Recent sightings

What to look for in August

Previous Years

August 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Teal 4
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Black-headed Gull 51
• Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
• Kingfisher 1
• House Martin 10
• Swallow 20
• Chiffchaff 3
• Reed Warbler 1

August 21st 2025

• Buzzard 1
• Possible Red Kite
• Spotted Flycatcher 1

An amazing 13 Small Copper butterflies were seen on this weeks survey

August 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 87
• Mandarin 13
• Cormorant 5
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 4
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
• Kingfisher 2
• Nuthatch heard

August 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 13
• Teal 1
• Shoveler 1
• Cormorant 6
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults + 1 juv. (One adult ringed as P:62A)
• Kingfisher 2

The ringed Great Black-backed Gull was ringed in Portland harbour as a chick in 2014 and so is 11 years old now and has visited Chard many times, often bringing his family with him.

August 18th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 (one confirmed as ring DKL)
• Canada Goose 82
• Mandarin 12
• Teal 4
• Gadwall 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 8
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 18 + 2 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Green Sandpiper 1
• Black-headed Gull 62
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults + 1 juv.
• Common Tern 1
• Kingfisher 1

Dave Helliar: Common Tern

Also 2 Roe Deer

August 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 6
• Little Egret 8
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Black-headed Gull 100+
• Herring Gull 47

August 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Kingfisher 2

August 15th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 7
• Cormorant 4
• Little Egret 7
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Kingfisher 2

August 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 18
• Cormorant 9
• Little Egret 7
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Kingfisher 2

August 13th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 18
• Mandarin 8
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Green Sandpiper 1 flew in late pm
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv.
• Black-headed Gull 74
• Common Tern 6 (at least 5 present all day)
• Kingfisher 2

Butterflies today: Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Copper, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown.

Kevin Harris: Common Terns

August 12th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 2
• Gadwall 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 25 + 3 imm.
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv. (SH)
• Kingfisher 2

August 11th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Shelduck 1
• Mandarin 18
• Mallard with 1 new duckling
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 25 + 3 imm.
• Kingfisher 2
• Swift 2
• Grey Wagtail 1

August 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 18
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 24 + 1 imm.
• Kingfisher 1
• Swallow 6
• Treecreeper heard

August 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 18
• Egyptian Goose 3 (SH)
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 5
• Great Crested Grebe 26 + 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv.
• Black-headed Gull 65
• Herring Gull 121
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Kingfisher 2

August 8th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Gadwall 3
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 27 + 3 imm.
• Sparrowhawk young heard calling near hide
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv.
• Kingfisher 3

August 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 6
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Sparrowhawk young heard calling near hide
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv.
• Swift 3
• Kingfisher 2

Dave Helliar: Little Ringed Plover

August 6th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 7
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 4
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Kingfisher 2
• Jay 1

Kevin Harris: Clouded Yellow

A good mix of butterflies this week including a migrant Clouded Yellow Butterfly, 3 Common Blues and 2 Small Coppers.

August 5th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Kingfisher 2
• Grey Wagtail 1

August 4th 2025

• Mute Swan 3 (Pair and 1 adult flew in)
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 8
• Grey Heron 3
• Little Grebe 1 imm.
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Green Sandpiper 2
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Black-headed Gull 40+
• Kingfisher 2

August 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 6
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Greenshank 1
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults
• Kingfisher 2

August 2nd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 13
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Kingfisher 2

August 1st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23 + 3 imm.
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv.
• Kingfisher 1

July 31st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 4
• Teal 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 22 + 3 imm.
• Little Ringed Plover 1 juv. (DWH)
• Black-headed Gull 20+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 juvs
• Kingfisher 2+

Dave Helliar: Little Ringed Plover

July 30th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 13
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 22 + 3 imm.
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult no rings
• Kingfisher 1
• Goldcrest call heard

Also a Grass Snake and Slow Worm found.

Another good day for butterflies with the following species noted:
Large White (13), Small White (16), Green-veined White (2), Small Copper (1), Holly Blue (1), Red Admiral (1), Comma (1), Speckled Wood (9), Gatekeeper (43), Meadow Brown (22)

July 29th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 8
• Teal 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Green Sandpiper 2
• Black-headed Gull 35
• Kingfisher 1+

Also 2 Roe Deer fawns by the hide and Purple Hairstreaks seen at the top of a large Oak tree

July 28th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 6
• Kingfisher 1+

July 27th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20 adults 3 imm.
• Kingfisher 1+

July 26th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Teal 2
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 14 + 3 imm.
• Greenshank heard overhead
• Kingfisher 1+

July 25th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Shelduck 1 imm.
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 3 imm.
• Kingfisher 1+

July 24th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 2
• Teal 3
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 6
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 3 imm.
• Black-headed Gull 24
• Kingfisher 1+

July 23rd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 14 adults 3 imm.
• Buzzard 2
• Common Sandpiper 5
• Black-headed Gull 18
• Herring Gull 120
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Kingfisher 2
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
• Swallow 1
• Bullfinch 1
• Reed Bunting 1

Kevin Harris: Gatekeeper, the most numerous butterfly here today.

Another good day for butterflies on the survey:
Large White (15), Small White (19), Green-veined White (2), Common Blue (4), Holly Blue (2), Red Admiral (6), Comma (3), Speckled Wood (15), Gatekeeper (42), Meadow Brown (38), Brown Hairstreak 1 female

Also a Grass Snake and Slow Worm found.

July 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 4
• Great Crested Grebe 3 imm.
• Black-tailed Godwit 4
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Black-headed Gull 24
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult no rings
• Kingfisher 1+

July 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 16 adults 3 imm.
• Black-headed Gull 25
• Kingfisher 1+

July 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Black-headed Gull 20+
• Kingfisher 1+

July 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Black-headed Gull 24
• Kingfisher 1+

July 18th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 18 + 3 imm.
• Green Sandpiper 2
• Common Sandpiper 3
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult (no rings)
• Kingfisher 1
• Goldcrest call heard
• House Martin 6
• Nuthatch call heard
• Wren family with 3+ young

A good day for butterflies with the following species noted:
Small Skipper (3), Large White (10), Small White (28), Green-veined White (1), Common Blue (2), Holly Blue (3), Red Admiral (9), Peacock (1), Comma (4), Speckled Wood(13), Gatekeeper (54), Meadow Brown (45) and Ringlet (1)

Also a Grass Snake and Slow Worm found..

July 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 3
• Great Crested Grebe 18 + 3 imm.
• Green Sandpiper 1
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult ringed as P:62A
• Kingfisher 1
• Reed Bunting 1 singing

July 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1 imm.
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Black-headed Gull 20
• Kingfisher 1

July 15th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18 adults 3 imm.
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Kingfisher 1

July 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14 adults + 1 young in SW corner + 2 young in NW corner
• Black-headed Gull 16
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Kingfisher 1
• Chiffchaff 1 by hide

July 13th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 5
• Cattle Egret 1 still present
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 14 + 2 imm.
• Redshank 1
• Kingfisher 1

July 12th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 3
• Little Egret 3
• Cattle Egret 1 still present
• Great Crested Grebe 14 + 2 imm in NW corner

July 11th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Little Egret 1
• Cattle Egret 1 (DWH) flew in at dusk
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 14 adults + 2 imm in NW corner (2 broods)
• Black-headed Gull 8 adults + 1 juv.
• Herring Gull 360
• Kingfisher 2

July 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 12
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 56
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Kingfisher 2
• Reed Warbler 1 singing near hide
• Reed Bunting 1 singing

July 8th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 2
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 9
• Herring Gull 207
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

July 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Little Egret 7
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 9
• Black-headed Gull 4
• Herring Gull 207
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Kingfisher 1

July 6th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Greenshank 1
• Black-headed Gull 4
• Herring Gull 63

July 4th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 11 + 1 chick
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 230
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

July 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 12 + 1 young
• Black-headed Gull 1 adult
• Herring Gull 66
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
• Grey Wagtail 1

July 1st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 6
• Greenshank 1
• Herring Gull 66

June 27th 2025

• Great Crested Grebe pair with new chick

June 26th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 7
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 7

June 24th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 6
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 9
• Herring Gull 150+

June 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Little Grebe 1
• Great Crested Grebe 9

June 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Little Grebe 1
• Great Crested Grebe 4
• Herring Gull 117
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

June 18th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Little Grebe 1
• Herring Gull 121
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

A HOT day:

Butterflies from survey today:
Large Skipper, Large White, Small White, Painted Lady, Comma, Speckled Wood and many Meadow Browns.

Dragonflies etc:
White-legged Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Black-tailed Skimmer and Broad-bodied Chaser.

Kevin Harris: Little Grebe and Broad-bodied Chaser

June 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 5
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 7
• Herring Gull 22
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

June 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 3
• Gadwall 1
• Little Egrret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Little Grebe 1 (Roger Lindsay)
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

June 15th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 9
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 10

June 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 1
• Tufted Duck 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Kingfisher 3 (Tony Parfitt)
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 1 singing near hide

Dave Helliar: Great White Egret

Also 3 Roe Deer

June 12th 2025

• Canada Goose 6
• Mandarin 1
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Coot 3
• Kingfisher 1

June 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 6
• Mandarin 3
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 7

June 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 6
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 6
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 1 singing near hide

June 8th 2025

• Canada Goose 6
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

June 5th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 6
• Gadwall 2
• Mandarin 3
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 12

June 4th 2025

• Gadwall 1
• Great White Egret 1 (Roger Lindsay)

June 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 6
• Little Egret 3
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 13
• Moorhen 1 immature
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 1 singing near hide

June 2nd 2025

• Little Egret 4
• Great White Egret 1 in non breeding plumage
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 13
• Pied Wagtail pair + 1 juv.

June 1st 2025

• Canada Goose 6
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Herring Gull 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Coot 2
• Moorhen 6 adults
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 1 singing near hide

May 31st 2025

• Canada Goose 2
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 11

May 30th 2025

• Canada Goose 9
• Grey Wagtail 1

May 23rd 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 6
• Herring Gull 32
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4

May 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Mandarin 4
• Mallard 1 with 7+ ducklings
• Gadwall 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 1 taking sticks into the reeds
• Buzzard 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Swift 5
• Swallow 2
• Goldcrest heard
• Long-tailed Tit heard
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Chiffchaff 4 heard south end
• Blackcap 8+ heard singing south end, subsong heard from one individual.
• Reed Warbler heard singing south end
• Reed Bunting 1 at SE feeders

May 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mallard with at least 6 large ducklings
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Swift 2
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

May 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Canada Goose 2
• Great Crested Grebe 6
• Herring Gull 70
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
• Swift 2
• Kingfisher 1
• Swallow 2
• Chiffchaff 2
• Blackcap 2
• Reed Warbler heard singing

May 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 1

May 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 5
• Herring Gull 82
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Great Spotted Woodpecker heard south end
• Swallow 2
• Goldcrest heard
• Long-tailed Tit heard
• Cetti's Warbler song heard and bird seen to fly east across the meadows
• Chiffchaff 2
• Blackcap heard singing

May 13th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Gadwall 1 pair + 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 6
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

May 12th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Tufted Duck 3
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Great Crested Grebe 5
• Herring Gull 49
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 east side
• Goldcrest heard
• Long-tailed Tit several east side
• Blackcap heard singing

May 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Herring Gull 27
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Swallow 2
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Long-tailed Tit 7 newly fledged young south end
• Chiffchaff 3
• Blackcap song heard
• Reed Bunting singing male

May 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Herring Gull 54
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Goldcrest heard
• Coal Tit 1
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

May 8th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Herring Gull 41
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

May 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Shelduck 1
• Tufted Duck 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 8
• Herring Gull 45
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler song heard south end

May 6th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Cetti's Warbler song heard

May 5th 2025

• Canada Goose 1
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Herring Gull 29
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4

May 4th 2025

• Mute Swan 4
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Coot 4
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Reed Warbler 2 heard

May 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan pair
• Mandarin 2
• Gadwall 1 pair + 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Red Kite 1 (KGH south end midday)
• Buzzard 4
• Herring Gull 252
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
• Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming heard and cross meadow flights seen
• Jay 1 north end
• Goldcrest call heard south end
• Coal Tit active nest found
• Swallow 1
• Cetti's Warbler song heard south only
• Reed Warbler song heard north and south
• Chiffchaff song heard north and south
• Blackcap song heard north and south

Kevin Harris: Red Kite

Butterflies seen today: Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood and Small Copper

May 2nd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Gadwall 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Herring Gull 207
• Cetti's Warbler

May 1st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10

April 30th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 3
• Mandarin 1
• Mallard 10 ducklings SW corner
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 9
• Herring Gull 166
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8

April 29th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 13

April 28th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10

April 27th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Swallow 2

April 26th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Great Crested Grebe 14

April 25th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Pheasant 1
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Common Sandpiper 15
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Herring Gull c.250
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Goldcrest call heard
• Swallow 2
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Chiffchaff song heard
• Blackcap song heard
• Nuthatch call heard

April 24th 2025

• Mute Swan 1
• Great Crested Grebe 13
• Black-headed Gull 3
• Herring Gull 106
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 11

April 23rd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 1
• Tufted Duck 1 pair
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Herring Gull c.50
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Green Woodpecker heard
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
• Goldcrest 1 south end
• Marsh Tit 2
• Coal Tit 2
• Swallow 1
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Chiffchaff 4 singing south end
• Blackcap 3 singing south end
• Reed Warbler 1 singing south end
• Nuthatch 1 heard
• Song Thrush 1 feeding in meadows
• Goldfinch 2+

April 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Common Sandpiper 11
• Stock Dove 1 on Jims field shore
• Sand Martin 3
• Green Woodpecker 1 flew across the res

April 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Tawny Owl 1 in nestbox
• Swallow 1

April 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Gadwall 3
• Tufted Duck 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 116

April 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Common Sandpiper 13

April 18th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Common Sandpiper 3
• Swallow only 1 in wet weather

April 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 13
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Herring Gull 27
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Stock Dove 1 on dam shore

April 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Gadwall 2 1
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1 (reported by warden)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Herring Gull 109
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Kingfisher 1 (NW corner)
• Song Thrush 2 singing
• Marsh Tit 1
• Cetti's Warbler song heard and bird seen (KGH)
• Long-tailed Tit 1pair
• Chiffchaff 4 singing
• Blackcap 4 singing
• Nuthatch call heard

Kevin Harris: Red Admiral and eggs of Green Dock Beetle

Butterfly survey gave Orange Tip, Small White, Red Admiral and Green-veined White.
Also seen were 2 Bank Voles and a baby Toad.

April 15th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Common Sandpiper 4
• Grey Wagtail 1

April 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
• Grey Wagtail 1

April 13th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 11
• Sand Martin 2
• Swallow 1

April 12th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1 pair
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Herring Gull 36
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Grey Wagtail 1

April 11th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Common Gull 2
• Herring Gull 213
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Marsh Tit 3 (south and east sides)
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Long-tailed Tit heard
• Chiffchaff song heard
• Blackcap song heard
• Nuthatch call heard

April 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 14
• Herring Gull 37
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming heard
• Goldcrest heard
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Long-tailed Tit heard
• Chiffchaff song heard
• Blackcap song heard
• Nuthatch call heard

April 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1
• Gadwall 3
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebes 18
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Great Spotted Woodpecker pair seen
• Cetti's Warbler song heard
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
• Blackcap song heard
• Nuthatch call heard
• Song Thrush 1 seen
• Bullfinch heard at entrance to south wood

April 8th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Sand Martin 2

April 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pait
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Osprey Catching fish reported by Chris Hiscoke
• Common Sandpiper 3 (NW corner)

Chris Hiscoke: Osprey with fish caught at the reservoir

April 6th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Swallow 2

April 5th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair (male on nest at north end)
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 16
• Buzzard 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Goldcrest 2
• Coal Tit 1
• Sand Martin c.40
• Swallow 4
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
• Willow Warbler (Merlin app reported as heard)
• Blackcap song heard
• Nuthatch call heard
• Treecreeper 1 north end
• Song Thrush song heard

April 4th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1 pair
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18

April 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Goldeneye 1st winter
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
• Sand Martin c.40
• Swallow 2+

April 2nd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Cormorant 4
• Great Crested Grebe 16
• Buzzard 2
• Little Gull 7 (KGH) record count
• Black-headed Gull 4
• Herring Gull 125+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Green Woodpecker call heard
• Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard
• Marsh Tit 1 (carrying food?)
• Sand Martin 6
• Swallow 3
• Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
• Blackcap snatches of song heard
• Nuthatch call heard

April 1st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Sand Martin 1

March 31st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Green Woodpecker 1
• Sand Martin c.12
• Swallow 2

March 30th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Gadwall 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Green Woodpecker 1
• Sand Martin 2

March 29th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Sand Martin c.20
• Swallow 2

March 28th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Sand Martin 9

March 27th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 16
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
• Sand Martin c.30

March 25th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Cormorant 2
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Swallow 1

March 24th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5

March 23rd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Black-headed Gull 22
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Sand Martin 2

March 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Great Crested Grebe 24 - pair nesting in NE reeds

March 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Sand Martin 5

March 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Teal 3
• Cormorant 1 imm.
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Buzzard 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Wood Pigeon 50+
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 south side
• Sand Martin c.20 north end
• Chiffchaff 2 singing south end
• Cetti's Warbler singing in reeds to west of hide

March 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 2 1
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Sand Martin 4

March 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Shoveler 1 pair
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Sparrowhawk 1 over
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Stock Dove 2 over

March 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Redwing 4+ feeding in Jim's field

March 15th 2025

• Cormorant 4
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

March 14th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Sand Martin 3

March 13th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 7
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Sand Martin 3

March 12th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 1
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Sand Martin 3

March 11th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 1
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Black-headed Gull 6
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Marsh Tit 1
• Nuthatch 1
• Bullfinch 1
• Reed Bunting 1

March 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair (confirmed as ring DKL and partner)
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Buzzard 1
• Herring Gull 26
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 adults
• Wood Pigeon 200+ flew south at 17:20
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 east side
• Goldcrest 1 east side
• Coal Tit 1 east side
• Long-tailed Tit 2 east side
• Chiffchaff 3 singing south end
• Nuthatch heard
• Grey Wagtail 1
• Goldfinch heard

March 9th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3

March 8th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Black-headed Gull 30
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Sand Martin 1 flew North without stopping

March 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Sand Martin 4 in drizzle late pm (early date)

March 6th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 3
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Herring Gull c.100
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

March 5th 2025

• Canada Goose 3
• Tufted Duck 4
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Black-headed Gull c.40
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

March 4th 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 3
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Black-headed Gull 34
• Herring Gull c.70
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker calling
• Goldcrest 1
• Coal Tit 1
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Chiffchaff 1 first of the year
• Nuthatch heard
• Greenfinch heard

March 3rd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Tufted Duck 5
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Black-headed Gull 4
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Grey Wagtail 1

March 2nd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Mandarin 3
• Tufted Duck 4
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

March 1st 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Cormorant 4
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17

February 28th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 2 pairs
• Teal 5
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Buzzard 1
• Little Gull 1 2nd winter (5th day)
• Herring Gull 30
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults
• Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming
• Goldcrest 1
• Marsh Tit 2
• Coal Tit 1
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Nuthatch heard
• Mistle Thrush pair with singing male
• Chaffinch 1 pair
• Goldfinch heard
• Reed Bunting 1

February 27th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 3
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Little Gull 1 2nd winter

February 26th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Little Gull 1 2nd winter

February 25th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 3
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Little Gull 1 2nd winter
• Black-headed Gull 45
• Common Gull 2
• Herring Gull 82
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Coal Tit 1 SE feeders
• Long-tailed Tit 2 SE feeders
• Nuthatch 1 SE feeders

February 24th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 10
• Mandarin c.10 in flight
• Gadwall 1 pair mating
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18+
• Little Gull 1 2nd winter (DWH)
• Stock Dove 2 perched in tree

February 23rd 2025

• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 6
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

February 22nd 2025

• Canada Goose 8
• Mandarin 8
• Teal 5
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 4 inc. red ring
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Black-headed Gull c.100
• Common Gull 2
• Herring Gull c.100
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 adults
• Great Spotted Woodpecker seen SE corner
• Coal Tit 1 SE feeders
• Long-tailed Tit 2 SE feeders
• Nuthatch 1 SE feeders
• Song Thrush 1
• Chaffinch 1 pair SE feeders

February 21st 2025

• Mandarin 10
• Tufted Duck 9
• Goosander 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23

February 20th 2025

• Mandarin 10
• Shoveler 1
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 9
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

February 19th 2025

• Mandarin 2
• Shoveler 1
• Tufted Duck 8
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 13 seen in the fog

February 18th 2025

• Canada Goose 6
• Mandarin 1
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 7
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Black-headed Gull c.130
• Common Gull 4
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults

February 17th 2025

• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 7 5
• Teal 9
• Tufted Duck 9 2
• Cormorant 9
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5 adults
• Great Spotted Woodpecker heard calling
• Coal Tit 2 SE feeders
• Marsh Tit 1 SE feeders
• Long-tailed Tit 6 SE feeders
• Nuthatch 1 SE feeders
• Goldfinch singing SE feeders
• Chaffinch 1 pair SE feeders

February 16th 2025

• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 7
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Jack Snipe 1 SE corner (AG)
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 10 adults
• Mediterranean Gull 2 (AG) coming into summer plumage
• Kingfisher 1

February 15th 2025

• Mandarin 4 pairs
• Tufted Duck 3
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Kingfisher 1
• Grey Wagtail 1 on dam

February 14th 2025

• Mandarin 11
• Teal 2
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 11
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Black-headed Gull c.100
• Common Gull 1
• Herring Gull 1 with pale wingtips
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Green Woodpecker 1 flew across res west to east at 16:03
• Jay 2 south end woods
• Goldcrest 1
• Song Thrush 1 on path south end

Kevin Harris: Goldcrest getting its feet wet on the shore by the hide

The Herring Gull was noticed flying past because of its pale wingtips, not unlike an adult Iceland Gull. However from below it appeared there were some small black spots on the primary wingtips and from above some white patches in the wing coverts. This probably means that it was a leucistic Herring Gull rather than something more exotic. It unfortunately flew off south not allowing for photos or further observation.

February 13th 2025

• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 14 inc. Red Ring 111
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Herring Gull 200+

February 12th 2025

• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Green Woodpecker 1 flew across res west to east at 16:50

February 11th 2025

• Mallard 43
• Tufted Duck 4
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18 (3 pairs displaying)
• Grey Wagtail pair on dam

February 10th 2025

• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 13
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Black-headed Gull c.140
• Herring Gull c.70
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4

February 9th 2025

• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 15
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Kingfisher 1

February 8th 2025

• Canada Goose 18+
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 15
• Little Egret 5
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Kingfisher 1

February 7th 2025

• Canada Goose 28
• Mandarin 4
• Tufted Duck 7
• Teal 4
• Gadwall 2
• Goosander 1 pair
• Cormorant 15 inc. red ring
• Little Egret 4
• Great White Egret 1 (Gary Andrews)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Black-headed Gull c.240
• Common Gull 15
• Herring Gull 179
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Kingfisher 1

February 6th 2025

• Mandarin 4
• Great White Egret 1 (Brian Rendell)

February 5th 2025

• Canada Goose 42
• Tufted Duck 7
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Moorhen 7+
• Water Rail 1 (Roger Lindsay)

February 4th 2025

• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 12

February 3rd 2025

• Tufted Duck 10
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 12
• Peregrine 1 flew low and may have roosted at south end

February 2nd 2025

• Tufted Duck 11
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 10
• Green Woodpecker 1 flew across res, west to east

February 1st 2025

• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 12

January 31st 2025

• Mute Swan 1 adult
• Tufted Duck 5 (4)
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1 flew in at 17:09 to roost
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 18
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Kingfisher 1
• Coal Tit 2
• Marsh Tit 1 SE feeding station
• Long-tailed Tit 3
• Nuthatch heard
• Song Thrush 2 singing at the south end
• Chaffinch 1 pair SE feeding station
• Siskin call reported from south end by Merlin app
• Reed Bunting 3 (2) SE feeding station

Kevin Harris: Great Crested Grebe

January 30th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 adult
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20

January 29th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 adult
• Teal 5
• Mandarin 10
• Cormorant 3 including red ring 111
• Great White Egret 1 reeds next to hide (DWH)
• Great Crested Grebe 23

January 28th 2025

• Teal 4
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult

January 27th 2025

• Canada Goose 2
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23

January 26th 2025

• Teal 3
• Cormorant 2 including red ring 111
• Great White Egret 1 flew into SW corner at 17:11 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 36

January 25th 2025

• Canada Goose 26
• Mandarin 9
• Teal 23+
• Cormorant c.10
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1 (present most of the afternoon KGH)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 29
• Black-headed Gull 220+ only stayed 10 mins
• Common Gull 3
• Kingfisher 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker calling in the south woods
• Goldcrest 2 chasing each other in the cut reeds
• Nuthatch heard
• Song Thrush singing

January 24th 2025

• Cormorant 10+
• Little Egret 9 at dusk and departed in SE direction
• Great White Egret 1 departed to roost at 17:11 in SE direction (DWH)
• Great Crested Grebe 30

January 23rd 2025

• Mandarin 4
• Cormorant 19
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 1 to roost at 17:10 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 27

January 22nd 2025

• Mute Swan 2
• Canada Goose 23
• Tufted Duck 12
• Cormorant 19
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22+

January 21st 2025

• Mute Swan 2 adults
• Canada Goose 7
• Mandarin 6+
• Teal 16+
• Tufted Duck 2
• Gadwall 4
• Cormorant 21
• Little Egret 6
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 27
• Black-headed Gull 27
• Common Gull 11
• Herring Gull 411
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
• Raven 3 flyovers of single birds
• Goldcrest 3 at south end
• Coal Tit 2
• Long-tailed Tit 10
• Nuthatch heard
• Dunnock 5 all at new feeding station
• Bullfinch 1
• Chaffinch 1 pair
• Reed Bunting 1 pair

Kevin Harris: Dunnock and Reed Bunting

January 20th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 adults
• Canada Goose 25
• Egyptian Goose 6 flew in to NW corner at dusk
• Mandarin 11
• Tufted Duck 11
• Gadwall 7
• Cormorant 20+
• Little Egret 1+5 flew over south at dusk
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26

January 19th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 adults
• Mandarin 2 pairs
• Tufted Duck 11
• Gadwall 6
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 27

January 18th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 adults
• Mandarin 6+
• Wigeon 5
• Tufted Duck 5
• Gadwall 5
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 29

January 17th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 imm. flew in at 16:40
• Canada Goose 28
• Mandarin 8
• Teal 28
• Tufted Duck 6
• Gadwall 5
• Cormorant 22
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Black-headed Gull 87
• Herring Gull 59
• Kingfisher 2

January 16th 2025

• Mute Swan 1 adult and 1 imm. flew in at 16:30
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Gadwall 4
• Tufted Duck 9
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Kingfisher 1

January 15th 2025

• Canada Goose 25
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Mallard 74+
• Tufted Duck 3
• Teal 20
• Cormorant 7
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Black-headed Gull 43
• Common Gull 33
• Herring Gull 174
• Kingfisher 1
• Nuthatch heard
• Song Thrush heard singing
• Chaffinch 2

January 14th 2025

• Little Egret 3
• Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 31
• Kingfisher 1

January 13th 2025

• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 6
• Teal 34
• Gadwall 5
• Cormorant 23
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 32
• Black-headed Gull 34
• Common Gull 10
• Kingfisher 1
• Raven 1 over

January 12th 2025

• Mandarin 3
• Tufted Duck 14
• Cormorant 9
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 2 (Photographers reported to AG)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Common Gull 4
• Kingfisher 1

January 11th 2025

• Mandarin 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 23
• Cormorant 22
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 27
• Green Woodpecker 1 flew across the res

Interesting records of Woodpeckers flying across the reservoir at this time of year...
2021 24th Feb Green Woodpecker flew across res and so did a Great Spotted Woodpecker on the same day
2022 24th Jan Green Woodpecker flew across the res
2024 28th Feb Green Woodpecker flew across the res
2025 11th Jan Green Woodpecker flew across the res

These are the only records of Woodpeckers flying across the water and sometimes the only actual sighting of Green Woodpecker in the year although calls are often heard

January 10th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 immatures flew in at dusk
• Mandarin 18
• Tufted Duck 13
• Teal 32
• Little Egret 8
• Great White Egret 1 (SH and AG)
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Pheasant 1
• Kingfisher 1

January 9th 2025

• Mandarin 3
• Shoveler 2 pairs
• Tufted Duck 9
• Teal 21
• Cormorant 18 including red ringed bird
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 1 in SW corner (KGH)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Coot 5
• Black-headed Gull 116
• Kingfisher 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker heard calling
• Goldcrest 1

Kevin Harris: Great White Egret and Little Egret

January 8th 2025

• Mallard 60+
• Cormorant 6
• Little Egret 3
• Great White Egret 1 in SE corner at 12:40
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Coot 3

January 7th 2025

• Mute Swan 2 immatures
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 18
• Gadwall 2
• Cormorant red ringed bird present
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 29
• Herring Gull 150+
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
• Marsh Tit 2
• Coal Tit 1
• Long-tailed Tit 1
• Nuthatch 2
• Treecreeper 1
• Chaffinch 2
• Reed Bunting 1 pair

January 6th 2025

• Mandarin 5
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 3
• Great Crested Grebe 32

January 5th 2025

• Mandarin 3
• Teal 27
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 14
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23+
• Kingfisher 1

January 4th 2025

• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin c.10
• Tufted Duck 26 inc. 19
• Cormorant 20
• Little Egret 3
• Great White Egret 1 flew in at 16:15
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 30
• Black-headed Gull c.80
• Kingfisher 1

January 3rd 2025

• Canada Goose 41
• Mandarin c.30 at dusk
• Tufted Duck 15
• Cormorant 22
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28+
• Kingfisher 1
• Siskin 2 at the Rest N View feeding area

January 2nd 2025

• Canada Goose 30+
• Mandarin c.16 (8)
• Teal 22
• Gadwall 1
• Wigeon 3
• Tufted Duck 20
• Cornorant 15
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1 (Early morning per Roger Lindsay)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Nuthatch 1

January 1st 2025

• Mandarin 12
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 12
• Goosander 1 pair (AG)
• Cormorant 12
• Little Egret 6
• Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
• Great Crested Grebe 33
• Kingfisher 1
• Reed Bunting 1

A great start to the new year