28th February 2017 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:-1 male Peregrine, 3 Buzzards, 2m Gadwall, 4 Stock Doves, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Moorhens, Nuthatch (heard), 1 Coal Tit. Dam End:- 1m Tufted Duck, 14 Great Crested Grebes,…
26th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 38 Grey Heron, including the white leucistic bird, at heronry. There has been some minor damage to the heronry caused by the recent gales – 1 branch with…
21st February 2017
West End: Heronry now has 34 nests with 45 Grey Herons present at a late afternoon count. A white leucistic bird was also seen at a nest, probably the same…
19th February 2017 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 14m+1f Mandarin, 16 Mallard, 38 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swans, Water Rail (heard), 16 Common Gulls, 51 Cormorants, 29 Grey Herons in heronry, 2…
16th February 2017 photos by Bob Johnson
First signs of spring.
16th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 32 Grey Heron at the heronry, numbers are increasing and include a very light-coloured slightly leucistic bird seen at a nest, 12 male Mandarin seen flying as a…
14th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 2 Mute Swan, Raven calling. Dam End:- 1 Marsh Tit, c.10 Rook (in rookery) – c.850 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Common Gull, c.30 Herring Gull. (Gull roost count taken…
13th February 2017 seen by Bob Johnson
Includes monthly WeBS. All reservoir counts:- 18 Great Crested Grebe, 31 Cormorant, 14 Grey Heron (most at heronry), 27 Canada Geese, 18 Mallard, 99 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull. Dam…
9th February 2017 by Bob Johnson
West End: 10 Grey Heron around nests, 30 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 12 Mallard, 1 Nuthatch, 1 GS Woodpecker.
7th February 2017 by Bob Johnson
West End: 16 Grey Heron seen at heronry nests, 15 Gadwall, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Long Tailed Tit.