2021

Thanks to all observers for their records, especially Stanford Ringing Group (SRG), Steve Nichols (SCN), George Burton (GB), Fritz Graves (FG), Chris Begley (CB), Peter Dillon-Hooper (PDH), Ewan Turner (ET), Sandra and Mick Wyatt (S&MW), Ian Bartlett (IB), Chris Hubbard (CMH)

Access to Stanford Reservoir is by permit only 
December 

2021 review

Thanks to all members of the Stanford Ringing Group and all visitors who have contributed bird news in 2021. Highlights for the year include Golden Oriole, Turtle Dove, Yellow-browed Warbler, Wryneck, Bewick's Swan, Whooper Swan, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Tree Pipit, Redstart, Whimbrel, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, White-fronted Goose, Bearded Tit, Kittiwake, Caspian Gull, Little Gull, Sandwich Tern, Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Sanderling, Ring Ouzel, Black-tailed Godwit, Pink-footed Goose and Marsh Harrier. Enjoy your birding in 2022 and keep the sightings coming.

31st

WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 3 this AM in Keepers Lodge, the 2nd record of 2021 (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (CMH), Water Rail 1, Shelduck 2, Lapwing c50, Shoveler 4, Great Black-backed Gull 103, Cetti's Warbler 1 White-fronted Geese - adult and 2 juveniles (Chris Hubbard)

30th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), Water Rail 2, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter (CMH)

29th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Lapwing 8, BRAMBLING 3 over (SCN), Raven 2

28th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), DUNLIN 1 flying around Blowers Lodge Bay calling late PM (CMH), Goosander 1, Shoveler 7 Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard)

27th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), Water Rail 2, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Teal 5, Goosander 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Chiffchaff 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1

26th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this AM (CMH), Water Rail 2, GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1, Raven 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Teal 25, Goosander 1 female, Little Grebe 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 (CMH), Little Egret 1

24th	Goosander 2, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2 (PDH), Little Egret 1, Water Rail 1, Chiffchaff 2, Snipe 1, Kingfisher 1 A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY, BIRD FILLED NEW YEAR TO ALL VISITORS. 'Winter Twitter' - Digital Design by Kate Moore, Stanford Ringing Group

23rd	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (ET)

22nd	Kingfisher 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Shoveler 11, Chiffchaff 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 2     Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

21st

WHOOPER SWAN 1 late PM in Keepers Lodge Bay and still present at 16.00 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Goldeneye 10, Teal 10, Goosander 1, Tufted Duck 214, Coot 376, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 1, PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), Wigeon 127, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Lesser Redpoll 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Shoveler 8 Whooper Swan (Chris Hubbard)

20th	CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter (CMH), PINTAIL 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (PDH), Goosander 3

19th	Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 2, Chiffchaff 2, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1

18th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Water Rail 2, BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 10, Teal 6, Goldeneye 8, Great Black-backed Gull c185 in the roost (CMH), Chiffchaff 2, Little Grebe 2 Caspian Gull (Chris Hubbard)

17th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 7 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 3, Chiffchaff 4, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 20, Goosander 2, Little Grebe 2, Raven 5, Snipe 3

16th	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Snipe 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 3, Raven 5, Gadwall c90, Shoveler 5, Little Grebe 1, Red Kite 1, Water Rail 2, Lesser Redpoll 1, Goosander 2

15th	Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 3, Shelduck 1, Kingfisher 1, Water Rail 2, Raven 4

14th	Goldeneye 12, Goosander 7, Kingfisher 1

13th	Goldeneye 10, Shoveler 2, Red Kite 1, Little Egret 1

12th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Shoveler 13, GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Grebe 3, Treecreeper 1, Nuthatch 1, Siskin 20, Raven 2, Chiffchaff 1

11th	CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 (CMH), Goosander 2, Siskin c50 (CMH), Little Grebe 3, Teal 14, BRAMBLING 3 (SRG), Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 2, Chiffchaff 2, Shoveler 7, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 8, Blackcap 1 ringed (SRG)

10th	MARSH HARRIER 1 over (FG), Goosander 13, Linnet c40, Shoveler 3, Chiffchaff 1, Kingfisher 1

6th	Goosander 2, Little Grebe 3, Chiffchaff 1, Shoveler 8

4th	Goosander 2, Grey Wagtail 1, numerous Fieldfare and Redwing

1st	Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1

November

30th	GREAT EGRET 1 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Chiffchaff 1, Meadow Pipit 7, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (PDH), Shoveler 4

29th	Siskin c20, GREAT EGRET 4 flew west towards the dam, late afternoon (CMH), Water Rail 1, BRAMBLING 2 over (CMH) and 1 ringed (SRG), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Chiffchaff 1, Great Black-backed Gull 172 in the roost (CMH), Raven 4, Kingfisher 1

28th	PINTAIL 5 over (SCN), Shoveler 2, Chiffchaff 1

27th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Siskin 1, Little Grebe 1  Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard)

26th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, CACKLING GOOSE 1 the escaped bird (CMH)

25th	BRAMBLING 2 (CMH), Chiffchaff 3, Goldcrest 3, Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 2, Shoveler 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goosander 2, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Little Grebe 1, Treecreeper 2

24th	Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 2, Raven 4, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 3

23rd	Siskin c25, Water Rail 2, Kingfisher 2

22nd	CASPIAN GULL 1 3rd-winter this PM (CMH/SCN), PINTAIL 1 female, Teal 9, Goosander 7 (4 males), Goldeneye 18, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1

21st	PINTAIL 1 female (CMH), Lapwing 101, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, CURLEW 1 around Blowers Lodge Bay for c15 mins (CMH/S&MW), Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 1, Siskin 6

20th	Goosander 1 male

19th	Siskin 9 (PDH), Little Grebe 2, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (PDH), Tufted Duck c237 (CMH), Pochard 47, Kingfisher 2, Goldeneye 3

18th	BRAMBLING 2, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Siskin 5, Lesser Redpoll 1, Little Egret 2, Chiffchaff 1, Raven 5

17th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Goosander 1 drake, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1

16th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Goldeneye 7 Brambling (SRG)

15th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Water Rail 2, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Siskin 6, Lesser Redpoll 1, Nuthatch 2 ringed (SRG), BRAMBLING c5 (CMH/SRG)

14th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Siskin 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Kingfisher 1, CACKLING GOOSE 1 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1

13th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, Lesser Redpoll 6, Siskin 12, Raven 5, Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 4, PINTAIL 1 (CMH)

12th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Little Grebe 1, Red Kite 1, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (SCN), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (SCN) BRAMBLING 1 (SCN)

11th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this AM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), PINTAIL 2 females (CMH),  REDSHANK 1 early AM, the 4th of 2021 (CMH), Water Rail 3, Cetti's Warbler 2, Kingfisher 2, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1, CACKLING GOOSE 1, Golden Plover 31    Redshank (Chris Hubbard)

10th	PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 (CMH/M Townsend), Siskin c30, CACKLING GOOSE 1with goose flock this PM, likely an escapee and also seen recently at DIRFT (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1

9th

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Water Rail 2, Chiffchaff 2, Siskin 5, Goldeneye 12                                                                                                                                                                                                 Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard)

8th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 near the Point (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 over the dam (CMH), Water Rail 2, Chiffchaff 4, Woodpigeon c1000 over during the first 2 hours of daylight, GREAT EGRET 1 west over the dam (CMH), Siskin 15, Goldeneye 9

7th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 this AM (SCN), Goldeneye 8, Teal 2, Little Grebe 2, Nuthatch 1, Tawny Owl 2, Barn Owl 2 (GB), Siskin 1                                                                                                                                                                                        Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

6th	WOODCOCK 1 (D Neal), Golden Plover c70, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Water Rail 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 4, Teal 5, Shoveler 9, Raven 10, Cetti's Warbler 2

5th	DUNLIN 1 this PM, the 8th of 2021 (CMH), Fieldfare c2000 through the site today (M Townsend / CMH), BRAMBLING c20 through (M Townsend), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Sparrowhawk 1 Dunlin (Chris Hubbard)

4th

MARSH HARRIER 1 late PM intially in Keepers Lodge and then towards the reedbed / point (CMH), Egyptian Goose 3 (CMH), Goosander 1 drake (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 over calling (CMH), Lesser Redpoll 6, Siskin 3, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 13, Goldeneye 2 drakes (CMH), Raven 8, Kingfisher 2, Fieldfare c150 over west, Redwing c400 over west

3rd	Coot 356 counted just before dusk (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Raven 4

2nd	Cetti's Warbler 2, PEREGRINE 1 (S&MW), Lesser Redpoll 14 (S&MW), Water Rail 3, Green Sandpiper 1, STONECHAT 1 (FG), Coot 238 (FG), Common Buzzard 7, Redwing c50, Grey Heron 2, Red Kite 2, Goldcrest 7, Raven 7 Long-tailed Tit c30 Cetti's Warbler (SRG)

1st	Goosander 1 female (CMH), Water Rail 3, BRAMBLING 1 flew west (CMH), Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 3, Siskin 2, Kingfisher 2

October

31st	Shoveler 9, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 2, Moorhen 14, Raven 4, Chiffchaff 2

30th	Lesser Redpoll 19, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Raven 7, Green Sandpiper 2, Tawny Owl 2

29th	WOODCOCK 1 flew from the edge of the path in Keepers Lodge Bay (CMH), STONECHAT 1 where the rail track meets the road (CB), Wigeon 112, Pochard c30, Cetti's Warbler 2, Kingfisher 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Green Woodpecker 1, Little Egret 1 Stonechat (Chris Hubbard)

28th	Little Egret 2, Pochard c30

27th	PEREGRINE 1, Shoveler 19

26th	Water Rail 2, Siskin 2, Kingfisher 2, CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost before flying off west (CMH), BRAMBLING 3 this morning including 1 ringed, the 59th species to be ringed at the site in 2021 (SRG), Little Egret 3 Brambling (SRG)

25th	BRAMBLING 1 over (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, PEREGRINE 1, Meadow Pipit 5, Siskin 3, PINTAIL 1 female (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Little Egret 1, Water Rail 2, Blackcap 1 female, Pochard 17 Pintail (Chris Hubbard)

24th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (D March), Starling c8000-10000 into roost Egyptian Geese (Dan March)

23rd	Buzzard 1 ringed this AM, only the 2nd ever (SRG), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Siskin 7, Tawny Owl 2, Blackcap 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Shoveler 1, PEREGRINE 1, Lesser Redpoll c15, BRAMBLING 1, Siskin c5

22nd	Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Little Grebe 4, Little Egret 1

21st

WHOOPER SWAN 1 present early morning (CMH) and 3 present early evening (CMH/K Hill), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, Siskin 2, Raven 8, Goldeneye 2, Snipe 1, Little Egret 3, Goldfinch 13, Long-tailed Tit c13, Jay 4, Common Buzzard 2                                                                                                           Whooper Swan (Chris Hubbard)

20th	Swallow 1 this evening (CMH), Little Grebe 1, Pochard 13. Goldfinch c15, Shoveler 3, Little Egret 1, starling c5000 in the roost this evening (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Tawny Owl 2

19th	Goldeneye 2, the first of the autumn (CMH), Teal 35, Little Grebe 2

18th	Starling several thousand left their roost this AM, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Raven 5

17th	Raven 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 3, BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 1, Siskin 1

16th	Raven 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, WILLOW TIT 1

15th	BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 2, Redwing c50, Siskin 4, Lesser Redpoll 2

14th	BRAMBLING 6 (M Townsend), Little Egret 3, Redwing 31 ringed this AM (SRG)

13th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1, a first-winter this evening (CMH), Redwing c350 over in small groups, Starling c1000 (CMH), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shoveler 7, Teal 5, Kingfisher 1, Siskin 1, Jay 7 high west, Sparrowhawk 1

12th

*YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER* 1 ringed this AM, the 6th to be ringed at the site and the 7th overall (SRG), Swallow 1 flew south, Water Rail 2, Lesser Redpoll 3, Siskin 1, Shoveler 3, Pochard 17, Little Grebe 4, Kestrel 1, Buzzard 4, Long-tailed Tits several small flocks around the site, Kingfisher 1 Yellow-browed Warbler ringed by SRG this AM (Chris Hubbard)

11th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 in the gull roost - a 1st winter and 2nd winter (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 in the roost (CMH), WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Red Kite 1, Little Grebe 2, Raven 4, Lesser Redpoll 2, Siskin 2, Starling c500, Water Rail 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 8 1st winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) 2nd winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard)

10th	Raven 6, Sparrowhawk 1, Coal Tit 1, Red Kite 1, Little Grebe 4, Lapwing 1

9th	Lesser Redpoll 1, Siskin 1, Redwing 3, Skylark c100, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Egret 2

8th	CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (SCN), Cetti's Warbler 1, Lapwing c150, Raven 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Siskin 1, Shoveler 13

7th	Green Sandpiper 1, Siskin 1, Little Grebe 1, Shoveler 2, Pochard 7, Cetti's Warbler 1, Swallow 5, Raven 2

6th	WHEATEAR 1 the first of the autumn (CMH), Hobby 1, Swallow 4, House Martin 3, Little Egret 2 Wheatear (Chris Hubbard)

5th	Swallow 7, Raven 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 3

4th	Raven 1, Siskin 1, Swallow c20, House Martin c30, Kingfisher 1, Common Gull 6, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 2

3rd	Wigeon 100, Cetti's Warbler 2, House Martin c20, Sparrowhawk 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (IB), Raven 1

2nd	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Reed Warbler 1 ringed this AM. (SRG), Swallow 3, House Martin 11, Shoveler 13, Teal 4

1st	Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Siskin 1, Little Grebe 4

September 

30th	Little Egret 1, House Martin 20, Swallow 6, Sand Martin 4

29th	Yellow Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 6, Teal 13, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 4, Swallow 10, Kestrel 4, Chiffchaff 5, Raven 4, Buzzard 4, House Martin 4, Reed Kite 2, Long-tailed Tit 13, Moorhen 8

28th	Cetti's Warbler 3, Raven 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Meadow Pipit 10

27th	Cetti's Warbler 1, Raven 4, Meadow Pipit 20, Swallow 5

26th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Lesser Whitethroat 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Wigeon 125, Little Grebe 2, Teal 4, Shoveler 17, Meadow Pipit 34, Yellow Wagtail 1, Raven 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 3, Swallow 25, Jay 3

25th	WILLOW EMERALD DAMSELFLY 1 this PM, the first ever at the site (Ian Merrill)

24th	WILLOW TIT 1 (SRG), Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 3, Cetti's Warbler, Meadow Pipit 10, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Starling c250 Willow Tit (SRG)

23rd	Little Grebe 1, Teal 1, WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), Wigeon 106, Swallow 10, Meadow Pipit 6

22nd	Teal 2, Little Grebe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Buzzard 3, Kingfisher 2

21st	MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly this AM being mobbed by corvids (CMH), PINTAIL 3 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Wigeon c60, Teal 5, Kingfisher 5

20th

MARSH HARRIER 1 this evening seen several times, the 12th sighting of 2021(CMH), PINTAIL 5 females this evening (CMH), Snipe 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Siskin 1, Shoveler 5, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goldcrest 5, Nuthatch 5, Little Egret 1, Pochard 4, Little Grebe 1, Kingfisher 2 Marsh Harrier (Chris Hubbard)

19th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 (D March), WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH/ET), PINTAIL 1 female (CMH/ET), Shoveler 7, Teal 18, Pochard 3, Green Sandpiper 2, Nuthatch 1 Willow Tit (Ewan Turner) Pintail (Ewan Turner)

18th	Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Red Kite 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 2

17th	Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1

16th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2 (escaped Cape Shelduck 1 this AM CMH) 290 new birds ringed this AM (SRG)

15th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Little Grebe 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 2, Snipe 1

14th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Wigeon 25, Cetti's Warbler 3, Raven 4, Shoveler 4, Pochard 6, Red Kite 1, Little Grebe 1, Common Tern 2

13th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Raven 12 (CMH)

12th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (IB), WILLOW TIT 1 (IB), Kestrel 2, Raven 7, Pied Wagtail 6, Grey Wagtail 5

11th	OSPREY 1 over this AM (CMH), REDSTART 2 ringed this AM (SRG), WILLOW TIT 1 (CB), Cetti's Warbler 4, Little Egret 3, Shoveler 4, Pochard 7 Redstart (SRG)

9th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Little Grebe 4, Pochard 7, Teal 9, Shoveler 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 87

8th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 5, WILLOW TIT 1 (CB), Wigeon 17, Shoveler 5, Kingfisher 2, Lapwing 5, Little Grebe 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Hobby 1

7th	WHINCHAT 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER at least 5 around the site this AM (CMH), WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), Wigeon 24, Cetti's Warbler 4, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, Little Grebe 1, Shoveler 17

6th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1

5th	BLACK TERN 1 this AM, the 2nd record of 2021 (IB), REDSTART 1 male along the poplars (S&MW), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH/ET), Cetti's Warbler 3, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH/ET), Little Grebe 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Ewan Turner) Spotted Flycatcher (Chris Hubbard)

4th	TREE PIPIT 1 this AM, the 3rd of 2021 (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 (ET), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH/ET), MARSH HARRIER 1 (CMH), Raven 6 Tree Pipit (Chris Hubbard) Tree Pipit (Chris Hubbard)

3rd

REDSTART 1 this evening on the Leicestershire side (CMH), WHINCHAT 1 this evening on the Leicestershire side (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Pochard 3, Coot c175, Cetti's Warbler 1, Sparrowhawk 1 Redstart this evening (Chris Hubbard) Whinchat this evening (Chris Hubbard)

2nd	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 juvenile, Buzzard 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (CMH)

1st	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Sparrowhawk 1, Raven 2

August 

31st	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Teal 4

30th

WHINCHAT 3 (CMH), WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still CMH), BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 2 flew east (PDH), Hobby 1, Shoveler 1, Snipe 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Wigeon 14, Little Grebe 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Sandpiper 1 Whinchat (Chris Hubbard) Whinchat (Chris Hubbard) Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

29th

WHINCHAT 5 including 1 ringed (SRG/CMH), REDSTART 7, including 6 ringed (SRG), WILLOW TIT 2 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3, including 2 ringed (SRG/CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 flew east around 14.30 (S&M Wyatt), Yellow Wagtail 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Snipe 2 flew west, Swift 1, Wigeon 7, Teal 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Raven 6, Red Kite 3, Common Tern 3, Buzzard 8, Snipe 2 Spotted Flycatcher (SRG)                                                                                                                       Swallow - caught at dusk yesterday evening (SRG) Whinchat (SRG) Whinchat 1 of 5 present this AM (SRG) Spotted Flycatcher (SRG) Spotted Flycatcher (SRG)

28th

**WRYNECK** 1 ringed this AM, the 4th to be ringed at the site and the 3rd in 2 years (SRG), WHINCHAT 4 this AM (CMH), REDSTART 4 including another 3 ringed (SRG/CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 2, Red Kite 2, Raven 8, Kingfisher 2 Redstart (SRG) Wryneck (SRG) Wryneck (SRG) Wryneck (SRG)

27th	REDSTART 9 (nine) ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed this AM, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 7, Little Grebe 1, Raven 6, Hobby 1  3 of the 9 Redstarts ringed this morning (SRG)

26th

REDSTART 1 juvenile ringed this AM (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly again being mobbed by corvids (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Red Kite 3, Wigeon 5, the first of the autumn (CMH), Teal 1, Shoveler 1, Pochard 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Kingfisher 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Raven 6, Hobby 1, Little Grebe 4

25th

WHINCHAT 1 ringed this AM, the 2nd record of 2021 (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 over being mobbed by corvids at 07.35, the 7th record of 2021 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 6 ringed this AM (SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 at the dam and then 1 ringed this PM (SRG), Pochard 3, PEREGRINE 1 (D Sheffield), Common Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 1, Sparrowhawk 1 juvenile male ringed this PM (SRG).  Whinchat (Ewan Turner, SRG) Whinchat (Chris Hubbard)   Juvenile male Sparrowhawk (SRG) Spotted Flycatcher, the first to be ringed in 2021 (SRG)

24th

TREE PIPIT 1 flew SE at 06.25, the 2nd record of 2021 (CMH), REDSTART 2 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed this AM (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), Coal Tit 1 ringed this morning (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, CURLEW 1 (CMH), PEREGRINE 1 (ET), Shelduck 3 (ET), Teal 4, Shoveler 1, Hobby 1, Whitethroat 100 ringed this AM (SRG) Images of the two Redstarts ringed this AM (Ewan Turner, SRG)

23rd

RINGED PLOVER 1 briefly early AM, the first of 2021 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), REDWING 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 3 (CMH) and another 2 (D Peacock / D Goldsmith), Green Sandpiper 1 (I Bartlett), Grey Wagtail 8, Common Tern 5, Common Sandpiper 1, Red Kite 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Raven 8, Teal 16, Cetti's Warbler 3, Linnet 17, Kingfisher 1, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Little Egret 2 Short-tailed Vole (D Peacock / D Goldsmith)

22nd	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (I Bartlett), Red Kite 5, Greylag Goose c160, Common Tern 3, Canada goose 21, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Buzzard 6, Grey Wagtail 2, Green Woodpecker 1, Raven 4

21st	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed this AM (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, Common Sandpiper 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Kingfisher 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Shoveler 1, Teal 2, Pochard 1, Raven c25

20th	MARSH HARRIER 1 flew low SW at 06.30 (CMH), REDSTART 1 female this AM (PDH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 this AM (PDH), Cetti's Warbler 3, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 7, Common Tern 7

19th	Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lapwing 152, CURLEW 1 over (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 5, Kingfisher 1

18th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Tufted Duck 115

17th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3, Yellow Wagtail 5, Common Sandpiper 1, WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 heard (SCN)

16th

RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 12, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Red Kite 1, Great Crested Grebe 68, REDWING 1 (PDH), the earliest ever autumn record in Northamptonshire beating the previous best date by a month, Raven 5 Redwing the earliest ever autumn record in Northants (Steven Wright)

15th	WILLOW TIT 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (SCN), Common Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 1, Yellow Wagtail 8, Buzzard 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Kingfisher 2, Pochard 1 Yellow Wagtail (Chris Hubbard) Spotted Flycatcher (Chris Hubbard)

14th

REDSTART 1 juv female ringed this AM (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Green Sandpiper 2, Common Sandpiper 2, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 this evening (CMH), Yellow Wagtail c10, Little Grebe 2 Redstart (Ewan Turner, SRG)                                                                                                                                           Spotted Flycatcher (Chris Hubbard) 215 birds ringed today including 74 Sedge Warblers (SRG)

13th	WILLOW TIT 1 this AM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still this AM (CMH), Barn Owl 1 (CB), Red Kite 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 4, Raven 2, Kingfisher 2, Sparrowhawk 1 Willow Tit (Chris Hubbard)

12th	REDSTART 1 female early AM, the 3rd record of 2021 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail c15, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Hobby 1, Pochard 1, Kingfisher 1

11th

LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER  1 along the edge of Blowers Lodge Bay / Railtrack this AM, the first of 2021 (M Townsend), WILLOW TIT 1 ringed this AM, the first of 2021 (D Sheffield, SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 22 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 4, Pochard 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Peregrine 1 329 new birds ringed this AM including 67 Willow Warblers (SRG). Willow Tit (D Sheffield)

10th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still this AM (CMH), OSPREY 1 juvenile flew west over the dam this AM (PDH), GREAT EGRET 1 west towards the dam (CB/CMH), Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 18, Pochard 2, Shoveler 4, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Garden Warbler 2, Black-headed Gull c150

9th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still (CMH), Common Sandpiper 5, Yellow Wagtail 9 this evening (CMH), Shoveler 3, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Black-headed Gull c220 (CMH), Hobby 2 this evening Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

8th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 still this AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 3, Raven 8, Red Kite 2, Shoveler 4

7th	RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 female, the first of 2021 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 5, Hobby 1, Barn Owl 1 (SRG), Linnet c40 Red-crested Pochard (Ewan Turner)                         Red-crested Pochard (Chris Hubbard)

6th	Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 5, Common Tern 5 juveniles plus adults, Teal 3, Shoveler 3, Tufted Duck 1 with 5 young, Little Grebe 1, Great Crested Grebe 63 (CMH), Hobby 1 (CMH / S Wright)

5th	Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Shoveler 4, Teal 2, Tufted Duck 1 adult with 5 advance young, the first breeding record of 2021 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Raven 9 (CB), Sparrowhawk 1, Common Tern 24, Little Grebe 1

4th	GREENSHANK 1 briefly on the dam before flying south, the 2nd record of 2021 (CMH), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 2

3rd

Common Sandpiper 4, Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Common Tern 22 this evening (CMH) Last year there were two records of the nationally rare CASPIAN TERN on 31st May and 26th July. The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) have now accepted both of these records, the 2nd and 3rd for the site following one in 1968.

2nd

OSPREY 1 early AM, perched on the Leicestershire side before flying east (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 at 15.00 near the Point (P Norrie), Hobby 1 (CMH), PEREGRINE 2 (D Goldsmith / D Peacock), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 2, CUCKOO 1 juvenile, Kingfisher 2, Common Tern c20 including 5 juveniles, Little Egret 2, Red Kite 1

1st	Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 4, Raven 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Red Kite 1

July

 

31st	BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 6 flew east at 12.10, the first of 2021 (ET), Common Sandpiper 3 (A Herbert), Cetti's Warbler 1, CUCKOO 1 juvenile (CMH), Little Grebe 3, Canada Goose 77, Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, 212 new birds ringed today

30th	SHELDUCK 4 Juveniles flew west (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (CMH), Little Grebe 4, Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 20, Greylag Goose c200

29th	Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Pochard 1

28th	Common Sandpiper 1, Teal 2, Tufted Duck c65, Little Grebe 2, Common Tern 14 (inc juveniles now flying), Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Jay 1

27th	Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, Little Grebe 3, Shoveler 3, Cetti's Warbler 1

26th	Common Sandpiper 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Raven 10 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Jay 2, Bullfinch 2, Common Gull 1, Treecreeper 1

25th	Raven 27 over this morning (CB), Kingfisher 1, Common Sandpiper 3, Little Grebe 5, Pochard 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Common Tern 5 juveniles occupying the 3 rafts currently  Great Crested Grebe 6 juveniles, Lesser Whitethroat 1

24th	Common Sandpiper 4, Yellow Wagtail 2

23rd	Common Sandpiper 5, Yellow Wagtail 3, Pied Wagtail c30, Little Grebe 3, Little Egret 1, Green Woodpecker 3, Common Tern 17, Greenfinch 1

22nd	REDSHANK 1 early AM, the 3rd record of 2021 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 13, Oystercatcher 1, Pochard 1, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 2 Redshank (Chris Hubbard)

20th	Common Sandpiper 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1

19th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM on the Leicestershire side (CMH), Common Tern 10, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1

18th	Common Sandpiper 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Common Tern 12, Lapwing 1

17th	OSPREY 1 (CMH / M Townsend), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Common Sandpiper 3, Lapwing 1 on the dam, Yellow Wagtail 3, Gadwall 1 female with 6 young, Wigeon 1 on the dam (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1, Pochard 1

16th	Kingfisher 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Kestrel 2

11th	Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 2, Teal 1

10th	Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 4 out 6 chicks ringed today (SRG)

9th	Grey Wagtail 17 (SCN), Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Grebe 2, Pochard 2, Shoveler 2, Common Tern 3 pair with at least 7 chicks (CMH)

8th	Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Shoveler  2, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 2

7th	Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 1

6th	Common Sandpiper 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Jay 6 all together on Leicestershire side (CMH), Pochard 1, Pintail x Mallard hybrid type 1 (CMH)

5th	COMMON REDSTART 1 (M&S Wyatt / CMH), Common Sandpiper 6 this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Kingfisher 2, Grey Wagtail 6, Red Kite 1, Linnet 6, Green Woodpecker, Oystercatcher 2, Little Grebe 1

4th	COMMON REDSTART 1 still (P Adams), OSPREY 1 (M Townsend), GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 2 Common Redstart (Mr and Mrs P Adams)

3rd	GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), REDSHANK 1, the 2nd record of 2021 (CMH), Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Teal 5, Gadwall 1 with 8 young, Kingfisher 1, Common Tern 10

2nd

COMMON REDSTART 1 male at lunchtime around the river bridge / gate to the dam, the 2nd record of 2021 (CMH), Teal 3, Pochard 1, Tufted Duck c35, Common Tern 6, Kingfisher 1, Raven 4, Yellow Wagtail 1, Gadwall 1 with 8 young, Grey Wagtail 10, Green Woodpecker 1, Oystercatcher 2 Common Redstart, record shot (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                                                         Common Tern (Ewan Turner)

1st	Common Tern 16, Hobby 1, Kingfisher 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk 1 Butterflies - Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood. Moths - Cinnabar, Blood Vein (M&S Wyatt)

June

30th	Common Tern 10

29th	Common Tern 14, Cetti's Warbler 2

28th	Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 14, Mute Swan 98, Kingfisher 1, Pochard 1 drake, Little Egret 2

27th	Oystercatcher 1, Red Kite 1, Common Tern 10, Hobby 1, Lapwing 62 over (ET), Tufted Duck 25

26th	Kingfisher 1 juvenile ringed this AM (SRG), Cetti's Warbler 1, Red Kite 3, Mute Swan 84, Common Tern 12, Yellow Wagtail 1                                                                                                                                 Kingfisher (SRG)

25th	Little Egret 1, Hobby 1, Great Crsted Grebe 2 pairs with 3 chicks in total

24th	OSPREY 1 (PDH), Gadwall 1 with 9 young, Common Tern 6, Raven 4, Yellow Wagtail 2  gadwall with 9 young (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                                                        Osprey (Peter Dillon-Hooper)

23rd	OSPREY 1 fishing this AM (record from local fisherman), Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 8, Yellow Wagtail 2, Gadwall with 9 young, Red-legged Partridge 1

22nd	Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 4 flew east (CMH), Gadwall 1 with 9 young (CMH), Common Tern 4, Lapwing 1, Shoveler 2

21st	Hobby 2, Cuckoo 2, Tufted Duck 14, Little Egret 1, Swift 35, Garden Warbler 5, Common Tern 6, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 2, Lapwing 1, Grey Heron 3, Buzzard 1, Red Kite 2, Shoveler 2

20th	Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 4, Oystercatcher 1

19th	Willow Warbler 1 of the northern race, acredula ringed this morning, Greylag Goose c80, Oystercatcher 4 (GB), Lesser Black-backed Gull 9, Black-headed Gull 1 juvenile, Cuckoo 1, Swift 5, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 3, Red Kite 1 Northern Willow Warbler, acredula (Ewan Turner and Adam Homer)

17th	Common Tern 5, Mute Swan 77 (GB), Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cuckoo 2, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 (GB), Kingfisher 1, Starling 14

16th	YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 (GB), CURLEW 1, Little Egret 4, Cetti's Warbler 1, Black-headed Gull 1 juvenile Black-headed Gull (Chris Hubbard) Black-headed Gull (Chris Hubbard)

15th	CURLEW 1, Cuckoo 3 (GB), Yellow Wagtail 4, Little Egret 2, Grey Heron 3, Kingfisher 1, Starling 35, Black-headed Gull 1 juvenile

14th	Cuckoo 1, Oystercatcher 1, Common Tern 4, Kingfisher 1, Lapwing 7, Grey Heron 3, Tufted Duck 7

13th	Shelduck 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Nuthatch 3, Raven 4, Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Speckled Wood (GB)

12th

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, CUCKOO 1, Hobby 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Grey Heron 2, Greylag Goose c50, Tufted Duck 5, Oystercatcher 1, Common Tern 4, Cetti's Warbler 2 LATE NEWS FOR TUESDAY - 'CHANNEL' WAGTAIL on the spillway but only heard about it today. Still present late PM today (CMH) Channel Wagtail (Chris Hubbard)

11th	GREAT EGRET 1 over the dam (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Garden Warbler at least 5 on the Leicestershire side this AM

10th	Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Common Tern 4, Cetti's Warbler 1

9th	Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 4, Kingfisher 1

8th	Cuckoo 1, Garden Warbler 5, Yellow Wagtail 4

7th	CURLEW 1 flew west (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Hobby 2, Buzzard 3, Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 4, Common Tern 6

6th	MANDARIN 1 female in flight only, the first of 2021 (GB), GREAT EGRET 1 (GB), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Raven 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Greylag Goose 28, Cuckoo 2, Common Tern 4 Red-eyed Damselfly (GB)

5th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 (M Townsend/PDH), Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 6, Red Kite 3, Kingfisher 1 Common blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Red-eyed Damselfly (GB)

4th	Yellow Wagtail 3, Common Tern 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, Cuckoo 1, Red Kite 1

3rd	Cuckoo 2, Common Tern 4

2nd	Cuckoo 3, Cetti's Warbler 3, Yellow Wagtail 3, Little Egret 1, Oystercatcher 1, Hobby 1, Kingfisher 1, Starling 35, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Long tailed Tit 10 (family party)

1st	Cuckoo 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Common Tern 8, Little Egret 1 Broad-bodied Chaser (David Richardson)

May

31st	Cetti's Warbler 2, Cuckoo 2, Common Tern 4, Red Kite 2, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Mistle Thrush 4, Yellow Wagtail 1

30th	*TURTLE DOVE* 1 very briefly this AM but no sign since (M Durkin/CMH), the first at the site since 2007, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 6 (no sign of the Golden Oriole today despite being looked for) Turtle Dove (Chris Hubbard)

29th

**GOLDEN ORIOLE** 1 singing in wood opposite the reedbed on Leicestershire side throughout the day (CMH), the first record since 2002 and the 5th ever for the site. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A RECORDING OF THIS BIRD CHECK OUT SIMON WATTS EXCELLENT POST ON TWITTER - @wildpresent, Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2, Hobby 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Cuckoo 1

28th	Oystercatcher 2, Common Tern 4

27th	Yellow Wagtail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, MARSH HARRIER 1 over SW (PDH), Common Tern 4, Yellowhammer 2 GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Hobby 1

26th	Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 6, Little Egret 1 (CMH)

25th	EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (CMH), Hobby 2, Oystercatcher 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 8

24th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH/PDH), Yellow Wagtail 3, Common Tern 8, Hobby 2, Oystercatcher 2

23rd	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Hobby 1, Swift c200, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 8, Greylag Goose 5 pair with 23 young in total

22nd	Common Tern 8, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2

21st	DUNLIN 1 on the dam, the 7th of 2021 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Common Tern 12, Swift c130

20th	Common Tern 10, Cetti's Warbler 2, Red Kite 2

19th	Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Cuckoo 1, Hobby 2, Common Tern 10, Oystercatcher 2, Tree Sparrow 3, Red Kite 1

18th	SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (CMH), Common Tern 8, Cetti's Warbler 2

17th	OSPREY 1 this AM (PDH), Cuckoo 1, Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Pochard 3, Common Tern 8, Common Sandpiper 1

16th	*SANDERLING* 1 this AM, the first since 2019 (CB/CMH), Cuckoo 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 Sanderling (Chris Hubbard)

15th	Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 17, Yellow Wagtail 2

14th	OSPREY 1 over at 12.40 (S&M Wyatt), Hobby 3, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Tern 17, Shelduck 2

13th	Common Tern 16, Common Sandpiper 1, Cuckoo 1, Kingfisher 1, Yellow Wagtail 2

12th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CB), Cuckoo 2 (CMH), Shelduck 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 6, LITTLE GULL 1 late evening (R Cross), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH)

11th	Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 10, Hobby 1, Kestrel 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Red Kite 1, Common Buzzard 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shelduck 2

10th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Swift c100 (CMH), Shelduck 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Egyptian Goose 1, Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 8

9th	Common Tern 10, Red Kite 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 9, Black-headed Gull 12, Common Gull 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Swift c20

8th	*ARCTIC TERN* 2 this AM (CMH), Common Tern 15, Common Sandpiper 1

7th	*BLACK TERN* 1 present all day, the first of 2021 (PDH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1, Common Tern 9, Hobby 1 Black Tern, record shot (Chris Hubbard)

6th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Swallow 184 on wires this AM (CMH), Shelduck 2, Lesser Whitethroat 4, Hobby 1, Common Tern 2, Common Sandpiper 2 Swallow (Chris Hubbard)

5th

*WHIMBREL* 1 on the dam from 06.30 to at least 09.00, the 5th record of 2021 (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Hobby 3, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Garden Warbler 4, Yellow Wagtail 2 Whimbrel (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                                                          Whimbrel (Chris Hubbard)

4th	MARSH HARRIER 1 this AM, the 4th record of 2021 (CMH), DUNLIN 5 early AM (CMH), ARCTIC TERN 2 early AM (CMH) and 1 this evening (SCN), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3, Shelduck 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 4, Swift 2 4 of the 5 Dunlin present early AM (Chris Hubbard)

3rd	Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 3, Lesser Whitethroat 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Red Kite 1, Yellow Wagtail 12, several hundred hirundines including Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin, Swift 5, CUCKOO 1 Common Tern (Chris Hubbard)

2nd	Lesser Whitethroat 3, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Lapwing 1, CUCKOO 1, Canada Goose 2 with 7 young

1st	Common Sandpiper 1, Garden Warbler 1, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 SRG), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 the first of 2021 (M Townsend), CUCKOO, Goldeneye 4, Snipe 1, Hobby 1

April

30th	WHINCHAT 1 this AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (GB), Common Sandpiper 1, Cuckoo 1 (GB), Oystercatcher 2, Swallow 7 Whinchat (Chris Hubbard)

29th	WHINCHAT 1 briefly this AM, the first of 2021, but not seen late PM (D Hicklin), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 15 (S&M Wyatt), Cetti's Warbler 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 2, Goldeneye 4, Snipe 3, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Hobby 1, Swift 2, Cuckoo 1 (CMH)

28th

*GREY PLOVER* 1 flew east this AM, the first at the site since 2017 (CMH), *ARCTIC TERN* 7 this AM, the first at the site in 2021 (CMH) and part of a major movement of this species across the Midlands today, *WHIMBREL* 3 flew east this AM (CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Shoveler 1, Common Sandpiper 1 1 of 7 Arctic Terns this AM (Chris Hubbard)

27th

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2, 1 ringed (CMH/SRG), Lesser Whitethroat 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Garden Warbler 1, Swift 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Redwing 1, Yellow Wagtail 15, *BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL* 1 female on the dam this evening, the first of this sub-species since 1994 (CMH) Female Blue-headed Wagtail (Chris Hubbard)

26th

GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling (CMH), REDSTART 2 male and female  (PDH / S&M Wyatt), GARDEN WARBLER 1, for the first of 2021 (PDH), Swift 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 25, Goldeneye 4, Pochard 5, Cetti's Warbler 3, Hobby 2, Kestrel 1, Red Kite 1, Kingfisher 1 Garden Warbler (Peter Dillon-Hooper)

25th	GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 reeling this AM, the first of 2021 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 4, Oystercatcher 1, HOBBY 2 (R Cross), SWIFT 2, the first of 2021 (GB), House Martin 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 2, Shelduck 1 (GB)

24th

*WHIMBREL* 1 over this AM, the first of 2021 (CMH/SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 flew through, the 3rd record of 2021 (SRG), Snipe 2, Common Tern 1, Yellow Wagtail 19 this evening (A Homer), Sedge Warbler 8 ringed this AM (SRG), Blackcap 7 ringed (SRG), Whitethroat 7 ringed (SRG), Green Sandpiper 1, Black-headed Gull 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2nd year male ringed this evening (Adam Homer)

23rd

*RING OUZEL* 2 very briefly near Leicester feeders, the first since 2019 (Ian Bartlett), *LITTLE GULL* 5 (SCN / J Raven), WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 1 this AM with 3 Greylags (CB/CMH), Egyptian Goose 3 (PDH), LESSER WHITETHROAT 1 this AM, the first of 2021 (CB/CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goldeneye 3, Yellow Wagtail 22 (CMH), Common Tern 1, Wigeon 2, Collared Dove 1  Little Gulls (Chris Hubbard) White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                                                                              White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard)

22nd	GREENSHANK 1 briefly this AM, the first of 2021 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, CUCKOO 1 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 female (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 20 this evening (CMH), CURLEW 1 heard (D Hicklin), Common Tern 1, Oystercatcher 2, Goldeneye 2

21st	COMMON TERN 6 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 13, CURLEW 1 (GB), CUCKOO 1 (CMH), Reed Warbler 2, Common Sandpiper 4, Swallow 15, Sand Martin c30, Oystercatcher 1

20th	OSPREY 1 this AM, high NE at 08.30 (CMH), Common Tern 1 (CMH), Reed Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler c10, Oystercatcher 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 3, Shoveler 1, Whitethroat 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Redwing 1, Greylag Goose 2 adults with 3 young

19th	Yellow Wagtail 18 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 1 flew through (CMH), Reed Warbler 1, the first of 2021 (PDH), Golden Plover c50 flew west (CMH), Goldeneye 10 (SCN), Mistle Thrush 1, Gadwall 1 female with 6 young (CMH)

18th	Little Egret 6, GREAT EGRET 1, Raven 2, Tree Sparrow 2 on the Leicestershire side (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 16 (D Hicklin), Snipe 1

17th	GREAT EGRET 1, Common Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, BARN OWL 2 ringed this AM (SRG), MARSH TIT 1 this PM, the first for 2021 (Alan Herbert), Red Kite 2 Marsh Tit, the first of 2021 (Alan Herbert) Barn Owls (SRG)

16th	CUCKOO 1, the first of 2021 (PDH), Green Sandpiper 1, Common Whitethroat 1, GREAT EGRET 1, YELLOW WAGTAIL 12 (CMH), CURLEW 2 (PDH & Dave Williams / GB), Oystercatcher 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 3, Cetti's Warbler 3, Snipe 1, Lesser Redpoll 1

15th

GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Common Whitethroat 2, Sedge Warbler 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Oystercatcher 1, Snipe 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon 2, Goldeneye 8, 2 pair of Mallard with 8 young and 17-18 young, Sand Martin 10                                                                                                                                     Yellow Wagtail (Chris Hubbard)

14th	COMMON TERN 12 flew through mid-afternoon, the first of 2021 (John Andrews), PINTAIL 4 early AM (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 6, Common Whitethroat 1, Shoveler 3, Goldeneye 7, Snipe 3, Cetti's Warbler 3

13th	GREAT EGRET 1, WHEATEAR 1 this PM (R Cross), Goosander 2, Yellow Wagtail 5, Oystercatcher 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Common Whitethroat 2, Shoveler 2, Snipe 1, Kingfisher 1, Treecreeper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2

12th	Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Meadow Pipit 6, Goldeneye 11, Common Sandpiper 1 this evening (SCN)

11th

REDSHANK 1 briefly this PM, the first of 2021 (CB/CMH), WHEATEAR 1 this AM (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Sedge Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Willow Warbler 6, Goldeneye 5, Meadow Pipit 10, Buzzard 10 (F Graves), Grey Wagtail 4, Goosander 2, Oystercatcher 2  Redshank, the first of 2021 (Chris Hubbard)

10th

REDSTART 1 ringed this AM, the first of 2021 (SRG), TREE PIPIT  1 over this AM, the first of 2021 (M Townsend), Common Whitethroat 1, the first of 2021 (CB), Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 3, Cetti's Warbler 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 4, Oystercatcher 2, Willow Warbler 6 Redstart (SRG / Images - Chris Hubbard)

9th

COMMON SANDPIPER 1, the first of 2021 (CMH/PDH), HOBBY 1, the first of 2021 (PDH), WHEATEAR 1 this AM (CMH), DUNLIN 1, the first of 2021 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Sedge Warbler 1,  Green Sandpiper 1, Willow Warbler 6, Goosander 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goldeneye 7, Snipe 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1 Wheatear (Chris Hubbard)                                                                                                                                             Dunlin, the first of 2021 (Chris Hubbard)

8th	SEDGE WARBLER 2 this AM, the first of 2021 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2, Yellow Wagtail 2 (D Hicklin), Goldeneye 9, Snipe 3, Willow Warbler 3, Golden Plover 13 flew west (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Goosander 1, Kingfisher 1

7th	Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 2, Goosander 2, Willow Warbler 1, Teal 3, Snipe 1, Goldeneye 10

6th	GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Swallow 15, House Martin 1, Goosander 2

5th	Yellow Wagtail 1 (PDH), Goldeneye 8, Goosander 1, House Martin 2, Swallow c20, Sand Martin 2, Oystercatcher 1, Willow Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Sparrowhawk 2

4th

YELLOW WAGTAIL 1 heard and then seen briefly on the dam, the first of 2021 (Richard Cross/CMH), WILLOW WARBLER 1 singing, the first of 2021 (S&M Wyatt), Blackcap 5, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goosander 2, Red Kite 2, Kestrel 3, Pochard 3, Teal 7, Raven 2, Common Gull 53 (CMH), Goldeneye 13, Snipe 1, Fieldfare 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Swallow 3, Sand Martin 2 Yellow Wagtail (Richard Cross)

3rd	OSPREY 1 over this PM, the first of 2021 (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Little Egret 2, Swallow 5, Blackcap 1, Goosander 1, CURLEW 1 flew west (SCN)

2nd	Common Gull c150, Swallow c12, Sand Martin 6, House Martin 1, Goosander 3, Teal 1 female, Blackcap 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon 4, Kingfisher 1

1st	CURLEW 1 this AM (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Goosander 3, House Martin 1, the first of 2021 (CMH), Swallow 4, Sand Martin c20 OTTER 1 this AM (CMH)

March 

31st	*SANDWICH TERN* 2 flew east at 08.00, the first since 2018 (M Townsend), Blackcap 8, Shelduck 1, Pochard 3, Cetti's Warbler 4, Little Egret 1, Goosander 1, Wigeon c20 (SCN), Goldeneye 12

30th	Blackcap 1, Swallow 1, Sand Martin 1, Raven 1, Cetti's Warbler 4 (ET), Goosander 3

29th	Oystercatcher 1, Grey Wagtail 2, Little Egret 2, Goosander 3, Goldeneye 17, Sand Martin 12, WHEATEAR 1, the first of 2021 (K Reeves/GB), CURLEW 1 (CMH)

28th	Oystercatcher 2, Goosander 5, Raven 2, Goldfinch 7, Kingfisher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2

27th	CURLEW 1 (ET), Sand Martin 7, Green Sandpiper 1, Little Egret 1, Goosander 3, Cetti's Warbler 2

26th

*RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 1 still present at 14.30 but no details on how long it was present for (not there at 17.00), OSPREY 1 possible being mobbed by 2 Buzzard - n.b. several birds reported in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire in the last 48 hours (Dave Williams), Sand Martin at least 5 (ET/CMH), Swallow 1, the first of the year this evening (CMH), Pochard 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Goosander 3 (2F, 1M), Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 1  Sand Martin (Ewan Turner)

25th

*RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 1 early morning only (CMH), CURLEW 2 flew west (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Sand Martin 2, the first of 2021 (K Reeves), Goosander 3, Meadow Pipit 4, Lesser Redpoll 4, GREAT EGRET 1 (ET), Blackcap 1, Shoveler 1, Pochard 3, Siskin 1, Goldeneye 17, Grey Wagtail 2, Kingfisher 2

24th	*RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 1 first-winter, Goldeneye 15, Blackcap 1, the first of 2021 (CB), Cetti's Warbler 1 White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard)

23rd	*RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 1 first-winter with Greylags at dusk. the first at the site since 2019 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Oystercatcher 2, Water Rail 1 First-winter Russian White-fronted Goose (Chris Hubbard)

22nd	GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Snipe 1, Pochard 1, Oystercatcher 2, Siskin 1, Lesser Redpoll 6

21st	Oystercatcher 4 this AM (CMH), Snipe 3, Lesser Redpoll 8, Goosander 4, Goldeneye 16, Chiffchaff 6 (FG), Buzzard 4, Green Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, the first of 2021 (SCN)

20th	Oystercatcher 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Water Rail 1, Green Sandpiper 1, Goosander 4, WOODCOCK 1 (ET)

19th	Goosander 2, Teal 2, Oystercatcher 2 Oystercatchers (Ewan Turner)

18th	GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Goosander 2, Water Rail 1,

17th	Goosander 5, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Water Rail 2, Wigeon 148, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult (a different bird to the 2 visiting recently) very briefly in the roost (CMH)

16th	GREAT EGRET 1, Meadow Pipit 13

15th	*KITTIWAKE* 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH) Kittiwake, first-winter (Chris Hubbard)

14th	MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter briefly (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1, Water Rail 1 GREAT EGRET 1, CURLEW 1 flew east (CMH), Tufted Duck 187, Goldeneye 28, Little Grebe 1, Goosander 1

7th- 13th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 3 on 7th (2 adults and a 2nd-winter), 2 on 8th, 1 on 9th, 1 on 10th, 2 on 11th, 1 on 12th, 1 on 13th (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 on 7th (R Cross), WHITE WAGTAIL 2 on 7th (R Cross), Black-headed Gull 1 colour-ringed bird yellow 2H18 on 7th (ET), CURLEW 1 on 8th (CMH), Goosander 2 all week, GREAT EGRET reported several times during the week, WATER RAIL at least 2 all week, Goldeneye 28 on 11th Mediterranean Gulls - 2 adults and a 2nd-winter (Chris Hubbard)

1st-6th

MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 on 1st (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2  on 2nd (CMH), GREAT EGRET reported several times during the week, CURLEW 1 on 4th and 6th (CMH), Wigeon 174 on 4th (CMH), Oystercatcher 2 on 5th, Green Sandpiper 1 on 5th, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1  on 5th (CMH), PEREGRINE 1 seen on 5th and 6th (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 on 6th (CMH), Water Rail at least 2 reported during the week (CMH/ET) Water Rail (Ewan Turner)

February                                                                                                                                         

As at the end of February the species list for the site for 2021 is 98 species

21st - 28th - *BEARDED TIT* until Friday but presumed gone after this date (CMH), Water Rail 5, CURLEW 1, the first of 2021 on 21st (CMH), Snipe 22 on 21st (CMH), Oystercatcher 1 on several days, PINTAIL 2 on 24th, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 on 24th (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 on 25th, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 on 26th, both different birds to the 24th (CMH), STONECHAT 1,  BRAMBLING 1 over on 27th (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 on 27th (CMH), Barn Owl 2 on 27th Bearded Tit (Chris Hubbard) 3 of the 4 different Mediterranean Gulls - all adults (Chris Hubbard)

Feb

14th - 20th - *BEARDED TIT* 2 still present until Friday (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 on several days, Water Rail 3-5 on several days, Meadow Pipit 18 on 19th, STONECHAT 2 all week, Goosander 5 on 19th, OYSTERCATCHER 1 on 20th, the first of 2021 (ET), MARSH HARRIER 1 on 20th, the first of 2021 (CMH), PEREGRINE 1 on 20th (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 on 20th (CMH, ET) Oystercatcher, the first of 2021 (Ewan Turner) Water Rail (Chris Hubbard)

Feb

7th - 13th -  *BEARDED TIT* 2 until at least Thursday (CMH), Golden Plover 1 over on 7th, Snipe a group of 22 flying around the reservoir on 7th (CMH), JACK SNIPE 1 on 7th (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 on 7th, Egyptian Goose 1 on 7th, Peregrine, the first of 2021 on 9th (CMH), GREAT EGRET on several dates (CMH, CB, ET), Goosander 2 on 10th, Canada Goose 230 on 12th, Wigeon c340 on 12th, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 on 12th (ET, CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 first-winter on 13th, on the ice in Keepers Lodge Bay. A colour-ringed individual - metal on left leg, yellow ring P:PW6 on right leg ringed as a pullus in Poland in May 2020 and also seen in Holland, Peterborough and locally at Shawell (ET, CMH). This is the first time ever that we have been able to read a ring of Caspian Gull at the site.   Mediterranean Gull (Ewan Turner) Caspian Gull - Polish ringed (Ewan Turner) Caspian Gull - Polish ringed (Chris Hubbard) Caspian Gull - Polish ringed (Chris Hubbard) Caspian Gull - Polish ringed (Chris Hubbard)

Feb

1st - 6th -  *BEARDED TIT* both still present, STONECHAT 3 all week, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost on 4th, the first of 2021 (CMH), *BEWICK'S SWAN* 18 very briefly before flying NW on 6th, the first since 2019 and the largest group for some time (CMH) Bewick's Swans (Chris Hubbard) Bewick's Swans (Chris Hubbard) Bewick's Swans (Chris Hubbard) Bewick's Swans (Chris Hubbard) Bearded Tit (Ewan Turner)

January 

23rd

24th - 31st - *BEARDED TIT* both still present, GREAT EGRET 1 on several dates, STONECHAT 3 all week, BARNACLE GOOSE 1 on 24th (CMH), Golden Plover 2, over on 24th, Snipe 5 on 25th, Barn Owl 1 on 25th (CMH), Common Gull c610 on 25th, Goosander 5 on 26th, Shelduck 10 briefly on 28th (CMH), Water Rail 5 on 29th, WOODCOCK 1 on 30th (CMH), Siskin 1 on 30th, PINTAIL 1 on 30th (CMH), Egyptian Goose 2 on 31st (CMH), Common Gull c1300 (CMH) on 31st, Red Kite 4 on 31st, Little Egret 4 on 31st

17th

17th to 23rd - *BEARDED TIT* - still present all week but elusive (CMH), BARNACLE GOOSE 1 on 17th (CMH), PINTAIL 1 on 17th (CMH), GREAT EGRET 2 on 17th (CB), Pochard 39, Tufted Duck 136, Wigeon 91, Gadwall 63, Coot 353, Water Rail 5 all on 17th (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 112 on 18th (CMH), Chiffchaff at least 4 during the week (CMH, CB), CASPIAN GULL 1, a 2nd-winter in the roost on 22nd (CMH), PINTAIL 1 on 22nd (FG) Caspian Gull (Chris Hubbard)                                                                  Stonechat (Ewan Turner) Female Bearded Tit (Ewan Turner)

8th

8th to 16th - *BEARDED TIT* - still present all week but elusive at times (CMH), Water Rail 6 on 14th (CMH), PINTAIL 2  on 8th (CMH), Little Grebe 4 on 9th (CMH), PINTAIL 4 on 10th (CMH), STONECHAT 3 present all week (CMH/CB), JACK SNIPE 1 on 10th (CMH), Green Sandpiper 1 on 14th (CB), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost on the 15th (CMH)

7th

**IMPORTANT NOTE TO READERS: DUE TO THE LATEST GOVERNMENT LOCKDOWN RULES THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED WEEKLY FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF LOCKDOWN. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO VISIT, WHILST COMPLYING WITH THE RULES ON TRAVEL (STAY LOCAL MEANS STAY IN THE VILLAGE, TOWN OR PART OF THE CITY WHERE YOU LIVE), PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND YOUR SIGHTINGS AS NORMAL. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND STAY SAFE**.   *BEARDED TIT* 2 still (CMH), BARNACLE GOOSE 1, the first of 2021 (CMH), PINTAIL 2, the first of 2021 (CMH)

6th	*BEARDED TIT* 2 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 over calling (CMH), Water Rail 2, Lapwing c50, Kingfisher 1, Lesser Redpoll 3, Bullfinch 7

5th	*BEARDED TIT* 2 this AM (CMH), WHOOPER SWAN 5 early AM, 2 adults & 3 juveniles, the first of 2021 (CMH), STONECHAT 1, Common Snipe 1, Water Rail 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1,  Lesser Redpoll c14, Green Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 2 Whooper Swan - presumed family party (Chris Hubbard)

4th	*BEARDED TIT* 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 3, Green Sandpiper 1, Lapwing c200, Sparrowhawk 1, Lesser Redpoll 3, Red Kite 1, Goosander 2 (PDH), Tawny Owl 1 calling near the settling pond

3rd	*BEARDED TIT* 2 (J Raven), STONECHAT 1, Chiffchaff 2, Red Kite 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Tree Sparrow 7, Little Grebe 2

2nd	*BEARDED TIT* 2 (CMH), JACK SNIPE 1 (CMH/CB), Shelduck 1, Snipe 1, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2, Brambling 1 (CMH), Red Kite 1, Chiffchaff 2, Water Rail 2, STONECHAT 3, Goosander 1

1st

*BEARDED TIT* still 2 this AM (CMH), Water Rail 1, STONECHAT 3, GREAT EGRET 2, Little Egret 3, Goldeneye 7, Chiffchaff 3, Lesser Redpoll 1, Lapwing c70, Snipe 2, Nuthatch 1 Coal Tit 1, Shoveler 6, Coot 452, Teal c30, Goosander 6, Green Sandpiper 1, Buzzard 1, Grey Wagtail 1  Great Egret (Chris Begley)                                                                 Kestrel (Steve Nichols)