Thanks to all observers, especially Steve Nichols (SCN) and George Burton (GB).
December
31st | Great White Egret 3, Little Egret 3, Red-crested Pochard 2, Shoveler 27, Teal 6, Goldeneye c20, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Willow Tit 2, Kestrel 2, Sparrowhawk 2 |
29th | HEN HARRIER 1 this PM |
28th | HEN HARRIER 1 this PM (D March) |
27th | SHORT EARED OWL 1 this pm (SCN / CMH), Red-crested Pochard 4 (3 drakes), Great White Egret 1 |
26th | Great White Egret 3
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23rd | Goosander 4, Great White Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Treecreeper 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Little Egret 4, Grey Heron 9, Willow Tit 1, Common Buzzard 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Kingfisher 1 |
22nd | Great White Egret 2, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
20th | Goosander 6 (SCN), Great White Egret 1 |
17th | Great White Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 6, Goosander 1, Willow Tit 2, Lapwing 240 |
16th | HEN HARRIER 1 ringtail this am (Mick Townsend), Great White Egret 3, Little Egret 17, Lapwing c100, Goosander 2, Common Buzzard 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Raven 2, Kingfisher 1, Redpoll 1 over, Chiffchaff 1, Mistle Thrush 2 |
14th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 heard this morning (AGH), 'Icelandic' Redwing (sub species Turdus iliacus coburni) trapped and ringed this morning (M Townsend), Kestrel trapped and ringed this AM (see image below)
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13th | Pintail 3 (2 male and 1 female) first of the winter (CMH), Goosander 3, Willow Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Common Buzzard 3 |
12th | Great White Egret 2, Goosander 1 female, Cetti's Warbler 1, Snipe 1, Chiffchaff 1 |
10th | Great White Egret 3, Little Egret 10, Goosander 1, Woodcock 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 2, Common Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Sparrowhawk 1 |
9th | Great White Egret 3, Willow Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Bullfinch 8, Buzzard 3, Grey Wagtail 2, Little Grebe 1 |
7th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 25, Little Grebe 4, Water Rail 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c90, Tufted Duck 267, Canada Goose 225, Greylag Goose 462, Goosander 2, Wigeon 121, Coot 370, Shoveler 14, Goldeneye 17, Cetti's Warbler 2, Gadwall 12, Mallard 83, Pochard 62, Skylark 16, Snipe 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Cormorant 23, Grey Heron 5, |
6th | Great White Egret 2, Goldeneye 21, Little Grebe 2, Fieldfare c100, Little Egret 2 |
5th | Great White Egret 2 in Keepers Lodge Bay this am, Willow Tit 1, Common Buzzard 1 |
4th | Goosander 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Great White Egret 3, Little Egret c20, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Water Rail 1 |
3rd | Red-crested Pochard 2, Great White Egret 2, Little Egret 20, Kingfisher 1, Willow Tit 1 |
2nd | Great White Egret 3 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Little Egret c30, Grey Heron 8, Kingfisher 1, Water Rail 1, Red-crested Pochard 2 (females), Grey Wagtail 2, Willow Tit 2, Chiffchaff 1 (seen and calling Leicester side this PM), Lapwing c140, Goosander 1 female, Linnet 12, Treecreeper 4, Buzzard 1, Red Kite 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Fieldfare / Redwing c 200 around the reservoir |
1st | Great White Egret 1, Goosander 1 female, Lapwing c200 over late PM, Little Egret 11, Peregrine 1, Tawny Owl 2, Little Grebe 1 |
November
30th | Red-crested Pochard 2 (females), Green Sandpiper 1, Great White Egret 1, Fieldfare c150, Little Egret 44 (S Nichols), Chiffchaff 1 |
29th | HEN HARRIER 1 juvenile late PM, Red-crested Pochard 2 (females), Little Egret 6, Teal c40, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 1 |
28th | HEN HARRIER 1 juvenile this AM, Willow Tit 1, Great White Egret 1 |
27th | Red-crested Pochard 2 (females), Green Sandpiper 1 |
26th | HEN HARRIER 1 juvenile this am (Adam Homer), Green Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Great White Egret at least 2 (poss 3), Little Egret c30, Grey Heron 14, Buzzard 4, Kestrel 2, Little Grebe 1, Bullfinch 2, Willow Tit 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Fieldfare / Redwing still good numbers around the reservoir |
25th | Great White Egret 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Green Sandpiper 3, Red-crested Pochard 2 females, Peregrine 1, Buzzard 2 |
24th | SHORT EARED OWL 2, MARSH HARRIER 1, Snipe 20, Red-crested Pochard 2, Pochard c80, Goosander 4, Woodcock 1, Kingfisher 1 , Kestrel 2, Great-spotted Woodpecker 1, Treecreeper 1 |
23rd | MARSH HARRIER 1 late afternoon on Leicestershire side (Adam Homer / Dave Neal), Green Sandpiper 1 on the dam, Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Little Egret c25, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 2, Snipe 2 ringed this evening |
22nd | MARSH HARRIER 1 this morning (Mick Townsend), Peregrine 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 ringed this am (SRG) |
21st | Little Egret 35, Goosander 2, Red-crested Pochard 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1, Common Buzzard 3 |
20th | Little Grebe 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 5 |
19th | COMMON SCOTER 2 this am (CMH), Red-crested Pochard 1 female, Little Egret 22, Cetti's Warbler 1, Buzzard 4, Kestrel 3, Grey Heron 6, Lapwing c100, Snipe 6, Grey Wagtail 1, Willow Tit 1, Fieldfare c120, Goosander 2 drakes
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18th | HEN HARRIER 1 Ringtail again this morning (S Mundy), Peregrine 1, Buzzard 5, Little Egret 23, Kingfisher 1, Great White Egret 1, Goosander 1 drake this pm
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17th | HEN HARRIER 1 Ringtail again this PM (CMH), SHORT EARED OWL 2 this morning and then again late PM (Mick Townsend / CMH), Red-crested Pochard 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Snipe c20, Little Egret 15, Shelduck 2
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15th | HEN HARRIER 1 Ringtail again this PM (SCN), Great White Egret 1, Little Egret c20, Cetti's Warbler 2, Red-crested Pochard 7 (CMH)
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14th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 26 (CMH / SCN) at roost, Water Rail 4, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 3, Kingfisher 1
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13th | HEN HARRIER 1 seen on Northants side (Bob Bullock) and then along the Leicestershire bank at 16.05 (CMH), WHOOPER SWAN 3 until they flew north east at 16.12, Red-crested Pochard 7 (4 drakes) in Keepers Lodge Bay, Great White Egret 2 (SCN), Little Egret 20 (SCN) best count of the year so far
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12th | Willow Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 2, good number of Fieldfare and Redwing around the reservoir |
11th | Great White Egret 1, Red-crested Pochard 6, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1, Kingfisher 1 |
10th | HEN HARRIER 1 ringtail seen twice again this morning (D Neal), Red-crested Pochard 4 (3 drakes), Willow Tit, Peregrine 2 |
9th | Red-crested Pochard 6 (4 drake) this am in Blowers Lodge Bay (CMH), Little Egret 10, Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 6 (inc 1 group of 5 birds in Blowers Lodge Bay), Lapwing 12, Coot 298, Cormorant 39, Grey Heron 9, Wigeon 23, Pochard 54, Tufted Duck 246, Meadow Pipit c16, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Snipe 3, Shoveler 27, Gadwall 21, Teal 3
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8th | Red-crested Pochard 1, Water Rail 2, Little Egret 10, Little Grebe 2, Red Kite 2 |
6th | Red-crested Pochard 1, Meadow Pipit 10, Golden Plover 1 over, Red Kite 3, Chiffchaff 1, Buzzard 8, Peregrine 1, Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Little Egret 10, Redpoll 2 over early AM, Fieldfare and Redwing good numbers present all around the reservoir today |
5th | HEN HARRIER 1 seen again early morning and mid afternoon (CMH / SCN), Great White Egret 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Little Egret 12, Red-crested Pochard 1, Red Kite 2, Buzzard 6, Kestrel 2, Golden Plover 11 over, Sparrowhawk 1, Meadow Mipit c30, Starling at least 2000 birds in a murmuration this evening before roosting in the Leicestershire reed bed |
4th | HEN HARRIER 1 seen again briefly at 11.50 (CMH) but not subsequently, Great White Egret 2 birds present this am, Little Egret 14, Red-crested Pochard 1, Fieldfare c100, Meadow Pipit c40, Snipe 5, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 2 |
3rd | HEN HARRIER 1 ringtail seen twice today over weedy field and near to South Kilworth (Adam Homer, Stuart Heath and CMH), Red-crested Pochard 1, Peregrine 1, Red Kite 2, Buzzard 6, Sparrowhawk 2, Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Little Egret 6, Kingfisher 2, Little Grebe 3, Woodcock 1 (Adam Homer), Raven 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Redpoll 1, Sparrowhawk 1 juvenile make ringed this AM
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2nd | 'RINGTAIL' HARRIER 1 seen briefly mid morning (D Neal, SRG), Red-crested Pochard 1, Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Peregrine 1, Red Kite 2, Redpoll 4, Grey Heron 12, Little Egret 14, Snipe 1 on dam, Starling c600 |
October
31st | Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Little Egret 6 |
30th | Goldeneye 16, Little Grebe 2, Red Kite 2 |
29th | Great White Egret 1 (Steve Nichols), Little Egret c6, Coal Tit 2, Red Kite 2, Willow Tit 1, Kingfisher 1, Skylark c20 over, Water Rail 1, Redpoll 2, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
28th | Great White Egret 1 (Peter Dillon Hooper), Little Egret 15, Barn Owl 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Bullfinch 4, Goldeneye 3, Tufted Duck 155, Lapwing 5, Red-Crested Pochard 1 (Steve Nichols) |
26th | Great White Egret 1 (Chris Begley), Little Egret 14, Water Rail 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1 |
25th | Brambling 2 (Mick Townsend) |
24th | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 8 |
23rd | Great White Egret 1 flew in to roost at 18:00 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 5, Fieldfare 15, Water Rail 2, Redwing c20, Redpoll 5 over |
22nd | Great White Egret 1 ( F Graves), Little Egret 12, Goosander 3 (CMH), Goldeneye 3 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 2, Skylark 17, Wood Pigeon 223 over early am, Water Rail 2, Siskin 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Cormorant c75, Fieldfare 21 |
21st | Great White Egret 1 (Peter Dillon-Hooper), Water Rail 1, Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Bullfinch 4, Chiffchaff 1, Kingfisher 1, Grey Wagtail 1
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20th | Great White Egret 1 (Chris Begley) |
18th | Great White Egret 1 (Mick Townsend), Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 2, Wigeon c115, Redpoll c75 over this am, Fieldfare 2 flocks of c65 and c70 birds at either end of the day, Grey Heron an excellent count of 15 at the settling pond, Green Sandpiper 1 in front of the hide early evening, Kingfisher 1 |
17th | Cetti's Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this AM (SRG), Redpoll c80 over this AM, Willow Tit 1 this evening, Redpoll 11 this evening, Meadow Pipit 24, Redwing 2, Shoveler 33, Little Grebe 1, Tawny Owl 1 calling this evening, Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 1 |
15th | Water Rail 1 this am (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Pied Wagtail c20, Redwing c6, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 5, Snipe 2, Tawny Owl 1 calling this evening at the settling pond, Meadow Pipit 5 |
14th | Little Egret 15, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 17, Wigeon 74, Snipe 1, Willow Tit 1, Gadwall 6, Fieldfare 2, Moorhen 12, Pochard 12, Coot 124, Tufted Duck 115, Grey Heron 3, Teal 10, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 5, Swallow 2 flying east late PM |
12th | Green Sandpiper 1 around the dam this am, Peregrine 1 over the dam, Little Egret 15, Kingfisher 1
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11th | STONECHAT 1 ringed this morning (SRG) - THE FIRST EVER RINGED ON THE SITE, Garden Warbler 1 ringed (SRG), Kingfisher 1, Skylark 12, Little Egret 8 this evening, Redwing 7
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10th | YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 1 ringed this am (SRG). There has been an influx of an estimated 500+ of this Siberian vagrant into the UK over the past 10 days. This is only the fourth ever record of this species for the site, 10th record for Northants. Cetti's Warbler 2, Red Kite 2, Pochard 14, Little Grebe 2
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9th | Marsh Tit 1, Willow Tit 1, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 10, Skylark c7 |
8th | Great White Egret 1 early AM, Green Sandpiper 1 in front of hide, Cetti's Warbler 1, Skylark 24 over heading west, Redwing c8, Siskin 16 over, Chiffchaff c8, Fieldfare c40, Little Egret 15, Kingfisher 1, Jay 2, Little Grebe 1, Linnet 25, Shoveler 27
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7th | Redstart 1 trapped and ringed this AM (SRG), Redwing, Redpoll 15, Meadow Pipit c150, Fieldfare 11 |
5th | Stonechat 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 3, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
4th | Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1, Skylark 18 |
3rd | Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Egret 8, Red Kite 4, Siskin 1, Swallow 2, House Martin 6, Willow Tit 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Meadow Pipit 10, Chiffchaff 5, Stonechat 1 (S Nichols), Sedge and Reed Warbler trapped and ringed this AM (SRG) |
2nd | Great White Egret 1, Little Egret 14, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
1st | Stonechat 2 this evening, Great White Egret 1 this evening feeding and then went to roost at the Narrows (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 5
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September
30th | Stonechat 2, Little Egret 10, Red Kite 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon c20, Shoveler c45, Swallow 2
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29th | Raven 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2 trapped and ringed (SRG), Stonechat 1, Barn Owl 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1, Nuthatch 1, Tawny Owl 1, Kingfisher 1, Buzzard 1, Chiffchaff several, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 |
28th | Stonechat 2 (at least one different to yesterday), Green Sandpiper 1 |
27th | Green Sandpiper 1 on the dam, Skylark 10 over, Meadow Pipit 8 over, Blackcap 3, Siskin 1 over, Stonechat 2, Peregrine 1, Little Egret 7, Red Kite 2, Kingfisher 1 (Ray Clark), Kestrel 2, Tawny Owl 1 (George Burton), Nuthatch 2
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26th | Stonechat 2 (M Townsend, SRG), Peregrine 1, Red Kite 1, Meadow Pipit c50, Curlew 1 calling over dam (S Nichols), Little Egret 2 |
25th | Shelduck 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 2, Red Kite 1, Siskin 10 along the trees around the dam, Hobby 2, Meadow Pipit c20, Snipe 1, Little Grebe 2, Tawny Owl 1 (Fritz Graves)
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23rd | Willow Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Shelduck 1, Little Egret 1, Hobby 2 |
22nd | Great White Egret 1 over (AGH), Red Kite 1 |
21st | Shoveler 57, Teal 6, Sparrowhawk 1, Shelduck 1, Hobby 2 |
20th | Spotted Flycatcher 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 5, Red Kite 1, Willow Tit 2, Shelduck 1, Shoveler c30, Lapwing 8 |
19th | Shelduck 1 |
18th | Red-crested Pochard 8 this PM near to the dam (CMH), Ruddy Shelduck 1 on the dam, Red Kite 2, Shoveler 28, Teal 7, Wigeon 2
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17th | Whinchat 2 this evening (CMH), Hobby 1, Swallow 5, Sand Martin 1, Wigeon 2, Lapwing 7, Shoveler 28, Cetti's Warbler 1, Whitethroat 1
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16th | Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 2, Nuthatch 1, Siskin 1 over (GB), Peregrine 1, Hobby 2, House Martin c150, Swallow c20, Jay 2, Shoveler 28, Sparrowhawk 1, Chiffchaff, Kestrel 1 |
15th | Whinchat 1, Hobby 1, Snipe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Buzzard 5, Meadow Pipit c15, Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Red Kite 1, Ruddy Shelduck 1, Shoveler c20
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14th | Little Egret 1, Hobby 1, Buzzard 11, Lapwing c40, Goldfinch c40, Ruddy Shelduck 1 |
13th | Redstart 1J female trapped and ringed this AM (Mick Townsend, SRG), Whinchat 1 (CMH), Peregrine 2 early AM, Blackcap caught this AM with a Spanish ring
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12th | Whinchat 3 this evening (CMH), Hobby 1, Snipe 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 over, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Whitethroat 3, Willow Warbler c5, Chiffchaff c8, Shoveler c25, Lapwing c50
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11th | Ruddy Shelduck 1 still around the dam end, Cetti's Warbler 1, Swift 1, Hobby 2 early morning, several hundred hirundines, Whitethroat 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler c30, Willow Warbler 5, Chiffchaff c6
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10th | Spotted Flycatcher 1 trapped and ringed - this was the 54th species to be ringed in 2018 (Pete Norrie, SRG), Ruddy Shelduck 1 still present this morning and late PM (F Graves and CMH), Willow Tit 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 1, several hundred Hirundines, Shoveler c20, Meadow Pipit 5, Coal Tit 1, Willow Warbler c15, Chiffchaff c10, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 1
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9th | Ruddy Shelduck 1 on the dam again, Spotted Flycatcher 2 |
8th | Ruddy Shelduck 1 only the 4th record for the reservoir and the first since 2005 (CMH), Shoveler 27, Tufted Duck 94, Teal 13, Gadwall 6, Wigeon 4, Common Sandpiper 1, Meadow Pipit 11, Hobby 1, Swift 1, several hundred mixed hirundines, Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Tit 1, Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 2, Red Kite 1
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7th | Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this am (Mick Townsend, SRG), Yellow Wagtail 15, Grey Wagtail 2, Willow Tit 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1, Lapwing c50 over, Wigeon 4, Meadow Pipit 5, c150 mixed hirundines, Grey Wagtail 4 |
6th | Redstart 1 male trapped and ringed this am (Mick Townsend, SRG), Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this am (Mick Townsend, SRG), Meadow Pipit 14, Linnet c60, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 14, c50 mixed hirundines, Wigeon 4 |
5th | Grasshopper Warbler 1 seen briefly in set aside near track early morning (CMH) and then 2 trapped and ringed (SRG), Red Kite 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 10, Teal 4, Grey Wagtail 1 trapped and ringed this am (SRG), Spotted Flycatcher 1
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4th | Willow Tit 2, Shoveler 14, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Little Grebe 3, Teal 5, Wigeon 4 |
3rd | Whinchat 3 this am flycatching along hedge in weedy field (CMH), Shoveler 13, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Yellow Wagtail 4, Whitethroat 1, Reed Warbler 9, Sedge Warbler 5, Kingfisher 1, Blackcap 151 trapped and ringed, Willow Warbler 15 trapped and ringed, Chiffchaff 19 trapped and ringed, Willow Tit 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Tawny Owl 2 (GB)
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2nd | Whinchat 1 this PM (SCN), Spotted Flycatcher 2, Willow Tit 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 9, Pochard 4, Teal 6, Wigeon 5, Little Grebe 1, Nuthatch 1, Reed Warbler 1, Lesser-black Backed Gull 3 |
1st | Spotted Flycatcher 2, Greenshank 1 through this am, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Stonechat 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Red Kite 4, Hobby 2, Nuthatch 1, Shoveler 3, Teal 6, Pochard 1, Little Grebe 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Greylag Geese 135
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August
31st | REDSTART 1 juvenile male trapped and ringed this am (M Townsend), Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this am, Blackcap 92 trapped and ringed this am, Hobby 1, Peregrine 2, Spotted Flycatcher 1 in hedge near to inflow car park (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2 over calling, Willow Tit 1, Whitethroat 5, Willow Warbler c8, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 2 over, Garden Warbler 1, Wigeon 2 |
30th | Willow Tit 1, Wigeon 2 (first of the Autumn), Red Kite 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Whitethroat 3, Teal 3, Shoveler 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 2, Buzzard 4, Nuthatch 1, Chiffchaff 3 |
28th | Hobby 1 (R Clark), Cetti's Warbler 1 (R Clark), Grey Wagtail 4, Little Grebe 1, Goldcrest 2, Buzzard 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Willow Warbler 2, Linnet 10, Common Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1 |
27th | Stonechat 1 male, the first of the Autumn, seen twice this AM (CMH and then AGH), Yellow Wagtail 6, Hobby 2, Buzzard 5, Sparrowhawk 2, Red Kite 2, Sedge Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 2, Garden Warbler 1, Kingfisher |
26th | Green Sandpiper 1 on the dam this evening, Little Grebe 1 |
25th | Cetti's Warbler 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Grey Wagtail c9, Little Egret 1, Hobby 1, c600 hirundines, Mandarin 1, Little Grebe 3
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24th | Little Egret 1, Grey Wagtail 3, Mandarin 1, good numbers of House Martin, Sand Martin and Swallow |
23rd | Cetti's Warbler 1, Peregrine 1, Redshank 3 on the dam late PM (CMH), Willow Tit 2, Snipe 1
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22nd | Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this am (Pete Norrie, SRG), Peregrine 1, Hobby 1
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21st | TREE PIPIT 4 trapped and ringed this morning (M Townsend, SRG), NORTHERN WILLOW WARBLER (acredula) trapped and ringed (M Townsend, SRG) which is the 4th county record, Little Gull 1 juvenile briefly around the dam (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 mid morning (observer not known), Common Sandpiper 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Mandarin 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 2, Little Grebe 2
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20th | Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed this am (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1, Willow Tit 1, Mandarin 1, Pochard 1, Teal 3, Shoveler 2, Red Kite 2 |
19th | Spotted Flycatcher 1, Kingfisher 1, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 1, Red Kite 1 |
18th | Sparrowhawk 2, Buzzard 2, Pochard 1, Kingfisher 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Grey Wagtail c10, Common Sandpiper 1 trapped and ringed (17th ringed at Stanford Reservoir)
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17th | Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3 including 2 juveniles, Little Grebe 1 juvenile |
16th | Common Sandpiper 1, Raven 1 heard |
13th | Mandarin 1, Little Egret 1, Common Tern 1, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, House Martin c200 |
12th | Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Mandarin 1, House Martin c100, Whitethroat 10, Common Tern 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Tufted Duck with 2 broods |
11th | Mandarin 1, Little Egret 1, Willow Tit 1, House Martin c150, Common Tern 4, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail 5
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10th | Whinchat 1 this am on Leicestershire side (CMH), Willow Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Mandarin 1, Hobby 1, House Martin c 100 |
9th | Juvenile MARSH WARBLER trapped and ringed this morning - 3rd record for the site (first in Autumn) and only the 4th record for Northamptonshire (SRG), Mandarin 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 6
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8th | Green Sandpiper 1, Mandarin 1, Common Tern 5, Teal 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Yellow Wagtail 5, Hobby 1, Pochard 1
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7th | Mandarin 1 still late evening |
6th | Whinchat 1 trapped and ringed this AM (SRG) - 1st for 2018, Willow Tit 1 (CMH), Osprey 1 early am, Peregrine 1, Yellow Wagtail 11, Cetti's Warbler 1, Mandarin 1, Little Grebe 3
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5th | MANDARIN 1 female (SCN) only the 4th record for Stanford Reservoir, Nuthatch 1, Spotted Flycatcher 2
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4th | Greenshank 1, Snipe 1, Grasshopper Warbler 1 trapped and ringed (SRG), Black-tailed Godwit 1 on dam (Dave Neal), Common Sandpiper 1, Grey Wagtail 8
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3rd | Spotted Flycatcher 2 (pools at top of road to dam) |
2nd | Yellow Wagtail 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Pochard 3, Swift 7, Common Tern 4 |
July
31st | Osprey 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 11 on the dam this evening (Chris Begley) |
30th | Common Tern 10, Yellow Wagtail 10, Mute Swan c50, Common Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Yellow Wagtail 2 Common Tern seen yesterday (Lime U70) ringed at Watermead CP1/7/2016. Also, seen at Cropston Reservoir in 2016 and Seaforth, Merseyside on 18/6/2018 |
27th | Common Sandpiper 5, Yellow Wagtail 4, Great Crested Grebe with 2 young, Tufted Duck with 6 young, Common Tern colour ringed bird from Watermead project - ring Lime U70 |
26th | Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 5, Common Tern 5 |
24th | Green Sandpiper (GB), Little Grebe 1, Grey Heron 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Sand Martin 11, Common Tern 4 |
23rd | Hobby 1, Common Sandpiper 1 |
22nd | Little Grebe 1, Lesser black-backed Gull 3, Mute Swan with 4 cygnets, Cormorant 3 |
21st | Cetti's Warbler 1J trapped and ringed this AM (SRG), |
19th | Little Ringed Plover 1 on dam (SCN), Grey Wagtail 14 |
17th | Common Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Green Woodpecker (feeding juvenile) |
15th | Little Grebe 2, Hobby 2, Buzzard 1, Lesser-black Backed Gull 9, Common Tern 4, House Martin 3, Linnet 5, Little Ringed Plover 1J on dam (SCN), Common Sandpiper 2 |
14th | Little Egret 6 (GB), Common Tern 2, Sand Martin 12, House Martin 2, Greylag Goose 13, Yellow Wagtail 5 trapped and ringed (SRG), Reed Warbler (re trap from Portugal) |
13th | Hobby 1, Common Tern 4, Swallow 18, Grey Heron, Redd Warbler 1 |
10th | Little Grebe 1 (12 Black-tailed Skimmers) |
8th | Common Tern (with 2 chicks) on raft, Osprey (SCN), Teal 3, Shoveler 1f, Mute Swan 49, Tufted Duck c40, Red Kite 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2, Kingfisher 1, Grey Wagtail 3, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
7th | Common Sandpiper 2, Oystercatcher 2, Nuthatch 1, Little Grebe 1 |
6th | Oystercatcher 1, Common Sandpiper 1 |
3rd | Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 4, Swift 2, Red Kite 1, Jay 1 |
2nd | Red Kite 1, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 1, Tawny Owl 1 |
1st | Little Grebe 2, Gadwall 6, Mute Swan with 4 cygnets, Common Tern 2, Grey Wagtail |
June
25th | Hobby 1, Common Tern 4, Little Grebe 1, Willow Tit 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1 |
23rd | Common Tern 3, Little Egret 1, Lapwing 1 |
20th | Curlew 1, Oystercatcher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 1 |
19th | Common Tern 2, Oystercatcher 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 1 |
16th | Oystercatcher 2, Little Egret 1, Starling c40 |
15th | Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 2, Pochard, Little Egret 1, Curlew 1 |
13th | Little Egret 1, Oystercatcher 2, Swift 6, Common Tern 3, Pochard 1, Starling c 30 (also Grass Snake and 4 Hare)
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12th | Common Tern 3, Swift 9, Garden Warbler, Grey Heron 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1 |
11th | Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 3 |
10th |
Common Tern 2, Pochard 2, Grey Wagtail 3, Kingfisher 1
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8th |
Common Tern 2, Cuckoo 1, Swift c90, Reed Warbler
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7th |
Red Kite 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 2, Pochard 1, Oystercatcher 2
Butterflies - Small Copper
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6th | Buzzard 2, Grey Heron 1, Gadwall 3, Common Tern 6, Sand Martin 5, Common Sandpiper 1, Cuckoo 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
2nd | Redpoll 1 |
May
30th | Common Tern 2, Hobby 1, Cuckoo 1 |
26th |
Large Swift and House Martin flock, Grey Wagtail 2, Greylag Goose 4, Herring Gull 1, Lesser-black Backed Gull 4, Tufted Duck 1, Lapwing 4
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25th | Common Tern 25 this AM Butterflies - Small Copper
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24th | Black Tern 7 (Pete Norrie), Greenshank 1 on dam, Cuckoo 1, Red Kite 1, Swift c30
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23rd | Common Tern 6, Hobby 2 Cuckoo 1, Barn Owl 1 |
20th | Grey Heron 1, Greylag Goose 6, Canada Goose 12, Common Tern 5, Cuckoo 1, Hobby 1, Tawny Owl 1, Common Blue Damselfly, first of the year (G Burton) |
17th | Reed Warbler (Spanish ringed) caught this morning (P Norrie, SRG). Common Tern 5, Red Kite 1, Wigeon 1, Cuckoo 1, Swift, Hobby 4 |
16th | Hobby 2, Common Tern 13, Wigeon 1 |
15th | Common Tern 17, Hobby 2, Cuckoo 2, Wigeon 1, Pochard 1, Cormorant 2, Black Headed Gull 3, Gadwall 2, Buzzard, Lapwing, Red-Legged Partridge |
14th | Peregrine 1, Hobby 4 (CMH / Chris Begley), Common Tern 19, Wigeon 1, Pochard 1, Oystercatcher 1
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13th | Black Tern 1 (GB), Little Egret 1, Greylag Goose 3, Lesser Black Backed Gull 8, Common Tern 13, Swift 8, Swallow 4, Sand Martin 14, Grey Heron, Hobby 1 |
12th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 juvenile (Richard Durrant), Oystercatcher 2, Lesser Black Backed Gull 7, Common Tern 7, Swift 3, Peregrine 1, Hobby 1, Tawny Owl 1
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11th | Gadwall with 3 duckling, Swift c10, good numbers of hirundines |
9th | Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 1, Little Egret 1, Mallard c10, Pochard 1, Oystercatcher 2, Swallow 6, Sand Martin 20, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Yellowhammer |
8th | Common Tern 2, Wigeon 1
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7th | Wigeon 1, Common Tern 2, Common Sandpiper 4 |
6th | Common Tern 6, Oystercatcher 2, Swallow, Shelduck 2, Wigeon 1, Pochard 1, Tufted Duck 58 |
3rd | Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, House Martin very good numbers over the past few days |
2nd | Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Red Kite 1, Barn Owl 1, Tawny Owl 1, Mute Swan 13, Greylag Goose, Tufted Duck, Red-Legged Partridge, Lesser-Black Backed Gull 7, Swift 1, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Linnet Away from birds - Bat sp. and Mole (GB) |
1st | Hobby 1, first for 2018 (CMH), Common Tern 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1, Garden Warbler 1, C500 hirundines |
April
29th | ARCTIC TERN 11 (SCN), still present early PM, Cuckoo 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Common Tern 3 |
28th | Common Tern 2, Swallow c300, Sand Martin c200, House Martin c50, Sparrowhawk 1, Mute Swan 7,Tufted Duck 15, Greylag Goose 3, Grey Heron, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Linnet |
27th | Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck 11, Black Headed Gull 2, Swallow c300, Common Tern 4, House Martin c50, Sand Martin c200, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Grey Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Linnet |
25th | Barn Owl 1, Swift 1, Common Sandpiper 1 |
24th | Whitethroat 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 1 female, Gadwall 2 |
23rd | Little Ringed Plover 1 over the dam at 17.30 (CMH), Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 1, Raven 1, Hirundines estimated total c500 this evening (mostly Swallows) |
22nd | Grasshopper Warbler 1 probable heard reeling this evening (D Williams), Oystercatcher 2, Common Sandpiper 3, Whitethroat 1, Common Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Buzzard 2, Lapwing 3, Sand Martin 12, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Linnet, Goldfinch 4, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Gadwall, Red Legged Partridge, Tufted Duck |
21st | Reed Warbler 1, Tufted Duck 13, Grey Heron 2, Sparrowhawk 1 female, Kingfisher 1, Linnet. Also, 30 new birds trapped and ringed - 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Blackcap, Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler. Also, a re-trap Reed Warbler. Away from birds Bank Vole, Weasel, Common Toad, Orange Tip and Green Veined White all reported today.
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20th | Great White Egret 1 (CMH), Common Tern 1, Lesser Whitethroat 5, Goldeneye 1, Wigeon 1, Whitethroat 1, Oystercatcher 1, Garden Warbler 1, Linnet 7, Blackcap, Great Crested Grebe, Red Legged Partridge, Willow Warbler |
19th | Common Tern 5, Peregrine 1 |
18th | Willow Tit 1 trapped and ringed this AM (P Norrie, SRG), Common Tern 2, Common Sandpiper 3, Wigeon 1, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Green Woodpecker 1, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Goldeneye 6, Linnet 11, Willow Warbler, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Red Legged Partridge, Lapwing
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17th | Common Sandpiper 1 first of 2018 (CMH / SCN) and increased to 4 birds in the evening, Common Tern 1, Blackcap 7, Willow Warbler, Shoveler 3, Barn Owl 1, Goldeneye 9, Wigeon 1, Sparrowhawk 1 Tern rafts being deployed today. Thanks to Severn Trent for construction and deployment and Colin Green for the original plans. PLEASE REPORT ANY SIGHTINGS OF TERNS AND OYSTERCATCHERS USING THE RAFTS. |
16th | Raven 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, the first of 2018 (Adam Homer) |
15th | Common Tern 1 (first of 2018) through at 07.56 (CMH), Goosander 1 female (SCN), Sedge Warbler 1 first of 2018 (SCN), Garden Warbler 1 first of 2018 (SCN), Greenshank 1 through at 07.45 (CMH), Willow Warbler 3, Siskin 1 trapped and ringed this AM (SRG)
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14th | Greenshank 1 (GB), Curlew 1 (GB), Cormorant, Grey Heron, Tufted Duck c13, Gadwall 4, Wigeon 4, Barn Owl 1, Oystercatcher 2, Common Gull 10, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler 2, Sand Martin 2, Long Tailed Tit 2, Reed Bunting 4, Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk 2 |
12th | Little Egret 1, Barn Owl 1, Goldeneye 15, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 2, Kingfisher 2, Great Black Backed Gull 22, Swallow 3 |
11th | Little Egret 1 |
9th | Red Crested Pochard 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Shoveler 2, Shelduck 1, House Martin 2, Sand Martin c70, Swallow c30, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 2
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8th | SANDWICH TERN (George Burton), first record since 12th April 2016 - Several reported in Leicestershire in past few days and an excellent record for the reservoir. Osprey 1 late morning / early PM, Greenshank 1 through this AM, Curlew 2, Shelduck 2, House Martin 2, mixed hirundine flock of c 100 birds, Willow Warbler 1, Goldeneye 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Kingfisher 2 62 birds trapped and ringed this AM including Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap. |
7th | Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Greylag Goose 8, Shelduck 2, Shoveler 5, Swallow 3 over, Redwing, Reed Bunting 3, Linnet 2, Skylark 3, Willow Warbler 1 |
4th | Blackcap 1 the first for 2018 (SCN), Oystercatcher 3, Goldeneye c20, Fieldfare c60 over, Sand Martin 15
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3rd | Greenshank 1 on the dam this evening for c30 mins (CMH) first record for 2018 and 22 days earlier than last year, Sand Martin c15, Shoveler 1, Little Egret 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Chiffchaff c5
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2nd | Cormorant 3, Swallow 2, Mute Swan c25, Tufted Duck c25, Wigeon 6, Coot, Pheasant, Buzzard, Lapwing 3, Herring Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Skylark, Redwing 3, Long Tailed Tit, Chiffchaff 3, Reed Bunting |
1st | Oystercatcher 2, Goosander 3, Lapwing 3, Raven 2, Redwing 3, Fieldfare 24, Curlew 2, Little Egret 1, Bullfinch 6, Goldeneye c17, Treecreeper 1, Swallow 4 (first of 2018), Common Gull 50, Kingfisher 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Chiffchaff 2, Tufted Duck 24, Reed Bunting 4
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March
31st | Meadow Pipit c200, Little Egret 2, Chiffchaff several around the reservoir |
26th | Sand Martin 3 first at the reservoir in 2018 (SCN), Shelduck 2, Oystercatcher 2, Red Kite 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Goldeneye 21
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25th | COMMON SCOTER 6 (CMH) including 5 drakes (still present at 18:00), Curlew 2, Oystercatcher 2, Chiffchaff 3, Redshank 1, Dunlin 1, Gadwall 25, Teal 57, Tufted Duck 80, Mute Swan 30, Goosander 2, Little Grebe 2, Wigeon 32, Lapwing 8, Snipe 10, Grey Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 3, Goldeneye 17, Jay 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Grey Heron 2, Buzzard 1
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14th | Curlew 1, little grebe 1, shoveler 1 |
11th | Red kite 2, oystercatcher 1 (first of 2018), goosander 3, grey wagtail 2, jay 1, redpoll c20, wigeon c300, pochard c60, goldeneye 4
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10th | Stonechat 1 (F Graves), red kite 1, siskin 1, yellowhammer, bullfinch
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4th | Little grebe 4, barn owl 1 |
3rd | Snipe 1, little grebe 4, goldeneye 12 |
2nd | Goosander 2, snipe 1, shoveler 2, teal 15, buzzard 1, cormorant 10, goldeneye, little grebe 2, meadow pipit 2
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1st | Whooper swan 3 (CMH), goosander 3, snipe 1, shoveler 1, teal 7
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February
28th | Shelduck 2, goosander 1, snipe 1, pochard c80, wigeon c150, lapwing 31 over, meadow pipit 2, little grebe 1, kestrel 1, buzzard 1, jay 4 |
27th | Great white egret (F Graves) |
26th | Shelduck 2, red kite 1, goosander 2, teal 12, shoveler 1, goldeneye 6, kestrel 1, fieldfare c50, redwing c15 |
25th | Goosander, little grebe, lapwing 40 |
24th | Little grebe 2, treecreeper 2, red kite 1, pochard c60 |
19th | Great crested grebe 10, water rail 2, raven 2, fieldfare c45, linnet, reed bunting 3, little grebe, little egret 2, goosander 3, goldeneye 6, tufted duck, pochard, wigeon, gadwall |
18th | Great white egret 1 over the dam at 12.25 (CMH), Cetti's warbler 1, goosander 3, shoveler 1, teal 5, coot 144, pochard 105, tufted duck 105, wigeon 210, gadwall 35, lapwing 120, goldeneye 7 |
17th | Goosander 6, snipe 1 |
11th | Shelduck 1, red kite 1, chaffinch c30, goosander 4 |
5th | Barn owl 2 |
3rd | Goosander 2, water rail 1, Cetti's warbler 2, snipe 15, goldeneye 10, little grebe 3, redpoll 6, barn owl 1, little egret 1 |
January
28th | Goosander 2 |
27th | Goosander 1, grey heron 4, cormorant 3, sparrowhawk 1 female, pochard c140, wigeon c65, lapwing c150, redpoll 3, little grebe 1, goldeneye 3, snipe 2, meadow pipit 8, skylark 2, yellowhammer 6, chaffinch c30, bullfinch 4, jay 1 (also stoat and 2 muntjac) |
25th | Lapwing c 500, coal tit 1, little egret 1 |
24th | lapwing c 500, little grebe 2 |
23rd | Great white egret 1 (D Williams via G Burton), lapwing c200, snipe 4 |
22nd | Shelduck 2, lapwing c400, raven 1, goosander 2 |
20th | Barn owl 1, little grebe 2, redpoll 19, goldcrest 1, meadow pipit 3, greylag goose 119, canada goose 121, sparrowhawk 1, pochard 154, black headed gull c170, common gull 10, cormorant 7, grey heron 1, coot 192, wigeon 56, gadwall 15, tufted duck 85, goldeneye 5, mallard 75, lapwing 2 |
18th | Red kite 1 (I Martindale), Sparrowhawk 1 female, snipe 1, lesser redpoll 2, grey heron 1, barn owl 2, goosander 2 , coal tit 1, tree sparrow c40
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15th | Pintail 3, teal 38, little grebe 1
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14th | Goosander 4, pochard c100 |
13th | Cetti's warbler 1, chiffchaff 1, goosander 2, snipe 1 over |
11th | Pochard c90, little grebe 2 |
10th | Goosander 1, shoveler 6, barn owl 1, teal 15 |
8th | Pintail 2 (male and female), yellow legged gull 2 in roost |
5th | Goosander 1, barn owl 1, teal 7 |
4th | Cormorant 8, grey heron 1, little egret 1, great crested grebe 9, little grebe 2, greylag goose c500, canada goose 9, goosander 1, shoveler 3, stock dove 8, starling 20, long tailed tit 7 (other species - no totals) mute swan, mallard, wigeon, pochard, tufted duck, gadwall, coot, pheasant, lapwing, common gull, black headed gull, lesser black backed gull, great black backed gull, herring gull, wood pigeon, carrion crow, rook, magpie, blackbird, song thrush, blue tit, linnet, reed bunting |
2nd | Yellow-legged gull 2, goosander 2, mistle thrush 2 |
1st | Egyptian goose 4 (S Nichols), Cetti's warbler 1, snipe 9, redpoll 6, pochard c100, coot 185 |
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