A Swift feeding up and down along the embankment wall About 20 Swallows feeding low over res and along wall 8 sand martins doing the same Wheatear MMF + FF + M Pair of Goldeneyes and Goosanders 5 Linnets feeding on embankment
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Sunday 21st of April 2024 10:47:55 AM
Roger Halsey said
Mon Apr 8 9:10 PM, 2024
This evening:
23 Goosander and 2 Great Crested Grebe.
1 Curlew and 2 Oystercatcher.
Roger Halsey said
Fri Oct 13 10:12 PM, 2023
A quiet afternoon visit, with a single Wheatear the highlight. Also 3 Stonechat, 68 Lapwing and 5 Goosander.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Sep 4 9:14 PM, 2023
A rare calm evening up here with the water like a mirror! A few more birds on the water now with 1 Cormorant, 20 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck and the first decent count of the autumn with 65 Goosander.
Only 1 Black-headed and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Roger Halsey said
Fri Aug 25 9:38 PM, 2023
Very quiet this evening, with the best being 4 Goosander, 4 Swift and c45 Swallow.
Roger Halsey said
Mon May 1 10:10 PM, 2023
A quiet evening visit, with the modest highlights of:
1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Goosander.
2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher.
2 Wheatear.
1 Swift, 8 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.
Mike c cooper said
Tue Apr 25 12:05 PM, 2023
Tues 25/4 10:30-12:00
Male Whinchat in field opposite gate to res on grassy tussocks in front of telephone pole occasionally being chased by fem Wheatear. Still there when i left
Wheatear m&f in Whinchat field, 2 on fence posts inprotected area and 3 in wiyh cows with calves at west end
Oystercatchet 1 flew thro to west
Curlew 2 bubbling in distance
Linmet alkng embankment
Cormorant on res
L Bb gull c 100 landed on res at 12:00
G Bb gull 1 imm with 7 imm Herring gull the flew off west
Roger Halsey said
Sat Apr 22 9:26 PM, 2023
Curiously I visited this evening as well! A few things to add:
1 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Curlew.
6 Goosander by 8.15 pm.
5 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin.
3 Willow Warbler.
5 Wheatear.
2 Linnet.
Barry Corless said
Sat Apr 22 9:07 PM, 2023
Wander along the South side of the res this evening
Swallow Reed Bunting Meadow Pipit Pied Wagtail Goosander (m) flew over Dozen or so larger gulls lazing on the res; Herring and Lesser Black Backed
Mike c cooper said
Fri Apr 14 10:34 AM, 2023
Fri 14/4 9:30 - 10:30 in unforecast rain!
Goldeneye ad m and ad fem
Swallow 7 and sand Martin 6 feeding low over water picking off insects
Mike c cooper said
Sat Apr 8 12:41 PM, 2023
Lovely Spring morning stroll along dam 10:10-11:10
Herring gull 7 L B b Gull 6 B hd Gull 6
Stock Dove 2 over north
Swallow 1 briefly over east fields
Roger Halsey said
Fri Apr 7 9:13 PM, 2023
This evening:
2 Teal and 17 Goosander.
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew and only 1 Lapwing.
6 Pied Wagtail and 12 Meadow Pipit.
Mike c cooper said
Sun Apr 2 7:47 PM, 2023
Sun 2/4 16:30-19:00 sunny clear cold ENE breeze Stonechat fem in east overflow field Oystercatcher 2 on rez and fields to east Lapwing 5 east and 2 west Redshank flew west wifh lapwings at 19:00 Pied wagtails 20 mostly males Grey wagtail 2 in overflow
Roger Halsey said
Sun Mar 5 7:46 PM, 2023
Highlights from a late afternoon visit:
40 Lapwing, 10 Curlew and 1 Oystercatcher.
1 Goldeneye and 15 Goosander.
c700 Black-headed and 50 Common Gull. Few large gulls.
1 Little Owl.
Roger Halsey said
Fri Jan 20 7:55 PM, 2023
Late afternoon today:
2 Goldeneye and only 11 Goosander.
120+ Lapwing.
6 species of gull in the roost with 36 Great Black- backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 90 Herring, 75 Common, 1 Mediterranean and c1000 Black- headed.
Mike c cooper said
Thu Dec 15 1:24 PM, 2022
11:00-13:00 90% frozen with icy snow on gro Goldeneye ad fem & 2 imm fems, male Teal later flew off, Raven over, Redwing over to north!, G Bb Gull 14 ad 2 imms, Herring gull 25 at start joined by another 30 at 12:30, 4 Common gulls, 1 L Bb gull, 66 B hd gulls flew in as well at 12:30
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 15th of December 2022 02:06:42 PM
Roger Halsey said
Wed Nov 16 5:47 PM, 2022
This afternoon:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander and 2 Cormorant.
210 Lapwing and 1 Snipe.
1 Great Black-backed and 6 Common Gull.
Flock of c50 Starling with Fieldfare and Redwing mixed in.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Oct 11 8:19 PM, 2022
This afternoon:
1 Common Scoter, 2 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
116 Lapwing.
4 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Common Gull.
1 Stonechat.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Sep 19 2:13 PM, 2022
This morning:
10 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander and 6 Teal.
55 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Snipe and now 2 Greenshank.
1 Common Gull.
40+ Swallow, 1 Sand Martin.
Good numbers of Meadow Pipit (60+), Pied Wagtail (20+) and Goldfinch (20+), 2 Linnet.
1 Wheatear.
Mike c cooper said
Wed Aug 31 12:33 PM, 2022
Wed 31/8 10:30-12:00 Greenshank at E end then flyshed to middle uslands 7 snipe 1 juv Little Ringed Plover Fem/imm Goldeneye 6 Tufted 1 G C Grebe in wp 12 Teal 7 Mallards 3 wheater 30-40 Meadow Plipits 79+ Lapwings 30 Lesser Black backed gullsl 2 Herring gulls 2 Common gulls
Roger Halsey said
Mon Aug 29 9:45 PM, 2022
An interesting evening circuit as the reservoir now has extensive mud at the western end.
1 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 9 Snipe and 1 Greenshank, a patch tick.
2 Great Black-backed Gull, my first returning birds.
c25 Swallow moved through.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Aug 16 6:09 PM, 2022
47 Lapwing, 7 Snipe and 1 juv Mediterranean Gull this morning, with the gull being a rather surprising patch tick! 1 Whinchat and 4 Stonechat along the southern side.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Aug 8 9:44 PM, 2022
An interesting evening circuit with 2 patch ticks!
Flock of 18 Shelduck, they spent a lot of time flying when disturbed by dog walkers, but appeared to go to roost at the west end.
1 Whimbrel appeared to have been disturbed on the central island and flew off SW calling strongly.
Also my first returning Goldeneye of the season, 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Jul 25 10:24 PM, 2022
This evening:
Goosander numbers improving now with 17 birds present, and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
5 Lapwing, 7 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper.
1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeeling!
20+ Swift.
Roger Halsey said
Thu Jul 21 10:12 PM, 2022
This evening:
5 Goosander and 3 Great Crested Grebe.
3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwit.
20 Swift and 20 Swallow passed through.
1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeling at dusk.
Smaller gull numbers and I couldnt find anything apart from the 3 commoner species.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Jul 19 11:15 PM, 2022
This evening:
7 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Excellent count of 9 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper.
A few more Gulls now with 165 Lesser Black-backed, 10 Herring and 70 Black Headed.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Jul 12 10:56 PM, 2022
Highlights from an evening circuit:
2 Great Crested Grebe and 3 Goosander.
24 Lapwing, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover and 2 Common Sandpiper. Small areas of mud and the central island are appearing, so hopefully a few autumn waders.
4 Swift, 2 Swallow.
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Jun 20 1:53 PM, 2022
This morning:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 34 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatcher.
1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Willow Warbler singing, with the Grasshopper Warbler showing well for a change!
5 or so of both Swift and Sand Martin.
3 Linnet.
Roger Halsey said
Mon Jun 6 10:41 PM, 2022
7 Goosander this evening. Also 1 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher and 4 Lapwing.
Swift numbers built up gradually as the evening wore on, with 120+ towards dusk. A few Swallow and Sand Martin among them.
A rather odd patch tick in the form of a Song Thrush!
Roger Halsey said
Tue May 3 9:40 PM, 2022
40 Goosander at roost this evening, a good count for the time of year. Also 2 Greylag, 1 Kestrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler.
James Walsh said
Sun May 1 2:07 AM, 2022
Saturday 30th April 2022
11 Goosanders (4 drakes)
James Walsh said
Sun May 1 2:05 AM, 2022
Saturday 30th April 2022
1 Knot 2 White Wagtails 1 singing Grasshopper Warbler 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Oystercatcher 1 male Stonechat 2 Linnet 1 male Reed Bunting 1 singing male Whitethroat 4 Lapwing 3 singing Willow Warbler 1 Buzzard
Mike c cooper said
Fri Apr 29 1:27 PM, 2022
12-13 3 male Wheaters (quite large upright)????? On embankment Linnet pair feeding on seeds on embankment Goosander 10 m 1 f Goldeneye m & f
Sarfraz Hayat said
Fri Apr 22 7:19 PM, 2022
Wednesday 20 April - 3 White Wagtails on the south end, 1 Grey Wagtail collecting food in it's beak for it's young, 2 Goosander drakes, 1 male Kestrel, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull flew in from the south, min 30 Sand Martins and 1 House Martin
Friday 22 April - min 20 Pied Wagtails around grassy bank near southern side - sadly no White Wagtails, min 10 Sand Martins and 2 Swallows
-- Edited by Sarfraz Hayat on Friday 22nd of April 2022 07:55:46 PM
Richard Thew said
Sat Apr 16 10:43 PM, 2022
Just to update:
Red-necked grebe, being only the 2nd ever such bird I've seen and decent views, though a little distant - but much much closer than my lifer tick in Scarborough back in 2017. Seeing it was staying the same distance once it woke up, I departed at 5:20pm
Other birds of note:
Grasshopper warbler (heard x2) Wheatear Skylark Meadow pipit Linnet Goldeneye x6 Goosander x3 Pied wagtail (quite a few scattered about) Grey wagtail Sand martin Lesser black backed gull Herring gull Black headed gull
Ta!
-- Edited by Richard Thew on Saturday 16th of April 2022 10:54:43 PM
Red-necked Grebe still present @ 16:45 with Goldeneye at W. end of res. Now awake, preening and washing. Decent views from S or W wall where it's drier.
Richard Thew said
Sat Apr 16 3:46 PM, 2022
Red-necked Grebe currently asleep. Use decent footwear, as a couple of short sections of the path in one area is somewhat muddy, and I wish I'd brought my wellies as my feet and trouser bottoms had gotten wet.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of April 2022 04:13:17 PM
Ray Scally said
Sat Apr 16 2:57 PM, 2022
Red-necked Grebe still present at 14.56
Mike c cooper said
Sat Apr 16 12:56 PM, 2022
Red necked Grebe still present 12:30, found by Rob Archer this morning Also 5 Goldeneye 2 ab m, 1 1y m and 2 fems
3 x Goldeneye 1 x Goosander (m) 2 LBB Gull 5 BH Gull
Mike c cooper said
Mon Mar 21 1:25 PM, 2022
Mon 21/3 10-13:00 Goldeneye ad & imm males plus 2 fems Grey wagtail pair in overflow
Barry Corless said
Sat Mar 19 9:35 AM, 2022
Spring is sprunging...slowly
A quick circuit this morning produced...
Skylark Meadow Pipits - plenty of parachuting Curlew x 2 Pied Wagtail
On the Res
3 Goldeneye (2f, 1m) Black Headed Gulls - dozen or so mostly in summer dress 2 x Herring Gulls 4 X Canada Geese 2 x mallard both m
Roger Halsey said
Wed Jan 5 5:26 PM, 2022
Much more of a Gull roost now with 58 Great Black-backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 20+ Herring, 30+ Common and 1500 Black-headed Gull. Also 3 Goldeneye and 3 Goosander, although I didnt stay until dark.
Roger Halsey said
Fri Oct 8 8:00 PM, 2021
102 Goosander this evening. Also 88 Canada Geese, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Lapwing and 2 Stonechat. No gulls roosting.
Roger Halsey said
Tue Sep 21 8:25 PM, 2021
127 Goosander this evening, my highest site count and my highest total anywhere! Also 2 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 2 Stonechat.
Roger Halsey said
Sun Sep 12 9:19 PM, 2021
88 Goosander this evening, my best count this year. Also 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail and 4 Wheatear on the south wall.
This evening:
22 Wigeon, 19 Goosander and 6 Tufted Duck.
175 Lapwing and 1 Curlew.
1 Kestrel.
1 Wheatear.
This evening:
120 Lapwing.
Only 9 Goosander.
c30 Swift and c20 Swallow.
1 singing Grasshopper Warbler.
A Swift feeding up and down along the embankment wall
About 20 Swallows feeding low over res and along wall
8 sand martins doing the same
Wheatear MMF + FF + M
Pair of Goldeneyes and Goosanders
5 Linnets feeding on embankment
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Sunday 21st of April 2024 10:47:55 AM
This evening:
23 Goosander and 2 Great Crested Grebe.
1 Curlew and 2 Oystercatcher.
A quiet afternoon visit, with a single Wheatear the highlight. Also 3 Stonechat, 68 Lapwing and 5 Goosander.
A rare calm evening up here with the water like a mirror! A few more birds on the water now with 1 Cormorant, 20 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck and the first decent count of the autumn with 65 Goosander.
Only 1 Black-headed and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Very quiet this evening, with the best being 4 Goosander, 4 Swift and c45 Swallow.
A quiet evening visit, with the modest highlights of:
1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Goosander.
2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher.
2 Wheatear.
1 Swift, 8 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.
Curiously I visited this evening as well! A few things to add:
1 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Curlew.
6 Goosander by 8.15 pm.
5 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin.
3 Willow Warbler.
5 Wheatear.
2 Linnet.
Wander along the South side of the res this evening
Swallow
Reed Bunting
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Goosander (m) flew over
Dozen or so larger gulls lazing on the res; Herring and Lesser Black Backed
Herring gull 7
L B b Gull 6
B hd Gull 6
Stock Dove 2 over north
Swallow 1 briefly over east fields
This evening:
2 Teal and 17 Goosander.
5 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew and only 1 Lapwing.
6 Pied Wagtail and 12 Meadow Pipit.
Sun 2/4 16:30-19:00 sunny clear cold ENE breeze Stonechat fem in east overflow field Oystercatcher 2 on rez and fields to east Lapwing 5 east and 2 west Redshank flew west wifh lapwings at 19:00 Pied wagtails 20 mostly males Grey wagtail 2 in overflow
Highlights from a late afternoon visit:
40 Lapwing, 10 Curlew and 1 Oystercatcher.
1 Goldeneye and 15 Goosander.
c700 Black-headed and 50 Common Gull. Few large gulls.
1 Little Owl.
Late afternoon today:
2 Goldeneye and only 11 Goosander.
120+ Lapwing.
6 species of gull in the roost with 36 Great Black- backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 90 Herring, 75 Common, 1 Mediterranean and c1000 Black- headed.
11:00-13:00 90% frozen with icy snow on gro
Goldeneye ad fem & 2 imm fems, male Teal later flew off, Raven over, Redwing over to north!, G Bb Gull 14 ad 2 imms, Herring gull 25 at start joined by another 30 at 12:30, 4 Common gulls, 1 L Bb gull, 66 B hd gulls flew in as well at 12:30
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 15th of December 2022 02:06:42 PM
This afternoon:
2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander and 2 Cormorant.
210 Lapwing and 1 Snipe.
1 Great Black-backed and 6 Common Gull.
Flock of c50 Starling with Fieldfare and Redwing mixed in.
This afternoon:
1 Common Scoter, 2 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
116 Lapwing.
4 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Common Gull.
1 Stonechat.
This morning:
10 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander and 6 Teal.
14 Lapwing the only waders.
2 Kestrel , 1 Little Owl.
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
3 Raven over.
1 Great Black-backed Gull.
5 Wheatear together and c30 Linnet.
This evening:
28 Mallard, 26 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye and 50 Goosander.
81 Lapwing, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe and 2 Greenshank still present.
This morning:
20 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Great Crested Grebe.
55 Lapwing, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Snipe and now 2 Greenshank.
1 Common Gull.
40+ Swallow, 1 Sand Martin.
Good numbers of Meadow Pipit (60+), Pied Wagtail (20+) and Goldfinch (20+), 2 Linnet.
1 Wheatear.
Greenshank at E end then flyshed to middle uslands
7 snipe
1 juv Little Ringed Plover
Fem/imm Goldeneye
6 Tufted
1 G C Grebe in wp
12 Teal
7 Mallards
3 wheater
30-40 Meadow Plipits
79+ Lapwings
30 Lesser Black backed gullsl
2 Herring gulls
2 Common gulls
An interesting evening circuit as the reservoir now has extensive mud at the western end.
34 Mallard, 16 Teal, 1 Goldeneye, 6 Tufted Duck and 9 Goosander.
1 Lapwing, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 9 Snipe and 1 Greenshank, a patch tick.
2 Great Black-backed Gull, my first returning birds.
c25 Swallow moved through.
47 Lapwing, 7 Snipe and 1 juv Mediterranean Gull this morning, with the gull being a rather surprising patch tick!
1 Whinchat and 4 Stonechat along the southern side.
An interesting evening circuit with 2 patch ticks!
Flock of 18 Shelduck, they spent a lot of time flying when disturbed by dog walkers, but appeared to go to roost at the west end.
1 Whimbrel appeared to have been disturbed on the central island and flew off SW calling strongly.
Also my first returning Goldeneye of the season, 1 Great Crested Grebe.
This evening:
Goosander numbers improving now with 17 birds present, and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
5 Lapwing, 7 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper.
1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeeling!
20+ Swift.
This evening:
5 Goosander and 3 Great Crested Grebe.
3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwit.
20 Swift and 20 Swallow passed through.
1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeling at dusk.
Smaller gull numbers and I couldnt find anything apart from the 3 commoner species.
This evening:
7 Goosander and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
Excellent count of 9 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper.
A few more Gulls now with 165 Lesser Black-backed, 10 Herring and 70 Black Headed.
Highlights from an evening circuit:
2 Great Crested Grebe and 3 Goosander.
24 Lapwing, 1 juv Little Ringed Plover and 2 Common Sandpiper. Small areas of mud and the central island are appearing, so hopefully a few autumn waders.
4 Swift, 2 Swallow.
1 reeling Grasshopper Warbler.
This morning:
2 Great Crested Grebe, 34 Lapwing and 2 Oystercatcher.
1 Grasshopper Warbler and 1 Willow Warbler singing, with the Grasshopper Warbler showing well for a change!
5 or so of both Swift and Sand Martin.
3 Linnet.
7 Goosander this evening. Also 1 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher and 4 Lapwing.
Swift numbers built up gradually as the evening wore on, with 120+ towards dusk. A few Swallow and Sand Martin among them.
A rather odd patch tick in the form of a Song Thrush!
40 Goosander at roost this evening, a good count for the time of year. Also 2 Greylag, 1 Kestrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 reeling Grasshopper Warbler.
11 Goosanders (4 drakes)
1 Knot
2 White Wagtails
1 singing Grasshopper Warbler
1 Little Ringed Plover
1 Oystercatcher
1 male Stonechat
2 Linnet
1 male Reed Bunting
1 singing male Whitethroat
4 Lapwing
3 singing Willow Warbler
1 Buzzard
Linnet pair feeding on seeds on embankment
Goosander 10 m 1 f
Goldeneye m & f
Wednesday 20 April - 3 White Wagtails on the south end, 1 Grey Wagtail collecting food in it's beak for it's young, 2 Goosander drakes, 1 male Kestrel, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull flew in from the south, min 30 Sand Martins and 1 House Martin
Friday 22 April - min 20 Pied Wagtails around grassy bank near southern side - sadly no White Wagtails, min 10 Sand Martins and 2 Swallows
-- Edited by Sarfraz Hayat on Friday 22nd of April 2022 07:55:46 PM
Red-necked grebe, being only the 2nd ever such bird I've seen and decent views, though a little distant - but much much closer than my lifer tick in Scarborough back in 2017. Seeing it was staying the same distance once it woke up, I departed at 5:20pm
Other birds of note:
Grasshopper warbler (heard x2)
Wheatear
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Linnet
Goldeneye x6
Goosander x3
Pied wagtail (quite a few scattered about)
Grey wagtail
Sand martin
Lesser black backed gull
Herring gull
Black headed gull
Ta!
-- Edited by Richard Thew on Saturday 16th of April 2022 10:54:43 PM
Red-necked Grebe currently asleep. Use decent footwear, as a couple of short sections of the path in one area is somewhat muddy, and I wish I'd brought my wellies as my feet and trouser bottoms had gotten wet.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 16th of April 2022 04:13:17 PM
Red-necked Grebe still present at 14.56
Also 5 Goldeneye 2 ab m, 1 1y m and 2 fems
Mid afternoon for 45 mins from the dam
Buzzard
Stonechat
Meadow Pipit
Curlew
Lapwing
Canada Goose
Mallard
Pied Wagtail
On the res
3 x Goldeneye
1 x Goosander (m)
2 LBB Gull
5 BH Gull
Goldeneye ad & imm males plus 2 fems
Grey wagtail pair in overflow
A quick circuit this morning produced...
Skylark
Meadow Pipits - plenty of parachuting
Curlew x 2
Pied Wagtail
On the Res
3 Goldeneye (2f, 1m)
Black Headed Gulls - dozen or so mostly in summer dress
2 x Herring Gulls
4 X Canada Geese
2 x mallard both m
Much more of a Gull roost now with 58 Great Black-backed, 3 Lesser Black-backed, 20+ Herring, 30+ Common and 1500 Black-headed Gull. Also 3 Goldeneye and 3 Goosander, although I didnt stay until dark.
102 Goosander this evening. Also 88 Canada Geese, 11 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Lapwing and 2 Stonechat. No gulls roosting.
127 Goosander this evening, my highest site count and my highest total anywhere! Also 2 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 2 Stonechat.
88 Goosander this evening, my best count this year. Also 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail and 4 Wheatear on the south wall.