Rail 1
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November 8th 2001
- Little Egret 1
- Shoveler 10
- Tufted Duck 23
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November 5th 2001
Yet another sunny day, still a cold chill in the air with very cold weather
forecast.
- Mute Swan 2 adults, 1 imm.
- Shoveler 8
- Tufted Duck 12
- Teal 19
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November 4th 2001
Another sunny day, but the wind was cold in the hide.
- Little Egret 3
- Mute Swan 2
- Black Swan 1
- Shoveler 15
- Tufted Duck 28
- Teal 18
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
- Common Gull 1 immature
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November 3rd 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 33
- Shoveler 15
- Pochard 1 male
- Tufted Duck 26
- Water Rail 2
- Lesser Spotted Woodecker 1 male
- Fieldfare 1
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November 2nd 2001
The weather was good again today, but we've lost that warm spring like
weather of last week.
- Great Crested Grebe 32
- Little Egret 1
- Mute Swan 4
- Shoveler 16
- Tufted Duck 22
- Teal 2
- Water Rail 2
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Black Headed Gull 130
- Grey Wagtail 1
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November 1st 2001
- Shoveler 8
- Teal 8
- Tufted Duck 22
- Kingfisher 1
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October 30th 2001
It's great to see so many Shoveler here. The males are quite easy
to spot, but the females look very like Mallard. Note the scaly
plumage as well as the bill of course.
October 29th 2001
October 28th 2001 Sunday
Goldcrests, Long Tailed Tits and Wrens are very much in evidence in the
woods.
- Little Grebe 1
- Little Egret 1
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 7
- Teal 15
- Tufted Duck 19
- Canada Goose 83
- Sparrowhawk 1
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October 27th 2001 Saturday
A pair of dragonflies were mating on this warm sunny day and a Brimstone
butterfly and 2 Red Admirals were seen. 10 Teal are nice to see,
but don't quite match the sight of nearly 6,000 that I saw exactly 1 week
ago at Loch Leven in Scotland.
- Shoveler 2
- Teal 10
- Tufted Duck 16
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October 24th 2001
- Cormorant 21
- Shoveler 4
- Tufted Duck 18
- Kingfisher 1
- Redwing heard
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October 23rd 2001
- Shoveler 5
- Teal 10
- Tufted Duck 20
- Water Rail heard
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October 21st 2001 Sunday
Thanks to Dave Helliar again as I have been on the Isle of May in the
Firth of Forth.
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Scaup 1 female
- Tufted Duck 15
- Wigeon 10
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 3
- Teal 19
- Coot 14
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 Male
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October 20th 2001 Saturday
In addition to the birds below several Skylarks and Siskins were heard
flying over.
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 2
- Teal 6
- Tufted Duck 5
- Grey Wagtail 2
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October 18th 2001
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 3
- Teal 6
- Tufted Duck 11
- Grey Wagtail 2
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October 17th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 17
- Shoveler 2
- Teal 13
- Tufted Duck 14
- Black Headed Gull 1 oiled bird
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October 14th 2001
- Shoveler 3
- Teal 13
- Tufted Duck 11
- Kingfisher 1
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October 9th 2001
- Little Egret 3
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 6
- Teal 1
- Tufted Duck 14
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Grey Wagtail 3
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October 7th 2001 Sunday
Thanks to Dave Helliar for the weekend records. I went to Portland and
saw some very big waves and Dave stayed at Chard looking for storm blown
migrants.
- Cormorant 17
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 20
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 4
- Teal 10
- Tufted Duck 16
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Chiffchaff 1 singing
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October 6th 2001 Saturday
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Little Egret 1
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 3
- Teal 14
- Tufted Duck 13
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
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October 5th 2001
The hide is closed for repairs this weekend
- Little Egret 1
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 4
- Teal 15
- Tufted Duck 11
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
- House Martin c.20
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October 4th 2001
- Little Egret 2
- Pintail 1 female
- Shoveler 4
- Teal 13
- Tufted Duck 14
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October 1st 2001
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Heron 5
- Shoveler 3
- Teal 8
- Common Sandpiper 3
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The best marked of the 3 Shoveler |
September 30th 2001 Sunday
The second Black Tern this summer.
- Shoveler 1
- Tufted Duck 14
- Teal 8
- Common Sandpiper 4
- Black Tern 1
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September 29th 2001 Saturday
- Cormorant 8
- Grey Heron 4
- Little Egret 1
- Shoveler 5
- Teal 1
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Grey Wagtail 1
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September 27th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Grey Heron 6
- Teal 8
- Tufted Duck 13
- Common Sandpiper 2
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September 25th 2001
The hide is reopened after the vandalism. Lots of tits and goldcrests around
now, so watch out for firecrests.
- Little Egret 3
- Shoveler 5
- Tufted Duck 20
- Common Sandpiper 2
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September 24th 2001
The hirundines were a mix of House Martins and Swallows.
- Little Egret 2
- Wigeon 9
- Shoveler 8
- Hirundines c.200
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September 23rd 2001 Sunday
Vandals have made the hide unsafe, so it was closed today.
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Canada Goose 30
- Teal 5
- Shoveler 2
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September 22nd 2001 Saturday
- Little Grebe 1
- Little Egret 1
- Mute Swan 1
- Canada Goose 30
- Shelduck 1
- Wigeon 7
- Teal 10
- Shoveler 7
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September 21st 2001
- Little Grebe 1
- Wigeon 1
- Teal 12
- Shoveler 7
- Tufted Duck 14
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Moorhen 10+
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September 18th 2001
- Teal 12
- Shoveler 4
- Tufted Duck 15
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Coot 7
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September 17th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Little Egret 1
- Shoveler 2
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September 16th 2001
The meadows are freshly cut and smell very sweet.
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Cormorant 6
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 4
- Teal 4
- Shoveler 2
- Tufted Duck 5
- Kingfisher 1
- Hirundines c.50
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September 13th 2001
The Hirundines consisting mainly of House Martins were seen in the
morning and gone by lunch time. One of the Cormorants has a green
ring on its right leg.
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Heron 5
- Little Egret 1
- Tufted Duck 7
- Shoveler 6
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Kingfisher 1
- Hirundines c.100
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September 12th 2001
- Cormorant 13
- Shoveler 7
- Teal 7
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September 7th 2001
- Shelduck 1
- Tufted Duck 11
- Shoveler 6
- Teal 8
- Common Sandpiper 2
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September 6th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 3
- Shelduck 1
- Tufted Duck 7
- Shoveler 11
- Teal 8
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Grey Wagtail 1
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September 5th 2001
- Shelduck 1
- Shoveler 11
- Teal 5
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
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September 4th 2001
September 3rd 2001
- Little Egret 1
- Shelduck 1
- Shoveler 7
- Teal 5
- Common Sandpiper 1
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September 2nd 2001
- Tufted Duck 5
- Shoveler 14
- Teal 9
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September 1st 2001
Does anyone know about a report of 2 Redshank on
Bank Holiday Monday? They are common nationally, but a rarity at Chard.
In fact the first record since 1975!
email any info to: kevin@chardres.totalserve.co.uk
Lots of dragonflies about now.
- Cormorant 6
- Grey Heron 4
- Tufted Duck 1
- Shoveler 7
- Teal 5
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1 male
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I think this is an Emperor Dragonfly. |
August 31st 2001
- Tufted Duck 10
- Shoveler 9
- Shelduck 2
- Common Sandpiper 1
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August 30th 2001
- Tufted Duck 3
- Shelduck 2
- Common Sandpiper 4
- Kingfisher 1
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August 29th 2001
August 28th 2001
The Green Sandpiper was on the shore by Jim's field and difficult
to spot without a telescope (which I didn't have today).
It's more contrasty than the Common Sandpipers which have been in
'Heron's Corner'. The Common Sandpipers match the mud colour very
well and are also difficult to spot.
- Great Crested Grebe 18
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 5
- Tufted Duck 1
- Shelduck 3
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Common Sandpiper 1
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August 27th 2001
A respectable selection of birds for a Bank Holiday Monday.
2
Redshank reported belatedly. This is a rare bird at Chard.
- Cormorant 4
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 4
- Tufted Duck 6
- Shoveler 4
- Teal 1
- Shelduck 3
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Common Sandpiper 6
- Grey Wagtail 1
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August 26th 2001 Sunday
- Little Egret 1
- Teal 1
- Tufted Duck 5
- Shelduck 3
- Common Sandpiper 8
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August 25th 2001 Saturday
The lower water level has started to attract more waders
- Shoveler 1
- Shelduck 4
- Common Sandpiper 4
- Greenshank 1
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August 24th 2001
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 4
- Tufted Duck 1
- Shelduck 3
- Common Sandpiper 2
- Kingfisher 1
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August 23rd 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Grey Heron 2
- Shelduck 5
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Kingfisher 1
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August 21st 2001
The Shelduck are all juveniles and easily missed when asleep amongst
some of the paler Mallards.
- Cormorant 6
- Grey Heron 4
- Bar Headed Goose 1
- Shelduck 6
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
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August 20th 2001
6 Shelduck yesterday apparently.
- Grey Heron 9
- Bar Headed Goose 1
- Shelduck 3
- Tufted Duck 4
- Green Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
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August 18th 2001
Both Black Tern and Shelduck are unusual at Chard.
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 5
- Canada Goose 37
- Teal 2
- Shelduck 5
- Black Tern 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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A blurry shot of the Black Tern in the rain of early evening. |
August 16th 2001
The Kingfishers have been great to watch recently.
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 5
- Kingfisher 1
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August 14th 2001
The Little Egret arrived this evening. Apart from the one chalked
up for 'recent' in July, this is the first since February.
- Cormorant 7
- Little Egret 1
- Grey Heron 3
- Kingfisher 1
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August 12th 2001
The Mute Swans have disappeared after an exceptional 3 month stay.
- Teal 2
- Tufted Duck 4
- Kingfisher 2
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August 11th 2001
- Little Grebe 1
- Grey Heron 5 adults +1 juv
- Mute Swan 2
- Shoveler 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Sand Martin 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
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August 8th 2001
I haven't been counting the Great Crested Grebes properly each day,
but there's been about 16 around for the last couple of months.
- Great Crested Grebe 16
- Mute Swan 2
- Grey Wagtail 1
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August 7th 2001
- Mute Swan 2
- Barnacle Goose 1
- Tufted Duck 3
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August 6th 2001
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 3
- Common Tern 4
- Kingfisher 1
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August 5th 2001 Sunday
A pair of Kingfishers were in the bushes near the duck feeding station
- Cormorant 5
- Grey Heron 4
- Mute Swan 2
- Kingfisher 2
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Willow Warbler 1
- Reed Warbler 1
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A Reed Warbler near the hide today. |
August 3rd 2001
- Mute Swan 2
- Tufted Duck 5
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July 30th 2001
Very quiet today, even the Canada Geese and one of the Mute Swans
have disappeared. There is a Little Egret chalked up on the 'recent
sightings' part of the board. Anyone know when this was?
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1
- Willow Warbler 1
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July 28th 2001
Speckled Wood Butterflies in abundance today
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 3
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Black Headed Gull 32
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July 25th 2001
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Tufted Duck 1 female
- Kingfisher 1
- Spotted Flycatcher 2
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July 22nd 2001
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 4
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 53
- Herring Gull 17
- Black Headed Gull 45
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
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One of the pair of long staying swans. |
July 21st 2001
- Grey Heron 4
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Coot 11
- Herring Gull 20 juveniles
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July 19th 2001
- Cormorant 5
- Black Headed Gull 60
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
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July 18th 2001
The 8 Great Crested Grebe young on 16th are an update and suggest 4 successful
broods this year
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Spotted Flycatcher 1
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July 16th 2001
Not a bad selection for a quick lunchtime visit.
- Great Crested Grebe 8 juveniles
- Cormorant 4
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Tufted Duck 1 female
- Hobby 1
- Buzzard 2
- Kingfisher 2
- Spotted Flycatcher 2
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July 15th 2001 Sunday
The bushes which overhang the water are full of insects and attracting many
small birds now.
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 55
- Spotted Flycatcher 2
- Willow Warbler 1
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July 14th 2001 Saturday
The last occupied grebe nest looks empty now, but I couldn't see any very
small young.
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs, 3 broods
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
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July 12th 2001
There are 6 or possibly 7 young grebes now. 2 pairs of Spotted Flycatchers
have bred at the north end of the reservoir.
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs, 3 broods
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Sparrowhawk 1 pair
- Common Sandpiper 3
- Spotted Flycatcher 2 families
- Reed Warbler 4+ singing
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July 10th 2001
The Common Sandpipers are the first waders of the reverse migration.
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs, 3 broods
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Common Sandpiper 8
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One of the grebe families today |
July 8th 2001 Sunday
There are 3 broods of Great Crested Grebe and one bird still sitting,
so it looks like a good year for them.
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs, 3 broods
- Cormorant 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Teal 2
- Common Sandpiper 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
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One of the variations in Mallard eclipse plumage. Many are
paler and greyer than this one. |
July 7th 2001 Saturday
The Mallards are now in their 'eclipse' plumage
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs
- Little Grebe 1
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Grey Wagtail 1
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
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June 30th 2001 Saturday
The Great Crested Grebes and the Coot were out with their
broods today.
- Great Crested Grebe 6 pairs
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Grey Wagtail 1
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June 28th 2001
The meadows are full of flowers now.
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
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June 26th 2001
I'm including some photos taken on the day. The quality will be variable,
but I thought it would add interest. If it slows down the loading of the
page too much, let me know.
- Cormorant 3
- Grey Heron 3
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
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June 24th 2001 Sunday
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 50
- Tufted Duck 1 pair
- Reed Warbler heard
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June 22nd 2001
2 pairs of Coot have produced young. Lots of feeding activity around
one of the Great Crested Grebe nests.
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 2
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 52
- Tufted Duck 1
- Coot 4 juveniles
- Buzzard 1
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June 21st 2001
2 pairs of Great Crested Grebes have produced young and another nest
is occupied.
- Great Crested Grebe 2 nests (one with young birds)
- Cormorant 2
- Grey Heron 1
- Mute Swan 2 pairs
- Canada Goose c.50
- Coot 2 juveniles
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Reed Warbler heard
June 19th 2001
 A
Song Thrush sings in the evening sunshine as the reservoir is reopened
today after being closed for over three and a half months.
See the diary for more pictures.
- Mute Swan 1 pair
- Canada Goose 52
June 17th 2001
June 5th 2001
Also at least one pair of Great Crested Grebes has produced young.
June 2nd 2001
Still a pair of swans at the dam end. This is unusual for Chard. These birds
are ringed with yellow rings on their right legs.
May 19th 2001
- Garden Warbler 1 singing in Jim's Field
- Spotted Flycatcher 3 singing
May 17th 2001
- Kingfisher 1 carrying fish
May 13th 2001
Just to prove me wrong, the pair of Mute Swans have stayed. In fact some
more have joined them today.
May 6th 2001
A pair of Mute Swans at the Dam end, but the feeding is poor for swans,
so they are unlikely to stay.
- Mute Swan 2
- Swallow c.100
- Sedge Warbler 1
May 3rd 2001
- Kestrel 1 Male
- Long Tailed Tit with food
May 2nd 2001
- Tufted Duck 2 pairs
- Common Sandpiper 1
April 24th 2001
Last year the first Swift was seen on 4th May
- Swift 1
- Swallow c.50
- Sand Martin c.50
- House Martin 6
April 16th 2001
- Common Sandpiper 5 (in Jim's Field)
- Tawny Owl 1
April 13th 2001
April 1st 2001
- House Martin 1
- Sand Martin 30
March 28th 2001
- Swallow 1
March 27th 2001
- Sand Martin 10
- Chiffchaff 1 singing
March 20th 2001
- Sand Martin 2
March 19th 2001
- Sand Martin 7
February 25th 2001
- Mediterranean Gull 1 adult summer
February 24th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 30
- Tufted Duck 2
- Teal 8
- Buzzard 2
- Stock Dove 1
- Siskin 1
February 22nd 2001
- Mediterranean Gull 1 adult summer
February 21st 2001
- Tufted Duck 7
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 7
February 20th 2001
- Cormorant 23
- Grey Heron 2
- Tufted Duck 13
- Pochard 2
- Coot 4
- Black Headed Gull 200
- Herring Gull 60
- Kingfisher 1
February 19th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 15
- Tufted Duck 3
- Common Gull 11
- Black Headed Gull 300
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
February 16th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 14
- Grey Heron 2
- Buzzard 2
February 14th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Grey Heron 2
- Teal 2 males
- Tufted Duck 2
February 13th 2001
- Little Egret 1
- Mute Swan 2
February 11th 2001
Lapwing is an uncommon bird at Chard. This one spent many minutes circling
the reservoir, but was not seen to land.
- Great Crested Grebe 13
- Cormorant 7
- Grey Heron 2
- Teal 1
- Pochard 1 male
- Lapwing 1
- Common Gull 8
- Siskin 1
January 30th 2001
The water around the hide was very cloudy and mud coloured today (zero visibility
for diving birds) and there was also a small amount of surface oil evident.
Very few birds in "Heron's corner", no Herons or Cormorants on
the west side of the hide.
January 28th 2001 Sunday
- Little Egret 1
- Tufted duck 9
- Teal 4
- Common Gull 22
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
- Green Woodpecker 1
January 25th 2001
January 24th 2001
- Cormorant 19
- Heron 3
- Tufted duck 13
- Teal 3
- Coot 14
- Grey Wagtail 1
January 21st 2001 Sunday
The reservoir is still part frozen, but weather milder today.
- Shelduck 2
- Teal 3
- Tufted duck 6
- Water Rail 2 heard
- Common Gull 12
- Reed Bunting 2
January 20th 2001 Saturday
The reservoir is almost totally frozen.
- Cormorant 29
- Teal 36
- Tufted duck 9
- Pochard 2
- Shoveler 1 male
- Gadwall 2
- Coot 12
January 19th 2001
The reservoir is almost 3/4 frozen today.
- Great Crested Grebe 27
- Little Egret 1
- Teal 38
- Shoveler 3 males
- Tufted Duck 9
- Canada Goose 31
- Chiffchaff 1 heard
January 18th 2001
The reservoir is still part frozen. The Sparrowhawk flew right across
the reservoir scattering the gulls which were sitting on the ice.
- Grey Heron 3
- Pochard 4
- Teal 17 Some males displaying
- Canada Goose c.50
- Sparrowhawk 1
- Common Gull 12
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
January 17th 2001
The reservoir is part frozen.
- Grey Heron 2
- Tufted Duck 11
- Teal 15
- Common Gull 10+
January 16th 2001
January 15th 2001
January 12th 2001
Now we can get in the hide again, but a biting north easterly wind is blowing
straight in through the viewing slots. Water level is about 2 feet below
hide now.
- Grey Heron 4
- Teal 2
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
- Grey Wagtail 1
January 11th 2001
- Great Crested Grebe 22
- Grey Heron 4
- Teal 9
- Tufted Duck 3
- Water Rail 1
January 7th 2001 Sunday
The hide is still locked unfortunately. The walkway is covered in sludge
from the flooding and is dangerously slippery.
- Grey Heron 3
- Muscovy Duck 1
- Teal 6
- Tufted Duck 3
- Lapwing 1 - Jim's field
- Herring Gull 33
- Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
- Kingfisher 1
- Grey Wagtail 2
- Siskin 1 female
January 5th 2001
- Muscovy Duck 1
- Teal 7
- Tufted Duck 6
- Mallard 400
January 3rd 2001
Even more rain has led to the continued flooding of the hide walkway
- Grey Heron 1
- Little Egret 1
- Muscovy Duck 1
- Teal 7
- Tufted Duck 5
- Buzzard 2
- Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
January 1st 2001
Walkway to hide flooded again !!
- Great Crested Grebe 28
- Cormorant 22
- Canada Goose 28
- Ruddy Duck 1 female
- Muscovy Duck 1
- Teal 11
- Tufted Duck 24
- Water Rail heard
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