Lots of vocal Great Crested grebe among other birds.
Keep Birding
Mark Burgess said
Sun Oct 8 10:19 AM, 2017
Hi David, Unfortunately I didn't see if any were ringed although they all sat on the wall of the reservoir I could see the dark streaking on the backs but focused on the closest one just to be sure they weren't Redpoll, In total probably only a 5 second view.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Oct 8 7:46 AM, 2017
Grey Phalarope still present this morning, also a Green sandpiper.
David Walsh said
Sat Oct 7 10:45 PM, 2017
Mark Burgess wrote:
14 Twite feeding on the weeds growing on the walled bank
Did you notice whether any of the Twite were ringed, Mark?
Joel Tragen said
Sat Oct 7 10:32 PM, 2017
A quick visit between 14:45 and 16:10. Nice to meet Andy Bissitt who pointed me in the direction of the phalarope. No sign of any whooper swans or twite unfortunately. But can add a female wheatear. The phalarope was hugging the bank of bed no.2 near the railway line but regulary going a meter or so away from the bank, however it then flew a fair bit further out and landed but couldn't pick it up with my bins. So i decided to leave but when i looked back i could see it had relocated to the same
-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Sunday 8th of October 2017 02:23:33 PM
Grey Phalarope still present on No2 close to the bank at 13.20 It had a brief fly around for 2 minutes I thought it was moving on as it went quite a considerable distance then promptly returned to the same spot and continued feeding,
Also 11 Whooper Swan
14 Twite feeding on the weeds growing on the walled bank
-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Saturday 7th of October 2017 03:08:43 PM
John Doherty said
Sat Oct 7 12:55 PM, 2017
Grey Phalarope x 1 at 12.30 lunchtime, plus the whooper swans,and the goldeneyes
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Oct 7 12:16 PM, 2017
In addition to the Grey Phalarope.
Black Tern (immature) X 1 through @ approx 08:00. Whooper Swan X 11. Pink-footed Goose X C70 over @ approx 08:45. Goldeneye X 5. Grey Wagtail X 2. Common Gull X 2.
-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Saturday 7th of October 2017 01:13:52 PM
Grey Phalarope still present on no.2 reservoir at 2:44pm
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Oct 6 12:09 PM, 2017
Grey Phalarope on no. 2 reservoir at 12:05 this morning.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Oct 5 11:34 PM, 2017
Today, 17:00-19:00
1 adult Mediterranean Gull on no3
5 Mute Swans
5 Goldeneye
3 Meadow Pipit
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Oct 2 5:16 PM, 2017
Today in blustery conditions:
1 Rock Pipit
1 Wheatear
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plovers
Karen Foulkes said
Sun Oct 1 10:54 AM, 2017
Some sightings with S Ghilks this morning
Green Sandpiper initially seen in flight but then located in north west corner of no 1 at about 0840. Unable to locate after about 0915. Common Sandpiper 2 Dunlin 2 Ringed Plover Little Grebe Wheatear 7 Goosander Kestrel Sparrowhawk
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Sep 30 3:35 PM, 2017
06:45-12:40.
Snipe X 1. Sanderling X 2. Dunlin X 2. Lapwing X 2. Common Sandpiper X 1. Ringed Plover x 1.
Kingfisher X 1.(male). Wheatear X 1. (Male). Meadow Pipit X 8+. Grey Wagtail X 1. Grey Heron X 2. Goldeneye X 4. Goosander X 7. (Female/immature).
1 Buzzard flew low over no1, landed twice on east wall before being chased off by corvids, last seen soaring high north
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 26 12:08 PM, 2017
Late news for yesterday morning, which included 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Teal and 2 Pochard.
Chris Harper said
Sun Sep 24 12:02 PM, 2017
9.30-11
3 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail with 30+Pied, Grey Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 32 Lapwing over, Kestrel, Grey Heron, Goosander, many Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Sep 23 11:59 AM, 2017
This am, 07:00-11:00. With another 3 site regulars.
Canada Goose 200+. Ringed Plover x 4 . Common Sandpiper X 1. Grey Heron X 2. Goosander X 3 (female/immature). Kingfisher X 1. Swallow X 1. Pochard X 1 (male). Grey Wagtail X 1. Meadow Pipit X 4. Mallard X 4.
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 21 8:14 PM, 2017
Sightings from today:
Kingfisher
Rock Pipit
4 Meadow Pipit
5 Ringed Plover
2 Mediterranean Gull (adult & 2nd summer bird )
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 20 2:42 PM, 2017
Further sightings from this morning on No1 from the SE corner only:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Kingfisher
Yesterday, 2 Kingfisher were together on the NE bank of no1 early before the fog formed.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Wed Sep 20 1:03 PM, 2017
this am, 07:00-12:30.
Canada Goose X 71. Grey Heron X 2. Grey Wagtail X 1. Shoveler X 5 (female/immature). Wigeon X 5 (eclipse males). Ringed Plover X 3. Pochard X 3 (1 male, 2 female/immature). Goosander X 5 (female/immature). Goldeneye X 2. Sparrowhawk X 1 (female/immature). Kestrel X 1. Meadow Pipit X 1. Common Gull X 2. Swallow X 3. Cormorant X 2.
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 18 10:14 PM, 2017
Further sightings this afternoon included:
3 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plovers
Single Lapwing still present
3 Goldeneye
Kingfisher.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Mon Sep 18 1:27 PM, 2017
This am, 07:00-11:00. Highlights.
Grey Heron X 5. Cormorant X 2. Lapwing X 1.(juvenile). Dunlin X 3.(juvenile). Ringed Plover x 2 (juvenile). Goosander X 2 (female). Meadow Pipit X 4. Grey Wagtail X 4. Common Sandpiper X 1. Common Gull X 1. Peregrine X 1.(juvenile). Kestrel X 1. Goldeneye X 1 (male).
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Sep 17 8:04 PM, 2017
From 16:30-17:45 Today:
1 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
1 fem/imm Pochard
4 Meadow Pipit
2 Mute Swan
5 Goosander
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Sep 16 1:15 PM, 2017
this am 06:45-11:15, with another site regular. Of note,
Peregrine X 1(juvenile) chasing gulls on #3. Kestrel X 1. Common Sandpiper X 2. Ringed Plover x 2 (juvenile). Goosander X 3 (female/immature). House Martin X c200. Sand Martin X c30. Swallow X c30. Pink-footed Goose X 30 SE @ 08:02. Grey Wagtail X 5. Jay X 1. Cormorant X 5. Grey Heron X 5. Canada Goose X 168.
-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Saturday 16th of September 2017 01:18:08 PM
Ian McKerchar said
Fri Sep 15 1:30 PM, 2017
This morning:
2 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 fem/imm Pochard
2 Swift all seemed to clear out as the blue sky appeared.
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
2 skeins of Pink-footed Geese, c80 ESE and c60 NE
Andy Bissitt said
Thu Sep 14 9:21 PM, 2017
Ian McKerchar wrote:
From 6:45am this morning:
No sign of the Little Stint
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
1 Kestrel
150+ House Martin
100+ Swallow
few Sand Martin
2 Swift
c10 Meadow Pipit
Later on in the morning. 1 wheatear, and at least double the number of meadow pipits. A single swift may have been a different one from earlier in the day. Not too exciting really.
Andy Bissitt
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 14 8:51 AM, 2017
From 6:45am this morning:
No sign of the Little Stint
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
1 Kestrel
150+ House Martin
100+ Swallow
few Sand Martin
2 Swift
c10 Meadow Pipit
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Sep 13 6:41 PM, 2017
Little Stint currently on the railway side of no. 1 reservoir.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 12 2:58 PM, 2017
Birds from today included a Knot on the West Bank of no 2 resr, 15 Cormorants which dropped onto no 3 resv before flying off west in a loose V formation, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Ringed Plovers, c200 House Martins, c30 Swallows but only 4 Sand Martins, c50+ Meadow Pipits and a Wheatear.
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Sep 10 11:35 AM, 2017
This morning's sightings:
6 Turnstone
2 Dunlin
2 Redshank
3 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Golden Plover over with a further flock of c25 seen distantly to the north
Little Grebe
Hobby
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Kingfisher
3 Common Tern
200+ House Martin
150+ Swallow
c5 Sand Martin
c50 alba Wagtail
50+ Meadow Pipit through
Skylark
5 Swift
Linnet
7 Cormorant
2 Goosander
4 Grey Wagtail
Ian McKerchar said
Sat Sep 9 5:08 PM, 2017
Today:
2 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Swift, few Swallow, House and Sand Martin, c10 Meadow Pipit, 15 Goosander.
Andy Bissitt said
Thu Sep 7 9:15 PM, 2017
Ian McKerchar wrote:
Circuit of No 1 this morning from 7:30-9am:
5 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Lots of hirundines, perhaps 150 each of Swallow and House Martin, also a few Sand Martin
1 Swift early then 3 together along railway side later
Also 6 Meadow Pipit
Can add the following to that list: from 9.45 - 11.45
6 common terns flew through No 2 water just as I arrived.
40 goldfinches on weeds in SE corner
Common Buzzard from over rail line towards Denton Island quite low (also kestrel and sparrowhawk seen, so good for raptors for here!)
2 goldeneye
at least 6 grey wagtails (and c20 pied wags)
Ian McKerchar said
Thu Sep 7 4:16 PM, 2017
Circuit of No 1 this morning from 7:30-9am:
5 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Lots of hirundines, perhaps 150 each of Swallow and House Martin, also a few Sand Martin
1 Swift early then 3 together along railway side later
Also 6 Meadow Pipit
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Sep 5 10:07 PM, 2017
Sightings from today:
5 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Male Pochard
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Sep 4 11:42 PM, 2017
Sightings from this morning:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Swift
Ian McKerchar said
Sun Sep 3 10:19 AM, 2017
Sightings from this morning:
Kingfisher
3 juv Ringed Plover
3+ Common Sandpiper
100+ House Martin
50+ Swallow
20+ Sand Martin
5 Meadow Pipit
3 Linnet
5+ Goosander
7+ Swift
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Sep 2 12:33 PM, 2017
This am 06:45-11:15 with another site regular.
Grey Wagtail x 3. Linnet x 2. Grey Heron x 4. Coot x 1. Goldeneye x 4. Common Sandpiper x 1. Canada Goose x 62. Mallard x 14. Sparrowhawk x 1 (female/immature). Mute Swan x 1. Ringed Plover x 3. Shelduck x 5 (1 male,1 female, 3 immature). Goosander x 5 (female/immature). Swift x 6+. House Martin x 20+. Sand Martin x 16+. Swallow x 100+. Cormorant x 3. Wheatear x 1 (male). Meadow Pipit x 5. Tufted Duck X c60.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Mon Aug 28 11:43 AM, 2017
This am 07:30-11:00
Highlights.
Common Sandpiper X 4. Oystercatcher X 1. Canada Goose X 32. Grey Heron X 2. Goosander X 9. Swift X 8. Swallow X C30. Cormorant X 1. Grey Wagtail X 3. Tufted Duck X c200.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Aug 26 2:12 PM, 2017
07:00-11:30 , with another site regularly.
Little Grebe x 1. Goosander x 10. (Female/immature). Wheatear x 2. Common Sandpiper x 5. Dunlin x 1. Oystercatcher x 2. Goldeneye x 3. Shoveler x 3. Tufted Duck x c200. Meadow Pipit x 1. Grey Heron x 6. Grey Wagtail x 5 (family party). House Martin x 2. Sand Martin x 5. Swift x 2. Cormorant x 2. Linnet x 1.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Aug 19 11:37 AM, 2017
this am. Intermittent sunshine/rain.
Common Sandpiper X 1. Common Scoter X 1 (female). Goosander X 7 (female). Sand Martin X c6. Swift X c8. Swallow c c20. Coot X 1. Grey Heron X 2. Cormorant X 1. Mallard X 11 (including the four ducklings). Tufted Duck X 200+.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Tue Aug 15 2:22 PM, 2017
this am, 06:30-1030.
Common Sandpiper X 1. Mallard X 11, including the four ducklings. Swift X C5. Goosander X 12 (female). Grey Heron X 1. Goldeneye X 1(male). Cormorant X 3. Sparrowhawk X 1 (female).
Sarfraz Hayat said
Wed Aug 9 11:27 PM, 2017
Peter Nolan Woolley wrote:
This am, highlights.
Sparrowhawk x 1 female, (left a young Lesser Black-backed Gull injured & exhausted, and was finished off by a pair of Carrion Crow).
One brave Sparrowhawk that for attempting to predate a young Lesser Black-Blacked Gull. Even the Crows are smaller than that.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Aug 9 1:14 PM, 2017
From very early this morning:
1 male Kingfisher fishing from the well to the left of the Hide on no 2
1 juv Common Tern
1 Dunlin
juv Ringed Plover
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Aug 5 10:52 AM, 2017
this am, with three other site regulars.
Grey Heron X 6. Mallard X 5 + 4 ducklings. Cormorant X 7. Oystercatcher X 3. Common Tern X 2. Wheatear X 1 (a very young juvenile). Dunlin X 1. Grey Wagtail X 1. Goldeneye X 1 (female). Goosander X 20 (female/immature). Swift X c20. Tufted Duck X c200.
Ian McKerchar said
Tue Aug 1 11:40 PM, 2017
A few sightings from early afternoon to 2:30 today:
Grey Phalarope still present at 12.00
Meadow Pipits
Skylarks
Great wagtail
Lots of vocal Great Crested grebe among other birds.
Keep Birding
Grey Phalarope still present this morning, also a Green sandpiper.
Did you notice whether any of the Twite were ringed, Mark?
No sign of any whooper swans or twite unfortunately.
But can add a female wheatear.
The phalarope was hugging the bank of bed no.2 near the railway line but regulary going a meter or so away from the bank, however it then flew a fair bit further out and landed but couldn't pick it up with my bins. So i decided to leave but when i looked back i could see it had relocated to the same
-- Edited by Joel Tragen on Sunday 8th of October 2017 02:23:33 PM
It had a brief fly around for 2 minutes I thought it was moving on as it went quite a considerable distance then promptly returned to the same spot and continued feeding,
Also 11 Whooper Swan 14 Twite feeding on the weeds growing on the walled bank
-- Edited by Mark Burgess on Saturday 7th of October 2017 03:08:43 PM
Black Tern (immature) X 1 through @ approx 08:00.
Whooper Swan X 11.
Pink-footed Goose X C70 over @ approx 08:45.
Goldeneye X 5.
Grey Wagtail X 2.
Common Gull X 2.
-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Saturday 7th of October 2017 01:13:52 PM
Grey Phalarope still showing well at 10-10.30 this morning from number 2 reservoir.
Grey Phalarope still present on no. 2 this morning
9 Goosander
5 Goldeneye
Wheatear seen by another site regular
Grey Phalarope - was still around until at least 6pm
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Friday 6th of October 2017 03:42:39 PM
Grey Phalarope still present on no.2 reservoir at 2:44pm
Grey Phalarope on no. 2 reservoir at 12:05 this morning.
Today, 17:00-19:00
1 adult Mediterranean Gull on no3
5 Mute Swans
5 Goldeneye
3 Meadow Pipit
Today in blustery conditions:
1 Rock Pipit
1 Wheatear
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plovers
Green Sandpiper initially seen in flight but then located in north west corner of no 1 at about 0840. Unable to locate after about 0915.
Common Sandpiper
2 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
Little Grebe
Wheatear
7 Goosander
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Snipe X 1.
Sanderling X 2.
Dunlin X 2.
Lapwing X 2.
Common Sandpiper X 1.
Ringed Plover x 1.
Kingfisher X 1.(male).
Wheatear X 1. (Male).
Meadow Pipit X 8+.
Grey Wagtail X 1.
Grey Heron X 2.
Goldeneye X 4.
Goosander X 7. (Female/immature).
Birds from 14:30 today:
1 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
31 Lapwing
1 Wheatear
7 Meadow Pipit
1 Wigeon
1 Pochard
1 Kestrel
1 Buzzard flew low over no1, landed twice on east wall before being chased off by corvids, last seen soaring high north
Late news for yesterday morning, which included 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Teal and 2 Pochard.
9.30-11
3 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail with 30+Pied, Grey Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 32 Lapwing over, Kestrel, Grey Heron, Goosander, many Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck.
Canada Goose 200+.
Ringed Plover x 4 .
Common Sandpiper X 1.
Grey Heron X 2.
Goosander X 3 (female/immature).
Kingfisher X 1.
Swallow X 1.
Pochard X 1 (male).
Grey Wagtail X 1.
Meadow Pipit X 4.
Mallard X 4.
Sightings from today:
Kingfisher
Rock Pipit
4 Meadow Pipit
5 Ringed Plover
2 Mediterranean Gull (adult & 2nd summer bird )
Further sightings from this morning on No1 from the SE corner only:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Kingfisher
Yesterday, 2 Kingfisher were together on the NE bank of no1 early before the fog formed.
Canada Goose X 71.
Grey Heron X 2.
Grey Wagtail X 1.
Shoveler X 5 (female/immature).
Wigeon X 5 (eclipse males).
Ringed Plover X 3.
Pochard X 3 (1 male, 2 female/immature).
Goosander X 5 (female/immature).
Goldeneye X 2.
Sparrowhawk X 1 (female/immature).
Kestrel X 1.
Meadow Pipit X 1.
Common Gull X 2.
Swallow X 3.
Cormorant X 2.
Further sightings this afternoon included:
3 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plovers
Single Lapwing still present
3 Goldeneye
Kingfisher.
Highlights.
Grey Heron X 5.
Cormorant X 2.
Lapwing X 1.(juvenile).
Dunlin X 3.(juvenile).
Ringed Plover x 2 (juvenile).
Goosander X 2 (female).
Meadow Pipit X 4.
Grey Wagtail X 4.
Common Sandpiper X 1.
Common Gull X 1.
Peregrine X 1.(juvenile).
Kestrel X 1.
Goldeneye X 1 (male).
From 16:30-17:45 Today:
1 Dunlin
2 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Wheatear
1 fem/imm Pochard
4 Meadow Pipit
2 Mute Swan
5 Goosander
Of note,
Peregrine X 1(juvenile) chasing gulls on #3.
Kestrel X 1.
Common Sandpiper X 2.
Ringed Plover x 2 (juvenile).
Goosander X 3 (female/immature).
House Martin X c200.
Sand Martin X c30.
Swallow X c30.
Pink-footed Goose X 30 SE @ 08:02.
Grey Wagtail X 5.
Jay X 1.
Cormorant X 5.
Grey Heron X 5.
Canada Goose X 168.
-- Edited by Peter Nolan Woolley on Saturday 16th of September 2017 01:18:08 PM
This morning:
2 Ringed Plover
1 Wheatear
1 fem/imm Pochard
2 Swift all seemed to clear out as the blue sky appeared.
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Kestrel
2 skeins of Pink-footed Geese, c80 ESE and c60 NE
Later on in the morning. 1 wheatear, and at least double the number of meadow pipits. A single swift may have been a different one from earlier in the day. Not too exciting really.
Andy Bissitt
From 6:45am this morning:
No sign of the Little Stint
1 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
1 Kingfisher
1 Kestrel
150+ House Martin
100+ Swallow
few Sand Martin
2 Swift
c10 Meadow Pipit
Little Stint currently on the railway side of no. 1 reservoir.
Birds from today included a Knot on the West Bank of no 2 resr, 15 Cormorants which dropped onto no 3 resv before flying off west in a loose V formation, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Ringed Plovers, c200 House Martins, c30 Swallows but only 4 Sand Martins, c50+ Meadow Pipits and a Wheatear.
This morning's sightings:
6 Turnstone
2 Dunlin
2 Redshank
3 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Golden Plover over with a further flock of c25 seen distantly to the north
Little Grebe
Hobby
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Kingfisher
3 Common Tern
200+ House Martin
150+ Swallow
c5 Sand Martin
c50 alba Wagtail
50+ Meadow Pipit through
Skylark
5 Swift
Linnet
7 Cormorant
2 Goosander
4 Grey Wagtail
Today:
2 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Swift, few Swallow, House and Sand Martin, c10 Meadow Pipit, 15 Goosander.
Can add the following to that list: from 9.45 - 11.45
6 common terns flew through No 2 water just as I arrived.
40 goldfinches on weeds in SE corner
Common Buzzard from over rail line towards Denton Island quite low (also kestrel and sparrowhawk seen, so good for raptors for here!)
2 goldeneye
at least 6 grey wagtails (and c20 pied wags)
Circuit of No 1 this morning from 7:30-9am:
5 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Lots of hirundines, perhaps 150 each of Swallow and House Martin, also a few Sand Martin
1 Swift early then 3 together along railway side later
Also 6 Meadow Pipit
Sightings from today:
5 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Male Pochard
Sightings from this morning:
4 Ringed Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Swift
Sightings from this morning:
Kingfisher
3 juv Ringed Plover
3+ Common Sandpiper
100+ House Martin
50+ Swallow
20+ Sand Martin
5 Meadow Pipit
3 Linnet
5+ Goosander
7+ Swift
Grey Wagtail x 3.
Linnet x 2.
Grey Heron x 4.
Coot x 1.
Goldeneye x 4.
Common Sandpiper x 1.
Canada Goose x 62.
Mallard x 14.
Sparrowhawk x 1 (female/immature).
Mute Swan x 1.
Ringed Plover x 3.
Shelduck x 5 (1 male,1 female, 3 immature).
Goosander x 5 (female/immature).
Swift x 6+.
House Martin x 20+.
Sand Martin x 16+.
Swallow x 100+.
Cormorant x 3.
Wheatear x 1 (male).
Meadow Pipit x 5.
Tufted Duck X c60.
Highlights.
Common Sandpiper X 4.
Oystercatcher X 1.
Canada Goose X 32.
Grey Heron X 2.
Goosander X 9.
Swift X 8.
Swallow X C30.
Cormorant X 1.
Grey Wagtail X 3.
Tufted Duck X c200.
Little Grebe x 1.
Goosander x 10. (Female/immature).
Wheatear x 2.
Common Sandpiper x 5.
Dunlin x 1.
Oystercatcher x 2.
Goldeneye x 3.
Shoveler x 3.
Tufted Duck x c200.
Meadow Pipit x 1.
Grey Heron x 6.
Grey Wagtail x 5 (family party).
House Martin x 2.
Sand Martin x 5.
Swift x 2.
Cormorant x 2.
Linnet x 1.
Common Sandpiper X 1.
Common Scoter X 1 (female).
Goosander X 7 (female).
Sand Martin X c6.
Swift X c8.
Swallow c c20.
Coot X 1.
Grey Heron X 2.
Cormorant X 1.
Mallard X 11 (including the four ducklings).
Tufted Duck X 200+.
Common Sandpiper X 1.
Mallard X 11, including the four ducklings.
Swift X C5.
Goosander X 12 (female).
Grey Heron X 1.
Goldeneye X 1(male).
Cormorant X 3.
Sparrowhawk X 1 (female).
One brave Sparrowhawk that for attempting to predate a young Lesser Black-Blacked Gull. Even the Crows are smaller than that.
From very early this morning:
1 male Kingfisher fishing from the well to the left of the Hide on no 2
1 juv Common Tern
1 Dunlin
juv Ringed Plover
Grey Heron X 6.
Mallard X 5 + 4 ducklings.
Cormorant X 7.
Oystercatcher X 3.
Common Tern X 2.
Wheatear X 1 (a very young juvenile).
Dunlin X 1.
Grey Wagtail X 1.
Goldeneye X 1 (female).
Goosander X 20 (female/immature).
Swift X c20.
Tufted Duck X c200.
A few sightings from early afternoon to 2:30 today:
Female Common Scoter
Female Pochard
3 juvenile Dunlin
2 Common Sandpiper