Author Archives: Val Jones

4+ Gadwall, 5 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, ad Yellow-l-Gull in the gull roost, Grey Wagtail, c60 Linnets

6 Gadwall, 5 Goldeneye, Goosander, 11 Fieldfares, 38 Redwings & a Redpoll. In the gull roost 2000 BHGulls, 19 Common Gulls, 2070 Herring Gulls, 1080 GBBGulls (second highest count ever, best 1300 in Jan 2007), 26 LBBGulls & an adult … Continue reading →

116 Teal, 43 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, just 5 Tufteds, 3 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 6 Coots, 5 Moorhens, Water Rail, fem Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, a juvenile Goshawk hammered across Chapel Bay at 1025 putting up all the Gulls & Lapwings-the fourth record … Continue reading →

In poor conditions this morning 2 Gadwall, 3 Goldeneye, 5 Goosanders, just 1 GCGrebe & 2 Little Grebes, c50 Linnets with a Redpoll. Later in the afternoon 3 Whooper Swans were reported.

Mute Swan, just 3 Greylags, c15 Mandarins flew through NW in one group with a single soon after, 8 Gadwall, 3 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, Water Rail under the feeders, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Grey Wagtails & c50 Linnets.

Mute Swan briefly, 3 Shelduck arrived at 1145, 9 Gadwall, 88 Teal (quite a reduction), 13 Tufteds, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 5 C.Buzzards included one feeding on a dead Gull on the west bank, c 400 Lapwings, c50 Snipe were … Continue reading →

Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 1stw Yellow-legged Gull in the roost, Water Rail.

7 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 2 Goosander, fem Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk, Goshawk, 2 Peregrines, 1 GCGrebe, 2 Ravens, c25 Fieldfares, c20 Redwings, a Yellowhammer on the west bank plus twelve at Highoredish.

4 Pinkfeet with the Greylags still, 7 Gadwall, 201 Teal, 5 Wigeon, just 3 Tufteds, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Goosanders, 3 GC & 1 Little Grebe, 3 Sparrowhawks,  413 Lapwings, 3 Snipe, 3 Dunlin, the 2W Iceland Gull again in a … Continue reading →

13 Gadwall, 3 Goldeneye, 5 GCGrebes, a Dunlin came out of Chapel Bay with Lapwings & flew SE at 1110, a Goshawk was seen in Brackenfield again plus a Willow Tit on the West Bank.