A total of 102 species reported in September at Ogston Reservoir and the wider recording area with the following notable sightings:
Arctic Skua (1 dark morph bird on 5th), Bar-tailed Godwit (1 on 5th), Black Tern (juvenile on 2nd), Caspian Gull (on 14 days across the month), Common Gull (on 5 days across the month), Common Sandpiper (1 on 9th and 11th), Common Scoter (on 3 days, with maximum of 3 birds), Common Tern (juvenile on 1st and 5th), Cormorant (272 on 13th is a site record), Curlew (1 on 1st), Dunlin (on 7 days, maximum of 3 birds), Goosander (on 5 days with a maximum of 14 birds), Goshawk (2 on 16th), Great White Egret (on 5 days with a maximum of 2 birds), Green Woodpecker (1 on 6th), Greenshank (juvenile on 4th), Hobby (1 on 14th), House Martin (max of 369 on 25th at Highoredish), Kingfisher (almost daily with a maximum of 2 birds), Little Egret (almost daily with a maximum of 2 birds), Little Owl (on 5 days), Mandarin Duck (144 birds on 3rd), Marsh Harrier (1 on 9th), Meadow Pipit (530 seen on 25th at Highoredish), Merlin (1 on 27th), Osprey (up to 2 birds on 2nd and 3rd), Pink-footed Goose (1 on 12th), Peregrine (1 bird on 2 days), Pochard (up to 2 birds on 2 days), Raven (on 6 days), Redshank (1 on 11th), Ringed Plover (1 on 22nd), Ruff (on 2nd and 5th, maximum of 3 birds), Sandwich Tern (1 on 5th), Shelduck (on 3 days), Siskin (1o at Highoredish on 25th), Skylark (8 at Highoredish on 25th), Snipe (up to 5 birds on 15 days), Spotted Flycatcher (1 on 1st), Stonechat (1 on 28th), Swallow (on 22 days with a maximum of 203 birds), Tawny Owl (1 on 3rd), Teal (on 27 days with a maximum of 52 birds), Treecreeper (on 1st and 3rd), Turnstone (1 on 9th), Wheatear (1 on 5 days), Wigeon (up to 4 birds on 9 days), Willow Tit (on 3 days), Yellow-browed Warbler (1 at Highoredish on 28th), Yellow-legged Gull (up to 2 birds on 16 days)
Thanks as always to everyone who has contributed to the monthly reports by either writing in the hide diary or by emailing me directly. Its very much appreciated:
J. Turner, Steve Sutcliffe, Matthew Birkin, Stephen Walker, Ellen Buggins, Tim Sexey, Mary Wilde, Dave Mansfield, Mick Tamrol, Roger Thornley, S. Harper, Val Jones, P. Burton, Bill Padley, T. West, J. Johnston, Kevin Grayston, A. Marshall, Norman Rice, Phil R, S. Taylor, Dave Bradley, Dag Marshall, C. Jackson, H. Williams and Julie Clewes.