Recent sightings

What to look for in April

Previous Years

April 12th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 19
• Marsh Harrier 1 (Gary Andrews)
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 adult
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Willow Warbler 1 singing north end

Gary Andrews: Marsh Harrier

The Marsh Harrier caught prey in the reedbed and flew south at 08:10

April 11th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Common Sandpiper 1
• House Martin 1
• Swallow 4+
• Sand Martin c.30

April 10th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Common Sandpiper 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7
• Kingfisher 1
• House Martin 3
• Swallow 8+
• Sand Martin c.30

April 9th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• House Martin 2
• Swallow 4+
• Sand Martin c.30

April 8th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Buzzard 3
• Herring Gull c.200
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 20
• Nuthatch 1
• Cetti's Warbler song heard south end
• Long-tailed Tit 1 pair
• Chiffchaff heard
• Blackcap heard
• Dunnock with nesting material

Kevin Harris: Holly Blue
No less than 8 species of Butterfly found this week with 5 Holly Blues.

Brimstone 1, Large White 2, Small White 2, Orange Tip 19, Holly Blue 5, Peacock 16, Comma 1 and Speckled Wood 2.

April 7th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 3
• Tufted Duck 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Red Kite 1 in distance over Chard town
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Swallow 2

April 6th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Common Sandpiper 1
• Willow Warbler 1 singing on dam

April 5th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23+
• Black-headed Gull 1 found dead on dam road
• Swallow 2+
• Sand Martin c.60 (low over water)

April 4th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 3
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 24+
• Kingfisher 1
• Swallow 4+
• Sand Martin c.80 (low over water)

Windy

April 3rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 24+
• Swallow c.5
• Sand Martin c.10
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6

April 2nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Pheasant heard
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Buzzard 2
• Kingfisher 2
• Swallow 2
• Sand Martin 2
• Cetti's Warbler song heard south end
• Chiffchaff 1 seen, several heard
• Blackcap heard
• Nuthatch heard

April 1st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mallard 20+
• Mandarin 1
• Gadwall 1
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Herring Gull 165+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 8
• Kingfisher 1
• Swallow 3
• Sand Martin 6

March 31st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Buzzard 3
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 10
• Goldcrest heard
• Marsh Tit heard
• Cetti's Warbler song heard south end
• Chiffchaff heard
• Blackcap heard
• Nuthatch heard

March 30th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 7
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Sand Martin 10+

March 29th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 15
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Swallow 4+
• Sand Martin 30+

March 28th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 12
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Swallow 1
• Sand Martin 10
• Willow Warbler 1 singing north end

March 27th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Swallow 2
• Sand Martin 12

March 26th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair + 4 adults
• Canada Goose 3
• Tufted Duck 1 pair
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
• Swallow 2
• Sand Martin 40+

March 25th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Swallow 2
• Sand Martin 50+

March 24th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Gadwall 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
• Swallow 1
• Sand Martin c.40

March 23rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Black-headed Gull 21
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 7

March 22nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Black-headed Gull 10+
• Blackcap 1 singing (Jim's Field)

March 21st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin heard
• Cormorant 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
• Blackcap 1 singing (meadow by railway bridge)

March 20th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• She4lduck 2
• Mandarin 5
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
• Cetti's Warbler 1 singing near hide
• Siskin 1 heard

March 19th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Gadwall 1
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22+
• Buzzard 1
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Common Gull 12
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Kingfisher 1
• Marsh Tit 1
• Chiffchaff singing
• Nuthatch calling
• Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
• Siskin 1

Kevin Harris: Gadwall

Also several Peacock butterflies and a couple of Brimstones.

March 18th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19+
• Sparrowhawk 1

March 17th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 9
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 19+
• Grey Wagtial 1 on dam

March 16th 2026

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

March 15th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Gadwall 1
• Cormorant 2
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Buzzard 1
• Stock Dove 1
• Sand Martin 1

March 14th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 6
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Buzzard 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
• Great Black-backed Gull 1 2nd winter
• Kingfisher 1
• Chiffchaff singing
• Blackcap singing

March 13th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Sand Martin 16

March 12th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 2
• Cormorant 3
• Great Crested Grebe 20+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Sand Martin 7
• Stock Dove 1 in Jim's Field

March 11th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 6
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 29
• Black-headed Gull 40
• Common Gull 175
• Mediterranean Gull 1 (2nd winter KGH)
• Herring Gull c.200
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Kingfisher 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
• Sand Martin 7
• Greenfinch 1 singing on dam

Kevin Harris: Med Gull

March 10th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 6
• Mandarin 3
• Gadwall 1 pair
• Cormorant 4 inc. red ring 111
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 30
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Black-headed Gull c.60
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 9

March 9th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Shoveler 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 6 inc. red ring 111
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Mistle Thrush 2 (flew over res calling)

March 8th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 5 inc. red ring 111
• Great Crested Grebe 18+

Foggy all day

March 7th 2026

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

March 6th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 10
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 7 inc. red ring 111
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
• Sand Martin 9 at 08:30 & at least 7 in evening (DWH)

March 5th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 4 inc. red ring 111
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 16+
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 5

March 4th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 8
• Mandarin 2
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 4 inc. red ring
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22 inc pair nest building
• Sparrowhawk 1 soaring high on thermal
• Buzzard 2
• Black-headed Gull 2
• Herring Gull 60+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Kingfisher 1
• Goldcrest 1
• Coal Tit 2
• Long-tailed Tit 2
• Chiffchaff full song north and south ends
• Nuthatch calling

Kevin Harris: Brimstone flying past and Comma

The warmest day so far of the year which brought numerous butterflies out of hibernation.
In my first 20 minutes at the reserve I counted 12 Brimstones, 1 Peacock, 3 Commas, 3 unidentified butterflies (maybe more Commas) and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.

March 3rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 10
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 8
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 55+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
• Sand Martin 5 at 17:30 (DWH)

March 2nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 7
• Mallard 36+
• Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
• Sand Martin 6 at 16:20 (DWH)

March 1st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 7
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 9 inc. red ring 111
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 3

February 28th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Mandarin 11
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 9
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

February 27th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 8
• Tufted Duck 4
• Teal 16
• Cormorant 9 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23+
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Kingfisher 1
• Goldcrest 1

Kevin Harris: Great White Egret

February 26th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 12
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Sand Martin 1 flew north at 09:05 (earliest record here ever)
• Grey Wagtail 1

February 25th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 3
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 11
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23

February 24th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 10
• Tufted Duck 6
• Teal 13
• Cormorant 14 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 4
• Great Crested Grebe 22+ some display
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Buzzard 1
• Nuthatch heard east side
• Coal Tit 1 east side

Kevin Harris: Grebes and Great White Egret

February 23rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 5
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 26

Recorded by Merlin app over 20 minutes, but not verified:

Greylag, Raven, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch.

February 22nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 14
• Teal 8
• Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 27
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Kingfisher 1

February 21st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Mandarin 4
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 17 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1 (all day)
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 30
• Grey Wagtail pair at dam (singing)

February 20th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 17 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great White Egret 1 (all day)
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 27+

February 19th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 7
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 30
• Kingfisher 1

February 18th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Black-headed Gull c.50
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

February 17th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 6
• Mandarin 7
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 11
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28

February 16th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 1
• Mandarin 22
• Tufted Duck 2
• Teal 23
• Cormorant 15
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 25 (some display)
• Buzzard 1
• Pheasant 1
• Black-headed Gull 40+
• Herring Gull 130
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

Kevin Harris: Mandarins

February 15th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair + 1 adult
• Canada Goose 1
• Cormorant 12
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22+

February 14th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair + 1 adult
• Canada Goose 11
• Mandarin 12
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 11
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 24
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 82+
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

February 13th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 16
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 6
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Grey Wagtail 1
• Starling several hundred flew over north late pm

February 12th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 8
• Cormorant 6
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Kingfisher 2

February 11th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 10
• Mandarin 1
• Cormorant 5
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Kingfisher 1
• Stock Dove 1 in Jims Field

February 10th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 6
• Cormorant 9
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Kingfisher 1

February 9th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 11
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Green Woodpecker 1 (east side)
• Redwing heard singing in NE wood
• Marsh Tit 1 heard in east wood
• Bullfinch 1 in NE wood

February 8th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 11
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 10
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Grey Wagtail 1

February 7th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Cormorant 13
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20

February 6th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 16
• Tufted Duck 1
• Cormorant 14 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Sparrowhawk 1

February 5th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 27
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Buzzard 1 very wet in fisherman's car park
• Water Rail 1 heard SE corner
• Kingfisher 2
• Herring Gull 62
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
• Grey Wagtail 1 in Jim's field

February 4th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Greylag Goose 1
• Mandarin 1 pair
• Mallard 76+
• Tufted Duck 2
• Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23 inc. display
• Buzzard 1
• Coot 5
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Herring Gull 120+
• Kingfisher 2
• Green Woodpecker heard
• Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming heard
• Jackdaw c.70
• Nuthatch heard

Kevin Harris: Greylag

Hide usable again now after severe flooding. The Snowdrops are starting to properly open up now

February 3rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Shelduck 2
• Wigeon 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 3
• Cormorant 8
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20

February 2nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Shoveler 2 1
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 6 inc. red ring 111
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20

February 1st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 1
• Tufted Duck 4
• Cormorant 5 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Sparrowhawk 1

January 31st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 5
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 2
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Kingfisher 1

Still all flooded including the hide for over a week now

January 30th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Gadwall 1
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 5
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 15
• Kingfisher 1
• Woodpigeon c.100 flew in at dusk

January 29th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin c.15
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 6
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Kingfisher 1
• Woodpigeon c.100 flew in (to roost?)

January 28th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 4
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 3
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 17

January 27th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 17
• Redwing 10 in willows in flooded woods

January 26th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 6
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 16

January 25th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 20

Still all flooded

January 24th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 7 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23

January 23rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 6
• Cormorant 1
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 27

Storm Ingrid

January 22nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 6
• Cormorant 9
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 26
• Sparrowhawk 1
• Kingfisher 1

Flooding including the hide

January 21st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 11
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 21
• Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
• Kingfisher 1

January 20th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mallard 80+
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 25
• Little Egret 2
• Great Crested Grebe 21

Stormy weather

January 19th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Teal 1
• Wigeon 2 3
• Shoveler 5
• Tufted Duck 9
• Goldeneye 1
• Cormorant 21
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 27
• Kingfisher 1

Dave Helliar: Goldeneye, Wigeon and Shoveler

January 18th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Tufted Duck 5
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23+

Terrible weather, wind and rain

January 17th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 9
• Tufted Duck 5
• Cormorant 17
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Kingfisher 1

January 16th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Teal 6
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 21
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 22
• Peregrine 1 male flew south over meadows at 16:40
• Water Rail 2 calling at south end
• Kingfisher 1
• Stock Dove 1 in Jims field
• Song Thrush heard singing
• Chiffchaff 1 calling by the hide
• Marsh Tit 1 heard SE side

January 15th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 26
• Mandarin 14
• Tufted Duck 11
• Cormorant 18
• Little Egret 2
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
• Kingfisher 1

January 14th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 26
• Mandarin 22
• Tufted Duck 7
• Teal 68 visible when counted, but probably c.100 present
• Cormorant 17
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 32
• Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
• Water Rail call heard
• Black-headed Gull c.470
• Common Gull c.50
• Mediterranean Gull 2 adult winter (KGH)
• Herring Gull 377
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
• Kingfisher 1
• Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard south end
• Starling c.200 flew by before dusk, but didn't settle

January 13th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 1
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 16
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Buzzard 1
• Black-headed Gull 1
• Kingfisher 1
• Mistle Thrush 1 singing

Also a single Daubentons Bat seen at 16:00, being mobbed by the one Black-headed Gull. No other gull species seen between 15:40 and 16:40 unlike the following day

January 12th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 2
• Mandarin 4
• Wigeon 7
• Tufted Duck 8
• Cormorant 15
• Little Egret 4
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 25
• Common Gull 1

January 11th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 19
• Tufted Duck 12
• Cormorant 19
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 28
• Kingfisher 1

Driving rain and southerly gales

January 10th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 9
• Mandarin 6
• Tufted Duck 10
• Cormorant 24
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 24

January 9th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Mandarin 16
• Tufted Duck 9
• Cormorant 24 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 1
• Great Crested Grebe 23
• Black-headed Gull 242
• Common Gull 2
• Kingrfisher 1
• Starling c.100

January 8th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose c.37
• Mandarin 30+
• Tufted Duck 15
• Cormorant 17
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 3
• Great Crested Grebe 5
• Mediterranean Gull 1 adult winter
• Black-headed Gull 115
• Marsh Tit heard near dam at north end

January 7th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose c.44
• Mandarin 8
• Mallard 102+
• Tufted Duck 10
• Cormorant 2
• Little Egret 5
• Great White Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Common Gull 4
• Kingfisher heard

Reservoir 10% frozen

January 6th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose c.50
• Mandarin 16
• Tufted Duck 11
• Cormorant 10
• Little Egret 2
• Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 5
• Black-headed Gull 200+

Reservoir 75% frozen

January 5th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 31
• Mandarin 10
• Shoveler 1 pair
• Teal 100+
• Tufted Duck 12
• Cormorant 23
• Little Egret 14 pre roost north and south
• Grey Heron 4
• Great Crested Grebe 10 (1 out of the water unusually, but looked well)
• Buzzard 1
• Water Rail heard SE corner
• Snipe 1 SW corner
• Common Gull 2
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Kingfisher 2
• Jay 2 SW corner
• Marsh Tit 2 SE side

Kevin Harris: Marsh Tit

Reservoir partly frozen

January 4th 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 20
• Mandarin c.30
• Teal 75
• Tufted Duck 12
• Cormorant 28
• Little Egret 11
• Great White Egret 1 in SW corner
• Grey Heron 1
• Great Crested Grebe 20
• Black-headed Gull 126+

Reservoir partly frozen

January 3rd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose c.20
• Mandarin 8
• Tufted Duck 11
• Cormorant 16
• Little Egret 3
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 39
• Coot 3
• Starling c.400 to roost

January 2nd 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 50
• Mandarin 4
• Tufted Duck 13
• Cormorant 19
• Little Egret 1
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 26+
• Starling c.200 to roost

January 1st 2026

• Mute Swan 1 pair
• Canada Goose 42+
• Mandarin 24
• Teal 60+
• Gadwall 2
• Tufted Duck 7
• Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
• Little Egret 5 pre roost
• Grey Heron 2
• Great Crested Grebe 31
• Black-headed Gull 44
• Common Gull 3
• Herring Gull 228
• Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
• Starling only c.200 to roost