Chard reservoir sign

2016 sightings

2016 review

Gadwall were first recorded on 2nd Jan and seen on a record 79 dates through the year with up to 8 birds, The Gadwall are staying around now for extended periods of time which they never used to do. A pair of Mute Swans started the year with 5 young, but one was very ill and was put down. A Kingfisher was noted from the start of the year and there was a high January count of 44 Tufted Duck. An adult Med Gull completed the month on 28th January. Little Egrets were noticeable early in the year with a peak of 18 on 3rd February. February was also good for Med Gulls with 4 adults present on 4th. 2 Redpoll were spotted in the woods and a party of 8 Siskins found their way from local gardens to the res in February. Another Med Gull was seen in March and the first migrants came with 2 Sand Martins on 13th March and Swallows arriving before the end of the month. Even the first House Martins arrived by 1st April. There was a record count of 350+ Common Gulls on 7th April and a Greylag Goose was an unusual visitor towards the end of the month. Spotted Flycatchers were first seen in April and stayed to breed. A mystery duck arrived in May (along with another Greylag) and was thought to be a hybrid, with Red Crested Pochard as one possible parent. In June a Common Tern was seen on the same day as the fishing was closed due to a large number of Carp deaths. Another Common Tern was also seen a week later. In July, 4 Great Crested Grebe chicks were seen and another single older juvenile. These were the only grebe young to be raised this year. The female of the Mute Swan pair was sadly put down in July with a severe sinus infection. The male continued to look after the 4 young until 20th November when he disappeared. August produced a good number of interesting birds with Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing, Redshank, Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, Black Tern, Hobby, Little Ringed Plover and a Great White Egret. Also a Wheatear was seen just outside the recording area in Oaklands Avenue. The waders stayed into September with 5 species of wader present on the 5th. A Dunlin and Med Gull also brightened up September. October brought another 2 Med Gulls, a passing Hobby, a Peregrine and a White-fronted Goose (first record since the 1970's). A young Cormorant with a red ring proved to have come from Holland and another with an Orange ring joined it in November. The Orange ringed bird had come from the exact opposite direction in Cornwall. The all time record count of Great Crested Grebes was broken 2 days following in November with a high of 72 birds. A colour ringed Black-headed Gull had come from Hamburg and would likely have passed the very area where the dutch Cormorant originated. In December a Goldeneye appeared on a misty day and stayed throughout the month. To round off the year a Redshank was seen on 29th December and was the first ever December record.


December 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 37
  • Cormorant 24 (inc orange ringed cornish bird)
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Teal 45
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Wigeon 6
  • Shoveler 4
  • Gadwall 4
  • Goldcrest 1
  • Treecreeper 1

One of the two adult swans is ringed with a yellow darvic as DKL on the right leg and therefore is not one of the pair that has recently been seen at the res.


December 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 36
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Teal 43
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Wigeon 9
  • Shoveler 6
  • Snipe 1 (on SW shore)
  • Black-headed Gull 78
  • Herring Gull 59
 

December 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Teal 12
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Wigeon 15
  • Shoveler 6
  • Redshank 1 (SH) 1st ever December record
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 64
 

December 28th 2016

  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 13
 

December 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 41
  • Cormorant 13
  • Little Egret 12
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv
  • Gadwall 4
  • Wigeon 4
  • Shoveler 6
 

December 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 41
  • Cormorant 14
  • Little Egret 12
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv
  • Gadwall 4
  • Wigeon 8
  • Teal 20
  • Shoveler 6
  • Black-headed Gull 150+
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

December 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv (south end).
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Gadwall 6
  • Wigeon 8
  • Teal 26
  • Shoveler 4
  • Pheasant 1
  • Snipe 3
  • Black-headed Gull 84
  • Common Gull 5
 

December 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 35
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Gadwall 8
  • Wigeon 6
  • Teal 24
  • Shoveler 6
  • Black-headed Gull 143
  • Common Gull 5
 

December 23rd 2016

  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
 

December 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 40
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Gadwall 2
  • Teal 52
  • Shoveler 2
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

December 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 8
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Gadwall 4
  • Wigeon 8
  • Teal 32
  • Shoveler 3
  • Black-headed Gull 100+
  • Treecreeper 1
 

December 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 40
  • Cormorant 18
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Goldeneye 1/juv (north end).
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Gadwall 6
  • Wigeon 6
  • Shoveler 4
  • Teal 31
  • Shelduck 3
  • Snipe 5
  • Black-headed Gull 47
  • Herring Gull 52

Mist at the North end over the last few days could account for missing the Goldeneye from the hide at the south end.


December 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Cormorant 12
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Gadwall 4
  • Wigeon 7
  • Teal 11
  • Shoveler 3
  • Black-headed Gull 47
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 1


Kevin Harris: Teal

The Wigeon, Teal and Gadwall are feeding on the Water-Starwort that is much in evidence at the moment.


December 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 16 inc. cornish orange ringed bird
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Gadwall 5
  • Wigeon 6
  • Teal 10
  • Shoveler 7
  • Snipe 4
 

December 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Gadwall 8
  • Wigeon 10
  • Teal 20
  • Shoveler 14
  • Black-headed Gull 76
  • Herring Gull 34
Last year was exceptional for Gadwall, but this year has already overtaken that. 8 Gadwall isn't a record number seen on any one day, but the numbers of sightings over the year exceed any previous year.

December 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 12 (inc. both ringed birds)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Gadwall 8
  • Wigeon 13
  • Teal 27
  • Shoveler 11
  • Snipe 18
  • Black-headed Gull 61
  • Common Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 59
 

December 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 7
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Gadwall 6
  • Wigeon 11
  • Teal 32
  • Shoveler 4
  • Pheasant 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Common Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 1

Kevin Harris: Wigeon

December 14th 2016

  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad + 4 juvs.
  • Gadwall 6
  • Wigeon 13
  • Teal 25
  • Shoveler 12
  • Snipe 3
  • Black-headed Gull 50
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 25
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

Kevin Harris: Gadwall

December 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 21 (orange ringed bird from Cornwall present)
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv (north end).
  • Gadwall 4
  • Wigeon 12
  • Teal 30
  • Shoveler 7
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Green Woodpecker call heard
  • Goldcrest 3
 

December 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv (north end).
  • Gadwall 6
  • Wigeon 14
  • Teal 24
  • Shoveler 6
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Kingfisher 1
 

December 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 29
  • Little Egret 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Wigeon 13
  • Teal 23
  • Shoveler 12
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Snipe 4 (SW corner)
  • Black-headed Gull 158
  • Herring Gull 78
 

December 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Teal 20
  • Shoveler 8
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Snipe 4 (SW corner)
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

December 8th 2016

  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Shoveler 4
  • Gadwall 3
  • Wigeon 9
  • Teal 17
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Common Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1

Kevin Harris: A Teal is alerted to a passing Sparrowhawk. A really dull day, but an upending Shoveler's colours still shine through.
Goldeneye displaying, suggests it may be a young male rather than female.

December 4th 2016

  • Cormorant 23
  • Little Egret 11
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Shoveler 11
  • Wigeon 9
  • Teal 18
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Chiffchaff 2
 

December 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 20
  • Little Egret 8
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Shoveler 7
  • Nuthatch heard

Dave Helliar: Goldeneye

December 1st 2016

  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 4
  • Gadwall 4
  • Shoveler 8
  • Goldeneye 1/juv.
  • Long-tailed Tit 6



Kevin Harris: Goldeneye displaying, Shoveler, Gadwall and Wigeon all in the heavy mist.

Despite the sub zero overnight temperatures, there was less ice today than yesterday, but plenty of mist.
The 2 adult swans are 'DFX' and her mate that were first seen on 16th November. The father of the 4 juveniles 'AIB' has not been seen since 20th November.


November 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 9
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Wigeon 4
  • Gadwall 5
  • Teal 24
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Redshank 1
  • Black-headed Gull 76

A small area was frozen today after overnight temperatures were way below zero.
The Redshank was the first in November for 12 years.

At least 22 Little Egrets are in the general area when counting the ones in the trees to the North of the reservoir. The count of 9 is the maximum count seen during the day inside the reservoir area.


November 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 14
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 10
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Black-headed Gull 55
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

November 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 10
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 2
  • Teal 9
  • Snipe 8
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

November 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 2
  • Teal 10
  • Snipe 8
  • Black-headed Gull 37
  • Herring Gull 43
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Cormorant 14 (inc. 1 colour ringed on right leg)
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black-headed Gull 27
  • Long-tailed Tit 12+
 

November 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Cormorant 12 (inc. 1 colour ringed on right leg)
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Black-headed Gull 21
 

November 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 37
  • Cormorant 6 (inc. 1 colour ringed on left leg)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Teal 2
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Shoveler 2
  • Black-headed Gull 17
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 66
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Teal 2
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Shoveler 5
  • Snipe 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

November 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 47
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 juvs
  • Teal 16
  • Wigeon 3
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Pied Wagtail 1
Very heavy rain, flooding in many areas, water level rising fast.

November 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 55
  • Cormorant 10 (1 colour ringed)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 17
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Shoveler 5
  • Snipe 4
  • Black-headed Gull 33
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Redwing 3 in woods near hide
 

November 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 64
  • Cormorant 22 (2 colour ringed)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 17
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Shoveler 11
  • Snipe 5
  • Moorhen 1 killed by Crows
  • Black-headed Gull 28
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 43
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

November 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 61
  • Cormorant 35 (2 colour ringed)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 18
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Shoveler 6
  • Snipe 7
  • Black-headed Gull 28
  • Common Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 55
  • Wood Pigeon 27
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 


As well as the 2 colour ringed cormorants on 9th November, there was also this white ringed Black-headed Gull. I have just heard back that this gull was ringed in a park in Hamburg which is 578 miles from Chard.
Also of interest is that the ringer said the normal migration route for these gulls would take it down the coast of Holland which would go right past the ringing location of the first red ringed Cormorant.


November 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 59+
  • Cormorant 20 (2 colour ringed)
  • Little Egret 6
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 6
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Shoveler 12
  • Snipe 5
  • Black-headed Gull 60
  • Common Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2

Kevin Harris: A male Teal explodes from the water while a female swims sedately past

November 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 37
  • Cormorant 31 (1 colour ringed)
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 8
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Shoveler 8
  • Snipe 10
  • Black-headed Gull 110
  • Common Gull 2
To add to the interest of the colour ringed birds, the 2 visiting Mute Swans were ringed, one with a standard Yellow Darvic (code DFX) on right and metal on left. The other (Male) with spiral plastic rings Yellow above Blue on the right leg and no ring on the left.

November 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 62
  • Cormorant 37 (2 colour ringed)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 12
  • Wigeon 3
  • Shoveler 5
  • Snipe 5
  • Black-headed Gull 76
  • Herring Gull 166
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 59
  • Cormorant 32
  • Little Egret 8
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 6
  • Wigeon 3
  • Shoveler 9
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Black-headed Gull 110
  • Common Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 15+
 

November 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 72
  • Cormorant 31
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 19
  • Wigeon 3
  • Shoveler 7
  • Tufted Duck 20
  • Snipe 3
  • Black-headed Gull c.200
  • Herring Gull 79

Yet another record count of Grebes today.


Sue Heselton: Common Darter late in the season

November 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 67
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2
An all time record count of 67 Great Crested Grebe today. Last year there were 63 at the peak which equalled the previous highest count from 1979. Last year's high count was in exceptionally cold weather. Not so cold today though. Anyone any ideas why we would get such a high count now?

November 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 57
  • Cormorant 15 (2 with red rings)
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 10
  • Shoveler 2
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Black-headed Gull c.200
  • Herring Gull c.130
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2
  • Long-tailed Tit 6+
Also 2 adult Roe Deer

November 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 47
  • Cormorant 33 (2 with red rings)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 16
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 49
  • Cormorant 14 (2 with red rings - actually one is orange)
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Teal 8
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Buzzard 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull 1 with white colour ring
  • Common Gull 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
Cormorants BR (from Holland) and TB6 (from Cornwall)

November 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 45
  • Cormorant 15 (2 with red rings!)
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 18
  • Black-headed Gull 200+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 100+
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 43
  • Cormorant 21
  • Little Egret 18
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Teal 7
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black-headed Gull 100
  • Herring Gull 70+
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Treecreeper 1
  • Goldcrest 6
 

November 6th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 39
  • Cormorant 15 (red ringed bird still present)
  • Little Egret 10
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 9
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 18
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull c.200
  • Herring Gull c.150
 

November 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 40
  • Cormorant 8 (red ringed bird still present)
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 16
  • Mallard 107
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Black-headed Gull 47
  • Herring Gull 21
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

November 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 7
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black-headed Gull 77
  • Herring Gull 59
 

November 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 44
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Teal 8
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 164
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

November 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 46
  • Cormorant 24
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 11
  • Shoveler 2
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Snipe 3
  • Black-headed Gull 41
  • Goldcrest 2
 

October 31st 2016

  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 38
It was too foggy to count most birds today.

October 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 37
  • Cormorant 8
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 37
  • Wigeon 4
  • Teal 11
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Dunlin 1
  • Black-headed Gull 250+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 79
  • Pied Wagtail 2

Sue Heselton: Puffballs

October 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 16
  • White-fronted Goose 1 juv.
  • Teal 2
  • Shoveler 2
  • Black-headed Gull 200+
  • Herring Gull 168
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2

Sue Heselton: White-fronted Goose. Quite possibly the same bird as seen recently at Sutton Bingham reservoir.

October 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 35
  • Cormorant 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 97
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Teal 7
  • Wigeon 3
  • Black-headed Gull 100+
  • Common Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1

Kevin Harris: Wigeon and Kingfisher

October 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 76
  • Teal 2
  • Shoveler 3
  • Common Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 2

Kevin Harris: Teal

I just found out that the Cormorant seen on 10th October with a red leg ring was ringed at the nest in the Netherlands on 3rd June this year at De Kreupel, Ijsselmeer (373 miles as the Cormorant flies).

October 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 34
  • Cormorant 5
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 11
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black-headed Gull 77
  • Herring Gull 96
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Pied Wagtail 2
 

October 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Shoveler 1
  • Teal 6
  • Snipe 19
  • Pied Wagtail 2
  • Grey Wagtail 2

Kevin Harris: Pied Wagtail and Shoveler in the pouring rain today

October 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 45
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 53
  • Pochard 2
  • Teal 6
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Peregrine 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull c.300
  • Herring Gull 78
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Redwing 1

Alan Coles: Peregrine

October 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 33
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 6
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black-headed Gull 85
  • Herring Gull 91
 

October 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 35
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Pheasant 1
  • Black-headed Gull 85
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 59
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

October 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28+
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Shoveler 2
  • Black-headed Gull 82
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

October 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 41
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 (first winter)
  • Herring Gull 151
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1

Kevin Harris: Med Gull

October 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 43
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 27
  • Teal 7
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Shoveler 2
  • Black-headed Gull 66
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 99
 

October 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 40
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 37
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 8
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Shoveler 2
  • Snipe 2
  • Black-headed Gull 185
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 64
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

October 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 7
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Snipe 5
  • Jack Snipe 1 possible (SE reedbed constant bobbing movement noted)
  • Black-headed Gull 72
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 47
  • Long-tailed Tit 12+ (south end)
 

October 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 34 + 4 juvs
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 3
  • Teal 5
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Shoveler 4
  • Black-headed Gull 53
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Herring Gull 67
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 12+ (north end)
 

October 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 36 + 4 juvs
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 5
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Wigeon 3
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 44
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 29
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Marsh Tit 2
 

October 13th 2016

  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 2
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 45
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 57
  • Common Gull 3
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

October 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 5
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 28
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 67
  • Kingfisher 1

Kevin Harris: Kingfisher on new perch

October 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 10 including ringed one
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 6
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Black-headed Gull 41
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 58
 

October 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 4
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 2
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 57
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 107
  • Pied Wagtail 2

Kevin Harris: Cormorant with red ring - ringed in the Netherlands on 3rd June this year at De Kreupel, Ijsselmeer (373 miles as the Cormorant flies)

October 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28 + 4 juvs
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 2
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 75
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 112
Also a Roe Deer.

October 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 8
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 5
  • Shoveler 4
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 46
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
 

October 6th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 2
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Common Gull 1
 

October 5th 2016

  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Black-headed Gull 54
With chainsaws and a fire on the East side and a dog running on the West side, not a good day for birds.

October 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Wigeon 9
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 4
  • Hobby 1 (Pat Tucker)
  • Lapwing 1
  • Snipe 2
  • Black-headed Gull 61
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 27
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

October 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1

Kevin Harris: Lesser Black-backed Gull showing the pinkish legs of a younger bird and Roe Deer

October 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Little Egret 6
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 4
  • Black-headed Gull 57
  • Swallow c.20 passing through
 

October 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 5
  • Mandarin 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 (1st Winter)
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Marsh Tit heard

Dave Helliar: Med Gull

September 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 5 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Moorhen 23
  • Coot 15
  • Kingfisher 1
 

September 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Shoveler 4
  • Gadwall 1
  • Moorhen 15
  • Coot 12
  • Snipe 4
  • Black-headed Gull 60+
  • Crow 19

Kevin Harris: Gadwall

September 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 5
  • Shoveler 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 12
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

September 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 4
 

September 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 6
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Wigeon 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Chiffchaff singing

Kevin Harris: Female Shoveler

September 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 3 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 10
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 54
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
 

September 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 4
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Dunlin 1
  • Black-headed Gull 61
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1

Dave Helliar: Dunlin

September 23rd 2016

Not many birds to report today - as the hide undergoes some maintenance.


September 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20 ad + 3 Juvs
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 12
  • Shoveler 4
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Jay 2

Kevin Harris: Kingfisher and Jay

September 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 7
  • Shoveler 4
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

September 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 + 4 juvs
  • Teal 15
  • Shoveler 5
  • Mediterranean Gull 1
  • Black-headed Gull 31
  • Jay 2

Dave Helliar: Med Gull

September 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 +4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 11
  • Teal 12
  • Shoveler 5
  • Snipe 3
  • Black-headed Gull 84
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

September 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 31
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 4
  • Teal 10
  • Shoveler 4
  • Black-headed Gull 61
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Nuthatch 2
 

September 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 3 ad. 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Shoveler 7
  • Dunlin 1
  • Black-headed Gull 48
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 12 passing through
 

September 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 3 ad. 4 juvs
  • Teal 2
  • Dunlin 1
  • Black-headed Gull 39
  • Magpie 10
 

September 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 ad. 4 juvs
  • Teal 4
  • Dunlin 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
 

September 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 4 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Dunlin 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Black-headed Gull 94
  • Chiffchaff 1

Kevin Harris: Dunlin and Chffchaff

September 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 + 1juv
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Shelduck 3
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 48
 

September 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 1 juv
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 2 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Moorhen 19
  • Coot 18
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Kingfisher 1
 

September 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 2 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Black-headed Gull 69
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 29
The waders have moved on now, but let's hope there's more to come.

September 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 + 4 juvs
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 5
  • Greenshank 1 very vocal
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black-headed Gull 55
  • Herring Gull 79
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 7
Also 3 Roe Deer

September 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 + 2 juvs
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 4
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 60
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 15
  • Grey Wagtail 1
There has been a Greenshank seen nearly every day now for 2 weeks. There are just 2 days in those 2 weeks when it wasn't reported. The longest that one has been recorded before is 3 days. My guess is that this is the same bird throughout and conditions are suitable for staying as demonstrated by the Black-tailed Godwit that may finally have moved on, but we'll see....

September 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 + 3 juvs
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Canada Goose 10
  • Teal 11
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull 34
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Long-tailed Tit party

Kevin Harris: Snipe

September 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 + 3 juvs
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Mixed Tit flock in car park

Kevin Harris: Buzzard and young Grebe

September 6th 2016

  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 5
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 4
  • Willow Warbler/Chiffchaff 2
 

September 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18 ad + 2 juvs
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 5
  • House Martin 2

Kevin Harris: Greenshank

5 species of wader in one day is exceptional.. The Black-tailed Godwit is also the longest staying Godwit ever.

September 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 31 ad + 2 juvs
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 15
 

September 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Little Grebe 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Green Sandpiper 2
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 36
 

September 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29 + 3 juvs
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Gadwall 3
  • Teal 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Black-headed Gull 51
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
 

September 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 + 2 juvs
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Gadwall 4
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow a few
  • House Martin a few
  • Pied Wagtail 1

Kevin Harris: Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank

August 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Kingfisher 3


Kevin Harris: Roe Deer and Little Egret

Also 2 young Roe Deer


August 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 31ad + 3 juvs
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Greenshank 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black-headed Gull 42
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 55
  • Pied Wagtail 1

 


August 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19 ad + 2 juvs
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black-headed Gull 108
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 77
  • House Martin 15

Also 4 Terrapins at the North End.


August 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 ad + 3 juvs
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Green Sandpiper 2
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Black-headed Gull 34
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 12

Also a fox basking in the sunshine


August 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26 ad + 2 juvs
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great White Egret 1 (stayed 8 mins)
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Gadwall 1
  • Greenshank 1
  • Redshank 1 (long bill)
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • House Martin 20
  • Swallow 2


Sue Heselton: Redshank


August 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26 ad + 3 juvs
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1 ad. 1 juv.
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Greenshank 1
  • Black-headed Gull 25
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 53

 


August 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 ad + 4 juvs
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Teal 1
  • Redshank 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Raven 1

 


August 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28 ad + 4 juvs
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Little Ringed Plover 1 juv plus 1 adult Ringed/Little Ringed
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 54
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 93


Dave Helliar: Little Ringed Plover
The adult Plover was not seen well enough to specifically identify, but as there was a juvenile 'Little Ringed' also present it is assumed that the adult was the same species.


August 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23 ad + 4 juvs
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad + 4 juvs
  • Gadwall 3
  • Common Sandpiper 6
  • Black-headed Gull 47
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Herring Gull 95
  • Swallow several small flocks moving through
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Pied Wagtail 1

 


August 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 ad. + 4 juvs
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 adult + 4 juvs
  • Teal 3
  • Gadwall 2
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Black-headed Gull 82
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 43
  • Kingfisher 1

 


August 20th 2016

  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black Tern 1
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 juv


Dave Helliar: Black Tern and Med Gull


August 19th 2016

  • Teal 1
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Hobby 1 over

 


August 17th 2016

  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Greenshank 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Kingfisher 3

 


August 15th 2016

  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Spotted Flycatcher 2 with young at nest

 


August 14th 2016

  • Greenshank 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1

 


August 11th 2016

  • Grey Heron 3
  • Gadwall 6
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 ad. +5 juv.
  • Swift 1 (with House Martins)

 


August 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. + 4 imm
  • Gadwall 6
  • Tufted duck 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • House Martin 4
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Spotted Flycatcher 1 near hide
  • Bullfinch 4

 


August 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 adults 4 juv
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Gadwall 5
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Coot 28+ inc juvs
  • Moorhen 23+ inc juvs

 


August 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 adults 1 juv
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. + 4 imm
  • Gadwall 6
  • Tufted duck 6
  • Lapwing 3
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Black-headed Gull 40
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 103
  • Swallow 1


Kevin Harris: Lapwing, the first ever August sighting here.

 

Also 1 adult male Wheatear in Oaklands Avenue just outside the Reservoir area.


August 6th 2016

  • Gadwall 5
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2

 


August 5th 2016

  • Little Egret 6
  • Gadwall 5
  • Tufted duck 3
  • Black-tailed Godwit 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Kingfisher 1


Dave Helliar: Black-tailed Godwit


August 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 adults + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 5
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 6
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Coot 18
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 80
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 1

 


August 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 9
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 6
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 78
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 102

 


August 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 6
  • Black-headed Gull 37
  • Swallow c.25
  • Reed Warbler

 


July 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 37 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 6
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 77
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin/Swallow c.12

 


July 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 5
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 27
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Herring Gull 57
  • Kingfisher 1

 


July 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 6
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black-headed Gull 68
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 104
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Reed Warbler 1


Dave Helliar: Gadwall


July 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull 57
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Herring Gull 47
  • Swift 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow c.25
  • House Martin 5
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Robin 1 juv.

 


July 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black-headed Gull c.150
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 69
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Reed Warbler 6 together South End

 


July 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Black-headed Gull c.200
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 27

 


July 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Common Sandpiper 1 juv
  • Black-headed Gull 125
  • Kingfisher 2


Kevin Harris: Common Sandpiper


July 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 17
  • Black-headed Gull 113
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Swallow/House Martin 6+ distant
  • Reed Warbler active at south end

 


July 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 10
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Black-headed Gull 150+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 112
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Robin young juvenile seen
  • Reed Warbler active at south end

 


July 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 11
  • Grey Heron 4
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 27
  • Wader 1
  • Black-headed Gull 53
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 78
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Warbler 1 South End

 


July 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 12
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Canada Goose 6
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Black-headed Gull 54
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 98
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1

 


July 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 11
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 3+ cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Black-headed Gull 27
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 82
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1

 


July 16th 2016

  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 3+ cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 18
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 20
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 55
  • Swallow several
  • House Martin several
  • Reed Warbler active south end
  • Chiffchaff singing


Kevin Harris: Large Skipper and Soldier Beetle

Another good day for Butterflies with Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Large White and a Large Skipper.


July 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 4 chicks + 1 older juv
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 18
  • Buzzard 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Swift 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • House Martin several
  • Reed Warbler active south end


Kevin Harris: Buzzard and young Reed Warbler

Also a good day for Butterflies with Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Comma, Large White and a Large Skipper.


July 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Warblers active feeding young south end

Kevin Harris Gatekeeper and Egret

July 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18 ad. + 4 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 18
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 26
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Swift 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallows
  • House Martins
  • Reed Warbler active south end
 

July 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 3 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Black-headed Gull 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 53
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Warbler 2 south end
  • Blackcap singing

Kevin Harris: Grebe chicks and Reed Warbler

July 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14 ad. + 2 chicks
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Black-headed Gull 15
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 7
  • House Martin 7
  • Reed Warbler singing south end
  • Chiffchaff several singing south end
 

July 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17 ad. + 2 chicks
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Black-headed Gull 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 6
  • House martin 30+
  • Reed Warbler 1 still very active south end
 

July 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Moorhen another young brood
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Warbler 1 very active south end (presumed feeding young)
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Blackcap singing


Kevin Harris: Ringlet

Also a Small Copper, Ringlet and Meadow Brown butterflies

The female Mute Swan of our local pair was taken yesterday to West Hatch with a severe and untreatable sinus infection.


July 6th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 1 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Black-headed Gull 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Swift 1
  • House Martin 4
  • Wren 1
  • Reed Warbler singing
  • Blackcap singing

Kevin Harris: Young Robin

July 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 11 adults
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Swift 10
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Swallow c.10
  • Chiffchaff singing

Kevin Harris: Black-headed Gulls and Male Mute Swan alone with cygnets in the evening.

July 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow c.20
  • House Martin c.100
 

July 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Kingfisher 1
  • House Martin 25
 

July 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Redshank 2
  • House Martin c.50


Dave Helliar: Redshanks


June 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 still eating the dead Carp
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Swallow 3
  • House Martin 20+
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing

Also 10 Gatekeeper butterflies


June 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 eating dead Carp
  • Common Tern 1
  • Swift 15
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard south end
  • Swallow 10
  • House Martin 150
  • Sand Martin 2
  • Reed Warbler singing
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing

 


June 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Swift 3
  • Swallow a few
  • Blackcap 1
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing

Also 6 Gatekeeper butterflies and several Tree Bees

The Environment Agency netted 2 Carp for tests


June 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Buzzard 1
  • Swift 14
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 50+
  • House Martin 30+

 


June 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Kingfisher 2 south end
  • Swallow c.35
  • House Martin c.20
  • Grey Wagtail 2 on roof of hide
  • Reed Warbler singing
  • Blackcap 1
  • Chiffchaff singing

Also 4 Gatekeepers


June 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Common Tern 1 late evening
  • Swift 1
  • Kingfisher 1 south end
  • Swallow several
  • House Martin 1
  • Chiffchaff singing

Fishing is closed from today due to an infection that is affecting the Carp currently.
There have been several dead Carp seen recently and some of the Carp that have been caught have serious sores on them.


June 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Swift 3
  • Kingfisher 2 south end
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard South end
  • Green Woodpecker 1 heard
  • Swallow c.10
  • House Martin c.10
  • Blackcap 1
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Reed Warbler singing south end
  • Bullfinch 1

 


June 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1 south end
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 South end
  • Swallow a few
  • House Martin a few
  • Reed Warbler singing south end
  • Bullfinch 1


Kevin Harris: Bullfinch and Kingfisher


June 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1 north end
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 South end and 1 North
  • Grey Wagtail 2 at north end
  • Swallow a few
  • House Martin a few
  • Reed Warbler singing north and south
  • Long-tailed Tit family party at north end

 


June 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 south end
  • Swallow 6
  • House Martin 6
  • Blackcap singing
  • Reed Warbler singing
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Spotted Flycatcher 2 south end

 


June 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Little Egret 1
  • Canada Goose 6
  • Herring Gull 26
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 south end
  • Swallow a few
  • House Martin a few
  • Wren singing
  • Treecreeeper 1
  • Reed Warbler heard singing
  • Chiffchaff singing


Also Tree Bees in a nest box


June 15th 2016

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Swallow c.20
  • House Martin c.20
  • Reed Warbler seen and heard singing
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Spotted Flycatcher 1 (south end)

 


June 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 2 ad + 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 1
  • Coot chicks 3 tiny ones
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Swift 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 75
  • House Martin 75
  • Goldcrest 5
  • Spotted Flycatcher 1 (south end)

 


June 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe carrying nesting material
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mallard 5 chicks
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Swift 4
  • Swallow 15
  • House Martin 25
  • Reed Warbler 2 in SW reedbed

 


June 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Mute Swan 2 adults 4 cygnets
  • Mallard 2 lots of 5 ducklings
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Swallow 15
  • House Martin 5
  • Treecreeper 1 north end
  • Reed Warbler 2
  • Willow Warbler 2 north end

 


June 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10 (3 possible nest sites)
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mallard 5 chicks
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Swallow 12
  • House Martin 4
  • Reed Warbler 6

 


June 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 8 (nest building noted)
  • Mute Swan 3 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Mallard 5 chicks
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Swallow several
  • House Martin several
  • Reed Warbler singing at South End
  • Willow Warbler 1 North end singing
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Blackcap singing

 


June 8th 2016

  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Tawny Owl being mobbed by Blackbirds
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 south end
  • Swallow 3
  • Grey Wagtail 1 south end with food
  • Wren 1 nest at north end
  • Reed Warbler several singing at South and North
  • Willow Warbler 1 North end singing
  • Chiffchaff pair with food and song heard elsewhere
  • Spotted Flycatcher 2 with 2 young
  • Blue Tit young in nest box
  • Marsh Tit 1


Kevin Harris: Orchids in the meadow


June 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10 (nest found)
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Mallard pale bird with 5 small ducklings
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Herring Gull 117

 


June 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Mallard pale bird with 5 small ducklings
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 142
  • Swallow 3
  • House Martin 1
  • Reed Warbler several singing

 


June 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10 (3 displaying pairs)
  • Little Egret 1 flew over
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 42
  • Swallow 14
  • House Martin 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
  • Reed Warbler singing

 


June 2nd 2016

  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull c.60
  • Swallow several
  • Blackcap several singing and female carrying food
  • Chiffchaff singing

 


May 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 cygnets
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 29
  • Swallow several

 


May 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 8 adults
  • Tufted Duck 2

 


May 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Mute Swan 4 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 69

 


May 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type)
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Gadwall 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Herring Gull 85
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Reed Warbler singing

I see that the mystery duck has a white ring on its right leg. I think I'll stop recording it here for now, it's clearly escaped from someone's collection.


May 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Buzzard 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Herring Gull 87

 


May 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 ad. 5 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 121
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Blackcap singing
  • Reed Warbler singing


Sue Heselton: Orchids already showing themselves


May 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Mute Swan 4 ad + 5 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 9
  • Swallow 3
  • Reed Warbler singing


May 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Swallow 20
  • House Martin 9
  • Reed Warbler with nesting material

 


May 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 8
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Sand Martin c.50
  • Swallow c. 1,500
  • House Martin c.200

 


May 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 4 ad. 4 cygnets
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Swallow 6
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 near hide

 


May 19th 2016

  • Herring Gull 144
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker family at nest
  • Spotted Flycatcher 1
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Blackcap singing
  • Reed Warblers singing in north reed beds


Kevin Harris: Great Spotted Woodpecker


May 18th 2016

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type)
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Buzzard 1
  • Moorhen several chicks
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker family at nest
  • Swallow c.30
  • Reed Warblers in south and north reed beds
  • Treecreeper 1


Kevin Harris: Buzzard


May 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type)
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Moorhen 8 chicks
  • Coot 3 chicks
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Swallow c.30
  • Reed Warblers in both south reed beds

Also 2 Terrapins


May 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Mute Swan 10
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type)
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Moorhen 5 chicks
  • Coot several chicks
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker Pair with young
  • Willow Warbler 1
  • Spotted Flycatcher 3+

Also 2 Hornets


May 15th 2016

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 6+ north end
  • Reed Warbler several singing north end
  • Chiffchaff singing north end

 


May 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type) 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5

 


May 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Mystery Duck (RCP type) 1
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 14
  • Herring Gull 53
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard

 


May 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Coot 2 chicks
  • Snipe 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
  • Green Woodpecker 1 heard
  • Swallow 1
  • Blackcap several singing
  • Chiffchaff heard

 


May 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Coot 2 chicks
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Blackcap 2
  • Chiffchaff heard

Also a Roe Deer


May 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Gadwall 2
  • Moorhen 8 chicks
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Swallow 25
  • Grey Wagtail 2 inc 1 young bird
  • Blackcap heard

 


May 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Gadwall 1
  • Moorhen 5 chicks
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • House Martin c.100
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Mistle Thrush 1
  • Blackcap several singing
  • Chiffchaff heard
  • Reed Warbler 2
  • Willow Warbler 2
  • Spotted Flycatcher 3
  • Bullfinch 2


Kevin Harris: Common Sandpiper and Gadwall


May 8th 2016

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Gadwall 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Green Woodpecker 1 heard
  • Blackcap heard
  • Chiffchaff heard

 


May 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Nuthatch 1

 


May 6th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Mystery Duck 1 (still present at south end)
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Buzzard 1
  • Herring Gull 107
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Blackcap heard
  • Reed Warbler heard
  • Chiffchaff heard

 


May 5th 2016

  • Mystery Duck 1 (still present at south end)
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Herring Gull 130
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Blackcap 2
  • Chiffchaff heard

The mystery duck is probably a hybrid between Red Crested Pochard and something else.


May 4th 2016

  • Greylag Goose 1
  • Mystery Duck 1
  • Herring Gull c.60
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Blackcap singing
  • Chiffchaff singing


Kevin Harris: Mystery Duck and Greylag Goose


May 2nd 2016

  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Coot pair with young
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Common Tern 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Willow Warbler 2
  • Blackcap 6
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Treecreeper carrying food



April 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Buzzard 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow c.50
  • Sand Martin c.50
  • House Martin 5
  • Blackcap several
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Reed Warbler heard



April 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 3
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Common Sandpiper 5
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Herring Gull 34
  • Swift 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Swallow 10
  • House Martin 1
  • Spotted Flycatcher 1 (north end)
  • Willow Warbler 5
  • Blackcap 5
  • Reed Warbler singing



April 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Cormorant 2
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Pheasant 2
  • Common Sandpiper 7
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
  • Herring Gull c.50
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Blackcap 4
  • Phylloscopus Warbler 1
  • Willow Warbler 2
  • Reed Warbler heard
  • Jay 2


Kevin Harris: Blackcap

Also Orange Tip butterflies


April 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Herring Gull 57
  • Hirundines 500+
  • Grey Wagtail 2



April 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Cormorant 1
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Herring Gull 53
  • Swallow c.20
  • Blackcap singing
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Reed Warbler singing



April 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Greylag Goose 1
  • Tufted Duck 26
  • Common Sandpiper 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 47
  • Swallow/Sand Martin c.30
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Willow Warbler 4
  • Blackcap 6
  • Reed Warbler 3



Kevin Harris: Grey Wagtail


April 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Swallows/Sand Martins 1000+
  • House Martin 12+



April 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Gadwall 3
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Buzzard 1
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Swallows
  • Blackcaps singing
  • Nuthatch



April 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Mute Swan 3
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Herring Gull 144
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 14
  • Magpie 3
  • Wren 1
  • Nuthatch calling
  • Blackcap 3


Also Orange Tips seen


April 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Mute Swan 3
  • Mallard duckling 1
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Herring Gull 93
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6



April 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Swallow 30
  • Sand Martin a few
  • Song Thrush 1
  • Blackcap singing heard and female seen
  • Chiffchaff singing



April 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Herring Gull 109
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 150+
  • Sand Martin 6



April 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Buzzard 3
  • Herring Gull 150+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Swallow 30



April 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Gadwall 1
  • Pochard 1
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Pheasant 2
  • Common Sandpiper 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
  • Herring Gull 200+
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Siskin 3



April 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Gadwall 1
  • Mallard ducklings 10+
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Buzzard 3
  • Herring Gull 200+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 16
  • Swallow 10
  • Sand Martin 10



April 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Coot 2 nests
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 14
  • Herring Gull 200+

Also Terrapin 2, Brimstone 2 and Peacock butterfly1


April 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Snipe 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Wren 2
  • Chiffchaff several
  • Blackcap heard
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Treecreeper 1
  • Reed Bunting 1

 


April 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 37
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow c.150
  • Sand Martin c.150
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Willow Warbler 4
  • Chiffchaff 10
  • Blackcap 2
  • Marsh Tit 2
  • Siskin 3

 


April 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 34
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Swallow c.750
  • Sand Martin c.250
  • Blackcap 1 pair
  • Chiffchaff 4
  • Jay 2

 


April 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Common Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 123
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Kingfisher 1

 


April 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Gadwall 1
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Common Gull 350+
  • Herring Gull 15
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Hirundines c.50 high up
  • Chiffchaff heard
  • Nuthatch 3 calling


Kevin Harris: Sparrowhawk and Common Gulls

I wondered why the large flock of 'Herring Gulls' had such prominent white wing tips and were looking rather like Common Gulls. The answer of course was that they actually were Common Gulls and a record count to boot.


April 6th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 32
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Willow Warbler 1 seen
  • Chiffchaff 6+ singing at south end
  • Nuthatch 3 calling

 


April 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 5
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 35
  • Buzzard 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 15
  • Herring Gull 146
  • Chiffchaff 6 singing
  • Jay 1

Also 2 Brimstones


April 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Snipe 8
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Chiffchaff 2
  • Long-tailed Tit 2

 


April 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 31
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Herring Gull 73
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 350+
  • Swallow 20+

 


April 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Snipe 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Herring Gull 57
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin c.25
  • Swallow c.25
  • Willow Warbler 1 north end

 


April 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Cormorant 4
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 26
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 15
  • Sand Martin c.200
  • House Martin 2+
  • Swallow 6+

 


March 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Tufted Duck 22
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Nuthatch 1

 


March 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Little Grebe 1
  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan 3
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 17
  • Buzzard 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 30+
  • Swallow 1
  • Mistle Thrush 1
  • Chiffchaff 5
  • Blackcap 2 singing
  • Nuthatch heard
  • Siskin 2

 


March 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 3
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
  • Sand Martin 50+
  • Swallow 2

 


March 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 4
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Canada Goose 3
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Sand Martin 200+
  • Swallow 6

 


March 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Cormorant 5
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 32
  • Pheasant 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker calling and drumming
  • Sand Martin 300+
  • Swallow 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Mistle Thrush 1 north end
  • Chiffchaff 12+
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Treecreeper 1
  • Siskin 2


March 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 5
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 32
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 5
  • Green Woodpecker heard calling
  • Bullfinch 1
Also a Brimstone butterfly

March 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Cormorant 5
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 6 low over the water in light rain
 

March 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults and 3 juvs
  • Tufted Duck 20
  • Buzzard 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 6 very high
  • Green Woodpecker 1 at north end
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 at south end

 


March 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 5
  • Gadwall 2
  • Teal 1
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Black-headed Gull 11
  • Herring Gull 67
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Sand Martin 2 very high
 

March 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Black-headed Gull 200+
  • Herring Gull 27
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Sand Martin 4
 

March 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 7
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Black-headed Gull 47
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 128
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

March 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Cormorant 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Gadwall 1
  • Black-headed Gull c.50
  • Herring Gull 108
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Bullfinch 2

Kevin Harris: Bullfinch and Gadwall

March 16th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 13
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
 

March 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Buzzard 1
  • Common Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 250+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
 

March 14th 2016

  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Buzzard 2
  • Common Gull 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Nuthatch 1
 

March 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Little Grebe 1
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Black-headed Gull 77
  • Herring Gull 69
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Sand Martin 2 high at North End
  • Pied Wagtail 2
  • Goldcrest
A nice early date for the Sand Martins and a perfect day for them.

Mike Sherwin: Another of his fabulous Goldcrest pictures

March 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 (including mating pairs)
  • Cormorant 4
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Black-headed Gull 78
  • Herring Gull 27
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 5 including 2 drumming and calling
  • Green Woodpecker 1 calling
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Treecreeper 4+

Graham Austin: Treecreeper

March 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 11
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Black-headed Gull 45
  • Herring Gull 64
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming and calling
 

March 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Buzzard 4
  • Black-headed Gull 15
  • Herring Gull 52
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
 

March 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 34
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
No Gulls, Cormorants, Tufted Duck or Teal on a wet and windy day.

March 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 33
  • Cormorant 13
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 6
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Teal 3
  • Black-headed Gull 67
  • Common Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 88
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
 

March 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 5
  • Gadwall 1
  • Black-headed Gull 300+
  • Common Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
 

March 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 14
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 17
  • Teal 2 pairs
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Black-headed Gull 200+
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 150+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Nuthatch 1
 

March 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 13
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Gadwall 2
  • Buzzard 3
  • Black-headed Gull 250+
  • Mediterranean Gull 1
  • Common Gull 7
  • Herring Gull 150+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  • Siskin 5+ with Goldfinches
  • Bullfinch 2
 

March 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 11
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 5
  • Black-headed Gull c.50
  • Mediterranean Gull 1
  • Goldcrest 1 singing
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Bullfinch 1 pair

Kevin Harris: Med Gull (no Common Gulls today)

March 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Black-headed Gull 62
  • Common Gull 24
  • Herring Gull c.65
Very strong winds today making the hide shake.

March 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Cormorant 12
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Snipe 6
  • Black-headed Gull 46
  • Herring Gull 79
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
 

February 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 3
  • Pheasant 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull 138
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
 

February 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 35
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 10
  • Tufted Duck 14
  • Black-headed Gull 35
  • Herriing Gull 68
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
 

February 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Black-headed Gull 75
  • Herriing Gull 78
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
 

February 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Cormorant 7
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 6
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Black-headed Gull 46
  • Herriing Gull 153
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Siskin 8
A party of 8 Siskins had been reported in the previous couple of weeks in gardens just outside the Reservoir area.

February 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 13
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
  • Nuthatch 2
 

February 24th 2016

  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Shoveler 1 pair
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 25
  • Black-headed Gull 50+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
 

February 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Snipe 5
  • Black-headed Gull 38
  • Common Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 112
  • Kingfisher 1
 

February 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Cormorant 7
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 2
  • Tufted Duck 30
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 16
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Long-Tailed Tit 2
  • Coal Tit heard
 

February 21st 2016

  • Cormorants
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Black-headed Gull 6
  • Herring Gull 52
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

Kevin Harris: Teal

February 20th 2016

  • Cormorant 10
  • Gadwall 2
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Goldfinch c.50
  • Siskin 2
 

February 19th 2016

  • Cormorant 7
  • Little Egret 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Black-headed Gull 150+
  • Herring Gull 66
  • Redwing 18
  • Siskin 1
  • Bullfinch 4
 

February 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Little Grebe 2 north end
  • Cormorant 14
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Black-headed Gull 43
  • Herring Gull 88
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Long-tailed Tit several
  • Redpoll 2 (in the woods near hide - KGH)
also a peacock butterfly in the sunshine -a much better day than yesterday.

February 17th 2016

  • Cormorant 10
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Lots of rain and few birds - a washout day

February 15th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 12
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Little Egret 8
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Teal 2
  • Sparrowhawk 1 soaring
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Treecreeper 2
  • Siskin 1
  • Bullfinch 5
 

February 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Teal 4
  • Black-headed Gull 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

February 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Cormorant 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
 

February 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Little Grebe 2
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Redwing 3
  • Wren
  • Goldcrest 1
  • Bullfinch 2
  • Reed Bunting 2


Kevin Harris: Little Grebe and Reed Bunting

Water level is high after recent rain, very little shoreline. But the sun came out today.


February 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
  • Redwing 1
  • Song Thrush 1
  • Siskin 1
  • Goldfinch flock

Kevin Harris: Redwing and Song Thrush, two closely related species.

February 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
 

February 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Cormorant 8
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 6
 

February 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Cormorant 12
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 4
 

February 6th 2016

  • Little Grebe 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 35
  • Cormorant 12
  • Shoveler 1
  • Teal 7
High winds and driving rain. No gulls or Tufted Ducks present. Grebes sheltering in the SE corner.

February 5th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 12
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Shoveler 1
  • Black-headed Gull 53
  • Herring Gull 77
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
 

February 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Cormorant 11
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Teal 4
  • Pheasant 1
  • Mediterranean Gull 4 adults
  • Black-headed Gull c.250
  • Common Gull 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
  • Jay 2


Kevin Harris: 4 Med Gulls with varying amounts of black on head

February 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 18 (late pm)
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Tufted Duck 17
  • Teal 2
  • Gadwall 1
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
  • Black-headed Gull c.450
  • Common Gull 3
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 6+
The last Egret arrived about 15 minutes after sunset

February 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 16
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 5
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Teal 5
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 225
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Treecreeper 2
  • Nuthatch 1
 

February 1st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Gadwall 2
  • Teal 4

Kevin Harris: Gadwall

January 31st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Cormorant 15
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Shoveler 1
  • Coot 28
  • Snipe 12 flushed by children
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Bullfinch 2
  • Raven 1
 

January 30th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Little Grebe 2
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 4
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Teal 5
  • Black-headed Gull 96
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Reed Bunting 1
 

January 29th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Teal 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 28th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 2
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Pheasant 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Black-headed Gull 180
  • Common Gull 3
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 (ad. winter)
  • Herring Gull 170
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Reed Bunting 2

Kevin Harris: Med Gull

January 27th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Treecreeper 1

Kevin Harris: A female Kingfisher for a change.

January 26th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 7
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 19
  • Teal 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Bullfinch 1 pair
 

January 25th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Cormorant 16
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 5 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 28
  • Teal 2
  • Coot 29
  • Snipe 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 11
  • Bullfinch 1
 

January 24th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Cormorant 15
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 25
  • Teal 2
  • Bullfinch 1
 

January 23rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Cormorant 19
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 15
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Teal 2
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 22nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Cormorant 18
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Gadwall 2
  • Shoveler 8
  • Teal 4
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 21st 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Wigeon 2
  • Shoveler 10
  • Teal 6
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 (south car park)
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Long-tailed Tit 10
Some residual ice, but much warmer today though cloudy

January 20th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Cormorant 14
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 11
  • Tufted Duck 30
  • Teal 13
  • Gadwall 2
  • Pheasant 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Nuthatch 2
The reservoir was part iced up today after an overnight low of -7%C, but it was pleasantly sunny.

January 19th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 13
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 14
  • Tufted Duck 21
  • Pheasant 1
  • Black-headed Gull 150+
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 76
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 18th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Cormorant 16
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Canada Goose 16
  • Tufted Duck 44 (highest count since 1994)

Kevin Harris: Some of the Tufted Duck today

January 17th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 19
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Canada Goose 23
  • Teal 1
  • Tufted Duck 36
  • Black-headed Gull 200+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 15th 2016

  • Little Grebe 2
  • Little Egret 17 pre-roost (DWH)
  • Tufted Duck 17
 

January 14th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Snipe 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
 

January 13th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Cormorant 8
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Common Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
If you are wondering why there are now only 4 juvenile Swans rather than 5, I have just heard that one of them was found to be very ill with septic arthritis and was taken to West Hatch RSPCA, but nothing could be done to save it.

January 12th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Gadwall 2
  • Snipe 4
 

January 11th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Cormorant 5
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Gadwall 2
  • Kingfisher 1

Kevin Harris: Yet another Kingfisher picture

January 10th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 4 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Gadwall 2
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 9th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Gadwall 4
  • Teal 1
 

January 8th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 5 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Pheasant 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 

January 7th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Cormorant 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 5 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 13
 

January 4th 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 4 adults + 5 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 23
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 10

Kevin Harris: Kingfisher

January 3rd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 33
  • Cormorant 3
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 5 juveniles
  • Tufted Duck 27
  • Black-headed Gull a few flying over
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
  • Goldcrest 1
 

January 2nd 2016

  • Great Crested Grebe 46
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2 adults + 5 juveniles
  • Gadwall 1
  • Black-headed Gull none
  • Herring Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Long-tailed Tit 6
  • Coal Tit 2
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Treecreeper 1
 

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If anyone has information or observations on the wildlife at Chard reservoir:

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