Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Shoveler 2. Oystercatcher 1.
Woodcock 1. Green Woodpecker 1. Great Spotted Woodpecker 1.
Wintersett Res:
Shelduck 2. Meadow Pipit 28. Pied Wagtail 15.
Redwing 20. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Meadow Pipit 1. Goosander 3. Great Spotted Woodpecker 2.
Sewage Works:
Pied Wagtail 75. Chiffchaff 1.
2 Snipe, 47 Canada Geese, 1 Little Grebe, 20 Greylags south (L & A Corrall/CG).
A Treecreeper was in Cudworth Park (K. Bannister).
Anglers CP:
Snipe 21. Shoveler 1 male. Little Grebe 2. Lapwing 128.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Great White Egret 1. Whooper Swan 1 adult. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1.
An Adult Yellow-legged Gull was found on the waders scrape (Chris Parkin).
Also present 38 Canada Geese, 8 Greylags, 4 Tufted Duck, 16 Teal.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Whooper Swan 1 over. Pink-footed Goose 1.
Little Grebe 1. Snipe 15.
Wintersett Res:
Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Great White Egret 1.
Cetti's Warbler 1. Goosander 3.
The Bittern was found in a reed bed looking from the embankment onto the scrape at 17.00hrs (Dave Standish). It was still there when Dave left 20 minutes later, after dark of course. It was found using a heat searching night scope!
In the meantime a Tawny Owl flew past, a Water Rail called and a Cetti's Warbler sang.
Wintersett Res:
An adult Great Northern Diver was found on the reservoir at 10.55hrs.
It flew to Anglers CP at 11.43hrs, and was still present at 12.20hrs.
There was no sign of it at 13.40hrs.
Great White Egret 1. Cetti's Warbler 1. Water Rail 1. Pochard 15.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Teal 57. Shoveler 2. Pochard 18. Snipe 13.
+ the Great Northern Diver.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter.
Great White Egret 1. Oystercatcher 1.
Goosander 5. Little Grebe 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Anglers CP:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter. Oystercatcher 1.
Shoveler 1 male. Goosander 3.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Haw Park Wood:
Siskin 1.
A pair of shoveler were on the wader scrape with 10+ Canada Geese and c10 Teal.
A Little Grebe was on another pond.
The Bittern was found with a night scope languishing in a reed bed just before it flew towards the hide reed beds at 17.00hrs (Dave Standish).
Anglers CP:
A Jack Snipe was seen from the main hide.
Oystercatcher 1. Shoveler 1 drake.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Anglers CP:
Oystercatcher 1. Jack Snipe 1. Cormorant 20.
Yellow-legged Gull 1 x 2nd Winter.
Mediterranean Gull 1 x 1st Winter flew towards Wintersett Res.
Pochard 39. Teal 84.
Wintersett Res:
Great White Egret 1, seen later on Botany Bay.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
We were busy hedge laying again this morning, but we did managed to see 2 Water Rails make a short flight over the reed beds. A pair of shoveler were with 50 Canada Geese on the scrapes (L & A Corrall/M. White/CG).
Anglers CP:
The 1st Oystercatcher was back on the shallows today.
Wintersett Res:
A singing Cetti's Warbler was in the west bank marsh.
Haw Park Lane:
Fieldfare 30.
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Goosander 5. Little Grebe 2.
Wintersett Res:
Gull Roost:
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter - Steve Denny.
Yellow-legged Gull 1 x 1st Winter, + 1 adult.
+ Leucistic Black-headed Gull 1 adult.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult.
Goldeneye 19. Teal 1 female.
2 Tawny Owls came out of their roost at dusk and the Bittern showed at 16.50hrs (Dave Standish).
Anglers CP:
Great White Egret 1. Snipe 11. Goosander 8. Teal 119.
Pochard 71. Goldeneye 27. Wigeon 336. Great Crested Grebe 5.
Little Grebe 2. Green Woodpecker 1. Pink-footed Goose 120 west.
Caspian Gull 1 x 1st Winter.
Wintersett Res:
Pochard 44. Goldeneye 75. Wigeon 40.
Great Crested Grebe 9. Cetti's Warbler 1.
Cold Hiendley Res:
Whooper Swan 1 adult. Goldeneye 8. Water Rail 1. Cetti's Warbler 2.
Sewage Works:
Pied Wagtail 40. Meadow Pipit 4.
Haw Park:
Treecreeper 1.
