2010 wasn't a match on 2009 for new birds,
but there were a few surprises, and some good numbers of scarce
birds caused by the very cold weather of December. For a start there
were Goosanders seen on a remarkable 60 days and
the count of 22 Wigeon was the best for 13 years.
In October there was a record count of 11 exotic Mandarin
ducks. The cold weather helped to push the Coot
count up to 33, the highest for 16 years. The first Chard record
of Mediterranean Gull was in 1992 but this year
there were sightings on 7 dates over 3 months. Another bird pushed
by the cold weather was Skylark. A single bird
in October was followed by records on 5 dates in December including
7 together. There were only 2 previous Skylark
records in all the years put together. An elusive Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker made a welcome return in January after
an absence of 6 years. A big surprise was a Wheatear
on the shoreline in September, only the 2nd record for the res.
A Firecrest stayed for over 2 weeks in January,
long enough for even me to find it eventually. Of the breeding birds
it was great to hear that no less than 4 nestboxes were occupied
by Nuthatches. Lastly, 6 Reed Buntings
together in December doesn't sound like many but it was
the highest count for 10 years.
Another day of thawing, but still frozen enough to
put off passing waterfowl.
December 29th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1
Teal 50+
Coot 17+
Herring Gull 1 albino
Reed Bunting 1
Foggy. The water is thawing, but that is allowing
the oil to spread.
December 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2
Cormorant 1 over
Mute Swan 1
Wigeon 12
Teal 110+
Coot 27
Black headed Gull c.100
Long Tailed Tit 3
Reed Bunting 2
The Grebes are back. 9 Days with
no Grebes is very unusual here and purely down
to the frozen water.
December 27th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Mute Swan 1
Wigeon 22
Teal c.250
Coot 29
Black headed Gull 150+
Common Gull 4
Long Tailed Tit 2
Magpie 4
Reed Bunting heard
The highest count of Wigeon since
1997
December 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Cormorant 3 over
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 8
Teal c.80
Wigeon 3
Snipe 1 over
Green Sandpiper 1 in SW inlet stream
Coot 26
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2 adults
Common Gull 1 adult
Grey Wagtail 1
Treecreeper 4 (2 singing)
Long Tailed Tit 14
Siskin 1+
Fieldfare 11 over
Jay 2
Reed Bunting 6
Photo: Dave Helliar. Mute Swan family unwittingly picking up some
oil pollution
December 25th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Mute Swan 1
Teal 126
Coot 25
Black headed Gull c.200
Common Gull 1
Herring Gull 104
Skylark 1 (flew over)
2 Linnet feeding by the entrance
to the Recycling Centre, unfortunately not inside the reservoir
area.
December 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Grey Heron 1
Teal 160
Wigeon 2
Coot 26
Snipe 1
Common Gull 2
Herring Gull 1 albino
December 23rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 4
Teal 85
Wigeon 4
Mallard
Coot 28
Moorhen 11
Green Sandpiper 1
Black headed Gulls
Common Gull 2
Goldfinch 4
Skylark 1 heard
The Teal looked great flying around today, but I think that some
of them have been coloured by the oil pollution.
December 22nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Grey Heron 2
Teal 150+
Mallard 100+
Coot 26
Black headed Gull 200+
December 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Little Egret 1
Teal 87
Mallard 100+
Coot 29
Lapwing 8
Black headed Gull 150+
December 20th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Teal 98
Wigeon 6
Mallard 100+
Coot 25
Lapwing 61
Black headed Gull 150+
Skylark 1 (flew over)
A small pool of water remains in the centre of the
res.
This is the highest count of Lapwing since 2002.
In some years none are seen at all.
The total Skylark records have been more than doubled
by these recent birds. In most years none are seen at all.
December 19th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Grey Heron 6
Teal 5
Mallard 110
Coot 29
Lapwing 15 (plus 1 over)
Common Gull 1
Black headed Gull 200+
Kingfisher 1
Skylark 1 (flew over)
Long tailed Tit 15
Marsh Tit 2
Siskin 2+
December 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1
Cormorant 1 over
Little Egret 5
Grey Heron 3
Teal c.120
Coot 21
Lapwing 5 settled on ice
Snipe 1 over
Skylark 7 (flew over)
Fieldfare 1
Blackcap 1 female nearby
Very little open water.
There are only 2 official previous records of Skylark
though I suspect they were overlooked in the past when the bird
was more widespread and common.
December 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2
Little Egret 6 on the ice
Grey Heron 2
Teal 115
Coot 32
Lapwing 12 landed
Siskin 8 (feeding on Alders to the right of
duck feeding area)
Great Tit 7 at one feeder
Photo:Lewis Bates. The birds aren't the only ones to suffer from
the pollution.
December 16th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2
Grey Heron 1
Teal 15
Coot 16
A dead Mallard today adds to the death toll. In previous
similar cold weather it has been unusual to find many dead birds,
so it seems very likely that the pollution is responsible rather
than the cold.
December 15th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1
Grey Heron 3
Mallard c.70
Teal 36
Coot 31
Treecreeper 1
Jay 1
The pollution may be getting worse and the Environment
Agency were present today looking into it.
December 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 5
Little Egret 6
Grey Heron 1
Shoveler 2
Wigeon 2
Teal 165
Coot 29
Buzzard 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Sue reports a fox being chased by a dog on the shoreline
and a Little Egret being eaten by a Buzzard.
I missed the action while watching Cranes on the Somerset Levels.
2 Dead Black Headed Gulls have been found in the
last few days and it's likely that the Egret died
before the Buzzard got to it. Have they been poisoned
by the oil pollution?
December 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 6
Shoveler 2
Teal 176
Coot 19
Maybe this oil pollution is partly responsible for the lack of birds?
December 10th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 11
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 272+
Coot 27
Common Gull 2
Green Woodpecker 1
Some thawing compared with last few days
December 9th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 11
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 216
Shoveler 2
Coot 29
Common Gull 2
Pied Wagtail 1
December 8th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 11
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 14
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 2
Shoveler 1
Coot 25
Common Gull 1
Kingfisher heard
December 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 11
Tufted Duck 3
Teal 46
Shoveler 1
Coot 22
Also 2 foxes playing in the snow
December 6th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 5
Teal c.100
Shoveler 1
Black Headed Gull 156
Coot (noted but not counted)
Herring Gull 116
Kingfisher 2
December 5th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Grey Heron 4
Mute Swan 4
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 3
Teal 234
Shoveler 5
Coot 33
December 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Little Egret 19 (north of Dam)
Grey Heron 2
Gadwall 4
Wigeon 3
Tufted Duck 2
Teal 289
Shoveler 10
Kingfisher 1
December 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Little Egret 16
Grey Heron 2
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 11
Teal c.160
Shoveler 10
Buzzard 2
Coot 23 (highest count for 10 years)
Snipe 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Marsh Tit 1
Jay 1
Photo: Lewis Bates. Nuthatch
A lot of these birds, for example all the Egrets,
were at the north end and not visible from the hide.
Most of the water at the south end was frozen after overnight temperatures
of close to -10C.
The smaller birds like this Nuthatch appreciated
the recently filled feeders.
December 2nd 2010
Little Egret 10
Grey Heron 1
Pochard 4
Shoveler 10
Goosander 3 redheads and 2 drakes
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Jay 1
Also 4 Roe Deer
December 1st 2010
Cormorant 28
Little Egret 6
Canada Goose 1
Teal 168
Tufted Duck 7
Shoveler 1
Goosander 3 redheads and 1 drake
Goosander: Brian Pibworth
November 30th 2010
Teal c.300
Shoveler 4
Tufted Duck 12
Goosander 3 redheads
November 29th 2010
Cormorant 28
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Wigeon 4
Teal c.250
Shoveler 1
Goosander 3 redheads
Coot 13
Grey Wagtail 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Nuthatch 2
Jay 1 flew across the open water
Very cold, some water frozen.
Sometimes the speculum on the Teal shines out like
a green light.
November 28th 2010
Little Egret 4
Gadwall 6
Wigeon 9
Teal 218
Shoveler 4
Goosander 3 redheads
November 27th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 46
Little Egret 6
Wigeon 3
Tufted Duck 8
Pochard 1
Teal 136
Shoveler 3
Goosander 3 redheads
Water Rail 1 (North end)
Kingfisher 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Goosanders: Dave Helliar
November 26th 2010
Teal 79
Shoveler 1
Peregrine 1
Peregrine chasing something at the north end,
which it didn't catch
November 25th 2010
Cormorant 25
Teal 32
Magpie 8
All the Magpies were on the shore opposite the
hide
November 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 38
Cormorant 24
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 5
Tufted Duck 7
Pochard 1
Teal 22
Shoveler 2
Snipe 2
Kingfisher 1
November 23rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 46
Cormorant 18
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 5
Tufted Duck 7
Teal 42
Wigeon 2
Shoveler 2
Herring Gull 1 albino with 70 normal ones
Kingfisher 1
November 21st 2010
Teal 12
Herring Gull 99
November 20th 2010
Little Egret 2
Teal 13
Black headed Gull 200
November 19th 2010
Cormorant 17
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Shoveler 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 36
Snipe 1
Common Gull 1
Grey Wagtail 1
The water level is quite high now after recent rain
November 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 38
Little Grebe 1
Shoveler 11
Mute Swan 4
Teal 39
Tufted Duck 17
November 16th 2010
Wigeon 2
Shoveler 1
Teal 41
Tufted Duck 5
Moorhen 20
November 15th 2010
Cormorant 22
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 4
Teal 56
Tufted Duck 13
Snipe 2
Kingfisher 2
Jay 1
Jackdaw 6
House Sparrows noisy in the hedge again
November 13th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 4
Canada Goose 1
Teal 34
Tufted Duck 9
November 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 35
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 4
Canada Goose 5
Teal 6
Snipe 3
Goldcrest 2
House Sparrows noisy in the hedge again
November 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Cormorant 15
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 4
Teal 68
Magpie 2
Very windy, squally showers but warmer
November 10th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 75
Snipe 4
Common Gull 1
Pied Wagtail 1
House Sparrows noisy in the hedge
Cold, but sunny
November 9th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 36
Heavy rain and driving wind
November 8th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 72
Tufted Duck 8
Pochard 1
Common Scoter 1
Oystercatcher 1
Tawny Owl 1 heard
Green Woodpecker 1
This Common Scoter arrival coincides with over
100 seen on the coast at Minehead.
Perhaps surprisingly, Oystercatcher is even more
unusual here than the Scoter. (Oystercatcher picture
digiscoped by Dave Helliar)
November 7th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 46
Tufted Duck 11
November 5th 2010
Teal 92
Snipe 3
Common Gull 1
Redwing 2
November 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 27
Cormorant 11
Grey Heron 1
Teal 54
Tufted Duck 4
Snipe 2
November 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 31
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Teal 78
Tufted Duck 12
Snipe 6
Redwing 10
November 2nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 31
Cormorant 14
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 6
Teal 73
Tufted Duck 7
Snipe 7
Kingfisher 1
November 1st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 27
Cormorant 15
Grey Heron 1
Canada Goose 2
Teal 65
Snipe 1
Kingfisher 1
October 29th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Teal 53
Snipe 1
Common Gull 2
October 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 27
Cormorant 12
Grey Heron 2
Canada Goose 28
Teal 52
Pheasant 1
October 27th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 10
Teal 44
Black Headed Gull 221
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
October 25th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Teal 31
Shoveler 1
Snipe 9
Black Headed Gull 264
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
October 24th 2010
Teal 55
Tufted Duck 2
Common Gull 1
Skylark 1 over
October 23rd 2010
Wigeon 1
Teal 41
Tufted Duck 9
October 22nd 2010
Wigeon 4
Teal 34
Tufted Duck 9
Goldcrest 10+
These Goldcrests may have just moved south from
the northern parts of the UK, but there is also a fair chance that
these birds have arrived from scandinavia along with the Redwings
and Fieldfares. These tiny birds cross the North Sea in their thousands
at this time of year.
October 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 20
Cormorant 10
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 26
Snipe 7
Kingfisher 1
Fox also seen
October 20th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 22
Tufted Duck 8
Pochard 1
Buzzard 1
The first Pochard since January 2009
October 19th 2010
Cormorant 12
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 23
Buzzard 1
Snipe 1+
Common Gull 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Also 2 Roe Deer feeding at the water's edge
October 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 12
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
October 17th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 24
Wigeon 4
Tufted Duck 8
Snipe 7
Common Gull 1
October 16th 2010
Cormorant 11
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 31
Tufted Duck 6
Goosander 1 redhead
Snipe 6
Black Headed Gull 150
Siskin 1
October 15th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 25
Common Scoter 2
Green Sandpiper 1
October 14th 2010
Mute Swan 4
Teal 27
Snipe 6
Grey Wagtail 1
October 13th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 4
Teal 26
Snipe 8
Common Gull 1
Grey Wagtail 1
October 12th 2010
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 4
Teal 49
Black Headed Gull 150+
October 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 23
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 3
Teal 51
Grey Wagtail 1
October 10th 2010
Grey Heron 3
Mute Swan 3
Teal 49
Snipe 5
Lapwing 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 74
Black Headed Gull 266
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Lapwing: Henry Miller
October 9th 2010
Teal 22
Tufted Duck 3
Mallard c.150
October 8th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Teal 20
Sparrowhawk 1
Kingfisher 1 heard
Grey Wagtail 1
October 7th 2010
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 1 juv.
Teal 26
Sparrowhawk 1
Kingfisher 1
Swallow 10
Grey Wagtail 1
October 6th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1 juv.
Teal 39
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
October 5th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1 juv.
Teal 35
Kingfisher 1
October 4th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1 juv.
Teal 39
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
The water level is very high now after recent rain
October 3rd 2010
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1 juv.
Teal 32
Wigeon 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
October 2nd 2010
Cormorant 7
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Teal 45
Wigeon 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Tern 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Snipe 2
Kingfisher 1
Swallow c.25
Grey Wagtail 2
October 1st 2010
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 2
Teal 43
Wigeon 2
Mandarin Duck 11
Sparrowhawk 1 ad
Common Tern 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 2
Bullfinch 1
Typical rainy weather that favours Terns.
September 30th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 4
Teal 41
Wigeon 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Mistle Thrush 2 over
Bullfinch 1
September 29th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Teal 32
Wigeon 3
Common Sandpiper 2
Grey Wagtail 2
Kingfisher 1
Swallow c.50
Wheatear 1
Bullfinch 1
Wheatears are no rarity at coastal sites, but this is only
the second record for the reservoir. Spotted first by Sue Heselton
and confirmed by myself. The unusual visitor is seen off by a Common
Sandpiper.
September 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 17
Cormorant 8
Little Egret 1
Teal 4
Sparrowhawk 2
Common Sandpiper 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Jay 3
Magpie 2
Note from Sue Heselton:
The jays & magpies kept bothering the sparrowhawks so they kept
on tusseling around the bushes & tree trunks. It was a joy to
watch.
September 27th 2010
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 2
Teal 14
Grey Wagtail 1
Jay 1
The Jay flew the width of the reservoir across the open water. Jays
are regularly seen in the woods and field margins, but less often
over the water.
September 25th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 20+
Grey Heron 3
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 1
Teal 16
Kingfisher 1
September 24th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 3
Teal 11
Moorhen 13
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
September 22nd 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Teal 3
Sparrowhawk 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
Little Egret: Kevin Harris
Kingfisher: Brian Rendell
September 21st 2010
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Common Sandpiper 1
September 20th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Teal 1
September 18th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 2
Teal 3
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 2
September 17th 2010
Teal 1
September 16th 2010
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 3
Mute Swan 1
Teal 3
Common Sandpiper 2
September 15th 2010
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Teal 4
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
September 14th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 1
September 13th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
September 12th 2010
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 3
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
September 11th 2010
Little Egret 4
Canada Goose 30
Common Sandpiper 4
Grey Wagtail 1
September 10th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mandarin Duck 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 2
September 9th 2010
Cormorant 10
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 10
Shoveler 1
Common Sandpiper 1
September 8th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 3
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 9
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 2
Green Woodpecker 1
Blackcap 1
September 7th 2010
Little Egret 2
Canada Goose 8
Greenshank 2
Green Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper 2
Herring Gull 140
September 6th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Teal 9
Mandarin Duck 7
Common Sandpiper 2
Grey Wagtail 1
September 5th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 3
Little Egret 2
Tufted Duck 13
Common Sandpiper 4
Treecreeper 2
September 4th 2010
Little Egret 1
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Grey Wagtail 1
September 3rd 2010
Grey Heron 2
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 11
Green Sandpiper 1
Chiffchaff party of 7+
Goldcrest 2
September 2nd 2010
Grey Heron 4
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Snipe 1
Swallow 25+
September 1st 2010
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 5
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Snipe 2
August 31st 2010
Snipe 2
Dunlin 1
Swallow c.25
August 30th 2010
Mute Swan 3
Teal 5
Mandarin 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 1
August 29th 2010
Little Grebe 1
August 27th 2010
Common Sandpiper 5
Arctic Tern 1 probable
August 26th 2010
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 3
Kingfisher 1
August 24th 2010
Cormorant 10
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 4
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
August 22nd 2010
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 40
Common Sandpiper 2
August 21st 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 3
Green Sandpiper 1
August 20th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 1
August 19th 2010
Cormorant 10
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 4
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
August 18th 2010
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Tern 1 juv.
Kingfisher 1
picture:Lewis Bates
August 17th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 4
August 16th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 11
Common Sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing
pictures: Brian Rendell
August 14th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Little Ringed Plover 1 juv
Common Sandpiper 3
Common Gull 1
August 13th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 11
Common Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 1 White one
Kingfisher 1
August 12th 2010
Cormorant 19
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 5
Herring Gull 174 mostly juveniles
picture: Lewis Bates
August 11th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Green Sandpiper 3
Common Sandpiper 4
picture: Lewis Bates
August 10th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 2
Tufted Duck 10
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 3
August 9th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 2
Tufted Duck 9
Green Sandpiper 3
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 2
August 7th 2010
Common Sandpiper 5
August 6th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 7
Greenshank 1
Redshank 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 4
Kingfisher 1+
A welcome Little Grebe that was associating with
a Great Crested Grebe.
August 5th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 2
August 4th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 6
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 2
An oily film near the hide gives some concern.
August 3rd 2010
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
August 2nd 2010
Grey Heron 4
Little Egret 2
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Sandpiper 8
Picture: Lewis Bates
August 1st 2010
Grey Heron 6
Mute Swan 1
Teal 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Sandpiper 4
Kingfisher 1
Picture: Steven Carey
July 31st 2010
Little Grebe 1
Moorhen 23+
Common Sandpiper 7
Black Headed Gull 130
Kingfisher 1
July 30th 2010
Grey Heron 5
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 13
Common Sandpiper 8
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
July 29th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 11
Common Sandpiper 2
July 28th 2010
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 4
Mute Swan 1
Buzzard 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
Swift 6
picture: Lewis Bates
July 27th 2010
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 4
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 8
Kingfisher 1
July 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26 adults + 3 or 4 juvs
Grey Heron 4
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
July 25th 2010
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 1
July 24th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 13
Common Sandpiper 3
July 23rd 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 2
July 22nd 2010
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 3
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 4
Kingfisher 1 south end
Swallow 30
July 21st 2010
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 15+
Common Sandpiper 2
Black Headed Gull 30
Kingfisher 1 south end
Only 2 young Grebes seen these last few days - Anyone seen more?
July 20th 2010
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
Black Headed Gull 10 juvs + adults
Common Gull 1 juv
Mute Swan has light green ring on left leg marked with CZ9
July 19th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Black Headed Gull 67
Herring Gull 114
Kingfisher 1
July 18th 2010
Common Sandpiper 4
Med Gull 1 adult
Purple hairstreak butterflies 3 - watch the tops of Oak trees!
July 15th 2010
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Mallard 7 ducklings
Black Headed Gull 26
July 14th 2010
Black Headed Gull 30
July 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 3 chicks
Blue Tit about 20 in one hedgerow
A Roe Deer browses, ignored by resting Black
Headed Gulls
July 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 3 chicks
Another pair of Grebes have hatched 2 more chicks
July 9th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Common Tern 1
Swift 10
July 8th 2010
Swift 22
July 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Common Sandpiper 9
Black Headed Gull 24
Reed Warbler 2 singing south end
Chiffchaff 2 singing
July 6th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Black Headed Gull 19
Reed Warbler singing south end
July 5th 2010
Grey Heron 3
Black Headed Gull 17
July 4th 2010
Grey Heron 3
Cormorant 1
Common Sandpiper 5
Black Headed Gull 11
Kingfisher 1
July 3rd 2010
Common Sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 1
Picture: Lewis Bates
July 2nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 9
Black Headed Gull 7
Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Chiffchaff 2
Picture: Lewis Bates
The second of only 2 young successfully raised this year
July 1st 2010
Grey Heron 4
Little Egret 1
Black Headed Gull 3
Buzzard 1
June 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 new chick
Grey Heron 4
Coot with 2 chicks
Black Headed Gull 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 6
Thanks to Brian Rendell for the picture of this new arrival
June 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 24 + 1 juv
Grey Heron 3
Tufted Duck 12
Reed Warbler 3+ south end
Black Headed Gull 5 adults
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 1
Chaser Dragonfly at the duck feeding area
June 25th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 12
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 2
The warblers are hard to spot in the bushes. There are thousands of
Common Blue Damselflies now on the reservoir.
June 23rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Cormorant 1
Mute Swan 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 6
Reed Warbler 1
June 22nd 2010
Kingfisher 1 north end
June 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 10
Buzzard 1
June 16th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Mute Swan 5
Buzzard 1
June 14th 2010
Cormorant 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 14
Grey Wagtail 1 pair
Spotted Flycatcher 1 pair
June 10th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 18+ adults 1 juvenile
Cormorant 1 adult
Tufted Duck 15
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Herring Gull 54
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Chiffchaff 2 singing
June 9th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Cormorant 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 9
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Blackcap 1 singing
Chiffchaff 2 singing
June 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Mallard female with chicks
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 calling
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Blackcap 2 singing
Water pH test - I make this fairly neutral. For some reason on this
test strip the 6.5 is more yellow than 6.0 though clearly the more
acid readings should be more yellow. So maybe the 6.0 comparison
is not quite as yellow as it should be. Also the test is slightly
lighter than any of the comparisons. So overall I make this reading
less than 7, but only just.
June 3rd 2010
Tufted Duck 12
Blackcap 3 singing
Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies
June 2nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe only 1 chick
June 1st 2010
Great Crested Grebe only 1 chick seen
Tufted Duck 12
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
May 28th 2010
A serious fight between two Lesser Black Backed Gulls. I thought one
of them was going to be drowned.
May 27th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Reed Warbler 2 singing south end
Reed Warbler song today at the duck feeding station
(also Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blackbird)
Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker by Henry Miller
May 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 18
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Reed Warbler 3+ singing south end
May 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 7
One of a large number of small fish around the hide - I think this
is a Roach.
May 23rd 2010
Roe Deer and Calf by Henry Miller
May 20th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Also Sue reports baby rats in the undergrowth
May 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Cormorant 1
Coot 3 chicks
May 17th 2010
May 14th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 13
Swallow 10
Sand Martin 1
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
May 10th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Cuckoo 1 heard to NE of Reservoir
Chiffchaff 5 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Blackcap song today near the hide
May 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Tufted Duck 10
White Gull 1 (believed albino)
Swift 15
May 5th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Swift 2
May 1st 2010
Tufted Duck 16
Buzzard 2
Kingfisher 1
Reed Warbler 1+ south end
Reed Bunting 1 heard
April 30th 2010
Tufted Duck 13
Swift 1
April 28th 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Blackcap 2 pairs
Reed Warbler 1 singing south end
Woodpecker drumming
April 27th 2010
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
Reed Warbler 1+ at south end
April 26th 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Reed Warbler 2 at north end
April 24th 2010
Reed Warbler 3
April 23rd 2010
Mallard 6 chicks
Buzzard 3
Swallow 3
Sedge Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
House Martins returned today to nearby nesting
sites
April 22nd 2010
Little Egret 1
Buzzard 2 displaying
Swallow several
Sand Martin several
Goldcrest 1 singing
Sedge Warbler 1
Blackcap 1 singing
April 21st 2010
Tufted Duck 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Swallow 3
April 20th 2010
Tufted Duck 21
Common Sandpiper 14+
April 19th 2010
Grey Heron 1 adult
Tufted Duck 9
Common Sandpiper 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 11
Swallow 3
House Martin 1
Blackcap 1
April 17th 2010
Common Sandpiper 1
April 16th 2010
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 2
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Herring Gull 35
Black Headed Gull 2
Blackcap 1
April 15th 2010
Goosander 1 imm
Tufted Duck 6
Kingfisher 1
April 14th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 14
Swallow 50+
Sand Martin 3+
Grey Wagtail 2
April 13th 2010
Tufted Duck 8
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 13
Black Headed Gull 1
Buzzard 7
Swallow 12
Sand Martin 4
April 12th 2010
Tufted Duck 11
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Black Headed Gull 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 3
April 11th 2010
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 9
Swallow 5
April 10th 2010
Mute Swan 3
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 18
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Chiffchaff 3
Willow Warbler 1 singing
Blackcap 2
April 9th 2010
Grey Heron 2 (adult and Imm)
Mute Swan 3
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 21
Pheasant 2
Snipe 1
Swallow 7
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 2
April 8th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 12
Buzzard 9
Chiffchaff 4
April 7th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 4
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 6
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 13
Sand Martin 10
Swallows a few
Chiffchaff 6
Blackcap 1
April 6th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 11
Sand Martin 60+
As far as I can see there haven't been Goosanders
reported in the past after the middle of February, so staying into
April is exceptional.
April 5th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 10
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Blackcap 2
Willow Warbler 4
Chiffchaff 12+
Bullfinch 2
April 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25
Cormorant 6
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 8
Herring Gull 52
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 6+
House Martin 4
Sand Martin 4+
Blackcap 1
April 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 20+
Cormorant 6
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 8
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Swallow 10+
Sand Martin 4+
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 1
April 1st 2010
Little Egret 1
Snipe 2
White Gull 1
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 1
March 31st 2010
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 25
Sand Martin 5
House Martin 1
March 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 30
Cormorant 7
Tufted Duck 5
Pheasant 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 6
Sand Martin - Hundreds at lunchtime
Jay 2
March 29th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 13
Lesser Black Backed Gull 4
Swallow 3
Sand Martin 6
March 27th 2010
Cormorant 5
Snipe 2
Buzzard 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 4
Chiffchaff 1 singing
March 25th 2010
Little Egret 2
Tufted Duck 4
Snipe 2
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Dull and rainy - again
March 24th 2010
Little Egret 4
Tufted Duck 6
Snipe 1
Sand Martin 6
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Dull and rainy
March 23rd 2010
Cormorant 5
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 6
Drizzle
March 22nd 2010
Little Egret 3
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Common Gull 6
This is the 3rd time this year that Lesser
Black Backed Gull numbers have reached the good count of
21
March 21st 2010
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Common Gull 1
March 19th 2010
Little Egret 1
Wigeon 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 10
Jay 2
A dull, grey and wet day.
March 18th 2010
Little Egret 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander &imm
March 17th 2010
Little Egret 3
Teal 4
Tufted Duck 7
Goosander &imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
White Gull 1
Reed Bunting 1
March 16th 2010
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 12
Goosander 1
Common Gull 1
March 15th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Herring Gull 118
White Gull 1
March 14th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 4
Canada Goose 1
Wigeon 1
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 2
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Redwing 10
The Med Gull appeared again in the
afternoon.
March 12th 2010
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Teal 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
The Med Gull just stopped in for
a short time in the afternoon.
March 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 39
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 3
March 10th 2010
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 15
Kingfisher 1
March 9th 2010
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Wigeon 1
Tufted Duck 4
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Reed Bunting 1
March 8th 2010
Little Egret 3
Teal 8
Buzzard 2
Kingfisher 1
March 7th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 19
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 4
Tufted Duck 8
Goosander 1
March 6th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 38
Cormorant 18
Tufted Duck 12
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 211
Kingfisher 1
March 5th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 3
Tufted Duck 17
Teal 6
March 4th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 9
Tufted Duck 7
Shoveler 2
Black Headed Gull c.700
Herring Gull 137
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Common Gull 1
March 3rd 2010
Little Egret 8
Tufted Duck 7
Teal 1
Snipe 1
White Gull 1
Treecreeper 2 singing
A dull day but the white birds brightened it up. It seems likely
that the White Gull is the same one as seen last November. The bill
may be wrong for Glaucous, but good for 1st winter Iceland. The
eye is pale which would have to mean 2nd winter, not 1st winter
Iceland. However the bird is probably just too white for either
of these species and albino Herring/Lesser Black Back seems the
most likely in fact. Iceland/Glaucous
Gulls
Some of the Grebes are full on displaying now.
March 1st 2010
Cormorant 23
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 9
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
February 28th 2010
Cormorant 18
Tufted Duck 5
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 9
February 27th 2010
Cormorant 25
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 2
February 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 35
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 10
Tufted Duck 9
Teal 2
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Common Gull 16
Black Heded Gull 220+
Grey Wagtail 1
February 25th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Snipe 7
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
February 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 9
February 22nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26+
Cormorant 24
Grey Heron 1
Teal 3
Tufted Duck 4
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Coot 11
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Black Headed Gull 370
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
February 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25
Cormorant 24+
Teal 14
Tufted Duck 11
Wigeon 1
Siskin 3
February 20th 2010
Tufted Duck 11
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
February 19th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 30
Cormorant 29
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Teal 9
Tufted Duck 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Common Gull 2
Reed Bunting 1
February 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21+
Cormorant 30
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 3
Teal 7
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Common Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Bullfinch 1
Reed Bunting 1
February 16th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25+
Cormorant 29
Little Egret 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 156
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Raven 1 over
February 15th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 7
Teal 19
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Black Headed Gull 296
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 60
Common Gull 3
Kingfisher 1
February 14th 2010
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 8
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 185
Mediterranean Gull 1 1st
winter
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Bullfinch 1
February 13th 2010
Cormorant 25
Great Crested Grebe 28
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
February 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 28
Tufted Duck 4
February 10th 2010
Cormorant 33
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Teal 35
Goosander 1
Pied Wagtail 1
February 10th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 3
Goosander 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Goldcrest 1
Marsh Tit 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 2
Two of the Egrets were in a field to the East of
the boardwalk.
Even the great might of a well attended RSPB field trip did not
reveal the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker today.
February 8th 2010
February 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Cormorant 24
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 3
Tufted Duck 9
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Kingfisher 1
Marsh Tit 1
Jay 1
Bullfinch 1
February 6th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 25
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Jay 3
Bullfinch 1
February 5th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Teal 1
Tufted Duck 8
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Mistle Thrush (singing just outside reserve)
Marsh Tit pair
Bullfinch 2
February 4th 2010
Cormorant 31
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 3
Teal 7
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Lapwing 34 (landed briefly)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Bullfinch 1
Jay 1
February 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Teal 51
Tufted Duck 7
Snipe 2
Coot 17
Common Gull 25
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 180
February 2nd 2010
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Teal 41
Snipe 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 calling
Bullfinch 1
February 1st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 77
Wigeon 1
Snipe 5
Pheasant 3
Mediterranean Gull 2 adults
Common Gull 5
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Treecreeper 1
Raven 2
Jay 2
Magpie 10
Carrion Crow 10
Reed Bunting 2+
January 31st 2010
Goosander 1
January 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 13
Cormorant 26
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 6
Teal 35
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Marsh Tit 1
January 29th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 26
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 5
Teal 20
Goosander 1
Common Gull 5
Reed Bunting 1
January 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 27
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 13
Goosander 1
Common Gull 11
Jay 1
A much warmer day today
January 27th 2010
Cormorant 17
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 11
Redwing 2
Reed Bunting 1
Reservoir partly frozen. The ice was thin as this Herring Gull discovered
when it fell through.
January 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 13
Cormorant 18
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 4+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 1
Jay
Bullfinch 3+
January 25th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Teal 16
Goosander 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Marsh Tit 2
Jay 3
Bullfinch 2
January 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 10
Tufted Duck 10
Goosander 1
Chiffchaff 1
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest seems to have taken to chasing the Firecrest, 2 times
today
whilst watching the Firecrest, a similar bird (assumed it was a
Goldcrest, surely not 2 Firecrests) hurtled in to chase the Firecrest.
Hope it doesnt chase it off completely. Ian Seward
January 23rd 2010
Firecrest 1
January 22nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 6
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Kingfisher 1
A Red Kite was reported
over Chard itself today.
January 21st 2010
Teal 18
Tufted Duck 4
Snipe 1
Firecrest 1
Coal Tit 2
Marsh Tit 2
January 19th 2010
Wigeon 1
Teal 21
Tufted Duck 8
Buzzard 3
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Common Gull 3
Siskin 4
Coal Tit 8
Great Tit 32+
Blue Tit 18+
Raven 1
There seem to be unusually high numbers of tits right
now. They are obviously attracted to the feeders, but it is great
that so many have survived the cold weather.
January 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 8
Goosander 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Green Woodpecker heard
Goldcrest 2
Firecrest 1 (east
side)
Marsh Tit 5
Nuthatch 9
Treecreeper 2
Jay 1
Siskin 4
Bullfinch 1
January 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 6
Cormorant 20
Tufted Duck 6
Teal 15
Goosander 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Grey Wagtail
Marsh Tit 2
Report of the Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker comes from Alick Simmons
January 16th 2010
Cormorant 6
Tufted Duck 1 pair
Goosander 1
Coot 21
Goldcrest 1
Long Tailed Tit 6
Coal Tit 5
Chaffinch 10
Reed Bunting 2
The reservoir is mostly thawed now. The Firecrest
was not found at the south end despite many people looking. There
was however an intriguing report of a possible Yellow Browed
Warbler at the North end.
January 15th 2010
Little Egret 1
Teal 41
Shoveler 1
Tufted Duck 1 pair
Coot 21
Common Gull 9
Grey Wagtail 1
Firecrest 1
Long Tailed Tit 4
Marsh Tit 1
Reservoir 90% frozen and thawing
January 14th 2010
Teal 9
Coot 13
Grey Wagtail 1
Bullfinch 1
Goldfinch c.20
Reed Bunting 4
The reservoir is still very frozen despite the roads thawing out
now. It was also foggy today so I couldn't see the gulls on the
ice if there were any. This is the best number of Reed Buntings
for 5 years.
January 13th 2010
Teal 55 stood on ice
Grey Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 1
Reed Bunting 1
January 12th 2010
Coot 18
Grey Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 1
Reservoir 98% frozen still, but ice getting thinner
January 11th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Teal 1
Tufted Duck 1
Coot 21
Common Gull 4
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 4+
Treecreeper 3
Reservoir 98% frozen still
January 10th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 14
Tufted Duck 1
Coot 20
Moorhen 8
Green Sandpiper 1
Snipe 1
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult (missing
right foot)
Common Gull 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Chiffchaff 1
The hide may be locked during the freeze for safety
reasons.
January 9th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Coot 21
Common Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 135
Herring Gull 39
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Firecrest 1 (near
the feeding station)
Goldcrest 2
Marsh Tit 1
Ian Seward: Firecrest
Reservoir 99% frozen
January 8th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Shoveler 1
Teal 20+
Tufted Duck 2
Coot 19
Water Rail 1
Common Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 131
Herring Gull 45
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Robin 5
Blackbird 9
Firecrest 1 (near
the feeding station)
Goldfinch 20
January 7th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Wigeon 1 pair
Teal 154+
Tufted Duck 6
Coot 15
Snipe 1
Only the SW corner is now open water
January 6th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 2
Teal 220+
Tufted Duck 3
Buzzard 1
Snipe 1
Coot 22
Herring Gull 125+
Black Headed Gull 76
Pied Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 3
Long Tailed Tit 8+
Coal Tit 2
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 1
Redwing
Song Thrush
Blizzard today
January 5th 2010
Mute Swan 2
Teal 196
Tufted Duck 4
Buzzard 1
Mostly frozen still but a little open water - More cold weather
and Snow forecast
January 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Cormorant 0
Mallard 128
Tufted Duck 5
Teal 80+
Buzzard 1
Coot 21
Moorhen 4
Snipe 1
Herring Gull 114
Black Headed Gull 18
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1 dark mantled
Kingfisher 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Chiffchaff heard
Large percentage of res frozen over again.
January 2nd 2010
Cormorant 18
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 52
Goosander 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Large percentage of res frozen over with snow/frost covering it
giving a proper wintry feel.
2010 sightings
Picture: Steven Carey
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