1 Great Crested Grebe 3 Cormorants 1 Grey Heron 33 Mallards 23 Black-headed Gulls 2 House Martins 1 Kingfisher, my last bird of the day, giving great views looking down on the stretch of overflow water behind the waterworks, from the path between the Black Bull and the reservoir. It was perching on the side and diving into the water.
10.25am to 12.30pm. 1 Great Crested Grebe 2 Cormorants 3 Grey Herons 21 mallards 1 Moorhen 12 Black-headed Gulls 42 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (all passed over in a five minute period) 2 Woodpigeons 1 Stock Dove (resident all year near or on the viaduct, regular on railings by the rail track) 1 Kingfisher 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 House Martin 6 Swallows 2 Chiffchaffs Lots of Goldcrests 2 Nuthatches 1 Jay 2 Magpies 2 Carrion Crows 12 Starlings Numerous Chaffinches 3 Greenfinches 2 Siskins Other species present :- Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit.