The Oystercatcher arrived back on Thursday 15th.

Dave, they cant be far off as one has been feeding on Carrington RUFC field last 2 days and this morning was on the roadside verge outside BTS...

Highlights included:

Water Rail 1 seen, for a change.
Raven 1 seen on Carrington Moss pylon.
Willow Tit 2
Common Snipe 1
Common Gull 1...alright not a highlight but fairly uncommon here.
Shoveler 15+
Tufted Duck 45+
Gadwall 4
Teal 5+

Tufted Duck 60+
Shoveler 23
Gadwall 5m 3f.
Teal 1m 1f.
Mallard 25+
Moorhen 7
Coot 9
Canada Geese 26
Mute Swan 2
Water Rail 1
Common Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 30+
Willow Tit 1
Raven 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Redwing 20+
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Reed Bunting 6
etc.etc.etc.

Tufted Duck 65+
Coot 3
Moorhen 6
Teal 3m 2f.
Shoveler 9m 10f.
Canada Geese 26
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Gadwall 3m 2f.
Grey Heron 1
Mallard 23
Cormorant 1
Brambling 1f.
etc.etc.etc.

40% frozen, so no Tufted Ducks.

Shoveler 9m 8f.
Teal 4m 4f.
Mallard 17
Common Gull 2
Black-headed Gull 55+
Common Snipe 2
Willow Tit 1
Brambling 1 male.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male.
Raven 1 over.
Buzzard 1 on reserve.
Reed Bunting 3m 3f.
Chaffinch 10+
Greenfinch 8+
Bullfinch 1 male.
Goldfinch 5
Coal Tit 2
Long-tailed Tit 12+
Coot 2
Moorhen 2
Canada Geese 22
Woodpigeon 150+ on reserve.
etc.

Tufted Duck 40+
Teal 6m 3f.
Shoveler 5m 5f.
Gadwall 2m 2f.
Mallard 20+
Coot 2
Moorhen 6
Grey Heron 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Buzzard 4
Kestrel 1m.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Reed Bunting 3m 3f.
Lesser Redpoll 1
Kingfisher 1
etc.

Still only 30+ Tufted Duck have returned after the "big freeze".
Also:
Shoveler 2m 1f.
Teal 2m 2f.
Mallard 20
Canada Geese 20
Coot 2
Moorhen 3
Common Gull 1 adult.
Grey Wagtail 1
Willow Tit 2
Reed Bunting 3m 2f.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f.
Jackdaw 100+ overhead.
Redwing 4
etc.etc.etc.

Sunday morning from 9 to 12 with Dave Cropper
Wigeon 1 m
Teal 6m 5f
Mallard 9m 4f
Shoveler 3m 3f
Tufted Duck 28m 27f
Canada Goose 22
Pink-footed Goose 320+ in five skeins details on Pink-footed Goose theme
Cormorant 1
Coot 3
Moorhen 3
Snipe 1
Grey Heron 2
Grey wagtail 1
Skylark 7 over F4
Black-Headed Gull 28 on pool
Lesser Black-Backed Gull 1 on pool and 45+ over
Great Black-Backed Gull 2 over
Herring Gull 17 over, unusual to see this sort of gull movement over the reserve with the majority being seen between 10-20 and 10-40 all flying west.
Stock Dove 2
Wood Pigeon 1000+ substantial movement over moss.
Starling 500+ on pylons and wires
Jackdaw 300+ over Basel site
Mixed flock of Carrion Crow and Rook 100+ over Basel site
Jay 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f
Blackbird 4m 2f
Redwing 15+
Fieldfare 10+
Treecreeper 1
Brambling 1m
Bullfinch 4m 1f
Reed Bunting 2m 1f
Willow Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 20+
Kestrel 1
etc, altogether 46 species recorded

Over the Moss seen from Reserve:

Fieldfare 20+
Starling 200+ on pylons.
Redwing 30+
Woodpigeon 500+

Jackdaw/Rook 200+ on adjacent Site.

On Reserve:

Brambling 1f.
Lesser Redpoll 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Goldcrest 2
Sparrowhawk 1f.
Buzzard 2
Water Rail 1
Coot 1
Lapwing 25
Shoveler 2m 1f.
Teal 8m 2f.
Mallard 17
Moorhen 5
Tufted Duck 60+
Canada Geese 35+
Black-headed Gull 22
Reed Bunting 3m 1f.
etc.

Shoveler 5m 4f.
Teal 4m 2f.
Tufted Duck 65+
Mallard 16
Coot 1
Moorhen 6
Black-headed Gull 24
Canada Goose 22
Kestrel 1m.
Willow Tit 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 2
Coal Tit 3
Goldcrest 1
Grey Heron 1
Reed Bunting 2f.
Redwing 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Skylark 3 seen over the moss.
Jackdaw 50+ on adjoining site.
etc.

Some highlights only:

Goosander 1f.
Cormorant 2
Fieldfare 1 flying south.
Redwing 10+
Willow Tit 1
Buzzard 2
Tufted Duck 60+
Shoveler 1m.
Gadwall 1m.
Skylark 30+ over the moss.

Tufted Duck 75+
Gadwall 2m 1f.
Mallard 25
Shoveler 7m 5f.
Teal 2f.
Grey Wagtail 1
Willow Tit 1
Goldcrest 1
Greenfinch 15+
Siskin 5+
Coal Tit 2
Redwing 10+
Grey Heron 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f.

etc.etc.etc.

Tufted Duck 65+
Mallard 16
Teal 3 male.
Gadwall 1 male.
Shoveler 1 female.
Mute Swan 2
Canada Geese 25
Moorhen 7
Coot 3
Grey Wagtail 1
Grey Heron 1
Willow Tit 2
Goldcrest 3
Redwing 4
Skylark 2
Siskin 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 female.
Reed Bunting 1 female.
Song Thrush 1

etc.etc.etc.

Lesser Redpoll 2
Redwing 1
Raven 2
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 2
Willow Tit 1
Common Snipe 1
Teal 3 male.
Shoveler 3 female.
Gadwall 1 male 1 female.
Mallard 20+
Tufted Duck 60+
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Moorhen 6
Coot 4
Little Grebe 1
Skylark 3
Coal Tit 1
Reed Bunting 2 males.

etc.

Kingfisher 1
Little Grebe 2 juv.
Coot 4 adult 3 juv.
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 10+
Tufted Duck 30+
Shoveler 2
Teal 1 female.
Grey Wagtail 1
Buzzard 2
Peregrine 1 over moss.
Sparrowhawk 3 over moss.
Chiffchaff 5
etc.etc.etc.

Highlights today:

Green Woodpecker 1
Shoveler 6
Willow Tit 1
Buzzard 1
Swallow 1

etc.

1 female Pochard on the pool this afternoon.

Plenty of Chiffchaffs seen/heard around the reserve plus 2 very yellow juvenile Willow Warblers.

1 Swift also noted flying over.

etc.

Black-necked Grebe juvenile still about.

Black-necked Grebe 1 juv. this afternoon.

Willow Tit- 1 singing.
Tawny Owl- 2
Sand Martin- 3
Swallow- 1
Whitethroat- 1 singing.
Chiffchaff- 4 singing.
Willow Warbler- 6 singing.
Blackcap- 5 singing.
Gadwall- 10
Tufted Duck- 50+
Grey Heron- 1
Mute Swan- 2
Little Grebe- 6
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 1
etc.etc.etc.

Willow Tit 1 singing.
Chiffchaff 5 singing.
Raven 1 over.
Willow Warbler 5 singing.
Blackcap 4 singing.
Yellowhammer 1 male.
Tufted Duck 60+
Gadwall 10
Mallard 12
Little Grebe 5
Mute Swan 2
Buzzard 2 overhead.
Stock Dove 1 "singing".
Song Thrush 2 singing.
Coot 6
Moorhen 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Grey Heron 1
etc.etc.etc.

Willow Tit 1
Willow Warbler 4 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Blackcap 2 singing.
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 2 on site next door.

etc.etc.etc.

"highlights"

Willow Warbler 2 singing.
Chiffchaff 3 singing plus 2. Looked like 2 pairs.
Blackcap 1 singing.
Willow Tit 1
Reed Bunting 4m 2f.
Lapwing 1
Kestrel 1
Buzzard 1
Bullfinch 1m 1f.
Tufted Duck 60+
Shoveler 1m 1f.
Teal 1m 1f.
Gadwall 6m 3f.
Oystercatcher 2
Little Grebe 8
etc.

Highlights
3 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
17 Snipe
2 Oystercatcher
13 Little Grebe

Highlights:

Willow Tit 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f.
Raven 1 over the moss.
Kestrel 1 over the moss.
Buzzard 3
Snipe 3
Oystercatcher 2
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Grey Heron 1
Reed Bunting 4
etc.etc.etc.

Sand Martin 1 over Isherwood Road as I drove to the reserve.
Chiffchaff 3 singing.
Willow Tit 1 singing.
Snipe 3
Cormorant 1
Buzzard 1
Siskin 1
Teal 1m 1f.
Tufted Duck 70+
Gadwall 1m.
Shoveler 5m 3f.
Mallard 14
Little Grebe 4
Coot 6
Moorhen 2
Oystercatcher 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Reed Bunting 5
etc.etc.etc.

Little Grebe 6
Coot 12
Moorhen 3
Tufted Duck 70+
Gadwall 6m 2f
Teal 3m 2f
Shoveler 3m 1f
Snipe 9
Oystercatcher 2
Canada Geese 13
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drummimg.
Chiffchaff 2 singing.
Lapwing 3 seen on adjacent site.
Ringed Plover 2 seen on adjacent site.
Coal Tit 1 singing.
Grey Heron 1
Stock Dove 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
etc.etc.etc.

Tuesday, February 21st.

Little Grebe 3
Pink-footed Geese 40+ heading north.
Shoveler 8
Teal 4
Tufted Duck 75+
Gadwall 5
Mallard 16
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 4
Coot 10
Lapwing 19
Snipe 8+
Willow Tit 1 plus 1 singing in Orchard corner(SW corner of pool).
etc.etc.etc.

Highlights this morning:

Little Grebe 1
Tufted Duck 53
Gadwall 8
Teal 3
Shoveler 5
Coot 12
Moorhen 3
Mute Swan 2
Canada Geese 8
Mallard 16
Snipe 10+
Lapwing 19
Black-headed Gull 90+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
Common Gull 1
Grey Heron 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Song Thrush 3
Bullfinch 1m 1f
Reed Bunting 4
etc.

Highlights this morning:

Snipe 12 on main island.
Stock Dove 1
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1m on substation, Isherwood Road.
Lapwing 30+ over adjoining plant site.
Tufted Duck 50+
Shoveler 1m 1f.
Teal 8
Gadwall 40+
Coot 12
Moorhen 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults.
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 150+

Water Rail 1 seen.
Snipe 20
Tufted Duck 48
Gadwall 60
Mallard 19
Coot 15
Moorhen 4
Teal 1f.
Canada Geese 2
Reed Bunting 8
Willow Tit 2
etc.etc.etc.

Sunday morning 9-15 to 12
Tufted Duck145
Mallard 15
Gadwall 72
Teal 13
Goldeneye 2f
Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 1
Coot 9
Moorhen 3
Pheasant 1m
Carrion Crow 3
Jackdaw 4
Jay 1
Wood Pigeon 4
Feral Pigeon 20+
Skylark 70+ disturbed from field f4
Chaffinch 70+ along tree line between reserve and Shell site
Brambling 2 with Chaffinch flock
Greenfinch 4
Reed Bunting 4m 2f
Willow Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 20+
Great Tit 25+
Blue Tit 20+
Goldcrest 1
Robin 4
Dunnock 3
Wren 3
Blackbird 4
Grey Wagtail 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m 1f

Mallard 19
Tufted 65+
Gadwall 65+
Teal 20
Coot 10
Moorhen 4
Common Gull 1
Black-headed Gull 50+
Grey Heron 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Reed Bunting 6
Bullfinch 3
etc.etc.etc.

Mallard 18
Gadwall 46
Tufted 1m
Coot 12
Moorhen 3
Teal 8m 4f
Common Gull 2
Black-headed Gull 50+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Treecreeper 3
Goldcrest 1
Bullfinch 1f
Reed Bunting 1m 1f
etc.

Lapwing 30+...Isherwood Road
Starling 100+...Ditto

Shoveler 3m
Teal 7m 5f
Little Grebe 1
Coot 10
Moorhen 3
Gadwall 40+
Mallard 20+
Black-headed Gull 80+
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Treecreeper 1
Snipe 1
etc,etc.etc.

Tufted Duck 50+
Mallard 20+
Gadwall 30+
Teal 8
Shoveler 2
Moorhen 5
Coot 8
Goosander 2 heading North.
Snipe 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Reed Bunting 3m.
Goldcrest 1
Redwing 8
Willow Tit 2
Mute Swan 2
Little Grebe 1
Raven 1
Black-headed Gull 65+

etc.etc.etc.

Tufted Duck now up to 55+.
Gadwall 25+
Canada Geese 80+
Coot 30+
Moorhen 7
Little Grebe 1
Mute Swan 2

Also:

Skylark 5+
Siskin 6
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Robin 10+
Grey Wagtail 2
Reed Bunting 2m 1f
Willow Tit 1
Goldcrest 2
Buzzard 1
etc.etc.etc.

Highlights this morning included:

Little Egret 1
Redwing 2
Wigeon 2f.
Teal 2f.
Gadwall 40+
Tufted Duck 35+
Little Grebe 1
Coot 32
Moorhen 8
Goldcrest 3

etc.etc.

A few different duckish-type species today.

Wigeon 3m 5f
Pintail 1f
Teal 1f
Shoveler 1f
Gadwall 30+
Tufted Duck 30+
Mallard 25+
Coot 20+
Moorhen 7
Little Grebe 4

Plus a Common Snipe.

Shoveler 1 male.
Mallard 45+
Gadwall 65+
Tufted Duck 45+
Coot 16
Moorhen 16
Little Grebe 12
Blackcap 8
Whitethroat 1
Treecreeper 2
Swallow 10+
Sand Martin 6
House Martin 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2
Mute Swan 2 adults.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult.
etc.

Robert. All the posts in this thread are from members.

Do you have access to the Shell pond Chris?

Just wondered as whenever I've looked from the Carrington Moss side it has been too overgrown to see anything.

Little Egret on Main Island briefly this morning.