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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-08 | 3 juvenile Ruff still present, also 4 Common Sandpipers, juvenile Redshank, Dunlin, juvenile Common Tern, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, 4 Meadow Pipis, Linnet, 79 Swallows south, 8+ Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler, Kingfisher, Buzzard and Sparrowhawk. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-09-07 | In addition to birds already reported today, 1 Peregrine over WLC. 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 6 Raven with many Jackdaw all mixing high over Shiningford Farm. Also from WLC 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker briefly on the bird table. A total of 48 species noted during today's event. Juv Grey Wagtail in WLC pond. | James Owen (RSPB vol) |
| 2010-09-07 | Juv Common Tern at Sheepwash 1800hrs. Juv Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Whinchat on Horseshoe Island. 3 Juv Ruff and 1 Juv Redshank on Watersports Island. 4 Greenshank landed on Sailing Club end of dam at dusk. | Roger Carrington |
| 2010-09-07 | coot 34 mallard 7 great crested grebe 3 woodpigeon 1 jackdaw 1 | Dave Williams |
| 2010-09-06 | 3 juvenile Ruff from the Wildlife Centre, also a Common Sandpiper and a Dunlin. Also of note was an adult Yellow-legged Gull, juvenile Common Tern, c50 Wigeon, 34 Gadwall, 10 Pochard, Snipe, 67 Cormorants, 3 Grey Heron, Meadow Pipit, 52 Swallows, 25 Housemartins, 4 Sandmartins and a Swift. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-09-03 | 1 Greylag Goose at Millfields. 51 Wigeon, 3 Shoveler from Sheepwash. 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper WLC before ballons. 2 juv Ruff off causeway to Stones Is 1900hrs. 1 Curlew + 1 Ringed Plover in flight off Stones 2000hrs. Gull Roost: 2800 Lesser Black-backed, 7 Yellow-legged, 1 juv Great Black-backed, 40 Black-headed, and 5 Common Gulls joined the roost briefly. | Roger Carrington |
| 2010-09-01 | 122 Pied Wagtails leaving roost on dam wall early this morning. 4 Grey Wagtails at Millfields end of dam. Little Owl calling across road from Sailing Club at dawn. 2 juv Ruff on Stones Island 0800hrs. 3 Dunlin + 1 Common sandpiper on Horseshoe Island. 47 Cormorant, 34 Little Grebe, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 18 Wigeon, 1 Drake Pochard, 6 Willow Tit, Wood Pigeon on nest. | Roger Carrington |
| 2010-08-23 | Frequent rain showers. Only 30 species of bird counted around midday. Of note: Grey Heron (1), Little Ringed Plover (1) - Horseshoe Island (HI), Lapwing (32) - HI, Common Sandpiper (1) - HI, Willow Warbler (1) - willow tree outside main Wildlife Centre window. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-08-21 | Kingfisher, fishing from rocks in front of Paul Stanley Hide, giving superb views. 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls all day. 19 Teal, 1 imm/eclipse male Red Crested Pochard. 1 Common Sandpiper, 50 Swallows in 1 flock southwards. Gull roost has started: 1500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 juv Herring Gull and another YLGull. | Roger Carrington |
| 2010-08-18 | WeBS count for August(07.00 to 10.40)Mute Swan 22,Canada Goose 43,Wigeon 2, Gadwall 12,Teal 23,Mallard 173,Red-Crested Pochard 1,Pochard 1,Tufted Duck 446,Little Grebe 24,Great Crested Grebe 41,Cormorant 39,Grey Heron 3,Moorhen 16,Coot 649,Lapwing 6,Common Sandpiper 3,Black-headed Gull 16,Yellow-legged Gull 2 | Peter Gibbon |
| 2010-08-17 | Productive day at the WLC with 42 species, including 4 juv Ruff (probably 2m and 2f) on Horseshoe Island briefly around midday, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 2 Swift, 1 juv Yellow Wagtail, 1 Red Crested Pochard, 1 Common Tern, 1 female Kestrel, 2 Buzzard and 1 Raven both distant. The Moorhen pair are down to 1 chick. Elsewhere, 2 Redstart in hedge/on fenceposts between WLC and Shiningford Creeks. | James Owen (RSPB vol.) |
| 2010-08-12 | Weather: Mainly cloudy with rain showers. Only 28 species located around midday. Of note: A Tufted Duck with six young; a pair of Moorhens with three very tiny chicks outside the wildlife centre main window; Little Ringed Plover (1) - Horseshoe Island; Lapwing (6); Curlew (1); Blackcap (1 male) - Stones Island; Willow Warbler (1) - Stones Island: Goldfinch (flock of ~80) - Stones Island. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-08-11 | WLC: 2 Shoveler (eclipse m + f) on Horseshoe Island, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Teal, Moorhen with 3 chicks (4 at start of day) and a Tufted Duck with 6 chicks. A juv Sparrowhawk hit the WLC window but recovered after a 5 minute rest. A Whitethroat came into the willow. Paul Stanley: Kingfisher on the rocks, a group of 26 Great Crested Grebes off Flat Island with 2 plus a large chick near the vegetation raft. 1 Raven, and a Nuthatch. | James Owen (RSPB vol) |
| 2010-08-06 | Only 25 species noted mid morning. Of note: Mute Swan - 17 adults; Grey Heron (1) - Shiningford Creek; Lapwing (11) - Horseshoe Island; Common Sandpiper (1) - Horseshoe Island; House Martin (~30) and Goldfinch (6). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-08-05 | Yellow Hammer Male at the back of our office in an industrial estate in Glasgow. As I have never seen one before I presume they must be rare in Scotland. | Denis McInally |
| 2010-08-03 | Treecreeper, Jay (2), Buzzard (2), Heron (3), Bullfinch (several), Willow Warbler, Goldfinch (many), Whitethroat, Greylag Goose + most of the usual suspects on the water. | Eric Dewhurst |
| 2010-07-28 | Of note: Tufted Duck including a female with 5 ducklings, Red-crested Pochard (1 female) - off Horseshoe Island, Swallow (4), House Martin (~20) feeding low over Shiningford Creek, Long-tailed Tit (4) - Stones Island, Goldfinch flock (~20) - Stones Island. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-07-27 | Adult Yellow-legged Gull, female/immature Common Scoter, 2 Common Terns flew through south, 3+ Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers, c150 Jackdaw, 18 Magpies, female Sparrowhawk, 12 Lesser-black Backed Gulls and 3 Raven. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2010-07-26 | WeBS count for July. 06.10 to 10.10. Great Crested Grebe 30 (and 1+2 juvs),Little Grebe 18,Mute Swan 21(and 5+3 young),Canada Goose 2004, Greylag Goose 2,Cormorant 11,Grey Heron 4,Mallard 158(and 7+6+2+2+2+2+1+1 young),Gadwall 2,Tufted Duck 155(and 3+6+3young),Coot 422,Moorhen 11,Lapwing 47,Black-headed Gull 16,Common Tern 1. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2010-07-21 | WLC: 1 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern, 1 Greylag type Goose. Tufted Duck with 8 chicks, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Willow Warbler in willow infront of window. Sheepwash: Adult Yellow-legged Gull on spit most of the day. Paul Stanley: 1 Redshank with chick on opposite side of bay, Tufted Duck broods of 8, 6 and 4 chicks. | James Owen (RSPB vol) |
| 2010-07-21 | Female Red-Crested Pochard and 1 adult Dunlin on Horseshoe Island around 1pm | Sam Pedley |
| 2010-07-19 | Once again a low bird species count. Few birds singing or calling. Of note: Mute Swan (16 with 15 just off Stones Island), Red-crested Pochard (1 female) - Horseshoe Island, Common Tern (1) - fishing off Horseshoe Island, Goldfinch (sev. h), Reed Bunting (1 male) - Stones Island. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-07-14 | Not many birds found. Of note: Oystercatcher (1) - asleep on Horseshoe Island and Lapwing (16) - mainly on Horseshoe Island. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-07-14 | Adult Yellow-legged Gull in front of Sailing Club in the morning and then on Sheepwash Spit in the afternoon. Also 6 Lesser-black Backed Gulls. 6+ Common Sandpiper, four Tufted Duck broods of 3,5,10 & 12. Adult Redshank with 1 young on Flat Island. 2 Buzzards, Kestrel and male Sparrowhawk. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-07-08 | Bird species were hard to find today. Few species singing and vegetation now quite dense. Birds are not moving much at the moment. Of note: Grey Heron (1), Lapwing (22), Common Tern (3) - one may be a juvenile bird. The terns were fishing off Horseshoe Island at around midday. Wren - several singing lustily. Warblers have largely stopped singing but one Blackcap was heard. A male Reed Bunting was seen on Stones Island. A Yellowhammer was seen off site near Hognaston. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-07-06 | Fishtail Creek (evening): of note: oystercatcher (x2), nuthatch, great spotted woodpecker (juv.), large flock of (80 approx.)corvids(mostly jackdaw)flew from farmland behind Hall Wood then south over water. | John Matkin |
| 2010-07-06 | 4+ Common Sandpipers, 4 Oystercatcher, Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 adult and 2 juvenile Common Tern on Flat Island, 3 Gadwall, 2 Teal and 7+ Linnet. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-07-04 | Fishtail Creek (evening): Wood Pigeon (x2), Oystercatcher, Wren, Blackbird, Willow Tit (x2), adult Great Crested Grebe with 1x large chick, Great Crested Grebes (pair) with 2x smaller chicks, Swallow (x30), Swift, Little Grebe with 2x small chicks, Magpie (x2), Mallard with 5x small ducklings, Carrion Crow (x5), Coot (pair) with 2x large chicks, Jackdaws (x3), Collared Dove, Bull Finch (x3), Great Tit, Pheasant (pair), Grey Heron (roost). Also: Kestrel & Red Legged Partridge (x2) in adjacent field. | John Matkin |
| 2010-07-02 | marsh harrier hunting around sheepwash around 2.30pm | No name given |
| 2010-06-30 | A sunny day but only 25 species of bird noted around midday. Of note: Oystercatcher (4), Lapwing (4), Swallow (2), House Martin(6), many Wrens singing, Garden Warbler (1) and Blackcap (3). Damselflies: Common Blue, several pairs ovipositing on the wildlife centre pond: one Azure damselfly noted. Butterflies: Small and Large Whites, Speckled Wood and Meadow Brown. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-06-29 | From WLC: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Owl, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Teal (m), 1 Buzzard over. On the raft 3 small BH Gull chicks and at least 1 Moorhen chick hatched. 2 Great Crested Grebe chicks with two adults in Shiningford Creek. Also a Fox took a Mallard duckling below the bird table. At Paul Stanley early evening, 5 Buzzard, 1 Hobby and 2 Raven high over Hall Wood. 2 Common Tern, and 40+ Lapwing on Flat Island. | James Owen (RSPB vol) |
| 2010-06-27 | Fishtail Creek (early am): hobby low over Carr Wood/Conservation Area, being mobbed by swallows. Passed over farmland then headed east. | John Matkin |
| 2010-06-25 | Fishtail Creek (late evening): Oystercatchers (x 2), Little Owl (x2 in field on south side of Fishtail Creek), Great Crested Grebe (x2 adults- one with 4/5 chicks), Tawny Owl fledglings could be heard calling from Carr Wood/Conservation Area (x3 heard simultaneously). | John Matkin |
| 2010-06-25 | Having not been on site for four weeks it was interesting to note some young birds including two young Great Crested Grebes, Canada Geese goslings (5), Mallard juveniles - now very well developed, very tiny Moorhen chicks on the Wildlife Centre pond, four young Black -headed Gulls and two juvenile Grey Wagtails (Horseshoe Island). Also worth a mention - two Oystercatchers, two Lapwings, several singing Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, and six Willow Warblers in the same tree on Stones Island. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-06-23 | Two Common Tern chicks on Flat Island. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2010-06-22 | WeBS count for June: Mute Swan 13 (one family with 4 young), 2 Greylag Goose, 504 Canada Goose,1 Teal, 87 Mallard, 177 Tufted Duck, 1 Ruddy Duck, 4 Little Grebe,27 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 9 Moorhen, 195 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 7 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank (Millfields), 2 Redshank, 18 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Tern. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2010-06-16 | Grt Crested Grebe, Heron (4 + 1), Greylag and Canada Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Grt Sptd Wdpkr, Swallow, House Martin, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Sedge Warbler (H), Whitethroat(H), Blackcap,Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (2), Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch and Reed Bunting. | Peter Gibbon and Roger Carrington |
| 2010-06-09 | Spotted Flycatcher between Hopton End and Hall Wood. Dunlin on Flat Island, also at least 2 Oystercatcher young there. At least one young Oystercatcher on Big Island plus 4 very young Coots. 5 Cygnets between Millfields and Penn Carr. 2 Little Ringed Plover Stones Island/Sailing Club. 3+ Moorhen young in wildlife centre pond. 6 juvenile Pied Wagtails on Stones Island and a further two young on Big Island. Reed Warbler singing at Hopton Pond. 3 Lesser-black Backed Gulls flew north, an adult and 2 immatures. Good numbers of Swifts, Housemartins and Swallows. At least 9 Black-headed Gull young on raft from Wildlife Centre and a young Tree Sparrow being fed by an adult at the feeding station there. 2 Grey Herons. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2010-06-09 | swifts house martins blackbird magpie canada geese tufted ducks great crested grebe coot cormorant dunnock blue tits great tits carrion crow oystercatcher black headed gull kestrel mallard wood pigeon swallow pied wagtail tree sparrow jackdaw robin mute swan chaffinch willow warbler buzzard | Thomas Wareham |
| 2010-05-30 | Canada Geese, 4 Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Hobby, House Martins, Swifts,Swallows, Redshank,Tree Sparrows,Oyster Catchers, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Tree Creeper feeding young, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler. | Leslie Fisher |
| 2010-05-26 | Thirty eight species of bird seen around midday. Of note: Barnacle Goose (5), Oystercatcher (2), Lapwing (5) - including two chicks on Horseshoe Island, Curlew (1) - flew over Wildlife Centre Creek calling, Redshank (2), Swift (~15),Dunnock - one male singing & two fledged young seen, Whitethroat (1), Blackcap (2) and Willow Warbler (2). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-05-26 | An Osprey was sitting on the large blue buoy eating a fish for over half an hour just before lunchtime today. It then flew into dead trees near Fishtail Creek before flying down the creek not to be seen again. A Sanderling and a Dunlin on the Dam Wall. A pair of Gadwall at Millfields and a pair at Sheepwash (same pair?). Oystercatchers with 2 well grown young on Millfields Island. Lapwing still with 4 young on Horseshoe Island and another female seen with 2 young. Common Sandpiper on Sheepwash Spit. Little Ringed Plover at the WLC. 2 Common Terns on Flat Island. 110 Housemartins and 100 Swift. 3 Lesser-black Backed Gulls and a 1st summer Common Gull. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-05-21 | Fishtail Creek (early am): chaffinch, wood pigeon (x6), jackdaw (x5), carrion crow, magpie, tufted duck (pair), pheasant (x2 male), blackcap, tree creeper, willow warbler, chiffchaff (x2), wren (x4), blackbird, coot (x2), willow tit (x2), whitethroat, black-headed gull, goldfinch, bullfinch, great tit, mallard (x5), kestrel, swallow (x3), grey heron, robin, blue tit (x3- & seen using nestbox),great crested grebe (x3- 2 nests being used) | John Matkin |
| 2010-05-20 | Pair of Gadwall, Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Lapwing still with 4 young at the Wildlife Centre, 2 Common Terns, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 1st summer Common Gulls, Raven. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2010-05-19 | WeBS count for May: 8 Mute Swan,85 Canada Goose,12 Barnacle Goose,40 Mallard,147 Tufted Duck,16 Little Grebe,40 Great Crested Grebe,6 Cormorant,1 Grey Heron,15 Moorhen,57 Coot,12 Oystercatcher,2 Little Ringed Plover,8 Lapwing,4 Redshank,28 Black-headed Gull,2 Common Tern,1 Sparrowhawk,1 Kestrel. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2010-05-18 | WLC: 4 Lapwing chicks at start and end of the day on Horseshoe Island, pairs of Great Crested and Little Grebes beginning to nest build in the willow. Also Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, upto 5 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank.Elsewhere, a pair of Common Terns were courtship feeding on Flat Island mid-morning. | James Owen (RSPB vol) |
| 2010-05-17 | Over 40 species seen around midday. Of note: Barnacle Goose (12), six Mallard ducklings with female, Oystercatcher (4), Lapwing (2), Curlew (1) - Stones Island, Redshank (1), Whitethroat (1), Garden Warbler (1), Blackcap (3), Chiffchaff (2), Willow Warbler (2), Reed Bunting (1). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2010-05-17 | 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10+ Oystercatcher. Lapwing with 4 chicks at the Wildlife Centre, 2 Common Terns, Little Owl, 2 Grey Wagtails on Dam Wall near draw off tower, also Swallows nesting on Draw Off tower, Shelduck, Pied Flycatcher singing at Warrington Knob, Redstart singing in field from Shiningford Creek, 2 Raven. 42 Blackcaps, 29 Willow Warblers and 13 Garden Warblers all counted on the circular walk. No sign of Oystercatcher young at Millfields Island or Redshank young on Big island, although 2 large Lapwing young on Big Island still remain. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2010-05-15 | PS Hide - 17:00 - 18:00hr:- Oystercatcher [1], Common Sandpiper [1], Redshank [2], GC Grebe [12], Tufted Duck [22], Mallard [10+] and chicks, Moorhen [3], Coot BH Gull [8] Mute Swan [3], (young pair, plus 1 older cob.) + Usual suspects on feeders - G.Tit, Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Jackdaw, Pheasant, Tree Sparrow, Blackbird (on fence) | David Edmonds |
| 2010-05-13 | Between 11.30 and 16.00, single curlew (twice)alternating with single Whimbrel(twice) came to bathe on left of Horseshoe Island. On both occasions, the Whimbrel flew away left of WLC, landing at the same field, with cattle, beyond footpath. | David Bennett (Vol Ranger) |
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