Willow Tit – 16th January
The Black Swan was with a herd of 38 Mute Swans feeding in the field across the river and upstream
Willow Tit – 22nd November
This morning there were several hundred mainly Grey-lag Geese on the Large Gravel Pit. Amongst them was the Mandarin drake
Bittern – 10th November
An estimated 6,000 Starlings came in to roost this evening, at one stage about 5,000 were displaying together before dropping
Mandarin – 19th October
This evening, whilst watching about 5,000 Starlings come in to roost, a strange looking duck came in with a squadron
Raven – 24th November
This afternoon a Raven paid a brief visit to the lagoons, flying over the Deep Pit before doing a u-turn
Marsh Harrier – 24th October
This afternoon a ‘cream-top’ Marsh Harrier was seen briefly over the Slurry Lagoon reed bed. It was chased off by
White-fronted Goose – 21st November
As the light faded this evening the Grey-lag and Canada Geese started to arrive to roost on the Large Gravel
Mediterranean Gull – 3rd November
The gull roost contained a first winter Mediterranean Gull and an adult Yellow-legged Gull this afternoon. Several Water Rails were
Starling – 31st October
As the light dimmed, at about 16.15, the Starlings began to arrive to roost. A group of about 1,000 formed
Ross’s Goose – 26th September
The Ross’s Goose has shown up on the reserve again after an absence of several months. It was seen on