Midhope Reservoir (Edge Cliff to the Dam Wall) - 5 Grey Lag Geese, 10+ drake Mallards and females with broods of 2, 5 & 4 ducklings, 1 drake Teal, 1 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, an unseasonal 52 Black-headed Gulls and 1 Cuckoo, and among the singing passerines were:- Blackcap (3), Garden Warbler (1), Chiffchaffs (6+), Lesser Redpoll (1), Bullfinch (3), Reed Bunting (1) and Yellowhammer (2).
Midhopestones (Midhope Hall Lane) - 1 Red-legged Partridge, Lapwing with broods of 2, 3, 2 & 1 young, 80+ Jackdaws, 30+ Rooks and 4 singing Yellowhammers (the highest count here for twelve years or so).
Underbank Reservoir - 4 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Coots and 15+ Siskins (most of which were recently fledged juveniles), and among the singing passerines were:- Blackcap (6) and Common Whitethroat (1)
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