Chard reservoir sign

Recent sightings

 

July 1st 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Common Sandpiper 2
  • Black Headed Gull 47
  • Herring Gull 175
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 3

 

 


June 30th 2009

  • Grey Heron 2
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Teal 1
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Common Tern 2

 

 


June 29th 2009

  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Black Headed Gull 22
  • Grey Wagtail 2

 

Distant Grebe with new chick


June 28th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 1 new chick
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Teal 2
  • Green Sandpiper 1
  • Black Headed Gull 4

 

 


June 26th 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Black Headed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1

 

 


June 25th 2009

  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Black Headed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1

 

 


June 24th 2009

  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Black Headed Gull 1

 

 


June 22nd 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Reed Warbler 2 singing at south end

 

Cat Display


June 21st 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 27 inc 1 juv
  • Mute Swan 1
  • Kingfisher 1

 

 


June 19th 2009

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Spotted Flycatcher nesting

 

 


June 15th 2009

  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Black Headed Gull 1

 

 


June 11th 2009

  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Buzzard 2

 

 


June 10th 2009

  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Black Headed Gull 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker heard
  • Blackcap several singing

 

 


June 8th 2009

  • Black Headed Gull 1
  • Swallow c.25
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1 pair + juv

 


June 7th 2009

  • Common Sandpiper 1

 

 


June 6th 2009

  • Common Tern 3

The terns were seen in rainy conditions as is often the case.


June 4th 2009

  • Coot pair with 7 young
  • Kingfisher pair north end
  • Nuthatch pair with young
  • Reed Warbler 2 seen south + 2 singing north
  • Blackcap 3
  • Goldcrest pair with young
  • Raven 1 over


June 3rd 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 22 adults 1 juv
  • Tufted Duck 6

 


May 27th 2009

  • Arctic Tern 1

 


May 20th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 1 juvenile
  • Mute Swan 5
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Chiffchaff 2
  • Blackcap 2
  • Chiffchaff 2
  • Raven 1

Just one young Grebe so far


May 19th 2009

  • Coot at least 9 juveniles
  • Reed Warbler 3 singing at north end

 


May 18th 2009

  • Reed Warbler 2 singing at south end

 


May 17th 2009

  • Cormorant 2
  • Mute Swan 4
  • Coot 2 juveniles
  • Sparrowhawk 1

 


May 14th 2009

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Chiffchaff 1
  • Reed Warbler 2 singing

 


May 13th 2009

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Common Sandpiper 1
  • Commic Tern 1
  • Swallow 30
  • House Martin 30
  • Sand Martin 4
  • Swift 10
  • Blackcap 1
  • Reed Warbler 1


May 11th 2009

  • Mute Swan 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Swallow 1
  • Swift 10
  • Reed Warbler 1

Buzzard chased by Crow


May 10th 2009

  • Common Sandpiper 1

 


May 8th 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Swallow 2
  • Swift c.20

 


May 5th 2009

  • Mute Swan 3
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Swift c.50

 


May 4th 2009

  • Swift 5

 


May 1st 2009

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Reed Warbler 1
  • Blackcap 1
  • Chiffchaff 1

 


April 29th 2009

  • Mute Swan 2
  • House Martin c.20
  • Swallow c.30
  • Sand Martin 2

 


April 24th 2009

  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 26
  • Herring Gull 63
  • Blackcap 2
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing

 


April 22nd 2009

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 20
  • Treecreeper 1
  • Willow Warbler 1 singing
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Blackcap 2

 


April 20th 2009

  • Mute Swan 1
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 7
  • Herring Gull 97

 


April 18th 2009

  • Sand Martin 40+

 


April 17th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Buzzard 1
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 4
  • Herring Gull 36
  • Swallow 5
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing
  • Blackcap 1 singing

 


April 14th 2009

  • Cormorant 2
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Teal 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Swallow 1
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Blackcap 2 singing

 


April 7th 2009

  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Buzzard 2
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Blackcap 2 singing

 


April 6th 2009

  • Little Egret 1
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Buzzard 1
  • Swallow a few
  • Sand Martin a few
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing

 


April 3rd 2009

  • Little Egret 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
  • Swallow 10
  • Sand Martin 6
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Blackcap 2 singing


April 2nd 2009

  • Little Egret 2
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
  • Swallow 3
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Willow Warbler 1 singing

 


March 31st 2009

  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 7
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
  • Chiffchaff 3 singing

Teal in flight


March 30th 2009

  • Little Egret 1
  • Mute Swan 2
  • Khaki Cambell Ducks 3
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 10
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing
  • Reed Bunting 1

Khaki Cambells are domesticated ducks like large Mallard but mainly a Khaki brown colour.


March 28th 2009

  • Teal 1
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 6
  • Chiffchaff several singing
  • Siskin 2

 


March 20th 2009

  • Little Egret 2
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Snipe 1
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
  • Chiffchaff 2 singing

Also Peacock and Brimstone butterflies


March 19th 2009

  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 3

 


March 17th 2009

  • Little Egret 3

 


March 16th 2009

  • Little Egret 5
  • Snipe 3
  • Chiffchaff 1 singing

 


March 13th 2009

  • Little Egret 7
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Siskin 1 seen, others heard

 


March 12th 2009

  • Little Egret 7

5 of the 7 Egrets present today


March 11th 2009

  • Snipe 5
  • Small flocks of mixed Finches, mainly Greenfinch and Chaffinch.


March 10th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 4
  • Teal 4
  • Buzzard 1
  • Snipe 1
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 11
  • Raven 1

The Raven flew at treetop height over the reservoir.


March 9th 2009

  • Grey Heron 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Goldeneye 1
  • Tufted Duck 16
  • Teal 4
  • Snipe 5


March 6th 2009

  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Coot 7 pairs
  • Teal 4
  • Snipe 8
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 5
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Siskin 7

Work was being done today by the council removing Rhododendron bushes from the woodland.


March 4th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Teal 1
  • Coot 5 pairs
  • Snipe 6
  • Lesser Black Backed Gull 1 pair
  • Raven 1 pair
  • Bullfinch 1

Irregularly seen, Ravens are often flying over high, but this pair came down and landed in the trees of the woodland, only to be chased off by the local crows.

Many of the Grebes are paired and displaying now.


March 2nd 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 39
  • Cormorant 9
  • Little Egret 3
  • Mute Swan 2

 


February 25th 2009

  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Snipe 2+

A dull grey day with very few birds on the reservoir


February 23rd 2009

  • Grey Heron 3
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Snipe 4+
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1

A sunny spring-like day


February 19th 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Teal 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Snipe 8+

 


February 16th 2009

  • Cormorant 14
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Snipe 12+

A relatively warm day at 12 degrees C at lunchtime


February 13th 2009

  • Cormorant 17
  • Snipe 4+

 


February 8th 2009

  • Little Grebe 2
  • Cormorant 18
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Kingfisher 1

 


February 6th 2009

  • Cormorant 25
  • Little Egret 2
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Snipe 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 drumming

More snow and the north east corner of the res is begining to freeze.

Thanks to Andy Grinter for todays records.


February 4th 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Teal 60
  • Coot plenty around - wish I had counted them now
  • Snipe 20
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
  • Grey Wagtail 1 singing on the hide

Egret, Snipe and Teal
Despite blizzard conditions last night, the temperature rose to 6 degrees today and there was hardly any snow left by lunchtime.


February 3rd 2009

  • Cormorant 18
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Teal 72
  • Mute Swan 1
  • Snipe 12+

Heavy snow today. The edges of the Reservoir are begining to freeze again.


February 2nd 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Cormorant 20
  • Little Egret 5
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Teal 54
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
  • Jay 1 pair
  • Bullfinch 1 pair

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen drumming with another one drumming in reply from the woods.

 


January 29th 2009

  • Little Egret 2
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Snipe 8
  • Siskin 10
  • Goldfinch 10

 

 


January 28th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Green Woodpecker 1 calling
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 calling and drumming
  • Coal Tit 4

 

 


January 27th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Teal 2


Maintenance work is being carried out to remove dangerous trees and branches that are close to the path.

 


January 25th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 16
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Snipe 1

 

 


January 23rd 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 12
  • Teal 8

 

 


January 22nd 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Shoveler 2
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Common Gull 1
  • Jay 2

 

 


January 20th 2009

  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Teal
  • Shoveler 2
  • Common Gull 44
  • Kingfisher 1

 


January 19th 2009

  • Little Grebe 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Teal 50+
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Grey Wagtail 1


January 18th 2009

  • Cormorant 21
  • Teal 27
  • Shoveler 2
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Snipe1
  • Bullfinch 3

 


January 17th 2009

  • Mute Swan 5
  • Wigeon 1
  • Teal 64
  • Shoveler 5
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Common Gull 6

 


January 16th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 11
  • Cormorant 28
  • Teal 91
  • Shoveler 3
  • Black headed Gull 1000

 


January 15th 2009

  • Cormorant 21
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 2
  • Teal 87
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming

Male Shovelers


January 14th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 4
  • Cormorant 22
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 105
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Bullfinch 1

 


January 13th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 4
  • Little Grebe 1
  • Cormorant 20
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Little Egret 2
  • Shoveler 1
  • Teal 70
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Kingfisher 1

 


January 11th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 0
  • Little Grebe 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Teal 109+
  • Shoveler 10
  • Mallard 118
  • Pintail 3
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Coot 18
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Pied Wagtail 1
  • Bullfinch 1
  • Siskin heard
  • Nuthatch 1 singing
  • Long Tailed Tit 8

Thanks to Henry Squire for the report of 3 Pintail on the ice today.


January 9th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 2
  • Shoveler 2
  • Teal 66
  • Snipe 2
  • Lapwing 1 settled
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Bullfinch 1

 


January 8th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Teal 61
  • Shoveler 3
  • Snipe 1 flew over
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Treecreeper 1
  • Jay 1

The Heron was stood on the ice in the middle of the reservoir


January 7th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 1
  • Grey Wagtail 1

 


January 6th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 3
  • Teal 50+
  • Shoveler 2
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Siskin 1
Some nearby fields have attracted Lapwing and Golden Plover today. Golden Plover have not been recorded at Chard before. Now is probably the best chance ever.


Midday temperature -1.

The res is 95% frozen - Just a small patch of open water in the middle containing the remaining grebes plus a little patch where the stream enters in the south west corner. Another very cold night predicted. I have never seen the res with no grebes, but tomorrow it could happen.


January 5th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Teal 104
  • Buzzard 1
  • Herring Gull 112
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Bullfinch 2

Res 80% frozen - cold northerly wind today and even colder weather predicted overnight.


January 4th 2009

  • Great Crested Grebe 37
  • Teal 42
  • Shoveler 3
  • Tufted Duck 5

 


January 3rd 2009

  • Cormorant 14
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Teal 82
  • Shoveler 1
  • Tufted Duck 17
  • Coot 10
  • Lapwing 5
  • Common Gull 1
  • Black headed Gull 115
  • Green Woodpecker 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Bullfinch 1

Res 75% frozen


January 2nd 2009

  • Little Egret 5
  • Teal 41
  • Shoveler 1
  • Pochard 1

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Scrolling Panorama panorama360 degree view around Chard Reservoir

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

email sightings to: kevin@chardres.totalserve.co.uk


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