Golden Plover

13:30>14:00. -2 Degrees, Sunny.

• On Reservoir

1 Male Goosander

3 Common Gulls

• North Field

64 Golden Plover flew in from >SE Low over reservoir to North Field

• East Field

81 Lapwing

110+ Starling

2 Mistle Thrush

6 Rooks

• On Feeders

2 Blue Tit

5 Reed Bunting

9 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

2 Robin

Blackbirds

1 Pied Wagtail

2 Dunnock

Redwing/ Fieldfare movement

14:30>15:30. 1 Degree, Grey sky, light rain.

• On Reservoir

1 Female Goosander

• East Fields

81 Lapwing

200 Starling

90+ Fieldfare and Redwing moving> NE.

6 Grey Partridge.

2 Stock Doves

• On Feeders

16 Greenfinch

12 Chaffinch

1 Robin

2 Dunnock

Freezing

10:30>11:30, -5 Degrees, Freezing wind/Snow Showers.

• On Resrvoir

39 Canada Geese

3 Teal

2 Mallard

• On Feeders

28 Greenfinch

11 Chaffinch

3 Reed bunting

2 Robins

1 Pied Wagtail

3 Dunnock

2 Blue Tit

3 Magpie

8 Starling

• East Field

31 Lapwing

14 Rooks

6 Jackdaw

8 Carrion Crow

8 Black Headed Gulls.

Thursday 24 February

16:00>16:30, -2 Degrees. Bitter and bright.

• On reservoir

39 Canada Goose

9 Goosander

4 Mallards

• On Feeders

1 Robin

2 Blue Tit

1 Blackbird

Good number of Finches

9:30>10:30. -1Degrees and Snowing.

• On Reservoir

2 Goosander 1m 1f

12 BH Gulls

• North Field

12 Snipe

119 Golden Plover

• On Feeders

upto 40 Finches on Niger seed on track Green/Chaff

also 3 Reed Buntings coming down to it

1 Robin, 3 Dunnock,8 Starlings, 1 Pied Wagtail and pair of Blackbirds

2 Stock Dove in East Field

40 Snipe/ Skylark/ Long tailed Tit

09:00>10:30, 1 Degree, Grey and Windy.

• On Reservoir

5 Teal

51 Golden Plover

40 Snipe went up from the area we cleared last year.

2 Skylark in North Field

32 BH Gulls

19 Common Gulls

• On Feeders

8 Long tailed Tit passed through conifers near feeding station.

6 Chaffinch

2 Blue Tit

1 Robin

4 Reed Bunting

8 Greenfinch

2 Blackbirds feeding on Apples.

210+ Golden Plover

13:30>13:45, Degrees, sunny.

210+ Golden plover at ringstone today

3 Cormorants

8 Teal

34 Lapwing

No Wildfowl at all

9:30>10:30, 5 Degrees. Strong to Gailforce Winds

Reservoir Full again.

No ducks ,Geese of any kind this morning. only 13 Lapwing

28 Gulls.

• On Feeders

6 Greenfinch

2 Chaffinch

2 Blue Tits

1 Pied Wagtail

1 Robin

2 Dunnock

Wednesday 15 February

9:30>10:30, 3 Degrees, Strong Winds

• On Reservoir

28 Lapwing

3 Goosanders 1m 2f

6 Teal on North East Pool.

28 Common Gulls, 1 Herring Gull in East Fields

• On Feeders

6 Chaffinch

12 Greenfinch

1 Robin

2 Blue Tits

Goosander's Displaying

09:30>10:30, 7 Degrees, windy, Sunny intervals.

• On reservoir

2 Goosander Displaying ,Female laying flat in water almost submerged at times

Male throwing head back.

30 Golden Plover

38 Lapwing

4 Mallards

• On Feeders

1 Robin

8 Chaffinch

2 Reed Bunting

3 Blue Tit

12 Greenfinch

1 Pied Wagtail

3 Shelduck

9:10>1010, 8 Degrees, Sunny Intervals.

• On Reservoir/North Field

118 Lapwing

32 Golden Plover

7 Teal

106Bh Gulls/Common Gulls

2 Herring Gulls

4 Mallard

2 Goosander

• On Feeders

10 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

2 Reed Bunting

3 Blue Tits

1 Robin

pair Blackbirds

2 Dunnock

15:00>16:00

3 Shelduck

Flock of up to 50+ Redwing in East Field

Herring Gulls

10:30>12:00, 5 Degrees, Raining.

• On Reservior/North Field

52 Golden Plover

58 Lapwing

60+ Starling

8 Snipe

6 Teal

4 Mallard

38 Canada Goose

110 Bh Gulls/Common Gulls

4 Herring Gulls flew over > W

• On Feeders

10 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

1 Blue Tit

1 Robin

1 Female Blackbird

3 Reed Bunting

2 Dunnock

1 Wren

1 Pied Wagtail

Filling up

9:10>9:30, -1 Degrees, Flurry of Snow.

Reservoir being filled back up.

• On Reservoir

25 Lapwing

46 Golden Plover

4 Mallards

60+ Gulls

1M 1F Goosander

• On Feeders

8 Chaffinch

13 Greenfinch

2 Blue Tits

1 Robin

no sign of Reed Bunting.

Teal

10:05>10:45, -1 Degree. Sunny

• on Reservoir

8 Teal

64 BH Gulls

21 Common Gulls

48 Lapwing

26 Golden Plover in North Field

• On Feeders

14 Greenfinch

10 Chaffinch

4 Reed Bunting

1m 1f Blackbird

3 Dunnocks

6 Starling

1 Pied Wagtail

2 Magpie

1 Robin

Finches eating Niger

Lapwing numbers growing

9:10>11:00, -3 Degrees, Bright and Sunny.

• 52 Lapwing on North Shore

31 Golden Plover in North Field

102 Gulls On Reservoir

43 Canada Geese

1 Female Goosander

• On Feeders

16 Greenfinch

6 Chaffinch

1 Robin

3 Dunnoch

1 Blue Tit

1 Pied Wagtail

Pair of Blackbirds

4 Reed Bunting getting tamer by the day

2 Magpies

4 Starling

Water Level still Low.

Reed Buntings coming to Niger seed

• 9:10>10:30, 3 Degrees and Bright.

4 Reed Buntings at feeding station, 1Male 3 Female all coming down to floor to feed on Niger.

7 Chaffinch all Male

14 Greenfinch spending more time fighting than eating

1 Blue Tit

2 Robins

1 Wren

2 Dunnoch

• On Reservoir

1 Goosander

31 Lapwing

1 Pied Wagtail

110 Gulls mostly Black Headed.

Gail force winds

7 Degrees, Gail force winds.

32 Bh Gulls

12 Common Gulls

3 Chaffinch

6 Greenfinch

Level still going down.

Peregrine

Monday 06 February,09:30, 5 Degrees, Grey, Misty.

Peregrine on North Shore

12 Chaffinch

14 Greenfinch

24 Lapwing

83 Bh Gulls

36 Common Gulls

2 Dunnoch

1 Robin

1 Blackbird

Saturday/Sunday

16:15 4 Degrees and Clear

Only Popped in for 10 mins on each evening.

14 Goosanders and 4 Teal on the Saturday

12 Goosander on the Sunday

4 Teal

4 Mallards

Great Spotted Woodpecker

09:30>10:30, 2 Degrees clear and grey.

Water level still going down, good amount of shore line visable.

1 Gt Spotted Woodpecker in trees near feeding station.

37 Canada Geese and 1 white Feral Goose on Reservoir

13 Golden Plover

7 Teal

4 Mallard

1 Goosander

56 Common Gulls

134 Bh Gulls

1 Pied Wagtail

On Feeders:

12 Greenfinch

9 Chaffinch

1 Robin

2 Blue Tits

Mistle Thrushes

09:30 ,Foggy dull, -4 Degrees.

6 Mistle Thrush in East Field

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2 Wood Pigeons fly over.

103 Bh Gulls

36 Common Gulls

On Feeders:

16 Greenfinch

10 Chaffinch

1 Robin

1 Pied Wagtail

3 Dunnock

Blackbirds 2

Ringed Greenfinch

08:30 Freezing Fog -5 Degees.

Could only see Forshore because of fog, but heard Golden Plover calling.Water level is low, looks more like an August shore line than a January one. 60 Bh Gulls and 30 Common Gulls. Very Heavy frost on bushes.

• On Feeders

16 Greenfinch one showing a BTO ring

9 Chaffinch

1 Blue Tit

Pair Black Birds

3 Magpies

4 Carrion Crows