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Recent sightings

What to look for in April

Previous Years

 

April 9th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Buzzard 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Long-tailed Tit 4
  • Marsh Tit pair at south end
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Blackcap 2
  • Chiffchaff 6
  • Willow Warbler song heard
  • Goldfinch small party


Kevin Harris: Chiffchaff and Orange Tip

This weeks butterfly survey turned up 4 species in the afternoon sun despite the high winds. Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip and Brimstone.

April 7th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Sand Martin 20+
  • House Martin 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

April 6th 2024

  • Mute Swan (Local pair inc. ring DKL)
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12+
  • Common Sandpiper 5
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
  • Goldcrest 2 (1 south and 1 east side)
  • Marsh Tit 1 pair east side
  • Swallow 5
  • Sand Martin 15+
  • Chiffchaff 4 singing
  • Blackcap 2 singing
  • Nuthatch 2 calling
  • Chaffinch 1


Kevin Harris: Marsh Tit and Chaffinch

Blackbirds are regular of course and not usually reported, but they seemed to be everywhere today. At least 4 singing in the meadow hedgerows with another 3 males and a female not singing, also in the meadows. One male with brown wings (maybe a one year old bird?) collecting worms presumably for a nest.

April 5th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Stock Dove 1
  • Swallow 2
  • Sand Martin 8+
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

April 4th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 1 in flight
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Swallow 4
  • Sand Martin 12+
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

April 3rd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 1 in flight
  • Shelduck 2 (Malcolm Brown)
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Kestrel 1 north end
  • Goldcrest 1 singing south end
  • Swallow 4
  • Sand Martin 1
  • Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
  • Blackcap 2 singing south end
  • Nuthatch 2 calling south end
  • Treecreeper 1 south end

The first butterfly survey of the year was successful. As well as finding Brown and Purple Hairstreak eggs we also found adult Peacocks and a Comma.


Kevin Harris: Peacock and Comma
Malcolm Brown: Shelduck

April 2nd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Herring Gull 110+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 adults
  

April 1st 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Peregrine 1 over
  • Herring Gull 34
  • Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  • Sand Martin 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

March 31st 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 adults
  • Sand Martin 2
  

March 30th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 10
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Buzzard 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Coal Tit 1
  • Sand Martin c.12 at dusk
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Blackcap song heard
  • Chiffchaff 2 songs heard
  

March 29th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Sand Martin 1
  • Swallow 3
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

March 28th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 3
  • Mandarin 3
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults
  • Sand Martin 1
  • Swallow 7
  

March 27th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 3
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults
  • Sand Martin 2
  • House Martin 1
  • Swallow 6+
  • Stock Dove 2 in flight
  

March 26th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Mandarin 1
  • Shoveler 1
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Red Kite 1 (3rd record KGH)
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Coal Tit 2
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Chiffchaff 2+
  • Blackcap heard singing


Kevin Harris: Red Kite flew over towards the northwest in the mid afternoon

Lee Mitchell got the best photos - see his facebook page.

March 25th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Cormorant 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 adults
  • Swallow 1 (first of the year)
  • Sand Martin 3
  

March 24th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Herring Gull 41
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  

March 23rd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 10
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Buzzard 2
  • Herring Gull 55
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Sand Martin c.20
  • House Martin 1 (first of the year)
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

March 22nd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Grebe 1 adult
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 adults
  • Sand Martin 1
  

March 21st 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Shoveler 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 8 adults
  

March 20th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 16
  • Shoveler 2 pairs
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Herring Gull 54
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  

March 19th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9 adults
  • Treecreeper pair at north end
  • Nuthatch pair at north end
  

March 18th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 1
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Sand Martin 3
  

March 17th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Shelduck 1
  • Mandarin 1
  • Cormorant 2 inc. red ring
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Jay 1
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Coal Tit 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 2 (in the hide walkway!)
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Siskin 1
 Also 2 Brimstones and a Peacock butterfly in the warm sun

March 16th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 14
  • Teal 4
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  • Sand Martin 7
  

March 15th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
  

March 14th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  • Sand Martin 11+ (first of the year)
  • Grey Wagtail 2
  

March 13th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 1 in flight
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 12 adults
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing in Jim's field
 Also a Terrapin in NW corner

March 12th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 adults
  

March 11th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Gadwall 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Herring Gull 100+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 adults
  

March 10th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2 (+7 flew over north)
  • Mandarin 3
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Chiffchaff 1 feeding in NW corner
  

March 9th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 150+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 adults
  

March 8th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 2 pairs
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Herring Gull 180+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 adults
  • Pied Wagtail 40+ to roost
  

March 7th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 3
  • Cormorant 3 inc red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
 Also a Terrapin in NW corner

March 6th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 3
  • Pheasant heard
  • Cormorant 2 inc. one with red ring
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Buzzard 2
  • Herring Gull 40
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Tawny Owl heard
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Raven heard
  • Coal Tit 2+
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 2 collecting moss for nest
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing
  • Nuthatch heard
  • Reed Bunting 1 pair east side



The Marsh Tit managed to hold 3 seeds in its bill at each visit before flying off with them

The Merlin app excelled itself today when it reported a Grey Squirrel chattering at the top of a tree as a Green-winged Teal!

March 5th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 7
  • Cormorant 1 red ring
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Pied Wagtail 40+ to roost
  

March 4th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 3
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Herring Gull 67
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  

March 3rd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 3 pairs
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Buzzard 1
  • Herring Gull 50+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Raven heard
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Nuthatch heard
  • Bullfinch 1
  

March 2nd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 3
  • Cormorant 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 100+ to roost
  

March 1st 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  

February 29th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 5
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 1 red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Pied Wagtail c.50 to roost
  

February 28th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Tufted Duck 1 pair
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Buzzard 2
  • Herring Gull 55+
  • Green Woodpecker 1 flew across res
  

February 27th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 2 pairs
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  

February 26th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  

February 25th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 3
  • Teal 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  

February 24th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 6
  • Cormorant 2 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Buzzard 1
  • Water Rail heard near hide at dusk
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Coal Tit 2
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Nuthatch 2 east side
  • Wren several singing
  • Redwing 4
  • House Sparrow 20+
  • Pied Wagtail c.100 to roost
  • Bullfinch 1
  • Goldfinch several
  • Reed Bunting 5
  

February 23rd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 5
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  

February 22nd 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 2
  • Cormorant 2 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Water Rail 1 heard south end
  • Goldcrest 1 south end
  • Reed Bunting 1 heard south reeds
  

February 21st 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Mandarin 7
  • Tufted Duck 6 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Pied Wagtail c.100 to roost
  

February 20th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Tufted Duck 1 pair
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Herring Gull 100+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  

February 19th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair north end
  • Mandarin 4
  • Tufted Duck 1 pair
  • Cormorant 1 with red ring
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Herring Gull c.30
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Goldcrest 2
  • Marsh Tit 3 east side
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing
  • Nuthatch 2
  • Pied Wagtail c.160 to roost
  • Bullfinch 1 pair south end
  • Reed Bunting 1 pair SE reeds
Kevin Harris: With very few birds on the water, I found these in the east woods instead. Bullfinch and a pair of Reed Buntings

February 18th 2024

  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Firecrest/Goldcrest
  • Pied Wagtail c.200 at 17:30 to roost

Firecrest reported by Merlin app repeatedly in woods near hide, but not seen.
It is certainly either Goldcrest or Firecrest. Recorded by Sue Heselton.

The volume of the calls peaks at 7.6kHz for the technically minded.

February 17th 2024

  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 13

 

February 16th 2024

  • Canada Goose 3
  • Mandarin 6
  • Cormorant 1 with red ring
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 1
  • Nuthatch heard
  • Reed Bunting 2 SE reeds
Malcolm Brown: Cormorant with a catch too big

February 15th 2024

  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 6
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
 very murky conditions

February 14th 2024

  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 6
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
 very murky conditions

February 13th 2024

  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 6
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  

February 12th 2024

  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 3 inc red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

February 11th 2024

  • Mandarin 8
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 7
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  

February 10th 2024

  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Black-headed Gull 14
  • Herring Gull 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  

February 9th 2024

  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin pair in flight
  • Teal 15
  • Cormorant only 1 to roost
  • Little Egret 9
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Kingfisher 1
 Water level high again, no shoreline at south end

February 8th 2024

  • Mandarin 4
  • Mallard 60+
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 7 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
 Midday visit (8 more Egrets have been flying in at dusk)

February 7th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Cormorant 8
  • Little Egret 9 at dusk
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  • Kingfisher 1
  

February 6th 2024

  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 6
  • Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 9 at dusk
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Black-headed Gull 200+ flew over south without settling in strong SW winds
  

February 5th 2024

  • Canada Goose 3
  • Mandarin 1
  • Teal 1 at north end
  • Cormorant 19 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 9 at dusk
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  

February 4th 2024

  • Mandarin 2 1
  • Teal 36
  • Cormorant 19
  • Little Egret 9
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  

February 3rd 2024

  • Teal c.15
  • Cormorant 12
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 adults
  

February 2nd 2024

  • Canada Goose 6
  • Mandarin 3 1
  • Teal c.20 in flight
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 18
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Coot 5
  • Moorhen 7
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  

February 1st 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 flew in at dusk
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 1
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 14
  • Little Egret 9 at dusk
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  

January 31st 2024

  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 7
  • Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Black-headed Gull 107
  • Herring Gull 28
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  

January 30th 2024

  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 7
  • Teal 26
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 44
  • Nuthatch 1
  

January 29th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 16
  • Teal 23
  • Cormorant 7
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  • Kingfisher 1
  

January 28th 2024

  • Mute Swan pair flew in at dusk
  • Mandarin 3
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 adult summer
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
  

January 27th 2024

  • Canada Goose 3
  • Mandarin 15 flew in
  • Teal 31
  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Black-headed Gull 6
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  

January 26th 2024

  • Canada Goose 1 pair
  • Mandarin 8 displaying to 2
  • Teal 22
  • Cormorant 9
  • Little Egret 7 flew in at dusk
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 2
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 84
  • Nuthatch 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  

January 25th 2024

  • Canada Goose 1 pair
  • Mandarin 6
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 13
  

January 24th 2024

  • No Swans
  • Mandarin 4
  • Teal 34
  • Gadwall 3
  • Cormorant 7
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 9
  • Black-headed Gull 40 over high (just 1 settled)
  • Herring Gull 76
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Jay 1 south wood (KGH)
  • Goldcrest 1 south end (Rob Taylor)
  • Treecreeper 1 south end (Rob Taylor)
  • Fieldfare c.25 over chacking
  • Bullfinch 1 south wood
  

January 23rd 2024

  • Mandarin 2
  • Teal 34
  • Cormorant 7 inc one with red ring
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Herring Gull 10
  • Long-tailed Tit small flock
  • Siskin call reported by Merlin app
  

January 22nd 2024

  • Mandarin 9 5
  • Cormorant 10 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  

January 21st 2024

  • Mandarin 12
  • Teal 59
  • Cormorant 6 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 3
  • Common Gull 1 adult
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
 Ice mostly gone. Also 3 Roe Deer along east shore

January 20th 2024

  • Mute Swan pair flew in at 16:00 and landed on ice
  • Canada Goose 8
  • Teal 31
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Shoveler 1 pair
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe none seen
  • Black-headed Gull 35+
  • Herring Gull 74
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
 Res 70% frozen

January 19th 2024

  • Canada Goose 63
  • Mandarin 18
  • Shoveler 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Cormorant 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe none seen
  • Black-headed Gull 78
  • Herring Gull 97
 Res 85% frozen

January 18th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 15
  • Mandarin 13
  • Teal 65
  • Shoveler 5
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 13
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 10
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Black-headed Gull 56
  • Common Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 62
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Nuthatch 1

Kevin Harris: With most water frozen, this Crow is eating ice.

Reservoir 50% frozen, puddles all frozen

January 17th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Teal 26
  • Cormorant 19
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Herring Gull 68
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

January 16th 2024

  • Mandarin 9+
  • Teal 42 stood on ice
  • Tufted Duck 7 2
  • Cormorant 18
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Black-headed Gull 80+
  • Herring Gull 57
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  

January 15th 2024

  • Mute Swan 2
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 6
  • Teal 45
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 19
  • Sparowhawk 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 40+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 56
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Jay 1 south wood (KGH)
  • Raven 1 over
  • Coal Tit 1
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Nuthatch 1 south wood
  • Grey Wagtail 1

Water level much reduced with reasonable shoreline after a good number of dry days

Some years there are now only one or two sightings of Jay which used to be a regular resident bird here

January 14th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 2 pairs
  • Teal 29
  • Cormorant 18 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  

January 13th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 5
  • Mallard 80+
  • Teal 1
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 5
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  

January 12th 2024

  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Teal 6
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 18
  • Black-headed Gull 25
  • Herring Gull 123
  

January 11th 2024

  • Cormorant 12 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Black-headed Gull c.160
  • Moorhen 5+
  

January 10th 2024

  • Canada Goose 3
  • Teal 2
  • Comorant 11
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  

January 9th 2024

  • Cormorant 13
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Black-headed Gull c.160
  • Herring Gull c.160
  

January 8th 2024

  • Canada Goose 5
  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 2 1
  • Cormorant 7
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 14
  • Black-headed Gull c.20
  

January 7th 2024

  • Teal 33 in front of hide
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Cormorant 4
  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Herring Gull 45+
 Water level very high

January 6th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair flew in at 16:20
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Herring Gull 20
  • Kingfisher 1 north end
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Raven 1 low over south wood
  • Marsh Tit 1 east woods
 Water level very high but 6 inches lower than yesterday. Dry weather predicted at last.

January 5th 2024

  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Herring Gull 60
  

January 4th 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Black-headed Gull 4
  

January 3rd 2024

  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Cormorant 4
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Coot 5
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  

January 2nd 2024

  • Cormorant 5
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 11
 Storm Henk

January 1st 2024

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  

Previous Years

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

email sightings to: kevbirder@gmail.com

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