| 2012-07-07 | Sheepwash: group of 6 Long-tailed Tits, 5 Goldfinch, drake Pochard, pair of Great Crested Grebes with 2 young chicks. Whitethroat feeding a juv by Brownale Bay. A pair of Chaffinches with 3 young & a further 3 juv Whitethroats by new reedbed. A group of 11 Long-tailed Tits overhead between Middle Wood & Warrington Knob. Fishtail Creek: another group of 7 Long-tailed Tits, 2 juv Chiffchaffs calling to an adult bird & 10+ Sand Martins over. | John Matkin |
| 2012-07-05 | 11 Barnacle Geese including 6 young around Stones Island/Wildlife Centre area.
3 Greylag Geese on Stones Island.
3 Common Sandpipers-1 at Sheepwash, 1 on Sailing Club Island and 1 in front of Sailing Club.
Adult Redshank and 2 small young to the left of Sheepwash Hide.
Pair of Great Crested Grebes with 2 young in Fishtail Creek, pair with 1 young opposite WLC, and a pair with 1 young by Sailing Club.
Female Mallard with 8 fresh young at WLC, and a female with 4 young off Stones Island.
4 Teal.
Coots with 2 small young at WLC.
Pair of Spotted Flycatchers tending to a nest with at least 3 young on WLC creek.
2 juvenile Goldcrests on WLC creek.
3 juvenile Whitethroats on Stones Island.
Grey Wagtail on Stones Island.
c200 Lesser-black Backed Gulls.
adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Common Gull. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2012-07-04 | 3 Coot broods from Wildlife Centre of 3+1+1.
2 Reed Warbler still singing at WLC.
Spotted Flycatcher still in WLC Creek.
3 pairs of Swallow feeding young around Millfields.
3 pairs of Great Crested Grebe with 2+2+3 young in Millfields Bay.
2 Whitethroat singing at Millfields and 1 Curlew over.
1 Common Sandpiper on Stones Island.
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull yesterday afternoon but no sign today. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-07-01 | Osprey with fish perched on telegraph pole in Callow (by Fishtail Creek). Took off carrying fish, flew towards Carsington Water then arced around and flew northeast. | John Matkin |
| 2012-06-27 | Coot with 1 chick at Brownale Bay. New Reedbed: 3 Reed Warblers, Moorhen with 4 chicks. Hall Wood: 3 Nuthatches, 3 GS Woodpeckers, 5 Song Thrushes, Willow Warbler carrying food. Middle Wood: Nuthatch, 2 GS Woodpeckers, 4 Jays (at least 2 were newly-fledged young). Warrington Knob: Redstart, GS Woodpecker, 2 family groups of Great Tits. Sitch Plantation: GS Woodpecker. | John Matkin |
| 2012-06-26 | WeBS count for June:Mute Swan 13, Barnacle Goose 9(with 3+4 juv)Greylag 4,Canada Goose 311(4 juv),Cormorant 6,Great Crested Grebe 25(2 pairs seen with young and 4 still on nest),Mallard 42,Tufted Duck 67,Coot 97,Moorhen 4,Lapwing 3,Oystercatcher 4,Little Ringed Plover 2,Redshank 2,Black-headed Gull 61. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2012-06-26 | 1 Osprey flew north up the reservior at 17.40 hrs. | Neil Moulden |
| 2012-06-20 | Stones Island (early am): 169 Canada Geese, 12 Mute Swans, juv Robin, Carrion Crow with 4 young on Watersports Island, 2 family groups of Blue Tits, 3 Whitethroat. | John Matkin |
| 2012-06-19 | Fishtail Creek: Linnet, group of 4 Bullfinch and another group of 7 overhead. Sitch Plantation: 2 Garden Warblers, Nuthatch. Warrington Knob: Treecreeper, Goldcrest and male Redstart. Hall Wood: Jay, Spotted Flycatcher | John Matkin |
| 2012-06-12 | Early am: 3 Reed Warblers (2 singing) in the new reedbed, 1 Reed Warbler singing in Brownale Bay. 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Reed Buntings & 2 family groups of Blue Tits along new track. 1 family of Great Tits at Sheepwash. Millfields: Green Woodpecker, Lesser Whitethroat, 1 family of Robins, 1 juv Carrion Crow & 50+ Swifts over. | John Matkin |
| 2012-06-11 | 1 Peregrine near Millfields Car Park at 14.40 hrs | Neil Moulden |
| 2012-06-05 | Breeding Signs. Dam Wall 06:30hr; Pied Wagtail - 2 single adults each feeding 1 young, Barnacle Geese 2 pairs with 3 and 5 goslings, Pair of Jackdaws carrying food. Mallard with 4 young, B H Gulls with 6 chicks now. | David Edmonds |
| 2012-06-05 | We thought we saw an Osprey over the lake at Kedleston Hall being mobbed by gulls and an Oystercatcher. It's not far away so may be the same one seen at Carsington. | B @ G |
| 2012-06-04 | 1 Black Tern off Lane End 1000hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-29 | WLC: 5 BH Gull chicks on the raft, and 1 on Horseshoe Island. Also, 3 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew bathed mid-afternoon, the single Rook again on the bird tables, 2 Sand Martin.
2 Oystercatcher chicks on Sheepwash Spit. | James Owen (STW vol ranger) |
| 2012-05-29 | Osprey over Millfields Bay at 16:14. Flew off east-north east | James Brooke |
| 2012-05-27 | Pair of Barnacle Geese with 5 very young goslings swam past Wildlife Centre at about 11.00. | Don Newing |
| 2012-05-26 | Fishtail Creek: Treecreeper, Nuthatch, 2 Willow Tits, Reed Bunting, Jay, Raven, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 juv Great Tits. Blue Tits, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Bullfinch and Chiffchaff all carrying food. 11 Starling and 5 Rooks over. Little Owl calling (early am). | John Matkin |
| 2012-05-23 | WeBS count for May:Mute Swan 7,Greylag Goose 2,Canada Goose 94,Barnacle Goose 8,Mallard 72,Tufted Duck 85,Cormorant 4,Little Grebe 2,Great Crested Grebe 38,Moorhen 5,Coot 41,Oystercatcher 10,Lapwing 7,Redshank 4,Black-headed Gull 70. Also male Sparrowhawk and Kestrel plus 2 Buzzard. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2012-05-20 | Osprey on Lane End Platform until 0800hrs then flew towards Hall Wood.
3 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin and 1 Common Sandpiper on Sailing Club Island at 0830hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-17 | 2 Whimbrel and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit on Sailing Club Island early morning then saw them flying north over Visitor centre at 0745hrs.
Redstart singing in Shiningford Creek.
Pair Common Scoter mid-water 1030hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-16 | 1st summer Med Gull briefly at Shinningford Creek at 1940hrs then flew off south also Arctic Tern present.
Red Kite at Middleton Top by the bridge over the road 1800hrs. | Jonathan bradley |
| 2012-05-16 | Everything counted during a circular walk. Tail Bay also included. 73 Blackbirds, 17 Song Thrush, 60 Blue Tits, 41 Great Tits, 6 Coal Tits, 21 Dunnock, 59 Robins including 2 juveniles, 66 Wrens, 75 Blackcaps, 70 Chiff Chaff, 39 Willow Warbler, 17 Garden Warblers, 11 Common Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers in Hopton reed bed (possibly 3 or even 4 birds present), 65 Chaffinch, 19 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 16 Bullfinch, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Treecreeper, 2 Jays, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Mistle Thrush, 13 Magpie, 6 Linnets, 3 Nuthatch, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker in Tail Bay, 2 male Redstarts, 3 Willow Tits, 4 Reed Buntings, Hobby over Fishtail Creek, female Wheatear on Dam Wall, male Yellow Wagtail on Stones Island, Pied Flycatcher c200 yards west of Lane End Hide. 9+ Redshank including 2 young on Horseshoe Island and 2 young on Big Island, c10 Oystercatcher including 2 young on Millfields Island, 3 Shelduck, Common Sandpiper and 4 Curlew. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2012-05-15 | 1 Dunlin on Sheepwash Spit at 4.15 pm. | Neil Moulden |
| 2012-05-13 | Redshank pair with 4 tiny young on an island in the Hopton Arm.
Reed Warbler singing - Hopton Arm reedbed.
Raven - 2 pairs displaying independently at Hopton arm end, but at times only a few hundred yards apart. No aggression shown between the pairs (Strange!!!).11am
Hobby - one bird holding in the wind above Hall Wood, then gained height before plunging over the back of the hill. 11.10 am
| Paul Mollatt/Derek Brownlee |
| 2012-05-12 | Bright morning. - Stones Island 07:10 to 07:30hr 10nr Arctic Tern sitting on raft. 1nr Sandwich Tern, to 08:30hr - 1nr Common Sandpiper, 1nr Kestrel, 5nr Oyster Catcher, mixed flock appx 20+ Swallows + H Martins, 1nr Swift. 2nr Raven, plus Black Cap, Wren, Blackbirds, Chiff Chaff, Pied Wagtail, and usual Ducks & GC Grebe. | David Edmonds |
| 2012-05-11 | Treecreeper 2, Blackcap pair, Willow Warbler several, Willow Tit 2, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Buzzard 3, Mute Swan 5. | Eric Dewhurst |
| 2012-05-10 | 2 Greylag Geese, Grey Heron, 7 Cormorants, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Buzzards. Bar-tailed Godwit still on Sailing Club Island. 2 Dunlin on Horseshoe Island. 2 Common Terns. 3 female Wheatear on Dam Wall, 6 Garden Warblers, 3 Whitethroats and a Sedge Warbler. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2012-05-09 | Red Kite low over Visitor Centre at 1305hrs then high north.
Reed Warbler singing in Hopton Arm reedbed. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-08 | An Osprey appeared over the Dam Wall c10.30 and flew past Sheepwash heading North 5 minutes later. Another bird appeared at Millfields at 18.20 and eventually headed North East at 18.40. Neither birds attempted to take a fish.
Also today was 2 Bar-tailed Godwits flitting between Sailing Club, Shiningford and Horseshoe Islands. 4+ Common Sandpipers, Ringed Plover in front of Sailing Club, Oystercatchers still with 2 young at Millfields. 4 Linnets, 3 Yellow Wagtails and a female Wheatear on the Dam. Peregrine, c5 Buzzards, 5+ Garden Warblers, 3 Common Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, White Wagtail and an Arctic Tern. A male and a female Common Redstart between Middle Wood and Warrington Knob. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2012-05-07 | Birdwatching for beginners walk (10am-noon - Stones Island-Wildlife Centre): House Sparrow, House Martin, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Swallow, Tree Sparrow, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Mallard, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Willow Warbler, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Wren, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Reed Bunting, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Barnacle Goose, Redshank, Lesser Whitethroat, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Lapwing, Gt Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Rook, Collared Dove | Gary Atkins |
| 2012-05-07 | Bar tailed Godwit on Sailing Club Island.
2 Little ringed Plover.
2 Shelduck on Horseshoe Island.
3 Yellow Wagtails over Stones Island.
Several Garden Warblers and Whitethroat singing, also a Lesser Whitethroat in Wildlife centre creek. | Clive Ashton |
| 2012-05-05 | Pair of Willow Tits by Hopton Reedbed. Hall Wood: Tawny Owl calling, 3 Treecreepers, 2 Jays, c10 Lesser Redpoll mobile over & Redstart singing between Hall & Middle Woods. Fishtail Creek: Garden Warbler, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch & c150 Fieldfare over. | John Matkin |
| 2012-05-05 | Pink-footed Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, Mallard with 2 young, 5 Buzzards, Kestrel. Oystercatchers with 2 young on Millfields Island. 2 Bar-tailed Godwits on Sailing Club Island. 2 Whimbrel (1 on Sailing Club Island and 1 flew North), Curlew on Stones Island, 6 Common Sandpipers (4 on Sailing Club Island, 1 near Watersports and 1 at Sheepwash). Little Ringed Plover in front of Sailing Club. 31 Arctic Terns through Northeast between 10.10-10.15. 1 Common Tern. Yellow Wagtail on Stones Island. Female Wheatear on Dam Wall. Several hundred Swallows, 85 House Martins, 50+ Swift, Lesser Whitethroat on Stones Island. 2 Garden Warblers. 32 Common Gulls.
No sign of the Great Northern Diver. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2012-05-04 | 2 Bar-tailed Godwit on Sailing Club Island 0845hrs.
2 Lesser Redpoll Hall Wood and 5 in Middle Wood.
Redstart singing between Middle Wood and Warrington Knob.
2 female Goldeneye still at Millfields, latest spring record at Carsington.
2 female Yellow Wagtails on Horseshoe Island.
55 Arctic Terns thru 0845-1300hrs | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-03 | 23 Arctic Tern + 1 Black Tern in front of Sheepwash then flew NE at 0600hrs.
1 Arctic Tern past Stones Island 0710hrs.
9 distant 'commic' terns thru 0800hrs.
2 Common Sandpiper on Stones Island and 1 at Millfields.
2 female Wheatear at Millfields end of dam.
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing at Millfields + another in WLC Creek. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-02 | Dam Wall - 1 Weatear(female)
Stones Island - 1 GN Diver (showing well!), 12 Whimbrel (same group seen 4 times in flight and calling), 2 Garden Warbler,Blackcap,Willow Warbler,Chiffchaff and Lesser Whitethroat (all singing), 8+ Barnacle Goose(feral), 1 Redshank, House and Tree Sparrow singing a top same hedge, Sparrowhawk(male)
Sheepwash - 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Actic Tern, 30+ Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull(juv), 1 Kestrel, 3 Common Buzzard | Paul Thomas |
| 2012-05-02 | Bar-tailed Godwit Sailing Club Island (also at dusk yesterday).
1 female Wheatear, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Oystercatcher and 14 Rooks on dam.
2 female Goldeneye still at Millfields.
Oystercatcher pair with at least 2 chicks on Millfields Island.
2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Pinkfoot, 1 Great Northern Diver.
1 Arctic Tern at 1020hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-05-02 | Oldfield Lane to Hopton Arm (early am).23 Blackcap, 21 Chiffchaff, 14 Willow Warblers, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warblers. Fishtail Creek: Kestrel, 8 Linnets, Curlew, Great Spotted Woodpecker & 9 Swifts over. In Middle Wood: Jay, Treecreeper & male Sparrowhawk overhead. Hall Wood: Jay, 2 Treecreepers, Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Mistle Thrush & assumed family group of 4 Song Thrush. | John Matkin |
| 2012-05-01 | 2 Black Tern still present at 18:30. 11 of 12 Mallard eggs hatched in the VC courtyard. | John Matkin |
| 2012-04-30 | Bar-tailed Godwit on Sailing Club Island 1800hrs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-04-30 | 2 Black Terns from 1000hrs off Stones Island.
1 Sedge and 2 Garden Warblers singing on Stones Island 0700hrs.
Great Northern Diver in superb breeding plumage off Stones Island.
2 Whitethroats singing near Stone Barn and Swallows in the barn.
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing between Sheepwash and Lanes End. | Roger Carrington |
| 2012-04-28 | 15 Fieldfare in trees at Fishtail Creek at 12:30. Later found feeding with c20 Starlings in fields by Fishtail Creek. | John Matkin |
| 2012-04-27 | Adult Great Northern Diver in stunning summer plumage, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 female Goldeneye, Hobby from Sheepwash at 15.02, then over the woods opposite the hide several minutes later, male Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, Kestrel, 2 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel flew North at 11.35, 3 Common Sandpipers late evening (1 near Watersports and 2 on Sailing Club island), 6 Curlew dropped in on Horseshoe Island c19.30, 4 Arctic Terns, Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit in full song on the Dam Wal, c500 Swallows and 17+ Swift. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2012-04-27 | 07.15-09.45 - Black-tailed Godwit flying low over Sheepwash Island. 5 Swifts.
No sign of Great Northern Diver in this period. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2012-04-25 | Heavy and persistant rain nearly all day meant good weather for a bit of passage. 2 Black Terns were present early morning and remained until early afternoon. The first Arctic Terns didn't arrive until 12.50, but it was a flock of over 60. Then over the next few hours other smaller flocks moved through totalling over 130 birds. There was also 13 Little Gulls (7 adults and 6 1st summers). The Great Northern Diver still present, c500 Swallows and a Swift. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2012-04-25 | Arctic Tern still c.60 at 13:50; also 2 Black Terns and 4 Little Gulls (13:50)
| per Birdguides |
| 2012-04-25 | 15:00 - Little Gull, 13 mid-afternoon, then 6 flew off and 7 still present.
| per Birdguides |
| 2012-04-25 | 12.55h - Black Tern and c.60 Arctic Terns | per Birdguides |
| 2012-04-25 | 1 Marsh Tit seen and heard calling near Millfields car park at 8.00 am. Also redhead Goldeneye at Millfields and 1 Common Sandpiper on Stones Island. At 5.30 pm 4 Whimbrel were on Sailing Club Island. | Neil Moulden |
