| 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) |
