| 2009-12-10 | 2 Buzzards being mobbed by Rooks at Millfields
1 Great Northern Diver following Dam wall towards Millfields
1M and 1F Goldeneye off sailing club
1M AND 1F Tufted Ducks with bright blue/Turquoise Bills with other Tufted ducks at Millfields | Bob and Gill Smith |
| 2009-12-06 | Highlights- 2xBuzzard over Millfields spit.Great Spotted Woodpecker-Sheepwash carpark. Male Bullfinch-Sheepwash carpark & nr Miners Arms,Carsington village.Widgeon- Millfields Bay.Flock of 20+ Goldfinchs-Carr Wood. | Simon Moody |
| 2009-12-02 | Ring-billed Gull in the roost from Lane Ends from c.3.40pm. Only 1 Yellow Legged Gull. | Steph' Hicking |
| 2009-12-02 | Pretty good day today. 2 Bewick's Swans in front of Sailing Club around 09.15 then flew towards Sheepwash. Got round to Sheepwash about 10.15 and they were just in front of the hide but before I could open the window they flew off west. Walking along Shiningford Creek and a Grey Plover flew over calling but I didn't see it land. Other sightings include adult winter Great Northern Diver, Yellow-legged Gull, Great-black Backed Gull, 4 Shelduck, female Pintail, male Shoveler, 3 Redshanks, 2 Ravens, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 30 Siskins, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Meadow Pipits and Kingfisher. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-12-01 | The Ring billed Gull briefly on Flat Island at about 14:30, before being flushed, and lost to sight over the spit.
Egyptian Goose on the spit.
Female Goosander and Pintail at Paul Stanley. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-12-01 | Adult winter plumage Great Northern Diver from 0930hrs this morning off Stones Island.
Escapee drake Chiloe Wigeon at Millfields.
3 Redshank.
The adult Ring-billed Gull was reported in the roost at dusk last night. | Roger Carrington |
| 2009-11-29 | Willow Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Blackbird, Redwing, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Starling, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Raven, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Buzzard, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Canada Goose, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Coot, Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Pheasant, Common Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Yellow Legged Gull, Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, Lapwing, Snipe, Redshank, Cormorant. | Craig Morris |
| 2009-11-28 | Willow Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, BH Gulls, GBB Gulls, LBB Gulls, Teal, Pochard, Cormorants, Widgeon, Goshawk female at 09.33h. Little Grebes, Great Crested Grebes. At least 10 Goldeneye, Grey Wagtail.
Female Peregrine harrying Lapwings,Pied Wagtail, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Gadwall. | Leslie Fisher |
| 2009-11-25 | Ring billed Gull at 14:55 on Flat island.
Male Merlin flew down East bank.
Female Pintail at Sheepwash and Paul Stanley.
Female Shoveler at Wildlife centre.
2 Raven. | Clive Ashton/Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-11-22 | WeBS count done today by John Bradley and Peter Gibbon | Peter Gibbon and John BradleyW |
| 2009-11-22 | WeBS count for November:Mute Swan 35,Canada Goose 32,Great Northern Diver 1(juv),Great Crested Great 32,Little Grebe 71,Grey Heron 3,Cormorant 39,Mandarin Duck 1,Mallard 183,Wigeon 407,Teal 253,Gadwall 70,Pintail 2,Tufted Duck 889,Pochard 256,Goldeneye 7,Moorhen 41,Coot 1645,Lapwing 255,Redshank 1,Dunlin 1,Kingfisher 1,Blackheaded Gull 82,Common Gull 2,Ring-billed Gull 1,Lesser Black-backed Gull 38,Yellow-legged Gull,Buzzard 1 and Sparrowhawk 1. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2009-11-20 | Drake mandarin at Wildlife centre, where also 1 Dunlin and 1 Redshank.
Ring billed Gull again on Flat island.
1 Pintail at Paul stanley. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-11-17 | Ring billed Gull and Mediterranean Gull on Flat Island 15:00 also Great Black backed and 2 Yellow legged Gulls.
2 Pintail at Sheepwash, with 11 Meadow Pipits also present.2 Raven being aggressive to Buzzards.
Skylark over dam wall. | Clive Ashton/Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-11-16 | Rather quiet on site today but a few birders about. Mainly sunny around midday. Of note: Grey Heron (1), Garganey (1) - last reported on the 6th November - seen from the wildlife centre (WC); Lapwing (~30) - Horseshoe Island, Redshank (1) - on Tern raft, Stock Dove (2) - with 9 Woodpigeons in field near WC, Redwing (~20) in trees at the edge of a field near the WC. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2009-11-16 | 4 plus adult Yellow Legged Gulls and 1-3rd/4th winter type. 1adult Med Gull, 1 adult Ring billed Gull, many more Herring Gulls in tonight (20+), Common Gulls very numerous 200+ | Steph Hicking |
| 2009-11-13 | Yellow-legged Gull - 4 adults
Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult
Great Northern Diver 1
From Sheepwash hide. | Paul Mollatt |
| 2009-11-12 | Great Northern Diver and 6 Skylarks (over) from Stones Island,6 Pintail at Sheepwash.Ring billed Gull at Lane End.Also 7 Snipe and a Redshank at Wildlife Centre.Raven and Sparrowhawk at sheepwash. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-11-11 | Great Northern Diver distant from Sheepwash, 6 Pintail and Raven. Not seen by me but in the Gull roost was the Ring-billed Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls and an adult Mediterranean Gull. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-11-09 | Of note: From or near to Wildlife Centre. Grey Heron (1), Shoveler (1 male), Stock Dove (5), Bullfinch (pr).
Sunny. No wind. Few people about. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2009-11-09 | Great Northern Diver - 1 seen distantly near Dam Wall from Sheepwash at around 11.30am. Yellow-legged Gull - 1+ at Sheepwash. Pintail - 2+ female at Sheepwash. Shoveler - 2+ at Wildlife Centre. Willow Tit - 1 in hedgerow near Lane End Hide. Barnacle Goose - 4 with Canada Geese at Wildlife Centre. | Pete Mella |
| 2009-11-07 | Black Redstart (Dam wall), Common Scoter (fem), Scaup (fem), Great Northern Diver (adult summer), Ring billed Gull (roost off Lane Ends), Yellow legged Gull ad and 2nd winter in roost. Pintail 3plus | Steph Hicking |
| 2009-11-07 | First Winter Black Redstart on Sailing Club roof and dam wall area, second record at Carsington.
Great Northern Diver still in summer plumage. | Roger Carrington |
| 2009-11-06 | 7 Pintail,1 Common Scoter, 1 Garganey and 1 GN Diver from Sheepwash also 2 Dunlin flew West.
At the Wildlife centre 2 Shoveler,2 Snipe and a Redshank. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-11-06 | Highlights... Common Scoter (Fm), Pintail (3), Yellow legged Gull (3+), Ring billed Gull (ad) (was located late at about 4.30pm off Lane Ends), Great Northern Diver (adult showing some summer plumage off Fishtail from Lane Ends). The Garganey was to the right of Sheepwash hide earlier but I didn't see it. | Steph' Hicking |
| 2009-11-04 | Of note: Grey Heron (1) - Horseshoe Island (HI), Gadwall - many with some attempting to mate near WC, Lapwing (~50), Kingfisher (1) - seen from the Wildlife Centre (WC), Redwing (20-30) - in trees near the WC, Starling (flock of over 200) - on HI, Goldfinch (10) and Bullfinch (1 female). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2009-11-04 | Highlights.... Ring-billed Gull 1 adult off Lane ends Hide from 4.25pm, Sheepwash produced Scaup 1 fem, Common Scoter 1 fem, 2 Shoveler male, 2 plus Yellow legged Gull (in the semi resident bird on spit showing well). Plus the usual other wildfowl etc. | Steph' Hicking |
| 2009-11-03 | Garganey again at Wildlife Centre,(and later from Sheepwash.)
From Sheepwash.. 4 Pintail,Common Scoter,Mandarin(drake),Peregrine, Curlew,Raven,several Meadow Pipits and the usual showy Kingfisher.
A lot of birders in for the Gull roost, one of whom picked out a Great Northern Diver, though no sign of the RB Gull. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-11-02 | Ring-Billed Gull came into roost at 16.05 just behind the spit at sheepwash. Also seen today 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, female Scaup, 8 Goldeneye, 7 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 2 Raven, 3 Skylarks, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Kingfisher, c100 Redwings and c15 Meadow Pipits. Also seen today although not by us was the Garganey at the wildlife centre. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-31 | Adult Ring billed Gull in the roost tonight along with up to 5 adult Yellow legged Gulls. The RBG is the returning bird from previous years. | Steph Hicking |
| 2009-10-30 | In the gloom of dusk this evening it looked like 2 Little Egrets flew across the water and into Fishtail Creek to roost [viewed distant from Sheepwash Hide] | Roger Carrington |
| 2009-10-29 | Busy on site today. Half-term. Quite warm and no wind. Just visited the wildlife centre (WC) and Stones Island. Of note: Grey Heron (1 juv) - on the end of Watersports Island. Barnacle Goose (30+) - in a Shiningford Farm field. Shoveler (pair) - seen from the WC. Wigeon Gadwall, Teal, Mallard and Tufted Duck also present. Lapwing (~10) - Horseshoe Island. Song Thrush (1). Goldfinch - a few near the WC. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2009-10-29 | Highlights were a Garganey (female/imm) Sheepwash, Common Scoter (1 fem), Yellow legged Gull 3 (2 adults 1 1st winter). | Steph Hicking |
| 2009-10-28 | A Peregrine flew through just before 11.00, c40 Redwings and several Fieldfare around wildlife centre creek, 15+ Siskin including several Lesser Redpolls, 10+ Meadow Pipits, 2 Skylarks, 2 Kingfishers, Raven, 2 Buzzards, 3 Snipe and a Grey Wagtail. At around 16.00 many of the Gulls and Wildfowl took to the air in what seemed to be a mass panic. Something had clearly upset them but we never found out what. At around dusk several flocks of Starlings totalling around 200 were flying towards the wildlife centre. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-27 | Approximately 400 Fieldfares were roosting in the trees, within the reservoir boundary, just south of Hays Lane at 16.00 this afternoon (SE corner of Millfields Bay). As I drove the Land Rover around the track, they alighted and moved into the trees in Riddings Farm, just over the fence. A good record of a species I rarely see within the recording area. | Paul Bennett |
| 2009-10-26 | great crested grebe, adult mediteranian gull, canada goose, herring gull,
redwing, sparrowhawk, buzzard, greylag goose flying over, osprey, great and lesser black backed gulls. | Niall |
| 2009-10-25 | Adult Med. Gull again at 14:50
3 Pintail
1 Shoveler
1 Common Scoter fem/imm
2 YL Gulls
| Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-24 | 2 Mediterranean Gulls in the roost last night, an adult came in at 16:05 and a 1st winter at 16:20. | Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-23 | Adult Y.L.Gull Sheepwash Hide
3 Male & 2 Female Red-crested Pochard WLC | Ian Scrimshaw |
| 2009-10-19 | Adult Yellow-legged Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull, 20 Meadow Pipits, Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 3 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, Dunlin, c100 Starling, 20 Redwing, 15 Collared Doves, Kingfisher, 2 Buzzard and Kestrel. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-17 | Gull roost 16:40hr to 18:25hr from Lane End. Mostly LBB Gull interspersed with BH Gull, Yellow Leg, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Med Gull adult (1), Juvenile GBB Gull 1st winter (1). Unable to confirm presence of Caspian Gull. | David Edmonds |
| 2009-10-15 | Shoveler (1), Pintail (5) Eclipsed and maybe single drake, Gadwall (4), Pochard, Teal, Wigeon, Mallard, (all large numbers) Coot, Moorhen, Grey Heron (2), Cormorant (7). Gulls – BH, LBB, Herring, Yellow Leg, Mediterranean (1) and a probable Caspian Gull (1) in gull roost [17:45 – 18:25hr]. Dunlin (6-7) flying north .
The GN Diver was seen by MAP near Dam at Millfields end. Circled and flew off north without settling. In Winter Plumage
[Posted this report only after ID. help and consultation with MAP & J.Bradley.]
| David Edmonds |
| 2009-10-15 | Regarding the Great Northern Diver. The report was that it only circled Carsington before flying off North. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-10-15 | A Great Northern Diver has been reported on the BirdGuides website this morning. I'm afraid that I have no information as to where it was seen or if it is still on site. | Paul Bennett |
| 2009-10-15 | Tuesday 13th Oct 2009
Mediterranean Gull - 1 adult
Yellow-legged Gull - 1 adult
The gulls formed in two flocks pre-roost, one of which parked themselves between the spit and the far bank, affording good views from the Sheepwash hide.
I picked up the Med Gull towards 5.45 (including a short view in flight) and the Yellow-legged Gull shortly after and towards 6.15 they drifted towards the middle of the reservoir with the other gulls. | Paul Mollatt |
| 2009-10-15 | 5 Common Scoter near Dam Wall, 5 Pintail around Sheepwash, also 2 Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Dunlin, Kingfisher, 2 Buzzards, 2 Sparrowhawks and 55 Redwings. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2009-10-13 | WeBS count for the month:- Mute Swan 40,Canada Goose 157,Shelduck 6,Wigeon 590,Gadwall 39,Teal 123,Mallard 132,Pintail 1,Shoveller 3,Pochard 148,Red-crested Pochard 12,Tufted Duck 733,Little Grebe 83,Great Crested Grebe 42,Cormorant 57,Grey Heron 3,Moorhen 49,Coot 1770,Lapwing 160,Kingfisher 4,Black-headed Gull 27,Lesser Black-backed Gull 51,Peregrine 1,Sparrowhawk 1,Buzzard 1. | Peter Gibbon and John Bradley |
| 2009-10-12 | Nice sunny day. Birds of note: Common Buzzard (1) and Common Sandpiper (1) - Horseshoe Island.
Dragonflies: Common Hawker; Common Darter (pr) - this species is on the wing until mid-November. Butterfly: Speckled Wood only.
Plants: Stunted plants by the edge of Stones Island. Area covered in water until relatively recently. Drying out and recent sunshine has brought Brooklime (deep blue), Water forget-me-not (pale blue) and Redshank (pink) into flower. Very late flowering Lesser Periwinkle (dark blue) found elsewhere. Probably seeds had been dormant, then disturbed in late summer. Also found Scented Mayweed or Wild Chamomile (yellow domed centre with white petals). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2009-10-12 | 4 Buzzards at Millfields, 6 Meadow Pipits on Dam Wall and a Skylark over, also 3 Skylarks over Stones Island. From Sheepwash, 2 Ravens, Kingfisher, Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Grey Herons, 16 Redwings, Shoveler and Pintail. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2009-10-10 | From Sheepwash and Paul Stanley: 2(f) Goldeneye, 1(f) Common Scoter, 2 Pintail, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Gull
WLC: 2(m) Red-crested Pochard | James Owen |
| 2009-10-09 | Afew hours this afternoon:
3 Pintail
1 Red crested Pochard
1 Chiloe Wigeon
295 Wigeon
143 Pochard
65 Teal
1 Tern sp. probably an Arctic.
3 Buzzard,Sparrowhawk,Kestrel,Raven and 2 Kingfishers. | Clive Ashton |
