29 & 30th December 2015 seen by Bob Johnson
29-12-15 West End: 1 Juvenile Great Northern Diver seen briefly and distantly before going missing. It probably swam back towards the dam end. (It was also reported on 28-12-15 at…
29-12-15 West End: 1 Juvenile Great Northern Diver seen briefly and distantly before going missing. It probably swam back towards the dam end. (It was also reported on 28-12-15 at…
West End: A Pochard and an Egyptian Goose seen around midday.
Whillet's Pool: A watch of the reed-bed at roosting time from 15:00 to 16:15 - 80 Reed Buntings and c.400 Starling were counted coming into the reed-bed to roost. Also…
West End: 7 Gadwall, 7 Stock Doves. Dam End: 1 Mandarin Duck and mixed flock of finches in the sailing club car park, including Goldfinch, Siskin and Lesser Redpoll.
Great Northern Diver seen from sailing club (mid-morning).
Dam End: Juvenile Great Northern Diver seen late afternoon mid reservoir area. Green Woodpecker in the Paddock. 23 Rooks around boatyard rookery. 26+ Great Crested Grebe. Gull roost at 16:00:…
West End: 5 Gadwall, 1 Coot, c.150 Greylag Geese. Whillet's Meadows: 2 Jay, c.25 Fieldfare, c.150 Redwing, 2 Grey Heron flyover. Whillet's Reed-bed roost 15:15 to 16:15 : 47 Reed…
(Juvenile) Great Northern Diver seen mid-morning in the middle of the reservoir near the dam end.
A very unusual sight - Bush Vetch in flower in late December, obviously confused by all this mild weather, this is normally a spring up to autumn flowering plant. This…
Whillet's: Watching the reed bed from the roadside from 15:30 to 16:15 - Sparrowhawk , 20 Redwings flying over, a party of about 8 Long-tailed Tits, a few 100 Black-headed…