| 2015-07-15 | Redstart 10:00am Shiningford Creek | Eric Dewhurst |
| 2015-07-05 | Osprey fishing in front of Sheepwash Hide 1525hrs, then drifted towards Hopton in sudden heavy rain and wind. | Roger Carrington |
| 2015-06-30 | Sedge Warbler (Reed bed adjacent to Wildlife Centre), Spotted Flycatcher (Wildlife Centre Creek). Great Crested Grebe with 2 young Shiningford Creek | Eric Dewhurst |
| 2015-06-23 | An Osprey again at 0800hr before drifting northwest.
Mute Swans with 4 cygnets around Sailing Club. | Clive Ashton |
| 2015-06-22 | Curlew west 7-20am | MAP |
| 2015-06-20 | Great Crested Grebe 39(plus five broods of 1,2,2 well grown and two with young on back of probably 2 each),Cormorant 12,Grey Heron 2,Mute Swan 9(pair with 2 young),Greylag Goose 11(plus 4 young),Canada Goose 446(plus creche of 14, two broods of 3 well grown one 5 very small),Mallard 66 (two broods of 6 old and 7 week old). Pochard 2(pair), Tufted Duck 197, Coot 199 (1 young), Oystercatcher 5, Little Ringed Plover 2,Lapwing 26 (2 young with one missing foot on Millfields Island),Redshank 7(2 young on Horseshoe Island), Yellow-legged Gull 1,Kingfisher 1.
Kestrel 2. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2015-06-19 | No message | Peter Gibbon |
| 2015-06-19 | 3 Common Tern | Mark Pass |
| 2015-06-18 | An Osprey at 0720hr, mobbed by BH Gulls, remained in the area this morning. Further sightings were made at 0800hr, perched on Lane end platform, and 0830hr over the east side. | Clive Ashton/Roger Carrington |
| 2015-06-16 | Horseshoe Island: 6 adult Redshank and at least 3 young, also 8 Lapwing and at least one small young. 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Great Crested Grebe (including one pair with two chicks). 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Pochard, 1 Kingfisher. | James Owen |
| 2015-06-01 | 2 Little Tern(9-10 to 9-35am then flew wsw as rain eased),Hobby(thru) | Mark Pass |
| 2015-05-31 | Stones Island/WLC 1900-2045 Probable Honey Buzzard at 1940 flew south down the west side. 1 summer plumage Sanderling on Watersports, 1 2cy Common Gull, 100+ House Martins | Simon Roddis |
| 2015-05-31 | WeBS count for May 05.50 to 10.30
Only adults counted unless mentioned.
Great Crested Grebe 43(pair with 3 small young at Hopton End),Mute Swan 5,Canada Goose 179,Greylag Goose 4(with young), Barnacle Goose 5(two sets of twin young)Cormorant 7,Mallard 46,Tufted Duck 107,Oystercatcher 4,Lapwing 7(pair with two small young)Little Ringed Plover 2,Redshank 1,Coot 40,Black-headed Gull 103. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2015-05-23 | Black Tern(9-40am to 10-00am),Arctic Tern(2nd summer),Sanderling,Red Kite(south at 9am),Grey Wagtail,4 Stock Dove,2 LRP | MAP,SJR,JB |
| 2015-05-19 | early am--2 Turnstone,Sanderling,Greenshank,2 Dunlin--all on terra firma | MAP |
| 2015-05-16 | ROSEATE TERN Adult(9-26 to 9-55am showed very well off Stones before calling and climbing high,flying into the westerly wind),3 Turnstone(thru),2 Arctic Tern(thru),3/4 Ringed Plover,2 Whimbrel(thru nwest),Dunlin,2 Common Sand | MAP,JB,CA |
| 2015-05-15 | Early am- 9 Arctic Tern(flew east at 7-40am),4 Ringed Plover,Dunlin | MAP,RC |
| 2015-05-15 | Early am- 1 Sanderling,1st summer Yellow L Gull | MAP,CA |
| 2015-05-13 | 2 Ringed Plover and a Dunlin on sailing club shoreline and a Common Sandpiper on Watersports Island at 14.00. | Paul Bennett |
| 2015-05-13 | 2 Sandwich Terns, 5 Sanderling on Sail Club raft. 3 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 1 Dunlin on Sail Club shore. Female Wheatear on dam. 0745hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2015-05-12 | 1 Sanderling, 1 LRP, 2 Redshank and 4 Oystercatcher on Watersports Island at 15.00. | Paul Bennett |
| 2015-05-11 | 50+ swifts, 2 broods of greylags (both with 5 goslings). | John Matkin |
| 2015-05-10 | Hobby over Stones Island, 2 Shelduck, 2 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Arctic Tern, 3 Reed Warblers singing in Hopton Reedbed. | JB, MAP |
| 2015-05-09 | Marsh Harrier flew east at 9:30am, 4 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plver, 1 Whimbrel on the lawn next to the Visitor Centre and later on Horseshoe Island. | JB, SJR, AS |
| 2015-05-07 | 3 Whimbrel on Horseshoe Island this morning, also 1 Arctic Tern and GN Diver still present. | Clive Ashton |
| 2015-05-07 | Pair of linnet, 8 starling, 2 little grebe, and a mandarin drake at Tailbay | John Matkin |
| 2015-05-06 | 3 adult Kittiwakes dropped in at 8:20pm, 2 Arctic Terns, 6 Dunlin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, G N Diver,60+ Lesser Black-Backed Gulls in roost plus a Sparrowhawk caught a Swallow off Stones Island. | John Bradley, Mark Pass, Roger Carrington |
| 2015-05-04 | Following species are the collective sightings of the 11 people on the monthly Birdwatching for Beginners walk (10am-noon): House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Jackdaw, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Coot, Garden Warbler, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Great-crested Grebe, Goldfinch, Sedge Warbler, Canada Goose, Mallard, Swallow, Robin, Willow Warbler, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Wren, Sand Martin, Arctic Tern, Carrion Crow, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Great Northern Diver, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Magpie, Whitethroat, Lapwing, Willow Tit, Grey Heron, Chaffinch and Greylag Goose. | Gary Atkins |
| 2015-05-02 | For anybody visiting Carsington please be aware that on the morning of Thursday 30th April 6 vehicles were broken in to at Sheepwash car park and a number of items were stolen. Some cars were broken in to despite there being nothing on show. Therefore it might be a good idea to not leave anything of value in your car. The police are looking in to the matter and are carrying out some surveillance work. If you do see anything suspicious then please let the rangers know who will pass it on to the police. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2015-05-02 | The adult Great Northern Diver in full summer plumage and close in to Sheepwash hide late morning/early afternoon. 3 Grey Herons, 4 Redshank, 3 LRP, Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sands, 7 Oystercatchers, Greenshank, Snipe. 6 Yellow Wags and 2+ White Wags on Stones Island in the evening. Pair of Redstarts in Wildlife centre creek. Female Wheatear on dam wall. Warblers counted during a circular walk include 25 Willow Warblers, 51 Chiffchaffs, 52 Blackcaps, 14 Garden Warblers, 7 Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2015-04-30 | GN Diver, Dunlin 10, LRP 5, Ringed Plover 2, Turnstone 2, Whimbrel 1, Sanderling 1, Snipe 1(11 wader species in all), Shelduck 2, Arctic Tern 8 at 0920 hrs, Osprey 0630-0650 hrs drifted west, Swift 3, Sand Martin c200, Swallow c100, House Martin c20, Yellow Wagtail 10+, White Wagtail 4, Linnet 8. | Clive Ashton/Simon Roddis |
| 2015-04-29 | 13.30 to 14.30. 2 Sanderling, 2 Ringed Plover and 4 Dunlin in front of Sailing Club. 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Yellow Wagtail and 1 White Wagtail on Stones Island, plus Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff. 6 Common Tern in front of Watersports Island, plus another Common Sandpiper and 2 more Dunlin on it. | Paul Bennett |
| 2015-04-28 | GN Diver, Black tailed Godwit 5 (Millfields Island), Common Sandpiper 8, LRP 3, Ringed Plover 2, Teal 2, Swallow 100+, Sand Martin 30+, Garden Warbler 10+, Sedge Warbler 2. | Clive Ashton |
| 2015-04-27 | A good selection of waders on site this morning: 1 Whimbrel,2 Ringed Plover, Little ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin and 5+ Common Sandpiper mainly on the sailing Club shoreline also a Black tailed Godwit at the WLC. The GN Diver is now in splendid summer plumage. A pair of Shelducks on Watersports Island. Yellow Wagtail on Sailing club island, a pair of Redstart in the WLC creek nest prospecting and another singing further upstream. Warblers well represented including Sedge Warbler on Stones, a Reed Warbler in Hopton reedbed [SJR],several Whitethroats and an obvious influx of Garden Warbler over the last few days. Simon reported a drake Mandarin on Millfields Island, and another 2 Common Sandpiper at that location so 7+ on site. | Clive Ashton |
| 2015-04-25 | Spotted Redshank on Horseshoe Island at 9:00 till 9:15am but flighty and no further sign by 10:00. | John Bradley |
| 2015-04-24 | 06:30-11:00 4 Black Terns @ 07:25, 2 Arctic Terns 06:50-06:55, 1 Little Gull, 1 Whimbrel, GNDiver in flight, several Garden Warblers around Stones Is and 2 Sedge Warblers (Stones and WLC). | Simon Roddis |
| 2015-04-23 | 40 species logged collectively by a group on the annual evening Wagtail Walk, namely: Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Barnacle Goose, Lapwing, Jack Snipe, House Sparrow, Canada Goose, Little Ringed Plover, Tufted Duck, Yellow Wagtail, Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Oystercatcher, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Redshank, Shoveler, Gadwall, Great-crested Grebe, Great Northern Diver, Wren, Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Robin, Magpie, Cormorant, Little Egret, Tree Sparrow, Grey Heron, Chaffinch, Teal, Swallow, Curlew and Collared Dove | Gary Atkins |
| 2015-04-22 | WeBS count for April 06.00-11.00
Great Northern Diver 1,Great Crested Grebe 45,Little Grebe 1,Cormorant 9,Heron 3,Mute Swan 5,Canada Goose 100,Greylag Goose 6,Barnacle Goose 6,Mallard 34,Teal 2, Gadwall 2,Tufted Duck 108,Coot 65,Moorhen 1,Lapwing 12,Little Ringed Plover 2,Redshank 9,Oystercatcher 16,Common Sandpiper 1,Black-headed Gull 84. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2015-04-21 | Early morning. 12 Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper at Millfields. Greenshank, yellow wagtail, GNDiver in summer plumage and Tree Pipit over Stones Island. 2LRP and 1 Dunlin on Sailing Club shore. F Mallard +6ducklings at WLCentre. | Roger Carrington |
| 2015-04-21 | 2 Arctic Tern {flew NE at 7-45),2 Yellow Wagtail, LRP,Golden Plover(flew NE),GN Diver | MAP,JB |
| 2015-04-20 | Jack Snipe feeding along the shoreline of Watersports Island at 7:45pm,
GNDiver,female Common Scoter,2 Teal(pair),2 Shoveler (pair) in Shiningford Creek. | John Bradley |
| 2015-04-18 | 5 Arctic Terns at 09:45 before flying northeast, GN Diver, Black tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 3 LR Plover, Curlew, 2 Swift, 4+ House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler singing briefly Stones Island. | Clive Ashton/Mark Pass/Robin Crum |
| 2015-04-11 | GNDiver | MAP,CA,SJR,AS |
| 2015-04-11 | Arctic Tern 6(one NW at 7-45,one NW at 8-00,three 8-30 in worst rain,one at 9-35 briefly),Yellow Wagtail,White Wagtail 2,Wheatear,Common Sand,Black Tailed Godwit,Peregrine,LRP 2,(ringed plover heard),Swallow 60,House Martin,Blackcap,Willow Warbler 4+,Goldeneye 3 | MAP,CA,SJR,AS, |
| 2015-04-08 | Osprey (from 7-10am to 7-30am approx) | Mark Pass,Roger Carrington |
| 2015-04-08 | Osprey seen from Stones Island at c17:30 flying north over the reservoir. | John Matkin |
| 2015-04-07 | Osprey circling high over Millfields carpark at 10:30am before drifting off NW up the reservoir | John Bradley |
| 2015-04-06 | Osprey(flew rapidly NW at 8-40),Common Scoter,Med Gull 1st summer,GN Diver,Shoveler 2,Redpoll,Swallow,Sand Martin 5,M Pipit(100's going NW),Shelduck 2 | MAP,JB,CA,RC,AS |
| 2015-04-05 | Between 3pm-7pm :
Great Northern Diver from Stones ( looks scruffy and neck and head still to develop full summer plumage ); pair of mandarin duck, close to east shoreline north of Fishtail Creek ; 2 redshank and 1 curlew from WLC . | John Babb |
| 2015-04-05 | 1st winter Med Gull around Stones Island causeway and WLC 0900-1000; GN Diver, 8 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mandarin, 1 Red Kite, 1 Swallow, 2 Raven, 2 Linnet | Simon Roddis |
