Month: September 2020

Dam End:- Few Swallows and many House Martins over, Yellow Wagtail on the dam with Grey and Pied Wagtails.
Tree Pipit over and 14 Lesser Redpolls perched up briefly.

Whillet’s:- flock of Redwings flew over while we were raking the hay, about five Bullfinches in the blackthorns calling for most of the morning, about 15 House Martins feeding overhead around 10 am.
West End:- Green Sandpiper, about 15 Lapwings, a few Teal, 1 Manadarin, 1 Kingfisher.

22/09/20 Dam End:- 2 Yellow Wagtails over.

West End:- 5 Grey Heron, 7 Teal, 19 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 20 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Dam End:-  Whilst checking new reed-bed contractors heard a Raven overhead.
West End:- 32+3juv Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 370 Greylag Geese, 40 Canada Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, 1m Mandarin, 4 Teal, 17 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff.

Whillet’s:- 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat, 11 House Martins, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 9 Meadow Pipit, 19 Siskins, 5 Chiffchaff, 16 Mistle Thrush, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Jays, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Starling, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

Whillet’s:- 7E + 1W Crossbills, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 19 Siskins, 18 Meadow Pipits, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Stock Dove, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk.

West End:- 490 Canada Geese, 460 Greylag Geese, 3 Egyptian Geese, 10 Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Mandarin, 4 Chiffchaff.

West End:-  320 Greylag, 325 Canada Geese, 14 Egyptian Geese, 8 Teal, 2 Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.

Dam End:- 1 juv Osprey early morning over dam then flew over Admirals wood.

Dam End:- Lesser Whitethroat in bushes behind dam, 2 Little Egret, 2 Crossbills and several Siskins over.
West End:- 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Shoveler and some Teal.