Only 2 young Grebes seen these last few days - Anyone seen more?
July 20th 2010
Cormorant 1
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
Black Headed Gull 10 juvs + adults
Common Gull 1 juv
Mute Swan has light green ring on left leg marked with CZ9
July 19th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Black Headed Gull 67
Herring Gull 114
Kingfisher 1
July 18th 2010
Common Sandpiper 4
Med Gull 1 adult
Purple hairstreak butterflies 3 - watch the tops of Oak trees!
July 15th 2010
Cormorant 2
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 10
Mallard 7 ducklings
Black Headed Gull 26
July 14th 2010
Black Headed Gull 30
July 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 3 chicks
Blue Tit about 20 in one hedgerow
A Roe Deer browses, ignored by resting Black
Headed Gulls
July 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 3 chicks
Another pair of Grebes have hatched 2 more chicks
July 9th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Common Tern 1
Swift 10
July 8th 2010
Swift 22
July 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Common Sandpiper 9
Black Headed Gull 24
Reed Warbler 2 singing south end
Chiffchaff 2 singing
July 6th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Black Headed Gull 19
Reed Warbler singing south end
July 5th 2010
Grey Heron 3
Black Headed Gull 17
July 4th 2010
Grey Heron 3
Cormorant 1
Common Sandpiper 5
Black Headed Gull 11
Kingfisher 1
July 3rd 2010
Common Sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 1
Picture: Lewis Bates
July 2nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 9
Black Headed Gull 7
Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Chiffchaff 2
Picture: Lewis Bates
The second of only 2 young successfully raised this year
July 1st 2010
Grey Heron 4
Little Egret 1
Black Headed Gull 3
Buzzard 1
June 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juv + 1 new chick
Grey Heron 4
Coot with 2 chicks
Black Headed Gull 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 6
Thanks to Brian Rendell for the picture of this new arrival
June 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 24 + 1 juv
Grey Heron 3
Tufted Duck 12
Reed Warbler 3+ south end
Black Headed Gull 5 adults
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 1
Chaser Dragonfly at the duck feeding area
June 25th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 12
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 2
The warblers are hard to spot in the bushes. There are thousands of
Common Blue Damselflies now on the reservoir.
June 23rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Cormorant 1
Mute Swan 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 6
Reed Warbler 1
June 22nd 2010
Kingfisher 1 north end
June 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 10
Buzzard 1
June 16th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
Mute Swan 5
Buzzard 1
June 14th 2010
Cormorant 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 14
Grey Wagtail 1 pair
Spotted Flycatcher 1 pair
June 10th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 18+ adults 1 juvenile
Cormorant 1 adult
Tufted Duck 15
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Herring Gull 54
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Chiffchaff 2 singing
June 9th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Cormorant 1 juvenile
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 9
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Blackcap 1 singing
Chiffchaff 2 singing
June 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Mallard female with chicks
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 calling
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Blackcap 2 singing
Water pH test - I make this fairly neutral. For some reason on this
test strip the 6.5 is more yellow than 6.0 though clearly the more
acid readings should be more yellow. So maybe the 6.0 comparison
is not quite as yellow as it should be. Also the test is slightly
lighter than any of the comparisons. So overall I make this reading
less than 7, but only just.
June 3rd 2010
Tufted Duck 12
Blackcap 3 singing
Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies
June 2nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe only 1 chick
June 1st 2010
Great Crested Grebe only 1 chick seen
Tufted Duck 12
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
May 28th 2010
A serious fight between two Lesser Black Backed Gulls. I thought one
of them was going to be drowned.
May 27th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Reed Warbler 2 singing south end
Reed Warbler song today at the duck feeding station
(also Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon, Blackbird)
Juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker by Henry Miller
May 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 18
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Reed Warbler 3+ singing south end
May 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 7
One of a large number of small fish around the hide - I think this
is a Roach.
May 23rd 2010
Roe Deer and Calf by Henry Miller
May 20th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 1
Also Sue reports baby rats in the undergrowth
May 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 2 chicks
Cormorant 1
Coot 3 chicks
May 17th 2010
May 14th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 1
Tufted Duck 13
Swallow 10
Sand Martin 1
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
May 10th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Cuckoo 1 heard to NE of Reservoir
Chiffchaff 5 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
Blackcap song today near the hide
May 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Tufted Duck 10
White Gull 1 (believed albino)
Swift 15
May 5th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 1 chick
Swift 2
May 1st 2010
Tufted Duck 16
Buzzard 2
Kingfisher 1
Reed Warbler 1+ south end
Reed Bunting 1 heard
April 30th 2010
Tufted Duck 13
Swift 1
April 28th 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Blackcap 2 pairs
Reed Warbler 1 singing south end
Woodpecker drumming
April 28th 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Blackcap 2 pairs
Reed Warbler 1 singing south end
April 27th 2010
Tufted Duck 10
Common Sandpiper 2
Reed Warbler 1+ at south end
April 26th 2010
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Reed Warbler 2 at north end
April 24th 2010
Reed Warbler 3
April 23rd 2010
Mallard 6 chicks
Buzzard 3
Swallow 3
Sedge Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Blackcap 1 singing
House Martins returned today to nearby nesting
sites
April 22nd 2010
Little Egret 1
Buzzard 2 displaying
Swallow several
Sand Martin several
Goldcrest 1 singing
Sedge Warbler 1
Blackcap 1 singing
April 21st 2010
Tufted Duck 12
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Green Woodpecker 1 calling
Swallow 3
April 20th 2010
Tufted Duck 21
Common Sandpiper 14+
April 19th 2010
Grey Heron 1 adult
Tufted Duck 9
Common Sandpiper 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 11
Swallow 3
House Martin 1
Blackcap 1
April 17th 2010
Common Sandpiper 1
April 16th 2010
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 2
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Herring Gull 35
Black Headed Gull 2
Blackcap 1
April 15th 2010
Goosander 1 imm
Tufted Duck 6
Kingfisher 1
April 14th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 14
Swallow 50+
Sand Martin 3+
Grey Wagtail 2
April 13th 2010
Tufted Duck 8
Goosander 1 imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 13
Black Headed Gull 1
Buzzard 7
Swallow 12
Sand Martin 4
April 12th 2010
Tufted Duck 11
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Black Headed Gull 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 3
April 11th 2010
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 9
Swallow 5
April 10th 2010
Mute Swan 3
Goosander 1
Tufted Duck 18
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Chiffchaff 3
Willow Warbler 1 singing
Blackcap 2
April 9th 2010
Grey Heron 2 (adult and Imm)
Mute Swan 3
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 21
Pheasant 2
Snipe 1
Swallow 7
Chiffchaff 5
Blackcap 2
April 8th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 12
Buzzard 9
Chiffchaff 4
April 7th 2010
Grey Heron 2
Mute Swan 4
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 6
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 13
Sand Martin 10
Swallows a few
Chiffchaff 6
Blackcap 1
April 6th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 11
Sand Martin 60+
As far as I can see there haven't been Goosanders
reported in the past after the middle of February, so staying into
April is exceptional.
April 5th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 10
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Blackcap 2
Willow Warbler 4
Chiffchaff 12+
Bullfinch 2
April 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25
Cormorant 6
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 8
Herring Gull 52
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 6+
House Martin 4
Sand Martin 4+
Blackcap 1
April 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 20+
Cormorant 6
Mute Swan 1
Goosander 1 redhead
Tufted Duck 8
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Swallow 10+
Sand Martin 4+
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 1
April 1st 2010
Little Egret 1
Snipe 2
White Gull 1
Chiffchaff 1
Blackcap 1
March 31st 2010
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 25
Sand Martin 5
House Martin 1
March 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 30
Cormorant 7
Tufted Duck 5
Pheasant 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Swallow 6
Sand Martin - Hundreds at lunchtime
Jay 2
March 29th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 13
Lesser Black Backed Gull 4
Swallow 3
Sand Martin 6
March 27th 2010
Cormorant 5
Snipe 2
Buzzard 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 4
Chiffchaff 1 singing
March 25th 2010
Little Egret 2
Tufted Duck 4
Snipe 2
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Dull and rainy - again
March 24th 2010
Little Egret 4
Tufted Duck 6
Snipe 1
Sand Martin 6
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Dull and rainy
March 23rd 2010
Cormorant 5
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 6
Drizzle
March 22nd 2010
Little Egret 3
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Common Gull 6
This is the 3rd time this year that Lesser
Black Backed Gull numbers have reached the good count of
21
March 21st 2010
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull 8
Common Gull 1
March 19th 2010
Little Egret 1
Wigeon 1
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 10
Jay 2
A dull, grey and wet day.
March 18th 2010
Little Egret 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander &imm
March 17th 2010
Little Egret 3
Teal 4
Tufted Duck 7
Goosander &imm
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
White Gull 1
Reed Bunting 1
March 16th 2010
Little Egret 1
Tufted Duck 12
Goosander 1
Common Gull 1
March 15th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Herring Gull 118
White Gull 1
March 14th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 4
Canada Goose 1
Wigeon 1
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 2
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Kingfisher 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Redwing 10
The Med Gull appeared again in the
afternoon.
March 12th 2010
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Teal 5
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
The Med Gull just stopped in for
a short time in the afternoon.
March 11th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 39
Little Grebe 1
Little Egret 3
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 3
March 10th 2010
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Goosander 2
Tufted Duck 15
Kingfisher 1
March 9th 2010
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Wigeon 1
Tufted Duck 4
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Reed Bunting 1
March 8th 2010
Little Egret 3
Teal 8
Buzzard 2
Kingfisher 1
March 7th 2010
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 19
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 4
Tufted Duck 8
Goosander 1
March 6th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 38
Cormorant 18
Tufted Duck 12
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 211
Kingfisher 1
March 5th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 3
Tufted Duck 17
Teal 6
March 4th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 9
Tufted Duck 7
Shoveler 2
Black Headed Gull c.700
Herring Gull 137
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Common Gull 1
March 3rd 2010
Little Egret 8
Tufted Duck 7
Teal 1
Snipe 1
White Gull 1
Treecreeper 2 singing
A dull day but the white birds brightened it up. It seems likely
that the White Gull is the same one as seen last November. The bill
may be wrong for Glaucous, but good for 1st winter Iceland. The
eye is pale which would have to mean 2nd winter, not 1st winter
Iceland. However the bird is probably just too white for either
of these species and albino Herring/Lesser Black Back seems the
most likely in fact. Iceland/Glaucous
Gulls
Some of the Grebes are full on displaying now.
March 1st 2010
Cormorant 23
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 9
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Kingfisher 1
February 28th 2010
Cormorant 18
Tufted Duck 5
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 9
February 27th 2010
Cormorant 25
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 2
February 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 35
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 10
Tufted Duck 9
Teal 2
Goosander 1
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 3
Common Gull 16
Black Heded Gull 220+
Grey Wagtail 1
February 25th 2010
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Snipe 7
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
February 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Snipe 2
Lesser Black Backed Gull 9
February 22nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26+
Cormorant 24
Grey Heron 1
Teal 3
Tufted Duck 4
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Coot 11
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult
Lesser Black Backed Gull 21
Black Headed Gull 370
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
February 21st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25
Cormorant 24+
Teal 14
Tufted Duck 11
Wigeon 1
Siskin 3
February 20th 2010
Tufted Duck 11
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
February 19th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 30
Cormorant 29
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Teal 9
Tufted Duck 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Common Gull 2
Reed Bunting 1
February 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21+
Cormorant 30
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 3
Teal 7
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Common Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Bullfinch 1
Reed Bunting 1
February 16th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 25+
Cormorant 29
Little Egret 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 156
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Raven 1 over
February 15th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 26
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 7
Teal 19
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Black Headed Gull 296
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Herring Gull 60
Common Gull 3
Kingfisher 1
February 14th 2010
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 8
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Black Headed Gull 185
Mediterranean Gull 1 1st
winter
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Bullfinch 1
February 13th 2010
Cormorant 25
Great Crested Grebe 28
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
February 12th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 28
Tufted Duck 4
February 10th 2010
Cormorant 33
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 2
Teal 35
Goosander 1
Pied Wagtail 1
February 10th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 3
Goosander 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Buzzard 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Goldcrest 1
Marsh Tit 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 2
Two of the Egrets were in a field to the East of
the boardwalk.
Even the great might of a well attended RSPB field trip did not
reveal the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker today.
February 8th 2010
February 7th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Cormorant 24
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 3
Tufted Duck 9
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Kingfisher 1
Marsh Tit 1
Jay 1
Bullfinch 1
February 6th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 25
Tufted Duck 5
Goosander 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming
Jay 3
Bullfinch 1
February 5th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 21
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Teal 1
Tufted Duck 8
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Mistle Thrush (singing just outside reserve)
Marsh Tit pair
Bullfinch 2
February 4th 2010
Cormorant 31
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 3
Teal 7
Wigeon 1
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Lapwing 34 (landed briefly)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Bullfinch 1
Jay 1
February 3rd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 22
Cormorant 29
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 1
Teal 51
Tufted Duck 7
Snipe 2
Coot 17
Common Gull 25
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 180
February 2nd 2010
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 1
Little Egret 1
Teal 41
Snipe 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 calling
Bullfinch 1
February 1st 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 26
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 77
Wigeon 1
Snipe 5
Pheasant 3
Mediterranean Gull 2 adults
Common Gull 5
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Treecreeper 1
Raven 2
Jay 2
Magpie 10
Carrion Crow 10
Reed Bunting 2+
January 31st 2010
Goosander 1
January 30th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 13
Cormorant 26
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 6
Teal 35
Goosander 1
Snipe 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Marsh Tit 1
January 29th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 26
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 5
Teal 20
Goosander 1
Common Gull 5
Reed Bunting 1
January 28th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 19
Cormorant 27
Little Egret 1
Grey Heron 2
Tufted Duck 11
Teal 13
Goosander 1
Common Gull 11
Jay 1
A much warmer day today
January 27th 2010
Cormorant 17
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 11
Redwing 2
Reed Bunting 1
Reservoir partly frozen. The ice was thin as this Herring Gull discovered
when it fell through.
January 26th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 13
Cormorant 18
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 4+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 heard
Green Woodpecker 1 heard
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 1
Jay
Bullfinch 3+
January 25th 2010
Cormorant 6
Grey Heron 2
Teal 16
Goosander 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Marsh Tit 2
Jay 3
Bullfinch 2
January 24th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 10
Tufted Duck 10
Goosander 1
Chiffchaff 1
Firecrest 1
Goldcrest seems to have taken to chasing the Firecrest, 2 times
today
whilst watching the Firecrest, a similar bird (assumed it was a
Goldcrest, surely not 2 Firecrests) hurtled in to chase the Firecrest.
Hope it doesnt chase it off completely. Ian Seward
January 23rd 2010
Firecrest 1
January 22nd 2010
Great Crested Grebe 6
Cormorant 4
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Kingfisher 1
A Red Kite was reported
over Chard itself today.
January 21st 2010
Teal 18
Tufted Duck 4
Snipe 1
Firecrest 1
Coal Tit 2
Marsh Tit 2
January 19th 2010
Wigeon 1
Teal 21
Tufted Duck 8
Buzzard 3
Snipe 3
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
Common Gull 3
Siskin 4
Coal Tit 8
Great Tit 32+
Blue Tit 18+
Raven 1
There seem to be unusually high numbers of tits right
now. They are obviously attracted to the feeders, but it is great
that so many have survived the cold weather.
January 18th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 8
Goosander 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Green Woodpecker heard
Goldcrest 2
Firecrest 1 (east
side)
Marsh Tit 5
Nuthatch 9
Treecreeper 2
Jay 1
Siskin 4
Bullfinch 1
January 17th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 6
Cormorant 20
Tufted Duck 6
Teal 15
Goosander 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Grey Wagtail
Marsh Tit 2
Report of the Lesser
Spotted Woodpecker comes from Alick Simmons
January 16th 2010
Cormorant 6
Tufted Duck 1 pair
Goosander 1
Coot 21
Goldcrest 1
Long Tailed Tit 6
Coal Tit 5
Chaffinch 10
Reed Bunting 2
The reservoir is mostly thawed now. The Firecrest
was not found at the south end despite many people looking. There
was however an intriguing report of a possible Yellow Browed
Warbler at the North end.
January 15th 2010
Little Egret 1
Teal 41
Shoveler 1
Tufted Duck 1 pair
Coot 21
Common Gull 9
Grey Wagtail 1
Firecrest 1
Long Tailed Tit 4
Marsh Tit 1
Photo: Ian Seward (Firecrest as seen on 9th Jan)
Reservoir 90% frozen and thawing
January 14th 2010
Teal 9
Coot 13
Grey Wagtail 1
Bullfinch 1
Goldfinch c.20
Reed Bunting 4
The reservoir is still very frozen despite the roads thawing out
now. It was also foggy today so I couldn't see the gulls on the
ice if there were any. This is the best number of Reed Buntings
for 5 years.
January 13th 2010
Teal 55 stood on ice
Grey Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 1
Reed Bunting 1
January 12th 2010
Coot 18
Grey Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 1
Reservoir 98% frozen still, but ice getting thinner
January 11th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Teal 1
Tufted Duck 1
Coot 21
Common Gull 4
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 4+
Treecreeper 3
Reservoir 98% frozen still
January 10th 2010
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 1
Teal 14
Tufted Duck 1
Coot 20
Moorhen 8
Green Sandpiper 1
Snipe 1
Mediterranean Gull 1 adult (missing
right foot)
Common Gull 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Chiffchaff 1
The hide may be locked during the freeze for safety
reasons.
January 9th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Coot 21
Common Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 135
Herring Gull 39
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Firecrest 1 (near
the feeding station)
Goldcrest 2
Marsh Tit 1
Reservoir 99% frozen
January 8th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Shoveler 1
Teal 20+
Tufted Duck 2
Coot 19
Water Rail 1
Common Gull 1
Black Headed Gull 131
Herring Gull 45
Kingfisher 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Robin 5
Blackbird 9
Firecrest 1 (near
the feeding station)
Goldfinch 20
January 7th 2010
Mute Swan 1
Wigeon 1 pair
Teal 154+
Tufted Duck 6
Coot 15
Snipe 1
Only the SW corner is now open water
January 6th 2010
Little Egret 1
Mute Swan 2
Teal 220+
Tufted Duck 3
Buzzard 1
Snipe 1
Coot 22
Herring Gull 125+
Black Headed Gull 76
Pied Wagtail 1
Marsh Tit 3
Long Tailed Tit 8+
Coal Tit 2
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 1
Redwing
Song Thrush
Blizzard today
January 5th 2010
Mute Swan 2
Teal 196
Tufted Duck 4
Buzzard 1
Mostly frozen still but a little open water - More cold weather
and Snow forecast
January 4th 2010
Great Crested Grebe 0
Cormorant 0
Mallard 128
Tufted Duck 5
Teal 80+
Buzzard 1
Coot 21
Moorhen 4
Snipe 1
Herring Gull 114
Black Headed Gull 18
Lesser Black Backed Gull 1 dark mantled
Kingfisher 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Chiffchaff heard
Large percentage of res frozen over again.
January 2nd 2010
Cormorant 18
Grey Heron 1
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 52
Goosander 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Large percentage of res frozen over with snow/frost covering it
giving a proper wintry feel.
Recent sightings
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360
degree view around Chard Reservoir 
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