31st May 2023 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 1 White Stork NNE over at 3pm, 2 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 1 Red Kite, 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Swift, Mallard + 3…
West End:- 1 White Stork NNE over at 3pm, 2 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 1 Red Kite, 2 Reed Bunting, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Swift, Mallard + 3…
Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper. Whillet’s:- 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldfinch, 1 House Martin, 2 Red Kite, 2 male Reed Bunting, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Swallow,…
West End:- Osprey fishing at 19:20 then flew west carrying a fish, 4 pairs of Common Tern,1 pair of Black-headed Gull breeding on rafts, 16 Great Crested Grebe.
West End:- Another beautiful day with brilliant birds, adult Little Gull and adult Black Tern from the north bank at 11:30, over the West End car park a little later…
Dam End:- 1 summer plumage Sanderling on dam, 3 Common Sandpiper on dam, 1 adult Black Tern, 5 Common Tern, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Swift, 6 Swallow, 6 House…
Dam End:- Osprey from the dam at 7:30, 3 Common Sandpiper on the dam, group of Common Terns and a noisy Raven. In the car park several singing Goldcrests and…
Dam End:- Honey Buzzard over dam with two Common Buzzard then flew towards Ashdown.
West End:- A Hobby was spooked by a male Goshawk. Also Common Sandpiper, up to 4 Reed Warbler and 8 Common Tern.
WeBS All reservoir:- 13 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Mandarin, 10 Mallard, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 7 Coot, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap. Dam End:- 16+5 young Greylag…
West End:- 2 Hobby and an Osprey at 16:30, 8 Common Tern and 2 Reed Warbler. Cracking views of Nuthatch looking for food a couple of feet away.