Initials / names on the sightings page indicate the finder(s). Thanks to all observers for their records, especially Stanford Ringing Group (SRG), Steve Nichols (SCN), George Burton (GB), Barbara and Fritz Graves (B&FG), Chris Begley (CB), Sandra and Mick Wyatt (S&MW), Ian Bartlett (IB), Chris Hubbard (CMH), Barry Silverman (BS), Mick Townsend (MJT), Josh Sollitt (JES), Adam Homer (AGH)
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2024
December 2024
| 9th | PINTAIL 2 drakes (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), WHOOPER SWAN 1, the 22nd of the year early AM (BS) and still present at 14,45 (CMH)
 | | Whooper Swan (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 8th | PINTAIL 7 including 4 drakes (CMH), Teal 5, Goldeneye 2, Little Grebe 5, Kingfisher 1, Redpoll 1, GREAT EGRET (L Froggatt), Water Rail 1 heard |
| 7th | Little Grebe 4, Kingfisher 1, Chiffchaff 1, Goldeneye 1, Shoveler 1, Teal 2 |
| 6th | *BLACK-NECKED GREBE* 1 (A Weeks), GREAT EGRET 1 (BS/CMH), Barn Owl 1, Chiffchaff 1, Water Rail 1, Treecreeper 1 |
| 5th | CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 |
| 4th | GREAT EGRET 1 (BS), Little Grebe 2, Kingfisher 1 |
| 3rd | WOODCOCK 2 over the dam car park at dusk (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goldeneye 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Teal 3, Barn Owl 1 |
| 2nd | *BLACK-NECKED GREBE* 1 found this AM (BS) and still present at dusk (CMH), the second record of 2024, CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 183 in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (BS)
 | | Black-necked Grebe ( B Silverman) |
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| 1st | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 this AM, an adult and third -winter (CMH), Teal 10, Chiffchaff 2 |
November
| 30th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1, second-winter (CMH), Redpoll 2 , Teal 50, Great Black-backed Gull 141 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 2 |
| 29th | Redpoll 4, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 6, Little Grebe 4, Goldeneye 2, Teal 1 |
| 28th | **BEWICK'S SWAN** 1 late afternoon, the first at the site since March 2021(CMH), Redpoll 9 ringed this AM (SRG), Cetti's Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (BS), Chiffchaff 1
 | | Bewick's Swan (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 27th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), Goosander 1, Redpoll 2, Siskin 1 |
| 26th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (BS), Goosander 1 male, Little Grebe 7, Kingfisher 1, Buzzard 2, Greylag Goose c250, Redpoll 2 |
| 25th | Goldeneye 4, Lapwing c100, Little Grebe 4, Kingfisher 1 |
| 22nd | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 3, Little Egret 1 |
| 21st | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Goosander 1 drake, Goldeneye 3, Redpoll 2, Little Grebe 3, Mistle Thrush 1 |
| 20th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 still (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Teal 8, Little Egret 1, REDSHANK 1 on the dam from late morning (J Lambert et al) |
| 19th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Little Egret 2, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter (CMH) |
| 18th | *KITTIWAKE* 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2, a first and second-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (BS), GREAT EGRET 1 (MT), Little Egret 1
 | | Record shots of the first-winter Kittiwake (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 17th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), PINTAIL 1 drake, Little Egret 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 1 female (CMH), Kingfisher 2, Wigeon 505 (CMH), Coot 522, Pochard 26, Shoveler 1, Redpoll 18, Gadwall 122, Goldeneye 7, Water Rail 2, Canada Goose 40, Grelyag Goose 226, Great Crested Grebe 19, Little Grebe 8, Cormorant 19, Mute Swan 87
 | | Second-winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 16th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3, 2 females (CMH), Goldeneye 6, Water Rail 1, Kingfisher 2, Redpoll c20 (SRG), CASPIAN GULL 2, an adult and first-winter in the roost (CMH) |
| 15th | STONECHAT 1 this AM (BS), Goldeneye 3, GREAT EGRET 1, Teal 3, Little Grebe 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Barn Owl 1
 | | Stonechat (Barry Silverman) |
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| 14th | *ROCK PIPIT* 1 towards the dam, calling the first of 2024 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 first-winter from the hide (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 in trees at the orchard (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 3 |
| 13th | **HAWFINCH** 2 flew low south west with Redwing, the first since 2017 (MT), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Snipe 8, Wigeon minimum of 459 this evening (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH) , Kingfisher 2 |
| 12th | *JACK SNIPE* 2 found using the ringing groups thermal imaging camera, the first since 2022 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 adults in the roost, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Little Egret 4, Redpoll 5, Siskin 1, Goldeneye 2, Teal 2, Cormorant 32, Teal 2 , Raven 1, Common Snipe 7
 | | Jack Snipe found using thermal imaging (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 11th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (BS), Skylark 19, Teal 4, Barn Owl 1, EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Goldeneye 4 |
| 10th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (S&MW), GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 3, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, PEREGRINE 1 (CMH), Shoveler 3, Raven 1 |
| 9th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), PINTAIL 2 (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2 |
| 8th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 in the roost (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 CMH), Little Egret 1, Water Rail 3
 | | Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 7th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), Snipe 8, GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Chiffchaff 2, Water Rail 1
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| 6th | *WOODCOCK* 1 early AM (MT), and then again late afternoon over the top of Downtown Wood (CMH) the first of 2024, GREAT EGRET 1, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 3 calling, Meadow Pipit c20, Raven 4, Goldeneye 3, Little Grebe 3 |
| 5th | *SHORT-EARED OWL* 1 accidentally flushed this AM in area with no general access (MT), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goldeneye 2, Pochard 32, Shoveler 17, Teal 2, Cetti's Warbler 2 |
| 4th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), Goldeneye 9 (BS), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Little Grebe 8, GREAT EGRET 1, Shoveler 17, Cormorant 20
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| 3rd | **KNOT** 1 flew around Blowers / poplars at 09.30 for around 3-4 minutes, the first since 2012 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, Golden Plover 6 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Goosander 2 females (CMH), Goldeneye 6, Cormorant 21, Teal 5, Redwing c1000 , Water Rail 1 |
| 2nd | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 in the roost, an adult and first-winter (CMH), WHOOPER SWAN 7 early AM including 4 juveniles which departed at 08.25 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6, GREAT EGRET 1, Pochard 31, Redpoll 2, Goldeneye 2, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (CMH)
 | | Whooper Swans (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 1st | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult this AM (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), STONECHAT 2 (CMH), Fieldfare c310 (CMH), Redpoll 4 ringed this AM (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 2, Goldeneye 1 drake |
October
| 31st | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (SCN), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE (SCN), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Fieldfare 20, House Sparrow 1 ringed (SRG), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), STONECHAT 2 (CB), Goldeneye 2
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| 30th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 still (MT/CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (BS), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Shoveler 10, Kingfisher 2, Coal Tit 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, STONECHAT 2 (CMH) , Redwing c100 (MT), Barn Owl 1 |
| 29th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 still (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Redpoll 1 over, STONECHAT 2 (CB), Kingfisher 2
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| 28th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 still (SCN), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Siskin 4, Cetti's Warbler 2, Goosander 1, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 2 |
| 27th | WHOOPER SWAN 3 including 2 birds that visited briefly early AM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH), Little Egret 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (CB), TREE SPARROW 2 flew west on the Leicestershire side (CMH), Collared Dove 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Wood Pigeon 1341 flew SW ealry AM (CMH), Teal 1, Goosander 1, STONECHAT 2 (S&MW), Fieldfare (S&MW), Siskin 8
 | | Whooper Swans (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 26th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 this evening (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (SCN), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), STONECHAT 4, 1 of which was ringed this AM (CMH/SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 over with Greylags (JS), Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Egret 1, Pochard 30, Shoveler 6, Goldeneye 2, Water Rail 1
 | | Stonechat (SRG) |
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| 25th | WHOOPER SWAN 1 still (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH)
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| 24th | **FIRECREST** 1 male ringed this AM, the first since 2020 and the 2nd site record in 2024 (SRG), Redpoll 1, WHOOPER SWAN 1 still for its 4th day (CMH), Water Rail 1, Coal Tit 1 ringed this AM (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (SCN)
 | | Firecrest (SRG) |
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| 23rd | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 ringed this AM, the 3rd to be ringed in 2024 (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull min 650 in the roost (CMH), Peregrine 1 (SRG)
 | | Yellow-browed Warbler, the 3rd to be ringed in 2024 (SRG) |
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| 22nd | WHOOPER SWAN 1 still present early AM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 including 3 drakes (CMH), Gadwall min of 130, Cetti's Warbler 3, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Kingfisher 2 , Little Grebe 3 |
| 21st | WHOOPER SWAN 1 this AM, the 12th of 2024 (CMH), Siskin 3 over, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 2, Swallow 1this evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2, STONECHAT 2 (A Weeks)
 | | Whooper Swan (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 20th | No sign of the Hen Harrier upto dusk yesterday or early this AM PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), Goldeneye 1 female
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| 19th | **HEN HARRIER** 1 several times this AM (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Siskin 9, Pochard 21, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1
 | Hen Harrier (Chris Hubbard)
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| 18th | **HEN HARRIER** 1 again early AM and several times later in the day (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 2, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (S&MW), STONECHAT 4 (CMH)
 | | Hen Harrier (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 17th | **HEN HARRIER** 1 ringtail around 13.00 and then again 3 times this evening in the field adjacent to Blowers Lodge Bay, the first since 2019 (S&MW/CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 on the dam with Greylags (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (BS), GREAT EGRET 3 (BS/CMH), Water Rail 2, Redwing 401, Starling 494 west, Chaffinch 64 west, Pied Wagtail 6, Wood Pigeon 233 SW, Snipe 1, Siskin 1, Lapwing 35, Little Grebe 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, BARN OWL 1 this evening (CMH)
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| 16th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Little Grebe 4, BRAMBLING 1 over calling (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Coal Tit 2
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| 15th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 1 seen briefly this PM near the toilets but not subsequently (K Reeves) - a description is required to be sent to the Northants County Recorder, STONECHAT 1 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Reed Warbler 1 re-trapped this AM (SRG), Little Grebe 3, Redwing 250 (M Townsend), Little Egret 1, Pochard 14, Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 2
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| 14th | *WHOOPER SWAN* 4 early AM before flying off east (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Water Rail 2 |
| 13th | *WHOOPER SWAN* 4 flew low east calling at 07.50, the first of the autumn and another 4 late PM (CMH), STONECHAT 1 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (BS), Siskin 3, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Coal Tit 1 ringed (SRG), Lapwing 20, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 4, Little Egret 1
 | Whooper Swan - 1 of 8 today (Chris Hubbard)
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| 12th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Raven 2, Teal 15
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| 11th | **FERRUGINOUS DUCK** 1 female this evening, the third record of 2024 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (SCN/BS), STONECHAT 2 (N Underwood), Wood Pigeon 553 SW, early AM (CMH), Stock Dove c60, Meadow Pipit 20, Skylark 25, Chaffinch 20, Cetti's Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 1 re-trapped this AM (SRG)
 | Ferruginous Duck (Chris Hubbard)
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| 10th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter this evening (CMH), STONECHAT 1 this evening (CMH), Water Rail 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 11, Little Egret 1, Meadow Pipit c20
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| 9th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter, early evening (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (BS), GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 3 this AM (CMH), Starling c850, Cetti's Warbler 2, Redpoll 3 over
 | | Stonechat (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 8th | Stock Dove c70, Cetti's Warbler 1, Swallow 2, House Martin 17, Little Egret 1, Meadow Pipit c20
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| 7th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (BS), GREAT EGRET 1, STONECHAT 4 this evening (CMH), Starling c700, Teal 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Swallow 10 (CMH), Lapwing c60, Peregrine 1 this AM around the dam (CMH), Water Rail 1
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| 6th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), Wigeon 196, House Martin 4, Chiffchaff c25
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| 5th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (BS), GREAT EGRET 3, Siskin 10 including 1 ringed, the first since 2020 (SRG), House Martin 2, Swallow 18, Goldeneye 1, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 4, Redwing c10, Skylark c30, Lapwing c100
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| 4th | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 again at 15.49 (SCN/A Weeks) and again at 16.35 (CMH), PINTAIL 1, Common Whitethroat 1 (CMH), Swallow 50, Siskin 2, Little Egret 2, RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (A Weeks), Chiffchaff 63 ringed (SRG), Blackcap 81 ringed (SRG), Redwing 2
187 new birds ringed today (SRG)
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| 3rd | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 re-trapped this AM. This bird was originally caught on Sunday at a weight of 7.1 grams. This had increased to 7.8 grams today (SRG). 1 (or the same) also seen near the Sand Martin bank at 16.00 (Andrew Weeks) and again at 18.30 (CMH), Chiffchaff 126 ringed this AM (SRG), Blackcap 64 ringed this AM (SRG), GREAT EGRET 1, Redwing c8 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (SCN), Peregrine 1 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Linnet 30 PINTAIL 1 female (SCN), House Martin 10, Swallow 1, OSPREY 1 at 11.30 (per member of Fishing Syndicate)
227 new birds ringed this morning (SRG)
 | | Yellow-browed Warbler (SRG) |
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| 2nd | Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 1
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| 1st | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 still with tit flock but mobile seen at 07.50 and again at 18.00 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (3 males) (CMH), Little Grebe 4, Swallow 30, House Martin 2, Goldcrest 7, Lapwing 40
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September
| 30th | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1, an unringed bird between the Northants reedbed and Keepers making it 3 Yellow-browed's in 3 days (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (CMH), PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Swallow 45, House Martin 15, Cetti's Warbler 2
 | Yellow-browed Warbler record shots (Chris Hubbard)
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| 29th | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 ringed this AM, the 10th to be ringed at the site and the 2nd this weekend (SRG), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (BS), Chiffchaff 94 ringed this AM (SRG), Reed Warbler 4 ringed this AM (SRG), Pochard 6, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, PINTAIL 1 (SCN), Black-headed Gull 155, Lesser Black-backed Gull 287, Common Gull 6, Herring Gull 40, Great Black-backed Gull 1 (all gulls recorded as part of BTO WinGS - CMH)
228 new birds ringed today (SRG)
 | Yellow-browed Warbler, the 2nd of the weekend (SRG)
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| 28th | **YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER** 1 ringed this AM, the 9th to be ringed at the site and the 11th record overall (SRG), *WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE* 1 over the dam early evening towards Stanford Hall, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 4, **BITTERN** 1 seen again (CMH/BS), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH/BS)
198 new birds ringed today (SRG)
 | | Yellow-browed Warbler (SRG) |
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| 27th | **BITTERN** 1 in flight and into reedbed, for its 7th day (CMH/CB), OSPREY 1 over late PM (CMH/SCN), SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (SCN/CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CB), Swallow 27, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lapwing 50, Little Grebe 5, House Martin 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Water Rail 1, Golden Plover 4 (CB), Green Woodpecker 1
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| 26th | **BITTERN** 1 showed well for around 15 mins (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), PINTAIL 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 9, Hobby 1, Siskin 1  | | Bittern (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 25th | **BITTERN** 1 seen briefly again (S Wood), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (BS), Reed Warbler 7 (6 ringed), Willow Warbler 2 ringed (SRG), Meadow Pipit c45 over, Pochard 5, Little Grebe 6, Water Rail 1, PINTAIL 1 (SCN), Kingfisher 1
260 new birds ringed and 2 controls (SRG)
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| 24th | **BITTERN** 1 again briefly in flight (BS), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), Little Grebe 8, Common Sandpiper 1, PINTAIL 4 (CMH), Swallow 20, House Martin 10, Cetti's Warbler 3, Chiffchaff c20, Hobby 1, Teal 12, Water Rail 2
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| 23rd | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 including 5 drakes (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Swallow 20
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| 22nd | Little Grebe 8, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), **BITTERN** 1 seen again in flight between the two reed beds, late PM (CMH), *RUFF* 2 flew through low east this PM, the first of 2024 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter briefly (CMH), Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, PINTAIL 4 (CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 3 (CMH), Peregrine 1 (CMH), Hobby 2, Swallow 6, House Martin 7, Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 212, Teal 8, Lesser-Black backed Gull 81, Kingfisher 2, Shoveler 28, Coot 367, Cormorant 9 |
| 21st | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 7 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Sedge Warbler 2 ringed (SRG), Swallow 12, Little Grebe 10, PINTAIL 2 (SCN), Hobby 1
144 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 20th | **BITTERN** 1 seen several times in flight (Leics and Northants) and then briefly on the deck in the Leicestershire reedbed, the 2nd of 2024 (CMH and images by BS), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 still at the Welford Road end (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Water Rail 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 8, Swallow 12, Yellow Wagtail 1 over
 | | Bittern (B Silverman) |
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| 19th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 (CMH/BS), Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Wigeon min of 170, Lapwing c100, Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Little Grebe 11, Teal 4, Shoveler 15, Kingfisher 1, Willow Warbler 2, Cetti's Warbler 2
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| 18th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 5 (BS), GREAT EGRET 1 (BS), Common Sandpiper 1, PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Wigeon c100, Little Grebe 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1 ringed (SRG), Willow Warbler 2 ringed (SRG)
198 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 17th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 6 this AM (BS) and still present this evening (CMH), Shoveler 33, PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Teal 10, Lapwing c30, Cetti's Warbler 1, Wigeon c70
367 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 16th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (BS), Hobby 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Cetti's Warbler 1. Shoveler 13
193 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 15th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (CMH/BS), Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Meadow Pipit 4
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| 14th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 4 (BS), Hobby 2, Little Grebe 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Cackling Goose 1 with Canada's (CMH), Lapwing c30, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goldfinch c20
320 new birds ringed and 3 controls (SRG) |
| 13th | RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 this AM (BS) and still present early PM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Little Egret 1, Sand Martin 2, Cetti's Warbler 1
362 new birds ringed this AM (SRG)
 | | Red-crested Pochards (B Silverman) |
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| 12th | *BLACK TERN* 1 still (CMH), WHEATEAR 1 (R Cross), Coal Tit 1 ringed (SRG), Hobby 2, Sedge Warbler 1 ringed (SRG), Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1
 | Black Tern (Chris Hubbard)
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220 new birds ringed today (SRG)
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| 11th | *BLACK TERN* 1 early PM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Hobby 1, Common Gull 1, Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Grebe 1, Lapwing 4
 | | Black Tern (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 10th | *RINGED PLOVER* 1 flew through calling this evening (CMH), Sand Martin 8, Common Sandpiper 3, Linnet c30, Gadwall c50, Wigeon c50, Canada Goose c150, Greylag Goose c200, Lapwing 20Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1
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| 9th | Common Sandpiper 3, COAL TIT 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Little Grebe 7, Little Egret 1, Sand Martin 4, Nuthatch 1, RUDDY SHELDUCK this evening (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Grey Heron 4
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| 8th | MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly this AM (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2
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| 7th | Common Sandpiper 3, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (D Sheffield), Yellow Wagtail 14 (CMH), Little Egret 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (MJT), Wigeon 30, Common Tern 1, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Water Rail 1 calling from the reedbed (CMH)
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| 6th | **SANDWICH TERN** 1 briefly over the dam, the 2nd in 2 days (CMH), *COMMON SCOTER* 2 drakes this AM (CMH), Hobby 2, Yellow Wagtail 4, Common Sandpiper 8, Teal 12, Wigeon 27, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Shelduck 2
 | Sandwich Tern (Chris Hubbard)
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| 5th | **SANDWICH TERN** 1 flew east this AM, the 3rd of 2024 (CMH), **LITTLE GULL** 1 first-winter this evening, the first of 2024 (CMH), Hobby 1
 | | Little Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 4th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1, Shoveler 17, Teal 5, Common Tern 3, Little Grebe 4, Pochard 9
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| 3rd | ***FERRUGINOUS DUCK*** 1 female type this AM and again this evening, only the 5th record for the site (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Shoveler 17, Pochard 5, Teal 4, Wigeon 5, *ARCTIC TERN* 3 juveniles this PM but not present this morning (B Bullock), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Hobby 1
 | | Ferruginous Duck (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 2nd | *ARCTIC TERN* 3 juveniles late PM (CMH/SCN), GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 12, Little Grebe 4, Pochard 5, Little Egret 1, Common Tern 2, Wigeon 3, Yellow Wagtail 2, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH)
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| 1st | WHINCHAT 6 this evening (CMH/S&MW), OSPREY 1 (MJT/CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 juvenile this evening (CMH), PINTAIL 2 females this evening (CMH), CURLEW 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 13, Little Egret 2, Wigeon 4, Shoveler 5, Common Tern 3, Sand Martin c10, Teal 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3, Little Grebe 5 including 4 juveniles, Lapwing c15, Meadow Pipit 1
Final total for the last two weeks ringing is an incredible 3528 new birds ringed and 11 controls (SRG) |
August
| 31st | REDSTART 4 ringed including an adult male (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed (SRG), Wigeon 4 (CMH), Teal 21, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 3 juveniles, Grey Heron 7, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 1, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 1, Shoveler 2 female
 | | adult male Redstart (SRG) |
397 new birds ringed this AM (SRG) |
| 30th | Common Sandpiper 1, Wigeon 2 (CMH), WATER RAIL 1 ringed this AM, only the 2nd ever (SRG), Common Gull 1, CURLEW 1 over (J Sollitt), Teal 2
540 new birds ringed this AM, 1 control and 8 retraps (SRG)
 | | Water Rail, only the 2nd ever to be ringed at the site (SRG) |
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| 29th | OSPREY 1 early morning (J Sollitt/CMH), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed (SRG), Raven 2 over, Lapwing c20, Little Grebe 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Peregrine 1 (J Sollitt), Hobby 1 juvenile, Common Tern 4
268 new birds ringed this AM, 3 retraps and 1 control (SRG)
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| 28th | Common Sandpiper 1, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Raven 3, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Egret 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM (SRG)
405 new birds ringed this AM and 10 retraps (SRG) |
| 27th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Pochard 7, GREAT EGRET 1 (BS), WILLOW WARBLER 1 showing characteristics of the northern race 'acredula' ringed this AM (SRG), Kingfisher 1
334 new birds ringed, 8 retraps and 1 control (SRG) |
| 26th | WHINCHAT 2 late PM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 2 ringed this AM (SRG), Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 14 spread across small groups heading south, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 1, Lapwing 20
184 new birds ringed, 47 retraps and 3 controls (SRG) |
| 25th | *BLACK-NECKED GREBE* 1 again this AM (CMH), Little Egret 1, Common Sandpiper 2, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (BS), Pochard 8, Lapwing 17, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Kingfisher 1
192 new birds ringed and 13 retraps (SRG) |
| 24th | Common Sandpiper 3, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Pochard 5, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1 |
| 23rd | *BLACK-NECKED GREBE* 1 found this AM and still present at 15.15, the first of 2024 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (BS), Hobby 1, Little Egret 2
 | Black-necked Grebe (Chris Hubbard)
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| 22nd | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Pochard 5, Black-headed Gull c25 including a colour ringed bird, 2AR1 white ring with black code (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1
 | | Black-headed Gull 2AR1 (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 21st | OSPREY 2 this AM (per Fishing Syndicate members), WILLOW WARBLER 1 northern race 'acredula' ringed this AM (SRG), WHINCHAT 1 this AM along the poplars, the 2nd of 2024 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (BS), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 20th | OSPREY 1 this AM (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Shoveler 13, Pochard 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 3 ringed this AM |
| 19th | WHINCHAT 1 ringed this AM, the first of 2024 (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1 GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1, OSPREY 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1
285 new birds ringed today (SRG)
 | | Whinchat - the first of 2024 (SRG) |
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| 18th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 5, Shoveler 5, Little Egret 1, Kingfisher 1, Raven 2, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 17th | *TREE PIPIT* 2 ringed this AM, the first of 2024 (SRG), OSPREY 1 (D Neal), REDSTART 1 ringed this AM (SRG), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 3 ringed this AM (SRG), Common Sandpiper 2, RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Hobby 1, Common Tern 5
418 new birds ringed today (SRG)
 | | 1 of 2 Tree Pipits ringed, the first record of 2024 (SRG) |
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| 16th | LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 2 on the dam (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (BS), Gadwall 72 on the dam early AM, Common Sandpiper 2, Peregrine 1 flew SE (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Common Tern 5 including 3 juveniles, Hobby 1, Treecreeper 1 |
| 15th | OSPREY 1 this AM (CMH/BS), MARSH HARRIER 1 (BS), Shoveler 16, Pochard 2, Little Grebe 2, Kingfisher 2 |
| 14th | OSPREY 1 this evening (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Lapwing 26, Shoveler 6, Teal 5, Raven 1 |
| 13th | OSPREY 1 this AM (M Townsend/CMH/BS), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), REDSHANK 1 flew through early AM (CMH/BS)
261 new birds ringed today (SRG)
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| 12th | OSPREY 1, colour ringed bird blue 1H5, the first time confirmed at the site (BS/CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 still (CMH), Lapwing 4, BLACK TERN 6 briefly this AM (BS/CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 2, Green Woodpecker 1
115 new birds ringed today (SRG)
 | Osprey, 1HS (B Silverman)
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| 11th | OSPREY 1 (SRG), MARSH HARRIER 1 (BS), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (SCN), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult (SCN), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 3 ringed, REDSTART 1 ringed (SRG), Common Sandpiper 1
 | | Redstart (SRG) |
319 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 10th | OSPREY 1 seen several times this AM (BS/M Townsend), MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 16 , GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed (SRG)
205 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 9th | OSPREY 1 (BS), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Tufted Duck c210, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 12, Raven 6, MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Pochard 4, Goldeneye 1 still (CMH) |
| 8th | LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 juvenile briefly this AM, the 4th of 2024 (CMH), OSPREY 1 (CMH), MANDARIN 1 (CMH), GOLDENEYE 1 juvenile this PM (SCN), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (SCN), Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 8 (CMH), Raven 9, Kingfisher 1, Pochard 4, Shoveler 14, Teal 1
 | | Little Ringed Plover (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 7th | OSPREY 1 this AM (CMH/SRG), Common Sandpiper 1, MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Raven 3, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Kingfisher 1
 | | Osprey (Chris Hubbard) |
145 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 6th | OSPREY 1 fishing early AM (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1 , Shoveler 6 |
| 5th | OSPREY 1 at 09.00 (BS), between 12.30 and 12.45 (CMH) and again at 15.08 (SCN), Little Grebe 3, Hobby 1, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 (CMH), Raven 3, Lapwing 20 |
| 4th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 8, SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 2 (S&MW), Raven 2 |
| 3rd | OSPREY 2 fishing at 15.30 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH), Tufted Duck c160, Common Sandpiper 2, Shoveler 12, Teal 5, Raven 1, Hobby 1, Little Grebe 1, Lapwing 26 |
| 2nd | OSPREY 1 (SCN), Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 4, GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Yellow Wagtail 2, MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Kingfisher 1 |
| 1st | OSPREY 1 (CMH), Shoveler 6, Hobby 1, Lapwing 28 |
July
| 31st | OSPREY 2 (CB/CMH), MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1 |
| 30th | OSPREY 2 including T3, the first time this bird has been confirmed at the site (CMH/BS), GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 2 ringed this AM, the first of 2024 (SRG), MANDARIN 1 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 4, MARSH HARRIER 1 over the dam at lunchtime (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 still (CMH), Lapwing 33
 | | Osprey T3 (B Silverman) |
 | | Grasshopper Warbler - the first of 2024 (SRG) |
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| 29th | OSPREY 1 this AM (CMH/BS), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 (CMH/BS), MANDARIN 1 female (CMH), Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1 ringed this AM (SRG), Common Sandpiper 2, Hobby 2, Common Tern 18, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 4, Lapwing 15
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| 28th | MARSH HARRIER 1 this evening (BS), OSPREY 1 this evening (BS), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 still (CMH), Shoveler 13, Little Grebe 1, Yellow Wagtail 3, Common Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Nuthatch 2
 | | Marsh Harrier (B Silverman) |
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| 27th | OSPREY 1 fishing at 05.10 to 05.20, successfully catching a fish (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female still (CMH), Shoveler 7, MANDARIN 1 early AM (CMH), Hobby 3 hawking early AM (CMH/M Townsend), Little Grebe 1, Common Sandpiper 2, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1
207 new birds ringed today |
| 26th | **BITTERN** 1 seen briefly in flight towards Blowers Lodge Bay, the first since 2020 (R Allen), OSPREY 1 at 09.15 (B Silverman), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 again (B Silverman), Common Tern 6, Common Sandpiper 2, Pochard 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Shoveler 5, Cormorant 15
 | | 1 of 13 juvenile Common Terns ringed at the site in 2024 (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 25th | OSPREY 1 this evening (CMH), MANDARIN 1 this AM (CMH), Hobby 1, Pochard 1, Common Sandpiper 2 |
| 24th | OSPREY 1 seen several times this AM (J Sollitt, M Townsend, CMH), MANDARIN 1 female (CMH), Lapwing 15, Yellow Wagtail 2, Pochard 1
 | | Osprey (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 23rd | Oystercatcher 2, Common Tern c15 including A34 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Willow Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Green Woodpecker 2, Pochard 1 |
| 22nd | MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly early AM, the 4th of 2024 (CMH), RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female again (CMH), Common Tern 38, Yellow Wagtail 1, Common Sandpiper 6 (CMH), Pochard 1, Little Grebe 1 juvenile, Lapwing 4, Hobby 1
 | | Marsh Harrier record shot (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 21st | Common Tern 30 including colour ringed bird A34 (CMH), Hobby 1, Raven 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Buzzard 2, Red Kite 3, Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 12, Teal 1, Pochard 1, Little Egret 1 |
| 20th | OSPREY 1 seen fishing several times today (SRG, A Hiatt), Common Tern 28, Great Crested Grebe 24, Little Grebe 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Kingfisher 1, Hobby 1, Green Woodpecker 1
 | | Osprey (Ashley Hiatt) |
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| 19th | Lapwing 24, Pochard 1 |
| 18th | OSPREY 1 again briefly this AM (M Townsend), Common Tern 2 colour ringed birds, A34 and C71 both ringed by West Midlands Ringing Group (CMH), Green Woodpecker 2
 | | Common Terns A34 and C71 (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 17th | OSPREY 1 colour ringed bird, blue 3AY seen on at least 3 occasions throughout the day (CMH/BS), SANDWICH TERN 1 heard several times (J Sollitt)
 | | Osprey 3AY (Barry Silverman) |
 | | Osprey (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 16th | Oystercatcher 2, Pochard 1, Little Grebe 1 adult |
| 15th | RUDDY SHELDUCK 1 female until 08.35, the first of 2024 (CMH), OSPREY 1 (B Silverman), Oystercatcher 2, Pochard 1, Little Grebe 1 juvenile
92 new birds ringed today including a SPOTTED FLYCATCHER
 | | Ruddy Shelduck (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 14th | Oystercatcher 2, *REDSTART* 1 female briefly in Blowers Lodge Bay, the 2nd record of 2024 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 13th | Oystercatcher 2, Little Grebe 1
161 new birds ringed today and 2 Reed Warbler controls - 1 Belgian and 1 French
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| 12th | Oystercatcher 2, Raven 2, Green Woodpecker 1 |
| 11th | Oystercatcher 2, Common Sandpiper 2, Pochard 1, Little Grebe 1, Raven 2 |
| 10th | Oystercatcher 4, Common Sandpiper 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Hobby 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Pochard 2, Garden Warbler 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Little Egret 1 |
| 9th | *BLACK-TAILED GODWIT* 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Oystercatcher 4, Common Sandpiper 2, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Shoveler 9, Little Egret 1, Black-headed Gull 38, Swift c300, Kingfisher 1
 | | Black-tailed Godwit (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 8th | Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 3, Little Egret 1, Common Tern several adults and one fledged juvenile
104 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 7th | Oystercatcher 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Swift c100, Shoveler 1, Nuthatch 1, Common Tern 1 juvenile
99 new birds ringed today (SRG) |
| 6th | Oystercatcher 5, Swift c250 |
| 4th | Little Egret 1, Shoveler 11, Pochard 1, Gadwall with 7 young, Swift c150 (SCN), Sand Martin 2, Pied Wagtail 20, Tufted Duck with 3 young |
| 3rd | *COMMON SCOTER* 1 this evening, the 4th of 2024 (SCN), OSPREY 1 over at 16.00 (Keith Lawlor), Oystercatcher 3, Swift c100 (SCN) |
| 2nd | Oystercatcher 3, Shoveler 6, Pochard 4, Teal 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Swift c59, Little Egret 3, Greenfinch 2 |
| 1st | Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 4, Pochard 3, Swift c100, Sand Martin 2, Greylag Goose c130, Kingfisher 1, Barn Owl 1, Oystercatcher 2 |
June
| 30th | Common Sandpiper 4, Oystercatcher 3, Pochard 5, Little Egret 1, Shoveler 6, Swift c70
At the half way point in the year the site list stands at 139 species - thanks to all observers who have sent me records so far in 2024 |
| 29th | Oystercatcher 3, Shoveler 10, Pochard 9, Common Sandpiper 6, Great Egret 2 over the dam (CMH/CB), Little Egret 1, Hobby 1 |
| 28th | Oystercatcher 3, Shoveler 10, Pochard 9, Swift c70, Little Egret 1 |
| 27th | *LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER* 1 on the Northants side, the first since 2021 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Shoveler 10, Pochard 9, Kingfisher 1, LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 on the dam, the 3rd record of 2024 (CMH), Lesser Black-backed Gull 78 |
| 26th | GREEN SANDPIPER 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Oystercatcher 3, Pochard 9, Shoveler 6, Little Egret 2, Lapwing 7
 | | Green Sandpiper (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 25th | YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 sub-adult briefly (CMH), Oystercatcher 4, Shoveler 6, Teal 2, Common Sandpiper 1 |
| 24th | Pochard 9, Shoveler 6, Little Egret 2, Kingfisher 1, Little Grebe 1 juvenile, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 3, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 23rd | LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1 briefly, the 2nd of 2024 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 3, Oystercatcher 4, Pochard 10, Shoveler 5, Little Egret 2, Cuckoo 1 rufous morph female
 | | Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper (B Silverman) |
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| 22nd | Common Tern 21 including 11 chicks ringed this AM, Pochard 11, Shoveler, Little Egret 3, Starling c150 |
| 21st | Pochard 7, Cormorant 5, Oystercatcher 3, Cuckoo 2, Shoveler 4, Yellow Wagtail 1, Little Grebe 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1 |
| 20th | Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Garden Warbler 5, Willow Warbler 2, Pochard 5, Cormorant 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Common Tern 12, Teal 1 drake |
| 19th | Collared Dove 1, Pied Wagtail 27, Oystercatcher 3, Cuckoo 2 including the rufous morph female |
| 18th | Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2 |
| 17th | *GARGANEY* 1 eclipse drake on the dam (CMH), Shoveler 2, Cuckoo 2, Goosander 1 female (CMH)
 | | Eclipse drake Garganey (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 16th | Pochard 6, Garden Warbler 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Oystercatcher 4, Yellow Wagtail 2, Swift c60, Shoveler 2 |
| 15th | Teal 2, Pochard 4, Shoveler 2, Oystercatcher 5, Lapwing 6, Common Sandpiper 1 (CMH), Swift 50
 | | Common Sandpiper (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 14th | Little Egret 1, Oystercatcher 2, Greylag Goose 110 |
| 13th | OSPREY 2, 1 female with blue ring 5H1 at 08.15 (info to follow) and 1 unringed female at 12.15, the 5th and 6th records of 2024 (CMH), Pochard 2, Oystercatcher 3, Shelduck 1, Cuckoo 2, MANDARIN 1 female on the dam this evening (CMH)
 | | Osprey '5H1' (Barry Silverman) |
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| 12th | Oystercatcher 5, Pochard 2, Hobby 1, Shelduck 1, Cuckoo 3 |
| 11th | *WHIMBREL* 1 on the dam until at least 12 noon (CMH et al), Cuckoo 2, Shoveler 3, Common Tern 7, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 still (CMH)
 | | Whimbrel (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 10th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this evening (SCN), Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2, Hobby 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 20, Little Egret 2, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 9th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 1 (CMH), Oystercatcher 3, Teal 1, Little Egret 1, Swift c200, Cuckoo 3 |
| 8th | *RINGED PLOVER* 1 this PM, the 12th of 2024 (SCN), MANDARIN 1 drake (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1, Oystercatcher 2, Cuckoo 2, Little Egret 1
 | | Ringed Plover (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 7th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1, Curlew 2, Shoveler 2, Teal 1, Oystercatcher 3, Cuckoo 2, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
| 6th | Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2, MANDARIN 1 female this evening (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 1
 | | Mandarin (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 5th | Lesser Black-backed Gull 45 including a colour ringed bird. The bird was ringed in 2022 as a chick at Flat Holm and this is the first time it has been recorded (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Canada Goose 40, Cuckoo 2, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (SCN), Spotted Flycatcher 1 (GB)
 | | Lesser Black-backed Gull F:B18 (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 4th | Swift c150, Little Egret 2, Cuckoo 2 |
| 3rd | *COMMON SCOTER* 1 drake this evening, the 3rd of 2024 (CMH), BRAMBLING 1, Common Tern 6, Cuckoo 1, Chiffchaff 6, Grey Wagtail 4, Yellowhammer 1, Garden Warbler 5
 | | Common Scoter (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 2nd | *BRAMBLING* 1 unseasonal singing male this AM, the first of 2024 (CMH), Oystercatcher 3, Hobby 1, Buzzard 4, Cuckoo 2, Common Gull 1
 | | Brambling (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 1st | Cuckoo 3, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2 |
May
| 31st | *ARCTIC TERN* 1 first-summer this evening (CMH), Cuckoo 2, Shoveler 2
 | | First-summer Arctic Tern (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 30th | *GARGANEY* 1 drake late AM and again this evening, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Oystercatcher 2, Spotted Flycatcher 1, the first of 2024 (R Cross)
 | | Drake Garganey (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 29th | Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Lapwing 3, Cuckoo 2, Swift c140 (CMH), Shelduck 1 |
| 28th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 this evening (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Collared Dove 2, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 1, Swift c125 (CMH), Oystercatcher 2 |
| 27th | Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2, Shelduck 2, Cetti's Warbler 3 |
| 26th | Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 1, Garden Warbler 3, Hobby 1 |
| 25th | Cuckoo 2, Shoveler 3, Shelduck 1, Oystercatcher 2 |
| 24th | Common Sandpiper 1, Cuckoo 2, Shoveler 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Egret 1, Treecreeper with young (SCN) |
| 23rd | *RINGED PLOVER* 4 on the dam this AM, taking the 2024 total to 11 (CMH), DUNLIN 1 on the dam with the Ringo's, the 2nd of 2024 (CMH), Little Egret 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Common Tern 10, Shelduck 1, Kingfisher 1, Oystercatcher 2
 | Ringed Plover and Dunlin (Chris Hubbard)
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| 22nd | Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 2 , Swift c80 |
| 21st | *SANDERLING* 1 on the dam, the first of 2024 (CMH), *RINGED PLOVER* 7 flew through heading NE, the first of 2024 (CMH), Little Egret 4, Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 2, Common Tern 18
 | | Sanderling (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 20th | Cuckoo 2, Shelduck 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Oystercatcher 2 |
| 18th | Curlew 1, Oystercatcher 6, Cuckoo 3, Shelduck 2, Swift 25, Little Egret 1 |
| 17th | OSPREY 1 (Per Birdguides), Cuckoo 2, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), Reed Warbler c25 (CMH), Oystercatcher 4, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
| 16th | Cuckoo 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 3, Hobby 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Swift c60 (CMH) |
| 15th | *BLACK TERN* 1 (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Oystercatcher 1 |
| 13th | MANDARIN 2 this AM, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 4, Pochard 1, Hobby 2
 | | Mandarin (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 12th | Cuckoo 2, Oystercatcher 4, Common Sandpiper 2 |
| 11th | Common Sandpiper 2, Common Tern 10, Cuckoo 2, Hobby 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Peregrine 1 female ( D Peacock), Shoveler 1 |
| 10th | *BLACK TERN* c20 late evening (an increase on the 8 present most of the day), taking the 2024 total to 26 (CMH / P Bunyard), OSPREY 1 for around 15 minutes late PM (CMH), Shoveler 2, Common Sandpiper 3, Little Egret 3, Cuckoo 3, Red Kite 10, Hobby 1
 | | Black Tern (Paul Bunyard) |
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| 9th | Cuckoo 3 including a rufous morph female, Hobby 1, Fieldfare 1 this evening (P Bunyard), Cetti's Warbler 3
 | | Cuckoo, female rufous morph (B Silverman) |
 | | Fieldfare (Paul Bunyard) |
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| 8th | Cuckoo 2, Goldeneye 1, Oystercatcher 1, Cetti's Warbler 3 |
| 7th | Hobby 2, Swift 14, Cuckoo 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 1 |
| 6th | *GREENSHANK* 1 fly through, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cuckoo 1, Shelduck 1, Common Tern 10, Cetti's Warbler 3 |
| 5th | Common Tern 10, Cuckoo 1, Hobby 2 (CMH) |
| 4th | Common Sandpiper 1, Oystercatcher 2, Cuckoo 1, *ARCTIC TERN* 1 (SCN), Hobby 4 (CMH), OSPREY 1 (SRG), Tufted Duck c85, Tawny Owl 1 |
| 3rd | *WHIMBREL* 3 flew west this AM, the second record of the year (CMH), *ARCTIC TERN* 1 (CMH) and then a further 8 briefly (SCN), Cuckoo 1, Little Egret 1, Common Tern 6, Goldeneye 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Hobby 1, Oystercatcher 1, Lesser Redpoll 3
 | | Arctic Tern (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 2nd | *BLACK TERN* 1 this PM (CMH/J Sollitt), BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL or CHANNEL WAGTAIL 1 female (M Townsend/J Sollitt), Hobby 1, Shelduck 1, Oystercatcher 2, Cuckoo 1, Goldeneye 2, Common Tern 9, Yellow Wagtail 3
 | | Black Tern (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 1st | Hobby 1, Common Tern 9, Cuckoo 1, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
April
| 30th | Cuckoo 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Common Tern 2, Little Egret 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Hobby 2 |
| 29th | Common Sandpiper 4, Hobby 1, Cuckoo 1, Common Tern 7, Swift 3. Goldeneye 5, Little Egret 1, Garden Warbler 1 |
| 28th | HOBBY 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Garden Warbler 2, Common Tern 2, Swift 1, Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Goldeneye 4, Cuckoo 1, Common Sandpiper 1, Curlew 1 over (P Bunyard) |
| 27th | *BLACK TERN* 5 this PM, the first of 2024 (SCN), Common Tern 5, Garden Warbler 1, the first of 2024 (B Silverman), Cuckoo 1, Swift 1 |
| 26th | CUCKOO 1 the first of 2024, *ARCTIC TERN* 1 briefly this AM before flying NE (CMH), MARSH HARRIER 1 briefly at 13.00, the 3rd record of 2024 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Goldeneye 5, Pochard 1, Common Tern 2, Oystercatcher 2, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Black-headed Gull 2 |
| 25th | Goldeneye 7, Snipe 1, Little Egret 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
| 24th | *COMMON SCOTER* 1 this evening, the 2nd of 2024 (B Morley)
 | | drake Common Scoter (B Morley) |
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| 23rd | Common Sandpiper 1, Shoveler 3, Teal 2, Goldeneye 5, Yellow Wagtail 1, Black-headed Gull 2, Little Egret 5 |
| 22nd | REDSHANK 2 on the dam all day (CMH), Common Sandpiper 1, Shelduck 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Goldeneye 6, Goosander 1 female (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 3, Shoveler 3, Little Egret 4
 | | Redshanks (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 21st | *COMMON SCOTER* 1 first-summer drake this PM, the first of 2024 (CMH), Swift 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), REDSHANK 1 on the dam (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 2, Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 1, Goldeneye 4, Little Egret 4
 | | Common Scoter (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 20th | COMMON TERN 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Goldeneye 4, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 4, Cetti's Warbler 3, Yellow Wagtail 1 |
| 19th | Common Sandpiper 5, Little Egret 6, Goldeneye 4, Reed Warbler 2, Oystercatcher 1, Shelduck 2, Gadwall 6 |
| 18th | *WHIMBREL* 2, 1 flew through at 07.38, the first of 2024 (CMH) and 1 later in the morning (R Cross), Common Sandpiper 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Little Egret 1, Shelduck 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Swallow c70, Sand Martin c50, Goldeneye 4 |
| 17th | LITTLE RINGED PLOVER 1, the first of 2024 (R Cross), OSPREY (per Stanford Angling Syndicate), Cetti's Warbler 4, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Little Grebe 1, Goldeneye 4, Reed Warbler 1, Siskin 1, Little Egret 5, GREAT EGRET 1, Common Sandpiper 3, Peregrine 1 (CMH) , Yellow Wagtail 2, Shelduck 2, Mallard 1 with 3 young |
| 16th | Little Egret 4, Common Sandpiper 2, Goldeneye 6, Oystercatcher 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 1, Sedge Warbler 3 |
| 15th | ***FERRUGINOUS DUCK*** 1 drake, the 4th ever for the site with Tufted Ducks off the dam - previous records 1950, 1972 and 1997 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 5, Shelduck 2
 | Ferruginous Duck (Chris Hubbard)
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| 14th | *REDSHANK* 3 this AM, the first of 2024 (CMH), WHEATEAR 1 (CB), Common Sandpiper 1, Goldeneye 9, Cetti's Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 2, the first of 2024 (B Silverman / CMH), Little Egret 2, Fieldfare 1 flew west, Lesser Whitethroat 1 |
| 13th | Oystercatcher 3 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Shelduck 2 |
| 12th | Common Sandpiper 2, Goldeneye 6, Shelduck 2, Cetti's Warbler 2, Whitethroat 3, Sedge Warbler 1, Little Egret 7, GREAT EGRET 1 (N Jarvis), Raven 4 |
| 11th | no sign of the Purple Heron today. Yellow Wagtail 6 |
| 10th | ***PURPLE HERON*** 1 still today (M Townsend / CMH), Shelduck 2, Yellow Wagtail 11
 | Purple Heron (Chris Hubbard)
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| 9th | ***PURPLE HERON*** 1 this PM seen in both counties, only the 2nd ever record for Stanford Res the previous being in 2011. This is the 22nd record for Northants and the 8th record for Leicestershire & Rutland (CMH), Lesser Whitethroat 1, the first of 2024 (M Townsend), Oystercatcher 1, Little Egret 4, Curlew 1 (CMH)
 | | Purple Heron (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 8th | Common Sandpiper 2, Willow Warbler 14 in song (CMH), Whitethroat 2, the first of 2024 (CMH), Yellow Wagtail 5, Goldeneye 6, Cetti's Warbler 4, Sedge Warbler 3, Raven 5, Little Egret 2 |
7th | Common Sandpiper 1, Yellow Wagtail 5, Swallow 15, House Martin 6, the first of 2024 (CMH), Sand Martin 10, Goosander 3 (CMH), Little Egret 4, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goldeneye 6, Pochard 1 |
| 6th | *SANDWICH TERN* 1 briefly this AM, the first since 2021 (CMH), Sedge Warbler 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Common Sandpiper 2 this evening (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Yellow Wagtail 1, Buzzard 6, Swallow 2, Little Egret 3, Little Grebe 1, Goldeneye 6, Shelduck 2
 | | Sandwich Tern (Barry Silverman) |
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| 5th | OSPREY 1 flew west at 07.42, the first of 2024 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 5, Swallow 2, Raven 5, Goldeneye 5, Shoveler 1 |
| 4th | COMMON SANDPIPER 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Little Egret 5, Water Rail 1, Shoveler 1, Goldeneye 6, Cetti's Warbler 1, GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH) |
| 3rd | Little Egret 11 (CMH), PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 again this evening (CMH), Blackcap 6, Little Grebe 1, Goldeneye 5, Mallard with 5 young (CMH) |
| 2nd | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Sand Martin 2, Shelduck 2, Goldeneye 6, Blackcap 4, Tree Sparrow 1 (M Townsend), Water Rail 2, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 8 (SCN), Little Grebe 1, Chiffchaff 12 ringed this AM (SRG) |
| 1st | REDSTART 1 heard only, the first of 2024 (B&FG), Swallow 2, Blackcap 2, Shelduck 2, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 6, House Sparrow 1, Treecreeper 2, Raven 2, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (B&FG), Chiffchaff 16, Blackcap 4, Grey Heron 2, Water Rail 1, Buzzard 5, Gadwall 4 |
March
| 31st | SWALLOW 2, the first of 2024 (CMH), Willow Warbler 3, Cetti's Warbler 3, Pochard 1, Shelduck 2
Site total for 2024 stands at 106 species at end of March. |
| 30th | YELLOW WAGTAIL 1, the first of 2024 (SCN/ D Sheffield), Shelduck 1, Willow Warbler 1, Blackcap 1, Green Woodpecker 1, House Sparrow 1, Raven 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 5, Goldeneye 7, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 3
 | | Yellow Wagtail, the first of 2024 (S Nichols) |
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| 29th | Blackcap 1, the first of 2024, Willow Warbler 1, the first of 2024, Little Grebe 1 |
| 27th | Goldeneye 7, Red Kite 2 |
| 26th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (SCN), Little Egret 2, Goldeneye 7, Wigeon 2, Raven 1, Fieldfare 2 |
| 25th | Pintail 4 (CMH), Oystercatcher 1, Little Egret 3, Raven 8, Goldeneye 6, Gadwall 20, Shoveler 3 |
| 24th | Oystercatcher 2, Shelduck 2, Sand Martin 2, Water Rail 2, Mistle Thrush 1, Little Egret 3, Nuthatch 1, the first of 2024 (CMH) |
| 23rd | Sand Martin 14, the first of 2024, Shoveler 2, Raven 3 |
| 22nd | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 CMH), Shelduck 2, Shoveler 2 |
| 21st | WHEATEAR 1 this evening, the first of 2024 (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, Shelduck 2, Teal 6 |
| 20th | Shelduck 2, Little Egret 3, Shoveler 2, Little Grebe 1, Pochard 5 |
| 19th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), Goosander 1, Little Egret 2, Goldeneye 17, Water Rail 1 Chiffchaff 5, Little Grebe 1 |
| 18th | Little Egret 6, Shelduck 1
 | | Little Egrets (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 17th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 still (CMH), Oystercatcher 2, PINTAIL 8 (SCN), Barn Owl 1 (CMH), Tawny Owl 1, the first of 2024 (CMH) |
| 16th | Little Egret 3, Teal 5, TREE SPARROW 2, the first of 2024 (M Townsend), Cetti's Warbler 1, Oystercatcher 2 |
| 15th | Pochard 25, Water Rail 1, Oystercatcher 2, Peregrine 1 (D Hicklin), Chiffchaff 6, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
| 13th | PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), Common Gull minimum of 800 counted (CMH), Little Egret 4 over, Kingfisher 1 |
| 11th | Little Egret 1, Teal 2, Wigeon 20, Cetti's Warbler 2, Water Rail 1, Oystercatcher 2, Siskin 3. Goosander 3, Wigeon 177, Shoveler 3 |
| 10th | Little Egret 1, CURLEW 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 1, Kingfisher 1, Shelduck 2
No sign of the Firecrest today |
| 9th | **FIRECREST** 1 from early morning until 17.00 at least near the gate to the Welford Road car park, the first since 2020 (CMH), PINTAIL 8 (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, DUNLIN 1 flew east, the first of 2024 (CMH), Chiffchaff 4 with 3 in song
 | | Firecrest (Fritz Graves) |
 | | Firecrest (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 8th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Teal 12, Pochard 23, Little Egret 2, Goosander 1 female
If anyone has lost what looks like part of a Sigma lense (cover) - I have it so drop me a message |
| 7th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Goosander 1
 | | Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 6th | Teal 8, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 10, Buzzard 10, Wigeon 160 |
| 3rd | Shoveler 3, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Goosander 1, Little Egret 1, Grey Heron 3, Redwing c30, Fieldfare 8, Lapwing 12, Goldeneye 4 |
| 2nd | Goldeneye 2, wigeon 43, PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 1 again (SCN) |
February
| 25th | Goldeneye 6, Fieldfare c180, Redwing c100, Starling c1800, Buzzard 3, Wigeon 40, Long-tailed Tit 14, Gadwall 7 |
| 24th | **WAXWING** 5 flew north west this AM, the first since 2019 (M Townsend) |
| 23rd | STONECHAT 1, the first of 2024, Peregrine 1, Oystercatcher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Water Rail 1 |
| 22nd | Goldeneye 11, Goosander 5 |
| 21st | *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 (SCN), Goosander 4 |
| 19th | GREAT EGRET 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Chiffchaff 1, Wigeon c150, Pochard 20, Teal 15, Siskin 1, Peregrine 1 this PM (CMH) |
| 18th | *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 4, Wigeon 218 (CMH), Teal 15, Goldeneye 14, Oystercatcher 1, CATTLE EGRET 1 still near the hall (M Alibone) |
| 17th | Goosander 2, Pochard 20, CATTLE EGRET 1 still close by, Sparrowhawk 1 |
| 16th | PINTAIL 1 drake (CMH), House Sparrow 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Wigeon 94, Oystercatcher 2, Peregrine 1 (CMH), Little Grebe 1, Mute Swan 37, Little Egret 4 |
| 15th | Goosander 1, Wigeon 17, CATTLE EGRET 1 still close by |
| 12th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 3, CATTLE EGRET still close by (CMH), Oystercatcher 1 on the dam (CMH) |
| 11th | Tufted Duck 153, Shoveler 4, Goldeneye 15, Goosander 4, Coot 55, Greylag Goose 201, Little Egret 1, Water Rail 1, Cetti's Warbler 1 |
| 10th | *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 (CMH) |
| 9th | Goosander 4, Goldeneye 12 |
| 7th | MARSH HARRIER 1 late PM (CMH), *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 late PM (CMH), Goldeneye 23, Little Egret 3, Chiffchaff 1, Teal 16, Goosander 6, CATTLE EGRET 1 close by |
| 6th | CATTLE EGRET 1 still along the road (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Pied Wagtail 45, Goosander 4 |
| 5th | Shelduck 2, Lapwing 20, Goosander 4, Little Egret 2, Raven 2, Water Rail 1, Pied Wagtail 45, Red Kite 2, Grey Wagtail 1 |
| 4th | CATTLE EGRET 1 (CMH), *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 still (CMH), Goldeneye 13, Chiffchaff 2, Goosander 5
 | | Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 3rd | *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 again (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 Little Egret 1, Lapwing 67, Goldeneye 12, Teal 33, CATTLE EGRET 1 close by, Peregrine 1 |
| 2nd | *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 with Greylags (CMH), CATTLE EGRET 1 still (CMH) |
| 1st | CATTLE EGRET 1 briefly and then back to it's normal field (CMH), Chiffchaff 2, Goosander 8, Goldeneye 8 |
January
| 31st | CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), CATTLE EGRET 1 still close by (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 1 |
| 30th | Goldeneye 10, Chiffchaff 2, Little Egret 1, CATTLE EGRET 1 still close by |
| 29th | MARSH HARRIER 1 flew east at 16.31, the first of 2024 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost, GREAT EGRET 1 over at dusk (CMH), Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 10, CATTLE EGRET 1 |
| 28th | Mistle Thrush 2, Shelduck 1, CATTLE EGRET still close by (CMH), Barn Owl 1, the first of 2024 (CMH), Goosander 20, Meadow Pipit 15 |
| 27th | **CATTLE EGRET** 1 left the roost at 07.25 and later relocated to sheep fields near to Stanford Hall (CMH), Cetti's Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 2, GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Goosander 20, Peregrine 1, the first of 2024 (SRG)
 | | Cattle Egret (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 26th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), **CATTLE EGRET** 1 roosting this evening (CMH), OYSTERCATCHER 1 around the dam, the earliest record for 54 years (R Clark/CMH), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 2
 | | Oystercatcher, the second earliest record at the site (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 24th | CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter (CMH), Goosander 15, GREAT EGRET 1 |
| 23rd | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, Goldeneye 4, Goosander 8 |
| 22nd | CASPIAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), PINTAIL 4 including 2 drakes (CMH), Goosander 15, Little Grebe 2 |
| 21st | GREAT EGRET 2 (CMH), Little Egret 3, Teal 89, Goosander 20, Herring Gull 445, Black-headed Gull 1410, Common Gull 695, Lesser Black-backed Gull 65, Great Black-backed Gull 21 (all gull numbers for the BTO WinGS survey) |
| 20th | CASPIAN GULL 2, a first-winter and an adult (CMH), Goosander 21, Little Grebe 4, GREAT EGRET 1
 | | Caspian Gull, first-winter (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 19th | CASPIAN GULL 1 colour-ringed adult in the roost (CMH), CACKLING GOOSE 1 of unknown origin (SCN), Goosander 17, GREAT EGRET 1, Lapwing 45, Little Egret 1, Chiffchaff
 | | Caspian Gull adult (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 18th | CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Goosander 10, Teal c60 (CMH), Little Egret 1, Chiffchaff 2, Sparrowhawk 1
 | | Chiffchaff (S Nichols) |
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| 17th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), Goosander 21, GREAT EGRET 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Little Egret 1, Teal 6 |
| 16th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), Goosander 17, Teal 30, Mistle Thrush 1, Great Black-backed Gull 35, SHELDUCK 1 on the dam, the first of 2024 (CMH), Chiffchaff 1 |
| 15th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (CMH), Raven 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 11, Chiffchaff 2
 | | 2nd-winter Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 14th | Red Kite 3, Buzzard 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Raven 1, Goosander 2, Grey Heron 4, Lapwing 22 |
| 12th | **KUMLIEN'S GULL** (sub species of Iceland Gull) 1 in the roost last night but only positively identified this AM, the 2nd record for the site and the first since 2020 (CMH), Goosander 14, MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost (M Alibone), *SHORT-EARED OWL* 1 this evening, the first of 2024 (SCN)
 | | Kumlien's Gull record shots (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 10th | GREAT EGRET 1 (Dawn Sheffield), Water Rail 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, Mistle Thrush 3, Meadow Pipit 3, Great Black-backed Gull 139 in the roost (CMH), Goosander 10 |
| 9th | Kingfisher 1, Goosander 4, Little Egret 1, Lesser Redpoll 2 |
| 8th | Goosander 17, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH)
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE at the monument field, Stanford Hall (SCN) |
| 7th | *WHOOPER SWAN* 3 off the dam until late afternoon when they flew NW, the first of 2024 (D. Sheffield), *PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1 (CMH), Goosander 10, Siskin 1, PINTAIL 10 including 7 drakes (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 third-winter in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (S Mundy)
Black Swan 1 near Leicestershire reedbed this AM (CMH)
 | | Whooper Swans (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 6th |
*PINK-FOOTED GOOSE* 1, the first since 2022 (CMH), EGYPTIAN GOOSE 2, the first of 2024 (CMH), MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter in the roost, a different bird to the 3rd Jan making 4 this week (CMH), Goosander 15, Kingfisher 1, Cetti's Warbler 1  | | Pink-footed Goose (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 4th | Goosander 16, YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Redpoll 9, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 1, Shoveler 1 |
| 3rd | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 second-winter this evening (CMH), Goosander 17 |
| 2nd | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 first-winters in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 adults in the roost (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Goosander 5 |
| 1st | Little Grebe 2, PINTAIL 1, Goosander 4, Lesser Redpoll 6, Water Rail 2, Jay 2, Treecreeper 1, Goldcrest 1, Buzzard 3, Red Kite 2, Goldeneye 5, Bullfinch 2, Siskin 2, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 1
CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (SCN) |
2023
December
| 31st | PINTAIL 1 drake
CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (SCN)
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. HERE'S TO A GREAT BIRDING 2024! |
| 30th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull c185 in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 (CMH), Water Rail 2, Snipe 4, Lesser Redpoll 1, PINTAIL 1 (CMH), Goosander 14
CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (CMH) |
| 29th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), Snipe 5, PINTAIL 2 (SCN), Goosander 15 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Great Black-backed Gull 65 in the roost |
| 28th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 first-winters in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 in the roost (CMH), PINTAIL 1 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 5, Stock Dove 25, Goosander 2 |
| 27th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 2 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Shelduck 3, PINTAIL 1 drake (CMH), Goldeneye 9, Teal 7, Little Grebe 2 |
| 24th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 1st-winter (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 11, Red Kite 1, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (CB)
 | | Mediteranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
Happy Christmas to all visitors to Stanford Reservoir |
| 23rd | Water Rail 1, GREAT EGRET 1, Chiffchaff 1, Shoveler 4, Buzzard 2, Mistle Thrush 1, Goosander 3 |
| 22nd | CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), PINTAIL 2 (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull c130, Goosander 1, Chiffchaff 1, Little Egret 1, Pied Wagtail 10, Little Grebe 3 |
| 20th | Goosander 4 (3 drakes), Great Black-backed Gull 97, Little Grebe 2 |
| 17th | Coot 529, Tufted Duck 164, Gadwall 101, Pochard 55, Mute Swan 70, Wigeon 92, Great Crested Grebe 7, Little Grebe 3 Cormorant 12, Greylag Goose 158, Goldeneye 5, Mallard 45 |
| 16th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter (CMH), YELLOW-LEGGED GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 147 (CMH), GREAT EGRET 3 over dam at dusk (CMH), Pochard 55, Goosander 2 drakes, Little Grebe 3, Shoveler 4, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (CB/B&FG), BRAMBLING 2 (S Wright) |
| 15th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 2 first-winters in the roost (CMH), Common Gull min of 1800 in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull c70, Little Grebe 3, Siskin 15, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall |
| 13th | CASPIAN GULL 1 adult briefly this AM (CMH), Little Egret 2, Siskin 1, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (CMH) |
| 12th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), Great Black-backed Gull 94 in the roost (CMH), CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall, Little Egret 2, Lesser Redpoll 17 |
| 11th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), CASPIAN GULL 1 adult in the roost (CMH), Goosander 10 (7 drakes), Goldeneye 15, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall, Little Egret 1, Little Grebe 3, Water Rail 1
 | | Mediterranean Gull (Chris Hubbard) |
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| 10th | BRAMBLING 1, CATTLE EGRET 2 still at Stanford Hall (CMH) |
| 9th | GREAT EGRET 1, Little Egret 1, CATTLE EGRET 2 at Stanford Hall (CB) |
| 8th | MEDITERRANEAN GULL 1 first-winter in the roost (CMH), GREAT EGRET 1, Goosander 2, Redwing 67 ringed (SRG), Fieldfare 12 ringed (SRG) |
| 7th | GREAT EGRET 1 (CMH), Little Grebe 1 |
| 6th | Goldeneye 11, Shoveler 10, Little Grebe 2 |
| 5th | *BARNACLE GOOSE* 46 briefly, the first since 2021 (SCN), RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 (SCN)
 | | Barnacle Geese (Steve Nichols) |
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| 3rd | GREAT EGRET 1 (SCN), Teal 11, Goldeneye 3, Teal 11 |
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