Recent Sightings
| Name | Sighting | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Windsor | Sheepwash/Paul Stanley: Treecreeper, Chiffchaff singing. WLC: 25 Barnacle Geese visible at far back, Chiffchaff singing, House Sparrows. Stones: Chiffchaff singing. Oystercatchers. | 07/03/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | In BH Gull colony on Horseshoe Is a 1st w Mediterranean Gull late afternoon, plus an adult in the gull roost off Stones Island as well as Caspian Gull 1st w and RT and GN Divers. | 04/03/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The GN and Red-throated Divers are still here this morning, and the 2 drake Greater Scaup again off Lane End. Just 1 (one!) drake Pochard. 30 Barnacle Geese. 27 Goldeneye. Pair of Goosander flew out of Millfields early morning. 1 Redshank at sailing club. 16 Curlew. A Woodcock at Millfields first thing. Pair of Peregrines sitting on a pylon on the pastures. | 03/03/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | From Stones Is late afternoon - Mediterranean Gull (Ad); Caspian Gull (1st w); Red-throated Diver (1). | 02/03/2025 |
| Dave Armitt | 1 Great spotted woodpecker,17 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 9 Little grebe, 22 Barnacle goose, 1 Curlew, 2 Pochard, 2 Raven, Great Northern Diver , Red Throated Diver, 2 Great Scaup from stones , 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Reed Bunting , 2 Chiffchaff catching midges on stones. | 02/03/2025 |
| Gary Atkins | Species recorded during the monthly Birdwatching for Beginners Walk (10am-noon; Stones Island to Wildlife Centre): Barnacle Goose, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Great Tit, Greylag Goose, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Red-throated Diver, Robin, Scaup, Tufted Duck, Willow Tit, Woodpigeon and Wren (38) | 02/03/2025 |
| Simon Roddis, Clive Ashton | The GN and Red-throated Divers were still off Stones island this morning, and the 2 Greater Scaup were off Lane End, visible from Stones and the main centre terrace. Again no sign of the Ring-necked Duck or Lesser Scaup. Drake Shoveler from Stones. Pair of Goosander from Millfields early on and 17 Curlew on sailing club shore. | 02/03/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The GN and Red-throated Divers still present this morning; the GND is starting to show a few white spots on its upperparts. A minor duck arrival included 4 Shelduck, 3 Pintail and 10 Wigeon, but again couldn't find the Lesser Scaup or Ring-necked Duck. 14 Curlew at sailing club early morning. 16 Ravens W over Hopton end first thing. 1 Skylark in the dam wall fields. | 01/03/2025 |
| Simon Roddis, Clive Ashton | The GN and Red-throated Divers were both off Stones island this morning, and the 2 Greater Scaup below Hall Wood, but we couldn't find the Lesser Scaup or Ring-necked Duck. There has been quite a clear-out of wildfowl in recent days so perhaps they've gone. A Lesser Black-backed x Ring-billed Gull hybrid, which presumably roosted and is very likely the one that has been seen here before, was at sailing club early morning. 12 Curlew and a Kingfisher there at the same time. c10 Snipe on Horseshoe island. 2+ Chiffchaffs on/around Stones. | 28/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | Perimeter counts this morning: 21 Pheasant, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Water Rail (Hopton reedbed), 10 Oystercatcher (including the colour-ringed bird Barcode), 16 Curlew (WLC fields), 10 Buzzards, 6 GSWoodpecker, 1 Jay, 32 Magpie, 4 Raven, 9 Coal Tit, 1 singing Willow, 149 Blue, 64 Great, 43 Long-tailed, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 49 Wren, 6 Nuthatch, 5 Treecreeper, 100 Starling, 34 Song Thrush, 9 Mistle, 27 Redwing, 54 Blackbird, 122 Robin, 40 Dunnock, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 47 Chaffinch, 8 Bullfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 16 Goldfinch, 38 Reed Buntings (35 out of Hopton reedbed early morning). | 27/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Millfields this morning, and the GN and Red-throated Divers visible from there (and from Stones ). Didn't see the Lesser Scaup but it has been reported since. Ring-necked Duck at sailing club before it got disturbed, and the 2 Greater Scaup were again below Hall Wood. Kingfisher from WLC. | 26/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, GN and Red-throated Divers were in their usual areas this morning. Chiffchaff occasionally singing on Stones. Little Egret feeding in the fields above Fishtail Creek, had to look twice to make sure it wasn't Cattle. About 20 Buzzards in the air late morning. Kingfisher at sailing club. Willow Tits on Stones and at Millfields. Grey and Pied Wagtails singing at Millfields. | 25/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | A new bird to add to the cast list today: a winter-plumage Black-necked Grebe was off the south end of Stones island 08:30-08:45. The Lesser and Greater Scaup, the Ring-necked Duck and both GN and Red-throated Divers still present. Pochard numbers have dropped quite a bit, 186 is my lowest count since mid-September last year. 25 Goldeneye. 5 Woodcock and a Water Rail at Hopton reedbed first thing. 13 Oystercatcher. 17 Snipe on Horseshoe island. 6 Curlew. Little Egret at PS hide. Skylark over the dam wall. | 24/02/2025 |
| Dave Armitt | 65 Pochard, 5 Wigeon,11 Goldeneye, 2 Curlew, 8 Little Grebe,GN Diver, Red throated Diver of stones, 20 Cormorant,1 Chiffchaff, 8 Barnacle goose, 5 oystercatcher, 2 Greater Scaup, 1Lesser Scaup Mill fields ring- necked Duck | 23/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, GN and Red-throated Divers were all in their usual areas this morning. More of a surprise was that the 2 immature drake Greater Scaup were also at Millfields, within a few metres of the Lesser. 70 Greylags. 3+ Curlew. Chiffchaff on Stones island. Grey Wagtail singing at Millfields. 25 Redwing at Sheepwash. | 23/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | Willow Tit survey in the southern tetrad (which isn't quite all of the southern half of the res) yielded 2 pairs. The Red-throated Diver was way up north of Flat Island. 30 Barnacle Geese. 9 Mistle Thrushes, 5 of them singing. Redshank still on Stones causeway. | 22/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The blustery conditions made finding birds a bit tricky this morning but all except the Red-throated Diver eventually gave themselves up, the Lesser Scaup finally appearing at Millfields late morning, with the Ring-necked Duck also there after being at sailing club earlier. GNDiver off the east side and the 2 Greater Scaup still below Hall Wood. 33 Barnacle Geese. 2 Curlew. At least 25, maybe 30 Snipe on Horseshoe island. Kingfisher at Millfields. | 21/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser Scaup was still at Millfields first thing this morning, the Ring-necked Duck at sailing club, the GN and Red-throated Divers off Stones island, and the 2 Greater Scaup below Hall Wood (viewed from Paul Stanley hide). 33 Barnacle Geese. 20 Lapwing and 5 Snipe on Horseshoe island. 2 Curlew. GSWoodpecker drumming at Penn Carr. The Sheepwash/Lane End Chaffinch flock is now up to 45, along with 10 Goldfinches. | 20/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | All the goodies were in their usual areas this morning, although the Greater Scaup were tucked right into Flat Island when I saw them, first time I've seen them there. 4 Goosander early morning. 38 Reed Buntings came out of Hopton reedbed, calling Water Rail there and a Great Egret flew over. 1 Curlew. Willow Tit survey on the west side yielded 4 birds, a pair and 2 singles (1 also at Millfields). 30 Chaffinches between Sheepwash and Lane End. | 19/02/2025 |
| SJR, CA, AHS | The female Lesser Scaup still at Millfields, the female Ring-necked Duck at sailing club and the GN and Red-throated Divers from Stones this morning. 13 Snipe on Horseshoe island and Alan had 4 Curlew (and a Skylark) over the east side. 37 Ravens, including a party of 20, E over Millfields early morning, presumably out of a roost not too far away. | 18/02/2025 |
| AHS, CA. | This morning from Stones Island, Great Northern Diver in it's usual place sleeping off the East bank, Ring Necked Duck just near the last jetty on the left of yatch club. Late morning Red Throated Diver was showing very well behind Watersports Island and relatively close. 30 Barnacle Geese in WLC bay, 1 Snipe, 1 Redkite, 2 Willow Tit plus all the usual waterfoul. | 17/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis, Jon Bradley | Monthly wildfowl count, a little bit later in the day than usual because it was a bit dreich this morning: 207 Canada, 31 Barnacle, 88 Greylag, 4 Mute Swan, 19 Gadwall, 11 Wigeon, 116 Mallard, 3 Teal, 550 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 158 Tufted, 2 Scaup, 1 Lesser Scaup, 1 Aythya hybrid, 22 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 1 Water Rail, 10 Moorhen, 570 Coot, 25 Little Grebe, 85 GCGrebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 1 GN Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Little Egret. Peregrine over WLC. 25 Chaffinch feeding in field south of Sheepwash. Later from Stones island, c6,000 Black-headed Gulls, 1 adult Mediterranean, 4,000 Common, 550 Lesser Black-backed and 50 Herring. | 16/02/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | Two adult Mediterranean Gulls late afternoon, one from Millfields, the other from Stones Is. Both RTDiver and GNDiver visible at range from Millfields. Ring-necked Duck (f) off Sailing Club, courtesy of Simon Roddis. Little Egret flew over Stones Island towards Sheepwash at dusk. | 16/02/2025 |
| Tom Eeles | Little Egret over Stones at 0830. Too murky to see Divers, Ring Necked Duck off Sailing Club at 11am | 15/02/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | Caspian Gull 1st w and YL Gull 3rd w in this afternoon’s gull roost plus 2 Mediterranean Gulls (adult plus 1st w) well spotted by Clive Ashton. An eight species gull roost. Plus Ring-necked Duck (f) off sailing club. | 14/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser Scaup was still at Millfields this morning, and the Ring-necked Duck was there too, just to keep us on our toes. GN and Red-throated Divers out on the water and the 2 drake Scaup again below Hall Wood. Water Rail in Hopton reedbed. Peregrine(s?) over the east and west sides. 250 Starlings. 32 Barnacle Geese. The Aythya hybrid again in sailing club bay. | 14/02/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | 1st winter Mediterranean Gull in gull roost off Watersports centre late afternoon. | 13/02/2025 |
| SJR, CA, AHS | The Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck, 2 Greater Scaup and the 2 divers were in their usual spots this morning. Otherwise as you were. | 13/02/2025 |
| SJR, CA, AHS | The Lesser and 2 Greater Scaup, the Ring-necked Duck and both GN and Red-throated Divers in their respective spots this morning. The Red-throat had a bit of a fly again. The Aythya hybrid also off Stones causeway again. 2 singing Mistle Thrushes at Sheepwash. 30 Siskin over WLC creek. | 12/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | GN and Red-throated Divers distantly in the murk from Stones island this morning, and the 2 Greater Scaup below Hall Wood, seen from PS hide. I couldn't find the Lesser Scaup or the Ring-necked Duck in their usual haunts. 33 Barnacle Geese. 500+ Pochard. | 11/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser and Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and both GN and Red-throated Divers all present and correct this morning. The Greater Scaup were among a flock of 260 Pochard in Brown Ale Bay, seen from Paul Stanley hide (c500 Pochard in total). 3 Woodcock and a calling Tawny Owl at Hopton end first thing. | 09/02/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | 2nd winter Caspian Gull off Sailing Club late this afternoon - thankfully out of the biting wind; Ring-necked Duck showing well off Stones Is causeway; Lesser Scaup showing well from the perimeter path between Millfields car park and Fishtail creek. | 07/02/2025 |
| Richard Lowe | Adult Mediterranean Gull off Stones Is in the roost late afternoon. | 01/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | Late afternoon, 800 Lesser Black-backs and 30+ Herring Gulls in the roost, plus several thousand Black-heads and Commons. Both divers still, and the 5 Whoopers were still there at dusk. Earlier, the 2 Greater Scaup still under Hall Wood. | 06/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson | The female Lesser Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and both GN and Red-throated Divers were in their usual areas this morning. 700+ Pink-footed Geese flew NW in 6 skeins 0915-1015. 5 Whooper Swans flew in from the SW at 0940. 1 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, single Great Egret and Redshank. 8 Oystercatchers. 3 Curlew. 1 Woodcock at Hopton end first thing and 17 Reed Buntings came out of the reedbed. | 06/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The Lesser and Greater Scaup, Ring-necked Duck and both GN and Red-throated Divers were in their usual areas this morning. The Red-throat called several times with its breath visible as it exhaled, something I've never heard or seen before. 33 Barnacle Geese. 5 Goosander. Mini waderfest involving 21 Lapwing, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 4 Snipe and a Woodcock. Barn Owl early morning. Peregrine N over Sheepwash. Totals of 13 Raven and 6 Skylark. An excellent morning, my first 70+ haul this year (73 species). | 05/02/2025 |
| SJR, CA, AHS | The female Lesser Scaup was still at Millfields this morning, the Ring-necked Duck at sailing club, both GN and Red-throated Divers from Stones island, and the 2 Scaup still below Hall Wood. 1 Shelduck at Millfields. Totals of 558 Pochard and 32 Goldeneye. 30 Barnacle Geese. At least 3,000 Black-headed and 1,000 Common Gulls early morning. 6 Oystercatchers. | 04/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | All the main attractions still present this morning: the female Lesser Scaup at Millfields, the female Ring-necked Duck at sailing club, GN and Red-throated Divers from Stones island, and the 2 immature drake Greater Scaup towards the north end of the res below Hall Wood. 5 Oystercatchers indicates an arrival of several birds in the last day. 3 singing Mistle Thrushes and my first singing Chaffinch of the year at Sheepwash. | 03/02/2025 |
| Gary Atkins | Species seen during the monthly Birdwatching for Beginners walk (10am-noon, Stones Island - Wildlife Centre): Black-headed Gull, House Sparrow, Coot, Canada Goose, Gt Crested Grebe, Robin, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Pied Wagtail, Little Grebe, Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Pochard, Magpie, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Dunnock, Common Gull, Barnacle Goose, Teal, Buzzard, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Northern Diver, Willow Tit, Moorhen, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Kestrel, Goldeneye, Mallard and Oystercatcher | 02/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | Another eventful morning: huge credit to Jon Bradley for finding a female Lesser Scaup at Millfields, a first for Carsington and just the second for the county. Red-throated and GN Divers still from Stones. The female Ring-necked Duck was at sailing club early on but then relocated to Millfields. 31 Barnacle Geese. 3 Goosander. 560 Woodpigeons flew N in 2 hours. Single Oystercatcher, GBbGull and Peregrine. | 02/02/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The female Ring-necked Duck was again at sailing club early morning but disappeared once the inevitable boating activities started. GN and Red-throated Divers and the 2 Scaup still from Stones island. 4 Pintail on the water for a while, and 6 Shoveler at Millfields. 20 Goldeneye from Stones and the Aythya hybrid again. A Great Egret flew N and Colin Bowler had a Little Egret perched in Tail Bay. 55 Woodpigeons N. At least 1 Oystercatcher. Barn Owl at the Knockerdown early morning. | 01/02/2025 |
| SJR, AHS, CA | All the goodies were in their usual areas this morning, the Ring-necked Duck, both divers and the 2 Scaup, although the Ring-necked Duck got a bit elusive later in the morning. The Aythya hybrid still off Stones causeway too. One Woodcock and 3 Goosander at Millfields first thing. Single Oystercatcher still at Watersports. Peregrine over Hall Wood. | 31/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | A beautiful morning and a few decent birds to boot. The female Ring-necked Duck was in her current favoured spot at sailing club; the Red-throated Diver flew around for at least 15 minutes but was later on the water off Stones island, and the GNDiver from there too. A Great Egret flew in from the E and an Oystercatcher was at Watersports. 73 Woodpigeons NE. c30 Barnacle Geese, 1 Skylark and 55 Redwing. | 30/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The female Ring-necked Duck was again at the sailing club early morning, and the Red-throated and GN (eventually) Divers from Stones. 195 Greylags flew out. 30 Barnacle Geese at WLC. The Aythya hybrid again off Stones causeway. 43 Woodpigeons flew NE. 330 Lesser Black-backs out of their roost. Peregrine on sailing club shore and later from Stones. 300 Jackdaws and 60 Rooks on the dam wall early morning. 30 Fieldfares on the east side. 4 Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll and a Linnet on Stones. | 29/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The female Ring-necked Duck, presumably the same as last November and also reported a week or so ago, was at sailing club between 09:00 and 10:00 at least but couldn't find it there at 11. GN and Red-throated Divers still from Stones, and both immature drake Scaup, getting greyer by the day. 3 Redpoll on Stones and 60 Starlings over. | 28/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The GN and Red-throated Divers and one of the Scaup were back in their usual areas, visible from Stones island, early morning. By late morning the GNDiver was down at Millfields. 30+ Barnacle Geese. Pair of Shoveler at WLC. Water Rail showing extremely well on the pond off the boardwalk just before the WLC. Kingfisher and the Aythya hybrid off Stones causeway. | 27/01/2025 |
| SJR, CA, AHS | Both the GN and Red-throated Divers still this morning, again moved north of Stones, the Red-throat best seen from Sheepwash hide late morning. The 2 immature drake Scaup have also relocated to that area, not having been seen from Stones for a few days. 32 Barnacle Geese. The Aythya hybrid was in sailing club bay and later in Brown Ale Bay. | 26/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | The GNDiver was still off Stones island this afternoon, and the Red-throated was off Millfields. Minimum of 934 Pochard, including 545 at Sheepwash. | 24/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis | Afternoon visit: the GN and Red-throated Divers from Millfields/Stones all afternoon, and the 2 Scaup landed off Stones early afternoon. The Great Egret seen elsewhere by others roosted on Flat Island for much of the afternoon. 32 Barnacle Geese still. Duck numbers: 61 Gadwall, 17 Wigeon, 5 Teal (presumably missed some), 107 Mallard, 967 Pochard, 364 Tufted, 12 Goldeneye, plus 20 Little and 74 GCGrebes. 32 Lapwing. Adult Yellow-legged Gull at sailing club. Peregrine over Hall Wood. A flock of 500+ (1,000?) Starlings flew S behind Hall Wood late afternoon. | 22/01/2025 |
| Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson | The GN and Red-throated Divers were still visible from both Stones island and Millfields this morning, although the 2 immature drake Scaup had moved maybe 200m north and we only picked them up from WLC creek, looking off Shiningford island. 33 Barnacle Geese still. Woodcock and Tawny Owl at Hopton end first thing. My first singing Song Thrush of the year at Millfields. 2 Willow Tits on Stones. | 20/01/2025 |
Historic Sightings
| Date | Sighting | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 26/03/2022 | 1 Pink footed Goose, field in front of Sheepwash car park. 4 Goldeneye 2m2f North Islands; 1 s blackcap Sitch plantation; 2 Redshank, 1 willow tit, 1 Reed bunting, 3 tree sparrow, 3 snipe, wildlife centre Thanks for your website which helped us know what to look for on our visit. We missed out on the red necks hopefully today | Mark Wigglesworth |
| 26/03/2022 | The GNDiver still from Stones, and the 2 Red-necked Grebes separately off Lane End and below Middle Wood. Minor movement: 65 Woodpigeons, 32 Fieldfare and 11 Meadow Pipits N. Male Shoveler at sailing club. 93 GCGrebes. 70 immature Herring Gulls. Kingfisher at Millfields. Tree Sparrows starting to disperse to breeding areas, with 3 at WLC, 1 at Shiningford and a pair on the Sheepwash bird table. | Simon Roddis |
| 25/03/2022 | Roger found an Avocet flying around Millfields at about 09:00, seen several more times in flight over the southern half of the res for the next 30 minutes or so, at one point being chased by a Herring Gull and an Oystercatcher. The GNDiver was off Stones island and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End. Movement this morning: 306 Woodpigeons, 120 Redwing and 21 Fieldfare N, 06:00-07:20. 50 Herring and 2 GBbGulls post-roost. Blackcap singing near Brown Ale Bay. | Roger Carrington, Simon Roddis |
| 24/03/2022 | 2 Little Ringed Plovers, first of the year, on sailing club shore this morning. The GNDiver and both Red-necked Grebes from Stones. 410 Woodpigeons N and NE 06:30-07:30. 92 Herring Gulls (mostly immatures of various ages) and 4 GBbGulls post-roost. 7 Willow Tit (including 4 singing and a pair excavating a nest-hole). | SJR, RC, AHS |
| 23/03/2022 | This morning, the GNDiver and 2 Red-necked Grebes from Stones island early morning; one of the grebes later between Lane End and Sheepwash and beginning to look rather smart. A drake Common Scoter from Stones. 130 Woodpigeons, 30 Redwing and 10 Linnet N. 23 Curlew and 27 Herring Gulls early morning. Adult Yellow-legged Gull. | Simon Roddis |
| 21/03/2022 | A quieter morning than the last couple, but shouldn't complain at GNDiver, 2 Red-necked Grebes (over on the east side), a Woodcock at Hopton end at first light, 2 Red Kites, and 38 Wigeon dropping in just after 10:30. | Simon Roddis |
| 21/03/2022 | Highlights this morning were an Osprey circling over the west side around 09:30-09:40 and a Jack Snipe on Horseshoe island (also reported there yesterday), seen from WLC at the far left corner of the island. The 2 Red-necked Grebes and GNDiver from Stones island (and one of the grebes from Sheepwash carpark later). 18 Barnacle Geese. 32 Wigeon (after only 8 yesterday). 15 Snipe, mostly on Horseshoe island. Kingfisher in Brown Ale Bay. Skylark again singing on the dam wall. | Simon Roddis |
| 20/03/2022 | 3 Willow Tit, 2 Wren, 3 Redshank, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Dunnock, 2 Reed Bunting, 4 oystercatcher, 6 Tree Sparrow, Great Northern Diver, 4 Little Grebe, 10 Pied Wagtail, 6 Long Tailed Tit | David Armitt |
| 20/03/2022 | A pretty good morning for a WeBS count: 2 Avocets for about an hour early morning, mostly in flight but on the water for about 20 minutes at Millfields, 2 drake Common Scoter and the GNDiver off Stones island, and the 2 Red-necked Grebes in the northern part of the res, seen distantly from Stones. 222 Canada Geese, 2 Barnacle, 15 Greylag, 1 Pink-foot, 8 Mute Swan, 22 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 68 Mallard, 51 Tufted, 9 Goldeneye, 14 Moorhen, 130 Coot, 10 Oystercatcher, 9 Snipe, 8 Redshank, 15 Cormorant, 5 Heron, 1 Kingfisher. In addition, 1m Goosander flew N, 1 Red Kite, 6 Willow Tit, 15 Fieldfare NE. | Simon Roddis, Jon Bradley |
| 19/03/2022 | A bit of outbound movement this morning, mostly between 08:30 and 10:00, with 1,008 Redwing, 296 Fieldfare, 250 Starling, 12 Chaffinch and a male Brambling N (viewed from south end of Stones island). 2, maybe 3 Sand Martins. The GNDiver still off Stones and one Red-necked Grebe off Lane End. 9 Oystercatchers on the dam wall early morning. 2nd-w Yellow-legged Gull. 2 GBbGulls. (75 species, my highest of the year so far.) | Simon Roddis |
| 16/03/2022 | Misty morning today, Great Northern Diver asleep off Stones Island, Greater Spotted Woodpeckers drumming behind Lane end hide, the trees there were full of Redwings, Chiffchaffs are increasing. | A H Stewardson |
| 15/03/2022 | The GNDiver was off Stones island again and the 2 Red-necked Grebes over near the east side, visible distantly from Stones. 3 Mandarin over Tail Bay (my first of the year here). 7 Goldeneye (2m,5f). 10+ Oystercatchers. 19 Curlew. 12 Snipe. 1 Red Kite. 30 Fieldfare N over Millfields. 15 Meadow Pipits on the dam wall. Pairs of Blue Tit and Nuthatch arguing over a nestbox near Paul Stanley hide. | Simon Roddis |
| 14/03/2022 | 9 Chiffchaff between Wildlife Centre and Lane End, 7 Little Grebe in Shiningford Creek, also Goldcrest and Kestrel (35 species in all) | Gary Atkins |
| 14/03/2022 | The GNDiver off Millfields this morning and one Red-necked Grebe off Lane End. 1 Dunlin past Stones island. Adult Yellow-legged Gull. Enjoying the thermals were 8+ Buzzards, 2-4 Sparrowhawks, single Red Kite, Peregrine and Heron. | Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson |
| 13/03/2022 | The GNDiver and both Red-necked Grebes were off Stones island, all fairly close in, early morning. The grebes are now both getting a bit of colour, and one of them came round to the WLC later, probably to escape boat activity on the water. A Sand Martin flew N past Sheepwash mid-morning. 1 Pink-footed Goose at Sheepwash. 8 Curlew. 2 Red Kites, one low past the WLC. Kingfisher at Millfields. 17 Chiffchaffs. | Simon Roddis |
| 12/03/2022 | 10 Cormorant, 2 Redshank, 5 oystercatcher, 15 Mute swan, 6 Barnacle goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Buzzard, Great Northern Diver, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Wren, 10 Dunnock, 10 Goldfinch, 30 Redwing, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 20 Great Crested Grebe,7 Snipe | David Armitt |
| 11/03/2022 | A female Scaup off Stones causeway was a nice find this morning, hanging around with a female Pochard, and seen later at Millfields by Neil Moulden. One Red-necked Grebe off Lane End and the GNDiver off Stones. 1 Water Rail in Hopton reedbed and a Peregrine over. 24 Cormorant. 8 Buzzards. 8 Chiffchaff. 600 Starlings flew NE early morning and 8 Fieldfare N. | Simon Roddis |
| 10/03/2022 | An adult Mediterranean Gull was on sailing club shore for a while this morning. The GNDiver was off Stones and one Red-necked Grebe off Lane End. 2 Pochard (m,f) in Brown Ale Bay. 80 GCGrebe. 11 Oystercatcher. 10 Curlew. 15 Snipe (including 4 over Millfields, don't often see them at that end of the res). 2 Red Kites. Kingfisher in BABay. 60 Woodpigeon and 785 Starlings NE. 6 Chiffchaffs. | Simon Roddis |
| 09/03/2022 | The 2 Red-necked Grebes were, unusually, over near the east side south of Middle Wood mid-morning, and the GNDiver off Millfields. At least 5 Chiffchaffs. 2 Red Kites, 2 Sparrowhawks and 8 Buzzards enjoying the breeze. 3 GSWoodpeckers drumming. Total of c110 Redwing. 1 Redpoll at Millfields. | Simon Roddis |
| 07/03/2022 | The 2 Red-necked Grebes and the GN Diver were in their usual haunts this morning. 14 Whooper Swans flew W at 08:43 (one of a few flocks through Derbyshire this morning). 51 Curlew on sailing club shore early morning. c7,000 Black-headed Gulls, also early morning. 1 Peregrine briefly, and a Chiffchaff on Stones. 200 Starlings NE. | Simon Roddis |
| 06/03/22 | Species noted at the Birdwatching for Beginners walk (10am-noon; Stones Island to Wildlife Centre): House Sparrow, Coot, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck, Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Moorhen, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Gt Crested Grebe, Gt Spotted Woodpecker, Mute Swan, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Peregrine, Wigeon, Gadwall, Oystercatcher, Song Thrush, Teal, Dunnock, Buzzard, Red Kite (3- close over main car park), Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Tit, Redwing, Gt Northern Diver, Goldcrest, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Reed Bunting, Woodpigeon, Snipe, Curlew (20 - flying towards Sheepwash), Willow Tit, Tree Sparrow. | Gary Atkins |
| 06/03/2022 | 23 Great Crested Grebe,10 Little Grebe,2 Redshank, 50 Redwing, 2 Raven, 2 Wren, 4 Gadwall, 4 Reed Bunting, 14 Cormorant ,18 Greylag, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Buzzard,4 Redkite,2 Sparrow Hawk, 2 Willow Tit, 26 Wigeon, 6 Curlew,2 Red-necked Grebe, GN Diver | David Armitt |
| 06/03/2022 | This morning, the GNDiver between Millfields and Stones and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End. 20 Curlew at Sheepwash. 4 Herring Gull flew N. Raptors enjoyed the breeze: 4+ Red Kites, 7 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine. 5 Raven. Chiffchaff singing in Hall Wood. Another 400 Starlings flew NE. 2 Redpoll on Stones. 73 species in total. | Simon Roddis |
| 05/03/2022 | The GNDiver and 2 Red-necked Grebes again between Stones and Sheepwash. 45 Greylags. 1 Pink-foot. 35 Curlew, including 30 at Sheepwash. 2 Red Kites over the east side. 1 Kingfisher flew right across the res, heading towards Shiningford. 7 Ravens. Movement of Starlings, 160 all heading NE. | Simon Roddis |
| 04/03/2022 | 30 redwing in woods at rear of Paul Stanley hide late afternoon. Highly mobile. | Paul Greetham |
| 04/03/2022 | Willow warbler with long tailed tit. Very active in hedging at side of path Hopton end | Paul Greetham |
| 04/03/2022 | The 2 Red-necked Grebes and the GNDiver were on their usual beats this morning, with 2 Common Scoter between Stones and Millfields and 8 Shelduck flew S.13 Goldeneye (8m,5f). 4 Dunlin at sailing club. A Red Kite several times over Hall Wood. 3 Chiffchaffs (Stones, Millfields & Brown Ale Bay). 2 Skylarks on the dam wall. | Simon Roddis |
| 03/03/2022 | Both Red-necked Grebes off Lane End/Sheepwash this morning, and the GNDiver north of Stones island. 25 Curlew on sailing club shore early morning. Peregrine over Stones and a Chiffchaff singing and flycatching there. c100 Redwing at Sheepwash. | Simon Roddis |
| 01/03/2022 | The 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End again early morning and the GNDiver off Stones. 81 GCGrebe. 44 Barnacle Geese. 33 Curlews on sailing club shore early morning. 10 Oystercatcher. 8 Buzzards in the air over the east side. 5 Willow Tits, including singing birds at Sheepwash and Watersports. 3 Lesser Redpoll at the main centre. | Simon Roddis |
| 28/02/2022 | One Red-necked Grebe off Lane End and the GNDiver off Stones island this morning. 29 Curlew. 44 Barnacle Geese. 1 Woodcock at Sheepwash. 50 Rooks over the north end. Willow Tits singing at Lane End and Penn Carr. Total of 125 Redwing, including a flock of 110 at Penn Carr. | Simon Roddis |
| 27/02/2022 | The GNDiver and one Red-necked Grebe were off Stones this morning; the other Red-necked was off Middle Wood late morning, first time I've seen either of them over there. 38 Curlews on sailing club shore early morning. 41 Barnacle Geese. 24 Greylags. 3 GSWoodpeckers. 2 Skylarks over. | Simon Roddis |
| 26/02/2022 | Delayed WeBS count: 133 Canada Geese, 40 Barnacle, 15 Greylag, 10 Mute Swan, 82 Gadwall, 50 Wigeon, 157 Mallard, 1 Pintail, 46 Teal, 1 Pochard, 76 Tufted, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 12 Moorhen, 226 Coot, 26 Little Grebe, 2 Red-necked Grebe, 65 GCGrebe, 8 Oystercatcher, 43 Lapwing, 28 Curlew, 4 Snipe, 5 Redshank, 1 GNDiver, 19 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher. Also: 5 Red Kite over the east side, 10 Buzzard, 6 Raven W over Shiningford, 1 Redpoll on Stones. | Simon Roddis, Jon Bradley |
| 25/02/2022 | The GNDiver again off Stones island and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End. 5 Dunlin past Stones island. 40 Barnacle Geese. 3+ Redshank. 1 Red Kite. 1 Peregrine. | Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson |
| 23/02/2022 | Both Red-necked Grebes off Lane End and the GNDiver from Millfields this morning. An adult Kittiwake flew down the res around 10:15. 20 Curlew on sailing club shore early morning (and 14 later at Sheepwash). 12 Oystercatchers. 1 Pink-foot among 29 Greylags. A dead Little Egret looked as if it had been predated, maybe by a Peregrine? | Simon Roddis |
| 21/02/2022 | Afternoon visit with a highlight of an adult summer Mediterranean Gull from Lane End hide around 4pm. Amazingly close views of both Red-necked Grebes from the hide, and the GNDiver more distantly off Stones. c800 Common, 300 Lesser Black-back and 20 Herring Gulls by 5pm. 10+ Curlew at Sheepwash. 1 Red Kite. 1 Peregrine. | Simon Roddis |
| 20/02/2022 | Both Red-necked Grebes from Lane End hide this morning, one quite close but the other more distantly off Stones island, and the GNDiver off Millfields. 8 Curlew at Sheepwash and a Kingfisher from the WLC. And lots of rain. | Simon Roddis |
| 16/02/2022 | The GNDiver off Stones and 1 Red-necked Grebe again off Lane End. Total of 16 Goldeneye: 5 off Stones and 11 at Millfields (RPJ,AMD). 4 unid'd grey geese SW over Brown Ale Bay at 10:45 might have been Bean - couldn't make them into anything else. 2 Red Kites over Hall Wood. 7 Curlew and a Dunlin on Horseshoe island. | Simon Roddis |
| 14/02/2022 | The GNDiver from Stones island and the 2 Red-necked Grebes again off Lane End this morning. 2 Red Kites. 4 Curlews at Sheepwash. Total of c370 Redwing, 300 of them at Sheepwash, the biggest number I've seen here for some time. | Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson |
| 11/02/2022 | The GNDiver was north of Stones island all morning, and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End/Sheepwash. 38 Barnacles, 41 Greylags and 1 Pink-foot. Female Pintail from WLC again. Total of 52 Snipe. 3 Skylarks S. 30 Meadow Pipits in the dam wall fields above Tail Bay, easily the highest number so far this year. | Simon Roddis, Alan Stewardson |
| 10/02/2022 | The GNDiver and 1 Red-necked Grebe from Stones this morning. 7 Curlew. 42 Barnacles. Female Pintail again at WLC. Total of c100 Redwing. | Simon Roddis |
| 09/02/2022 | The GNDiver again off Stones this morning, and the 2 Red-necked Grebes, one off Lane End, the other off the dam wall. 45 Barnacle Geese. 1m Goosander. 7+ Oystercatchers, including the colour-ringed pair M7 and 'Barcode' back from their winter in Devon. 2 Red Kites. Total of 11 Skylarks heading towards Carsington pastures. 150 Redwing, including 100 at Sheepwash. 100 Siskin in WLC creek. | Simon Roddis |
| 08/02/2022 | The GNDiver was off Millfields this morning and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Lane End/Stones. Female Pintail at WLC. 4 Oystercatcher. 4 Curlew. 2 Redshank. 2 Woodcock flew into Tail Bay early morning. 1 Red Kite. 3 Sparrowhawks. | Simon Roddis |
| 07/02/2022 | Ad hoc wildfowl count: 1 GNDiver, 2 Red-necked Grebes, 93 GCGrebe, 31 LGrebe, 20 Cormorant, 8 Mute Swan, 96 Canadas, 13 Greylag, 148 Gadwall, 147 Wigeon, 125 Mallard, 205 Teal, 21 Pochard, 86 Tufted, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail (Hopton reedbed), 19 Moorhen, 714 Coot, 4 Oystercatcher, 629 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 12 Snipe. 10 Buzzards, 3 Red Kites and 2 Kestrels in the air late morning. | Simon Roddis |
| 06/02/2022 | Species (not totals) seen during the monthly Birdwatching for Beginners walk around Stones Island/WLC (10oam-noon): House Sparrow, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull, Barnacle Goose, Mute Swan, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Cormorant, Great-crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Lapwing, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Gt Black-backed Gull, Lesser BB Gull, Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Willow Tit, Reed Bunting, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Siskin, Snipe, Little Egret, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Wren, Goldcrest | Gary Atkins |
| 06/02/2022 | 2 Little Egret, 40 Wigeon, 4 Pochard,10 Gadwall,2 Little Grebe, 20 Great crested Grebe , 40 Redwing, 3 Wren, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Dunnock, 32 Lapwing , 20 Teal, 10 Chaffinch , 3 Reed bunting, 1 Great Blacked- Backed Gull, 1 Rednecked Grebe, GN Diver , 1 Coal Tit | David Armitt |
| 06/02/2022 | The GNDiver from Lane End this morning and the 2 Red-necked Grebes off Stones island. c40 Barnacles and 1 Pink-footed Goose. 6 Pintail (3m,2f off Sheepwash plus the female at WLC). Female Merlin mobbing a Peregrine over Hall Wood, perhaps she's hanging around. Adult Caspian Gull on Horseshoe island. 1 Red Kite. c40 Siskin near WLC. | Simon Roddis |
| 05/02/2022 | The GNDiver was off Stones this morning, now in heavy wing moult - it won't be going far for a while! The 2 Red-necked Grebes still, the easiest they've been to find since they got here, one from the visitor centre and one off Sheepwash carpark. Female Pintail from WLC again. 3 Curlew at Sheepwash. 1 Woodcock at Hall Wood. 6 Herring Gulls N. 2 Little Egrets. 2 Red Kites. Kingfisher in Brown Ale Bay. 30 Chaffinch, including 20 at the Sheepwash feeder. | Simon Roddis |
| 04/02/2022 | Not a bad morning: the GNDiver and 2 RnGrebes still present, a Water Rail in WLC creek and a female Merlin upsetting the Lapwings as it flew through. The Lapwings never really settled after that. 4 Red Kites and a Peregrine over the east side. Female Pintail again from WLC. | Simon Roddis |
| 03/02/2022 | The GNDiver again off Stones this morning and the 2 Red-necked Grebes separately between Lane End and Sheepwash (both visible from the visitor centre). 5 Red Kites in the air together on Carsington Pastures. 2 Shelduck, 2 Goosander and at least 3 Tawny Owls calling at Millfields. c650 Lapwing including an odd-looking bird with all white primaries. 12 Stock Dove. Kingfisher at PS hide. 70 Siskin at WLC. | Simon Roddis |
| 02/02/2022 | The GNDiver and a single Red-necked Grebe were off Stones island mid-morning. 1 Woodcock at Hopton end. 20 Snipe from WLC. 1 Red Kite at Sheepwash. 2 Skylarks and 1 Linnet over Millfields. | Simon Roddis |
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102