Brief Highlights of 2023
15 Mandarins in January. 3 Med Gulls
and a Great White Egret in February. The 2nd record
of Red Kite in March. An Osprey
in April. Possible Hobby in May. 2 Barnacle
Geese and a long staying Great White Egret in
June. Sedge Warbler (only 2nd in 10 years), In
July, 7 Egyptian Geese visited and Great
Crested Grebes bred. A Greenshank in August.
Great White Egret and Common Tern
in September. A Dunlin visited and a Pied
Wagtail roost started in October. A Pochard,
Goosanders, Water Rails and a
Cetti's Warbler in November. 9 Egyptian
Geese, 45 Teal and c.1500 Starlings
to roost in December.
December 31st 2023
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 2
Cormorant 4 inc. red ringed 111
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Black-headed Gull c.200
Kingfisher 1 south end
Nuthatch heard
Raven 1 low over south end
Kevin Harris: Pinhead sized Brown Hairstreak egg
December 30th 2023
Mandarin 1 pair
Cormorant 4 inc. red ringed 111
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 11
Coot 8
Starling c.1000
Storm Gerrit still making it wet and windy
c.1000 Starlings flew south, low over water, but didn’t roost
in reedbed.
December 29th 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Cormorant 5
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 12
Storm Gerrit
December 28th 2023
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 3
Great Crested Grebe 10
Gusty winds & heavy showers making observation difficult
December 27th 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Mandarin 1 pair
Gadwall 1 pair
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 14
Storm Gerrit
December 26th 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Mandarin 5
3
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 8
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Raven 1 over
December 25th 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Mandarin 3
1
Cormorant 1 (am visit, not roost number)
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 8
December 24th 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Cormorant only 4 to roost in windy conditions
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
December 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Teal 4
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 12
Black-headed Gull 2
Herring Gull c.220
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
December 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 5 to roost inc. red ringed 111
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 15
December 21st 2023
Mute Swan 1 pair
Mandarin 1 pair
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 9 to roost
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 16
December 20th 2023
Mute Swan local pair
Egyptian Goose 2 (Brian Rendell)
Mandarin 4
1
Cormorant 8
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 12
Black-headed Gull 3
Herring Gull c.140
December 19th 2023
Cormorant 14
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 14
December 18th 2023
Mute Swan local pair
Cormorant 17
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 13
December 17th 2023
Mute Swan local pair
Cormorant 18
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 10+
Starling 500+ in brief murmuration at dusk
December 16th 2023
Mandarin 4 in flight
Cormorant 18
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 13
Starling none seen to roost
December 15th 2023
Mandarin 2 pairs
Cormorant 16
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 14
Herring Gull 16
Kingfisher 1
Marsh Tit 1
Coal Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 2
Nuthatch 1
Starling none to roost
6 Brown Hairstreak butterfly eggs found
1 bat flying low over water so probably Daubenton’s
December 14th 2023
Mandarin 6 in flight
Cormorant 15
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Starling 500+ in brief murmuration at dusk
December 13th 2023
Cormorant 13
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 11+
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Marsh Tit 1 seen and heard
Long-tailed Tit 2
Chiffchaff calling
Nuthatch 1
Starling 1000+ estimate in brief murmuration at dusk
Also discovered eggs of the Brown Hairstreak butterfly
on some of the Blackthorn bushes.
I would have missed the Marsh Tit, but for the Merlin phone app
pointing out the call.
December 12th 2023
Cormorant 10
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Starling 1000+ estimate in brief murmuration at dusk
December 11th 2023
No Swans
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Water Rail heard at south end at dusk
Tawny Owl heard at south end at dusk
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 seen east side
Long-tailed Tit 2
Nuthatch on southeast feeders
Starling 1470+ counted from photos to roost
Redwing several at south end
As dusk fell, a flock of 350 Starlings were seen to fly around
the south end. These were gradually joined by multiple smaller groups
until this main flock totalled 1220 (photographed and counted from
that) at which point they went to roost. Another flock of about
250 arrived some minutes later which quickly joined the main flock
in the roost in the reeds in the southeast corner.
Kevin Harris: Starlings at dusk
December 10th 2023
Teal 12
Cormorant 9
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe only 10
Starling 1000+ estimate in wonderful murmuration
at dusk again
December 9th 2023
Cormorant 12
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 24
Starling 1000+ estimate in wonderful murmuration
at dusk
December 8th 2023
Teal 3 1
Cormorant 12
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
Starling 770 (counted from photo)
Also 1 Bat species over res at 16:30
December 7th 2023
Cormorant 7
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 20+
December 6th 2023
Mute Swan pair
Egyptian Goose 9 flew from Jim’s
field
Mandarin 3
1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 12
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 24
Herring Gull 200+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
December 5th 2023
Mute Swan pair
Cormorant 16
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 27
Herring Gull c.250
Kingfisher 2
December 4th 2023
Mute Swan none
Canada Goose 3
Gadwall 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 18
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 23
Kingfisher 1
Recent rain has fully filled the res again
December 3rd 2023
Canada Goose 10 flew in and 17 flew over
Teal 45
Mandarin 7
Cormorant 19 inc. ring RED 111
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 18
Black-headed Gull 90+
Herring Gull 300+
Coot 6
Also a Daubentons bat seen at dusk
December 2nd 2023
Mute Swan pair
Mallard 95+
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 24
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Black-headed Gull 100+
December 1st 2023
Canada Goose 13
Cormorant 24
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 21
Black-headed Gull 19
Herring Gull 300
Kingfisher 2
November 30th 2023
Cormorant 16
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 23 including weed dance display
Black-headed Gull 45+
November 29th 2023
Shelduck 1
Teal 31
Shoveler 1
Cormorant 12
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 23
Black-headed Gull 6
Herring Gull 79
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
November 28th 2023
Shoveler 2
2
Tufted Duck 2
Goosander 2 redheads
Cormorant 15
Little Egret 1+
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 18
Black-headed Gull 5
Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
Dave Helliar: Goosanders
November 27th 2023
Mandarin 2 pairs
Teal 25
Shoveler 4
3
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 14
Little Egret 2+
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 15
Kingfisher 1
November 26th 2023
Mandarin 9
Teal 30
Cormorant 13
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 11
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
Long-tailed Tit c.12 south end
Watre level well down after recent highs
November 25th 2023
Mandarin 9
Teal 22
Cormorant 10
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 13
Grey Wagtail 1
November 24th 2023
Mandarin 3
Teal 25
Tufted Duck 3
Goosander 1 redhead
Cormorant 9
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Little Grebe 1
Great Crested Grebe 13
Green Sandpiper 1 heard at dusk
Water Rail 1 heard by old duck feeding ares
Moorhen 6+
Herring Gull 279
Kingfisher 1
Pied Wagtail present but not counted
November 23rd 2023
Mandarin 7
6
Cormorant 5
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Dropping water level beginning to expose shoreline
November 22nd 2023
Gadwall 1 pair
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
November 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 54
Great Crested Grebe 12
Starling c.60
November 20th 2023
Cormorant 7
Great Crested Grebe 13
Herring Gull c.40
Kingfisher 1
Pied Wagtail 150+ to roost
Starling c.60
November 19th 2023
Teal 7
Cormorant 6
Great Crested Grebe 12
Water Rail heard by hide
Pied Wagtail 150+ to roost
November 18th 2023
Mallard 47
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Coot 7
Pied Wagtail 150+ to roost
Starling c.40
November 17th 2023
Mandarin 6
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
Kingfisher 1 south end
Goldcrest pair near hide
Cetti's Warbler 1 call
and brief song near hide
Long-tailed Tit calls heard near hide
Chiffchaff 2 together near hide
Nuthatch heard
Starling 38 to roost at south end
Pied Wagtail c.100 to roost at south end
The Cetti's Warbler gave one single fairly
loud call shortly after sunset. If it had been present at all in
the previous hour, it hadn't called. Then a little later it gave
2 short 3 second bursts of song, one of which I recorded 15 minutes
after sunset as above.
November 16th 2023
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 5
Great Crested Grebe 12
Raven 1 over
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost
November 15th 2023
Mandarin 1 pair
Tufted Duck 1
Goosnader 1 redhead
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Kingfisher 1
Herring Gull 50+ flew in at 4pm
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost
November 14th 2023
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Kingfisher 1
Goldcrest pair near hide
Cetti's Warbler 1 calling
and seen near hide
Long-tailed Tit 10+ south side
Chiffchaff 2 seen together near hide (probably abietinus race)
Nuthatch heard
Starling 20+ to roost at south end
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost at south end
Bullfinch 1 south end
The Cetti's Warbler didn't sing
today, but just called with a repeated short single note call.
Fortunately the bird was seen to confirm the identity. It was again
in association with Goldcrests and Chiffchaffs.
The Chiffchaffs are a fairly pale sandy brown and give a regular
"Hooeet" call. The Cetti's is a darker red-brown with
grey on face and cocked tail.
A surprise extra today was a Daubenton's Bat flying
low over the water near the hide at dusk.
November 13th 2023
Tufted Duck 9
Cormorant 7
Great Crested Grebe 13
Starling c.80 to roost at south end
Pied Wagtail 200+ to roost at
south end
November 12th 2023
Mandarin 1 pair
Tufted Duck 7
3
Goosnader 1 redhead
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Coot 8
Water Rail 2 heard south end
Chiffchaff 1 calling near hide
Pied Wagtail some to roost but no count
Dave Helliar: Goosander
November 11th 2023
Tufted Duck 6
1
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 14
Water Rail 1 heard south end
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
Goldcrest 2
Cetti's Warbler 1 brief
song and seen near hide
Long-tailed Tit calls heard on North and East sides
Chiffchaff seen near hide
Nuthatch heard
Treecreeper heard at south end
Wren several
Starling c.80 to roost at south end
Pied Wagtail c.300 to roost at
south end
The first Cetti's Warbler for 26 years, which is
surprising as they are not that uncommon in Somerset.
It seemed to be in loose association with other small birds in the
bushes - Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Goldcrest and Robin.
Recording above made on my phone.
November 10th 2023
Mute Swan 1 settled but flew off later
Mandarin 8
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 10
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Pied Wagtail 150+ to roost in south reedbed
Green Woodpecker heard
We heard that the local pair of Mute Swans may be
being fed nearby. There seems to be a regular occurrence of a single
swan, regularly paying a visit, but leaving at dusk. This may be
one of the usual pair keeping an eye on the place.
November 9th 2023
Mute Swan 1 settled but flew off later at dusk
Mandarin 2
1
Tufted Duck 6
1
Cormorant 9
Great Crested Grebe 14
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost in south reedbed
November 8th 2023
Mute Swan 1 settled, but flew off later
Tufted Duck 7
3
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 13
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost in south reedbed
November 7th 2023
Tufted Duck 6
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Herring Gull c.140
Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost in south reedbed
November 6th 2023
Mute Swan 4 flew over north
Canada Goose 18
Mandarin 5
Tufted Duck 3
Goosander 1 redhead
at dusk
Pied Wagtail 80+ to roost in south reedbed
November 5th 2023
Mute Swan none
Mandarin 8
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 9
Great Crested Grebe 15
Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
Pied Wagtail 50+ to roost in south reedbed
November 4th 2023
Pochard 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Dave Helliar: Pochard
Water level still high
November 3rd 2023
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Water level still high
November 2nd 2023
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 25
Kingfisher 1
Water level still high
November 1st 2023
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 11
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 25
Herring Gull 75
Chiffchaff several calling
Pied Wagtail 30+ to roost
Water level still high
October 31st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 6
Cormorant 6
Great Crested Grebe 22
Kingfisher 1
Water level still high
October 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 23
Long-tailed Tit 13 near hide, more heard on east side
Chiffchaff 3 heard calling
Nuthatch calls heard
Chaffinch 5 east side feeders
October 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 18
Water level very high
October 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 5
Great Crested Grebe 18
Water level very high
October 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Tufted Duck 7
Cormorant 9
Great Crested Grebe 21
Water level very high
October 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 33
Tufted Duck 6
Wigeon 1
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 8
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 23
Water level very high
October 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 29
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 7
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Black-headed Gull 24
Kingfisher 1
Water level high after overnight rain
October 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 31
Mandarin 2
Shoveler 1 pair
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 9
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great crested Grebe 23
Jay 1
October 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 26
Shoveler 1 pair
Teal 26
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 7
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 24
Pied Wagtail c.100 to roost in south reedbed
October 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 24
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 19
Black-headed Gull 20
Herring Gull 62
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
October 21st 2023
Canada Goose 4
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 10
Great Crested Grebe 18
October 20th 2023
Teal 17
Gadwall 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 16
Black-headed Gull 37
Herring Gull 78
October 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Mandarin 2
1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Herring Gull 80+
Sparrowhawk 1 over
October 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Gadwall 3
Teal 15
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 9
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19
October 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 8
Mandarin 1 pair
Mallard 103
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21
Dunlin 1 flying around at height and called once
October 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 8
Mandarin 2
Teal 28
Mallard 84+
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24
Black-headed Gull 24
Herring Gull 56
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 adults
Kingfisher 1
October 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 25
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 23
Black-headed Gull 47
Herring Gull 23
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
October 13th 2023
Canada Goose 35
Gadwall 3
Teal 4
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 15
Black-headed Gull 27
Herring Gull 27
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
October 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 13
Cormorant 7
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 23
Black-headed Gull 42
Herring Gull 76
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
October 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 17
Gadwall 5
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19
October 7th 2023
Teal 17
Gadwall 4
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Black-headed Gull 54
Kingfisher 1
Chiffchaff 1
Nuthatch 1
Pied Wagtail 1
October 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2 pairs
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 20+
Herring Gull c.120
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
October 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 5
Teal 11
Gadwall 6 (5)
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24
Moorhen 19
Coot 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
October 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 6
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 25
Black-headed Gull 6
Herring Gull 24
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Long-tailed Tit heard
October 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 15
Teal 10
Gadwall 6
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 27
Black-headed Gull 23
Herring Gull 8
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
October 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 15
Teal 10
Gadwall 6
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 23
Kingfisher 1
September 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Teal 7
Gadwall 6 (just 1)
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 27
Swallow 3
September 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 6
Gadwall 6 (just 1)
Tufted Duck 2 north end
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 28
Black-headed Gull 36
Herring Gull 51
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 south end
Long-tailed Tit many heard
Chiffchaff singing north end
Nuthatch heard calling
Treecreeper 1 seen south end
Kevin Harris: Comma shining out in the sun and Great Spotted Woodpecker
by the play area
Last Butterfly survey for this year found Large White, Red Admiral,
Comma and Speckled Wood.
September 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 10
Gadwall 6 (just 1)
Shoveler 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 26
Black-headed Gull 68
Herring Gull 103
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Kingfisher 1
September 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 1
Gadwall 5 (just 1)
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 26
September 26th 2023
Mute Swan
Teal 1
Gadwall 6 (just 1)
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24
Common Tern 1
Kingfisher 1
Long-tailed Tit c.12
Dave Helliar: Common Tern
September 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Tufted Duck 2
Gadwall 6 (just 1)
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 24
September 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 20
Teal 6
Gadwall 6 (5,
just 1)
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21
Kingfisher 1
Long-tailed Tit small party
Chiffchaff singing heard and 2+ seen with tit party
September 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 1
Teal 6
Gadwall 6
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 24
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 29
Herring Gull 120
Kingfisher 1
September 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 19 in SW corner
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 25
September 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 25
September 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 8
Cormorant 7
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 27
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 1
September 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 24
September 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 5
Teal 1
Gadwall 2
Cormorant 5
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 25
Common Sandpiper 1
Coot 7
Swallow 2
September 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Teal 2
Gadwall 2
Shoveler 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24
Common Sandpiper 2
Torrential thunderstorms today
September 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 6
+ 5
Teal 4
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 5
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 27
Common Sandpiper 3
Moorhen 21 (counted both ends)
September 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Gadwall 1
Teal 5
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24
House Martin 70+
September 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 17
Teal 4
Gadwall 2
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 22
Common Sandpiper 3
Pied Wagtail 6+ to roost in south reedbed
Dave Helliar: Gadwall
September 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Mandarin 1 pair
Teal 7
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1
in flight north over dam at 09:30
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 22
Common Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 2
Chiffchaff 1 singing near hide
Dave Helliar: Great White Egret
Hot Air Balloon flew low in the evening and spooked everything
apart from the grebes
September 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 9
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 26
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 111
Herring Gull 90+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Moorhen 10 south end
Kingfisher 1
September 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1 pair
Teal 4
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1 (DH)
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 28
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 84
Dave Helliar: Great White Egret nice and close
September 10th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Teal 3
Gadwall 1
Shoveler 1
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 26
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 59
September 9th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24+
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 50
Herring Gull 77
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
Grey Wagtail 5 on dam
September 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Teal 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 26
Herring Gull 450
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
September 7th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 22
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Woodpecker heard
Swallow 50+
September 6th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 22
Black-headed Gull 25
Herring Gull 182
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
September 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Mallard 80+
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 28
Common Sandppiper 1
September 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 26
Kingfisher 1
Swallow 100s over water
September 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 1
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 26
Common Sandpiper 1
Snipe 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Reed Warbler 1 south end
September 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Gadwall 1
Teal 1
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 23 including immatures as some now well
grown
Coot 8
Swallow c.100
September 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 3
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24 including immatures as some now well
grown
August 31st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 3
Teal 1
Sholveler 1
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Kingfisher 1
Marsh Tit 1 heard
August 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 93
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 6
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper heard
Black-headed Gull 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
Long-tailed Tit calls heard on east side and 16 feeding at north
end
Chiffchaff calling
August 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 20 adults + 6 young
August 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 25 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 1
Kingfisher 2
August 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 5
Sparrowhawk 1
Kingfisher 1
August 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 10 (inc. 4 drakes)
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 4
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Kingfisher 2
August 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 8
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 5
Green Sandpiper 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
Kingfisher 1
August 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Teal 2
Sholveler 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult unrung
Moorhen 15 adults and immatures
Kingfisher 2
Nuthatch 1
Grey Wagtail 1
August 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 6
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
Green Sandpiper 2
Herring Gull 307
Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult unrung
Common Tern 1 (DH)
Kingfisher 1
Hirundines c.15
Marsh Tit 1 (east side)
August 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 7
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 4
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Grey Wagtail 1
August 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 5
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 4
Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults (unrung)
Black-headed Gull 79
August 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 9
Tufted Duck 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 20 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Black-headed Gull 90
Herring Gull 122
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Kingfisher 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
Swallow 4
Pied Wagtail 9
August 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 8
Teal 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 20 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 8
Green Sandpiper 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults (unrung. so
not the regular rung bird and partner)
Coot 7
Kingfisher 2
August 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 11
Green Sandpiper 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
Kingfisher 2
Also a Roe Deer seen
August 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Moorhen pair with 4 'new' young
Black-headed Gull 41
Herring Gull 150
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults 2+ juvs
Kingfisher 2
Treecreeper heard
Chiffchaff calling
Grey Wagtail 1
Bullfinch 2
August 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
Grey wagtail 1
Also a Slow Worm seen
August 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 21 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Kingfisher 1
August 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 6
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 20 adults + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
August 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 10
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 19 adults + 6 young
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 50
Herring Gull 51
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Swallow 2
Also a Fox on SW shore
August 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 2
Litt5le Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18 + 6 young
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Black-headed Gull 17
Kingfisher 1
Reed Warbler 2
Also a Fox on SW shore
August 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 24 + 6 young
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 67
Herring Gull 47
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Kingfisher 1
August 10th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 5
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 24 + 6 young
Green Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 44
Herring Gull 84
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Kingfisher 1 flew across meadow!
Willow/Chiff 1 yellow looking bird on east side could be Willow
Warbler
Butterfly numbers well down, but Broad-bordered Yellow
Underwing Moth seen.
Willow/Chiff one rather yellow individual, but not seen well
Blackbird 1 juvenile
Bullfinch 1
Reed Bunting 1
Kevin Harris: Reed Bunting and juvenile Blackbird
Butterflies from survey: Small White, Green-veined White, Holly
Blue, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown. Small
Skipper also seen outside of survey and a Yellow Shell moth.
August 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18 + young
August 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Shoveler 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 20 + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 45
Coot 6
July 31st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Shoveler 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 22 + 6 young
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 39
Sedge Warbler 1 in cut reeds at south end
Reed Warbler 2 at south end
July 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 22 + 6 young
July 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 16 + 2 young (one brood)
Black-headed Gull 9 adults
Herring Gull 66
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Swallow 1
Butterflies: Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow
Brown and Gatekeeper
July 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Egyptian Goose 7 (SH)
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 22 + 4 young (+2)
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 37 inc. 7 juvs
Herring Gull 83
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
July 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18 + 4 young (+2)
Black-headed Gull 32
July 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20 + 4 young (+2)
Common Sandpiper 2
July 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 young
Buzzard 1
Black-headed Gull 24
Herring Gull 54
Green Woodpecker heard
Goldcrest 1 east side
Reed Warbler heard north and south ends
Grey Wagtail 1
Kevin Harris: Rat and Essex Skipper
The Butterfly survey this week found 12 species, 2 Small/Essex
Skippers (photographed one proving to be Essex) as well as Large,
Small and Green-veined Whites, Small Coppers, Holly Blues (8 seen),
Red Admirals, Peacocks, Commas, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns and a
Ringlet
July 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Mallard 144+
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 18 + 4 young (+2 hiding somewhere)
Common Sandpiper 2
Black-headed Gull 27
July 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 3
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 17 + 4 young
Common Sandpiper 2
Black-headed Gull 27
Herring Gull 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
July 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 17 + 4 young (2 broods)
Common Sandpiper 2
Black-headed Gull 15
Herring Gull 17
Grey Wagtail 1 just north of the dam in Deardens
Great Crested Grebe - 1 fast growing young at North
end from nest in that area. 3 smaller chicks near the middle of
the water which seem to be the 2 from the South end plus another
in the same brood previously unseen.
July 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 6
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 4 young
Moorhen new chick on dam with adult
Black-headed Gull 9
Dave Helliar: Great Crested Grebe with young raised at the north
end of the reservoir
July 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 3 young, adults uncounted
Black-headed Gull 12 adults
Herring Gull 50
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Green Woodpecker heard
Kingfisher heard
Swallow 4
Reed Warbler 1 used nest visible in cut reeds at south end
Sedge Warbler 1 at south end (only 2nd in 10 years)
Chiffchaff 3
Kevin Harris: Migrant Sedge Warbler and Small Copper looking to
lay eggs
Dave Helliar reports 2 Purple Hairstreak butterflies
July 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 13 + 1 young
Common Sandpiper 3
Black-headed Gull 4 adults
July 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 14 + 1 young
Common Sandpiper 6
Black-headed Gull 14 adults
July 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 young and 2 new chicks at south end
Common Sandpiper 2
Black-headed Gull 10 adults
Herring Gull 86
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult ringed as P:62A
Green Woodpecker heard
Kingfisher 1
July 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 young
Black-headed Gull 7 adults
July 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 young
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Kingfisher 1
July 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12 + 1 young
Black-headed Gull 10 adults and 1 juvenile
July 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 14 + 1 chick
Black-headed Gull 2 adults
July 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 chick
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Kingfisher 1
July 10th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 15 + 1 chick
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Dave Helliar: Common Sandpiper
July 9th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick off the nest at north end
Black-headed Gull 4 adults
July 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 13 + at least 1 new chick
Black-headed Gull 4 adults
Dave Helliar: First Grebe chick of the year
July 7th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Common Sandpiper 3
July 6th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 17
July 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Buzzard 1
Black-headed Gull 1 adult
Herring Gull 55
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Kingfisher 1
Kevin Harris: Silver-washed Fritillary
The butterfly survey revealed 11 different species today. Small
Skipper,Large White, Small White, Marbled White, Holly Blue, Red
Admiral, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary (first
of the year), Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet.
July 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 8+
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Kingfisher 1
July 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 13
Common Sandpiper 1
Black-headed Gull 4 adults
Kingfisher 1
Swift 8+ low over water
July 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 5
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 11+
Common Sandpiper 5
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Herring Gull c.70
July 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 6
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 3
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
Sparrowhawk 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Goldcrest 1
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap 2
Wren 2
Reed Bunting singing south end
Kevin Harris: Marbled White and Gatekeeper
One Marbled White, several Gatekeepers, several Ringlets, a Small
White, a Small Skipper and many Meadow Browns
June 30th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 7 (inc. 1)
Mallard 7 medium sized ducklings
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 11+
Redshank 1
Common Sandpiper 7
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
Dave Helliar: Common Sandpipers
June 29th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Common Sandpiper 5
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
June 28th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
June 27th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 16+
Common Sandpiper 1 NW corner
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
June 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 4
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 16+
Black-headed Gull 3 adults
June 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 14 (pair mating in SW corner)
Black-headed Gull 2 adults
Herring Gull 197
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Swift 1
June 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 11
Buzzard 1
Herring Gull 230
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
Swallow 2
Chiffchaff 3 singing
Blackcap 2 singing
Reed Bunting singing south end
June 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 10
Kingfisher 2
June 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
June 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2 (The female is now out on the open water having
sat on the nest in vain for more than 10 weeks)
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1 (SE side)
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 9
Herring Gull 232
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Blackcap 2 singing south end
Chiffchaff 2 singing south end plus calls heard
Reed Warbler song heard
Reed Bunting 1 singing
seen south end
Kevin Harris: Ringlet, Large Skipper and Small Skipper
A good day with the Butterfly Survey. Masses of Meadow Browns as
last week, also Speckled Woods, Comma, Ringlets, and Large and Small
Skippers.
June 18th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 3 (young ones? no adult males)
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 2
Great White Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Herring Gull c.300
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Dave Helliar: Great White Egret
June 17th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
June 16th 2023
Great White Egret 1
June 15th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 3
Little Egret 1
Great White Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 12 (2nd nest spotted in SW corner)
Herring Gull 76
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
June 14th 2023
Great White Egret 1
The Butterfly Survey found 57 Meadow Browns within
a close distance to the outside edge of Buttercup Meadow. The survey
doesn't cover the whole Meadow or try to count the total number
of butterflies at the site.
June 12th 2023
Great White Egret 1
June 11th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 1
no duckling seen
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Moorhen pair + 2 young
Bullfinch 1
June 7th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 8 (one may be a hybrid as showing extra white on
the head)
Barnacle Goose 2
associating with the Canada Geese
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 10
Herring Gull 21
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Great Spotted Woodpecker1
Reed Warbler heard both north and south ends
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 3
Bullfinch 1
Kevin Harris: Barnacle Geese avoiding the male Mute Swan and Bullfinch
eating Sorrel in Buttercup Meadow.
Regarded here as feral, these are the first Barnacle Geese at the
res since 2005.
June 6th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Mandarin 1
+ 1 duckling being attacked by Lesser Black-backed Gull
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
June 4th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
June 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 13 inc. 1 on nest in NW corner
Herring Gull 100
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker calls again at Oaklands Car Park
Reed Warbler 4 seen south end
Chiffchaff song heard
Blackcap song heard
Reed Bunting
Song heard at south end
June 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 17
Herring Gull 100
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
June 1st 2023
Mute Swan 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker calls at Oaklands Car Park
Reed Warbler song by hide
Chiffchaff song heard
Blackcap song heard
Kevin Harris: Broad-bodied Chaser female
Several Beautiful Demoiselles (Damselflies) and a Small Copper
Butterfly also seen
May 31st 2023
Mute Swan 2 still
on nest beyond expected time
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 11
Herring Gull 33
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Kingfisher 1
Reed Warbler song and 2 seen south end
Chiffchaff song heard
May 28th 2023
Mute Swan 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
May 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Kingfisher 1
May 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Great Spotted Woodpecker occupied nest found on East side
Green Woodpecker heard
Chiffchaff 4 including one with a stutter (ChiffChiff Chaff)
Blackcap 4
Treecreeper 1 South, 1 NE
Kevin Harris: Great Spotted Woodpecker nest
The Butterfly survey started slow, but eventually found Large White,
Green-veined White, Holly Blue, Red Admiral and Speckled Wood as
well as a number of unidentified "Whites" which didn’t
land (Small White identified amongst these after the survey finished).
May 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Herring Gull 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
Jay 1
Reed Warbler song South end
Treecreeper 1
May 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 12
Herring Gull 80
Lesser Black-backed Gull 16
Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
Reed Warbler singing South end
Treecreeper 1
May 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 21
Common Sandpiper 1
May 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Herring Gull 47
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Reed Warbler South end
May 17th 2023
Mute Swan 1 female still on nest
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Hobby 1 possible at
twilight over the water
Herring Gull 31
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Swift 5 only seen at twilight
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 seen south end
Green Woodpecker heard
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 4 singing
Nuthatch 3 calling
Treecreeper singing
Song Thrush breaking snail shells at boathouse
Evening Bat walk found Common and Soprano Pipistrelles,
Daubentons and a Noctule.
Butterfly Survey today: Brimstone 3, Large White 1, Small White
1, Orange Tip 5, Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 2, Speckled
Wood 6
May 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
May 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Mandarin 3
1
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 2 inc. red ringed bird
Great Crested Grebe 21
Buzzard 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Gull 1
Herring Gull 70
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Raven 3 separate flyovers during the afternoon
Goldcrest singing in east woods
Swallow 2 low over the water
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 3 singing and silent pair seen
Reed Warbler singing from North and South ends
Early Purple Orchid and Speckled Wood butterfly
The butterfly survey today found Brimstone, Orange Tip, Holly Blue,
Peacock and Speckled Wood.
The Merlin bird app again suggested Spotted Flycatcher call from
the Oaklands Car Park, but I still couldn't see one.
May 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Mandarin 3
Cormorant 2 inc. red ringed bird
Great Crested Grebe 20
Buzzard 2
Herring Gull 39
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Swift 3
Swallow 1
Chiffchaff 1
Reed Warbler 1 singing in NE reeds
The Merlin bird app suggested Spotted Flycatcher
call from the Oaklands Car Park, but I couldn't see it.
May 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
May 9th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Bullfinch 1
May 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1 pair
Mallard 23+
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
May 7th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Buzzrd 2
Reed Warbler 1 NE, 1 South
May 6th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 6
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Nuthatch pair feeding young North end
May 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 22
Buzzard 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Reed Warbler 1 singing NE, 2 singing South
May 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 17
Herring Gull 54
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
May 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Common Sandpiper 1
Butterfly survey today found: Brimstone, Large White,
Small White, Orange Tips, Peacock and first Speckled Wood of the
year.
May 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 2 inc red ringed bird
Herring Gull 71
Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
Reed Warbler 1
May 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Cormorant 3 inc red ringed bird
Great Crested Grebe 20
Buzzard 1
Herring Gull 150
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Green Woodpecker heard
Grey Wagtail 1
April 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
April 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
April 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 21
Herring Gull 45
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Reed Warbler singing near hide
April 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 18
Swift 1 feeding over res at 17:00
Hirundines 30+
April 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Osprey 1 over North at 09:25
Dave Helliar: Osprey photographed nearby before it reached the res
where it may have caught a fish.
April 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 3
Mandarin 1
Pheasant heard
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Common Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker call heard in 3 locations
Goldcrest song heard
Long-tailed Tit 2
Chiffchaff 2
Blackcap song heard in 3 locations
Nuthatch 3
Wren song in 2 locations
Also:
Orange Tip 2
Small White 2
Brimstone 2
Holly Blue 1
Peacock 3
April 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Canada Goose 2
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 17
Common Sandpiper 3
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Swallow 6
Hirundine Martins 12+
Grey Wagtail 1
April 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
Hirundines 30+
April 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2 (one on nest)
Canada Goose 2
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 2 inc. red ringed bird
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 17
Buzzard 1
Herring Gull 52
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Green Woodpecker heard
Hirundines c.30
Long-tailed Tit 4
Blackcap 2 singing south end
Chiffchaff 2 singing south end
Kevin Harris: Small White
Also 2 Peacocks and a Small White
April 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 22
Herring Gull 30
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
Green Woodpecker heard
April 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 1
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
April 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 21
Hirundines 20+
April 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 17
Buzzard 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Coot 4
Dave Helliar: Common Sandpiper
April 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2 inc. red ringed bird
Grey Heron 1 on hide roof
Great Crested Grebe 17
Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
Swallow 4
Dave Helliar: Grey Heron
April 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 3
Little Grebe 1 SW corner
Great Crested Grebe 15
Herring Gull 35
Green Woodpecker call heard
April 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 13
Hirundines 80+
Heavy Rain
April 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2 (one on nest)
Cormorant 2 inc one with red ring
Great Crested Grebe 14
Herring Gull 74
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 seen south end
Green Woodpecker heard
Hirundines 10
Blackcap 2 singing south end
Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
Nuthatch 3 calling
Chaffinch song heard
Kevin Harris: Small Tortoiseshell and Comma
Butterfly survey for 1.5 hours found 2 Small Tortoisehells and
1 Peacock on the survey transects and 2 Male Orange Tips and 2 Peacocks
outside the transects. Later I found 2 Commas in addition.
April 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 11+
Hirundines 40+
April 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 9
Hirundines 80+
House Martin at least 4 included above
Wet and Windy
April 10th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 14
Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
Hirundines 30+
Blackcap 2 singing
Marsh Tit 1 heard in Jim's field
April 9th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 13
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Hirundines 30+
April 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Kingfisher 1
Hirundines 20+
April 7th 2023
Mute Swan 2 (one on nest)
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 2
Mnadarin 1 pair
Pheasant 1 walking across Buttercup Meadow
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 16 with some displaying
Sparrowhawk 1
Black-headed Gull 1
Herring Gull 37
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 seen south end
Green Woodpecker heard
Jay 2 over together
Crow noted with pale pathes in wings
Long-tailed Tit 6
Blackcap 4 singing south and east sides
Chiffchaff 5 singing south and east sides
Nuthatch 3 calling
Treecreeper song at south end
Also 2 Brimstones, 9 Peacocks and 1 Small White (1st official weekly
butterfly survey)
This survey covers the meadows at the south end, through the south
wood and all up the east side as far as the fishermans car park
April 6th 2023
Mute Swan 2 (one on nest)
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 3
Great Crested Grebe 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Kingfisher 1
Green Woodpecker heard
Marsh Tit 1 pair south end
Coal Tit 1 east side
Swallow 1
Long-tailed Tit 4
Blackcap 4 singing south end
Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
Chaffinch song heard
Also 2 Brimstones, 4 Peacocks and 2 Commas (Weekly
butterfly survey starts tomorrow)
April 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 12+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Hirundines 60+ in the rain
April 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 6
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 16
Hirundines 5
April 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 5
Pheasant 1 heard
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Buzzard 1
Herring Gull 37
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Swallow 8
Sand Martin 2
Goldcrest pair south end (male displaying its brilliant orange
crest)
Long-tailed Tit 2 pairs (one pair is additional to the 3 pairs
on 27th March)
Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
Blackcap 2 singing south end
Nuthatch seen and heard
Wren 2 singing south end
Song Thrush 2 singing south end
Chaffinch singing south end
April 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 50+
Tufted Duck 6
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 18
Black-headed Gull 1
Herring Gull 37
Swallow 2
Treecreeper 1 singing north end
April 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mandarin 1 pair
Cormorant 1
Great Crested Grebe 16
Hirundines 5
Raven heard
March 31st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 14
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Sand Martin c.100
House Martin 2
Swallow 3+
Grey Wagtial 1 pair
March 30th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Mandarin 1 pair
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 14
Sand Martin c.10
House Martin 1
Swallow c.6
March 29th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 14
Sand Martin 40+
Swallow 2+
March 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 2
Great Crested Grebe 11
Sand Martin c.50
House Martin 1
Swallow 4+
March 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2 both on water not nest
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 16
Sparrowhawk 1
Green Woodpecker heard
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 east side
Sand Martin c.20
Swallow 3
Grey Wagtial 1
Long-tailed Tit 3 pairs plus one south and east sides
One of the Long-tailed Tit pairs appear to be nest
building. The individual bird had no tail, but otherwise looked
like an adult.
March 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 17+
Red Kite 1 over at 17.35 (2nd
record DWH)
Herring Gull 14
Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
Green Woodpecker heard
Grey Wagtail 1
Swallow 6
Sand Martin 3
Dave Helliar: Red Kite
March 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2 nest building at south end
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 17+
Grey Wagtail 1
March 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 16+
Swallow 1
Sand Martin 5
March 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 5
Great Crested Grebe 15+
Swallow 2
Sand Martin c.20
Heavy rain
March 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 3
Mandarin 1 pair
Pheasant 1 heard
Cormorant 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 adults
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming south end
Marsh Tit 2 south end
Long-tailed Tit 2
Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
Nuthatch seen and heard
Song Thrush 2 singing south end
Kevin Harris: Marsh Tit
March 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Shoveler 1m
Tufted Duck 7
Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 21
Grey Wagtail 1 pair
Sand Martin 6
March 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 6
Cormorant 4
Great Crested Grebe 18+
Grey Wagtail 1 pair
Sand Martin 20
March 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Tufted Duck 6
Mandarin 1 pair
Cormorant 5
Great Crested Grebe 18+
Black-headed Gull 100+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
March 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 8
Cormorant 5
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Plus a Terrapin
March 17th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 6
Tufted Duck 5
Mandarin 3
Cormorant 5
Little Egret 1
Great Crested Grebe 22
Sparrowhawk 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Sand Martin 15
Green Woodpecker heard
Siskin 8 (east side per AG)
plus a Daubenton's Bat over the water
March 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 4
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 22
Black-headed Gull 75
Sand Martin 30
Chiffchaff 1 singing north
end
March 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 5
Cormorant 5
Great Crested Grebe 18+
Black-headed Gull c.80
Common Gull 1
Herring Gull 63+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Sand Martin 14
Grey Wagtail 1
March 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Shoveler 5
Cormorant 7 (inc. red ringed bird)
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 22
Buzzard 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Black-headed Gull 45
Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
Kingfisher 1
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1 east side
Song Thrush singing loudly
Reed Bunting 2 east
side feeders
Kevin Harris: Reed Buntings
Dave Helliar: Shovelers
March 13th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 4
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 6
Great Crested Grebe 21
Sand Martin 4
50mph SW gales brought in the first Sand Martins
March 12th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 10
Great Crested Grebe 23
Buzzard 1
March 11th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Cormorant 18
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
March 10th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 3
Tufted Duck 6
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 20
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 24
Grey Wagtail pair
Marsh Tit singing south wood
March 9th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 2+
Tufted Duck 5
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 18
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 17
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
Kingfisher 2
March 8th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Teal 11
Tufted Duck 9
Mandarin 7 displaying at south end
Cormorant 17 (inc. ring 111)
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 18 with much displaying
Lesser Black-backed Gull 15
Kingfisher 1
Snow settled today
March 7th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Teal 6
Tufted Duck 5
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 16
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
March 6th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 2
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 16 (inc. red ringed no. 111)
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 24
Black-headed Gull c.220
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
March 5th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 4
Mandarin 8
Cormorant 20
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Kingfisher 1
March 4th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 14
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 17
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Black-headed Gull 161
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
March 3rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 75
Tufted Duck
Cormorant 20
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
March 2nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Tufted Duck 5
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 14
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Grey Wagtail 1 singing male
March 1st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Teal 6
Tufted Duck 6
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 17
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 22
Coot 10
February 28th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 19
Tufted Duck 3
Mandarin 8
Cormorant 13
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 19
Black-headed Gull 8
Herring Gull 55
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Nuthatch pair NE woods
February 27th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 6
Tufted Duck 2
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 13
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 20
Buzzard 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Green Woodpecker call heard
Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 2
Nuthatch 2
Wren 1
February 26th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Teal 16
Tufted Duck 5
Mandarin 4
Cormorant 13
Great Crested Grebe 21
February 25th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 11
Tufted Duck 2
Mandarin 3
Cormorant 13
Great Crested Grebe 21 (2 or 3 pairs nest building already!)
Black-headed Gull 200+
Mediterranean Gull 1
February 24th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 6
Teal 13
Tufted Duck 1
Mandarin 2
Cormorant 10
Little Egret 5
Great Crested Grebe 17
Pheasant 1
Black-headed Gull 28
Buzzard 1
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
February 23rd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 3
Cormorant 8
Great Crested Grebe 17
February 22nd 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 2
Teal 1
Tufted Duck 4
Cormorant 9
Little Egret 6
Great Crested Grebe 18
Kingfisher 1
February 21st 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 11
Tufted Duck 1
Mandarin 1
Cormorant 7 inc, red ringed bird
Great Crested Grebe 18+
February 20th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 2
Cormorant 6
Little Egret 5
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 18
Black-headed Gull 120
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Nuthatch heard
Wren 1
Song Thrush 3
Pied Wagtail 1
Kevin Harris: Another, but different Med Gull to the one earlier
this month
February 19th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 7
Tufted Duck 9
Cormorant 7
Great Crested Grebe 20
Black-headed Gull 300+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
February 18th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 12
Mandarin 9
Cormorant 6
Little Egret
Great Crested Grebe 17
February 16th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Teal 9
Tufted Duck 10
Cormorant 18
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Great Crested Grebe 17
Moorhen 11+
February 15th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 8
Cormorant 19 (inc. red 111)
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 20
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
February 14th 2023
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 9
Mandarin 6
Cormorant 20
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 22 and 1 pair nest building already
2023 sightings
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