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The Slavonian Grebe was still present this morning

Best of the rest were

21 goldeneye
Shoveler
30+ Goosander
3 oystercatcher
Little grebe

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9am-13.00pm. Clear then mixed cloud, still then light breeze. 2c-4c.

45 species including.

1 Slovenian grebe.
1 Stonechat.
3 Kestrel.
3 Willow Tit.
4 Fieldfare.
50+Redwing. (1 flock).
2 Bullfinch.
4 Chaffinch.
5 Long tailed tit.
40+ Goldfinch.
2 Greenfinch.
7 Song thrush.
10 Collared dove.
3 Rose ringed parakeet.
2 Pied wagtail.
1 Pheasant.
4 Lesser black backed gull.
200+ Black headed gull.
12 Herring gull.
3 Great crested grebe.
60+ Coot.
60+ Mallard.
1 Goosander.
2 Cormorant.
17 Teal.
19 Tufted duck.
5 Gadwall.
3 Goldeneye.
1 Grey heron.
5 Mute swan.

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Slavonian Grebe still present this morning, spending most of the time out from Old Hall Farm near white buoy 7. 86 Teal counted on Withins and 3 Oystercatchers on the jetty.

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Slavonian Grebe still present in the fading light at 16:30, close by to Old Hall Farm.



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Simon Johnson


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Sightings from this morning

Slavonian Grebe still present
5 wigeon
13 Goldeneye
43 Goosander
11 Curlew flew NE with a flock of 10 followed by a single
2 Oystercatcher
8 skylark NE
2 Siskin
Cettis Warbler
3 little Egret
Stock dove
Kingfisher
Water rail

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Slavonian Grebe still present at midday, also 15 Goldeneye

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Horned Grebe still present this morning (up near Old Hall Farm at the far end of the reservoir). Visibility not great, but bird showing well.

Attached are some pics I got the other day.



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Slavonian Grebe still present, mainly near the creek area. 



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Slavonian Grebe still present at 5 pm. Also at least 12 goldeneye and 15 Goosander. 62 teal, mainly on Withins. Two Raven over the car park.



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Slavonian Grebe still present this morning, at the Capsticks end of the reservoir at 08:25 at least.

Info thanks to Paul Wilson



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A few pictures of the Slavonian Grebe from this morning



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Still there 11.30. Quite mobile and dives a lot.  



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Slavonian Grebe present off The Creek this morning.

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This mornings highlights with Simon Johnson-

22 White-fronted Geese flew over heading east at 08:58 (of interest presume the same 22 were seen heading east over Leeds at 12.15).
32 Pink-footed Geese east
1 Barnacle Goose
2 Greylag Geese
1 drake Pochard
18 Goldeneye
1 Shoveler
1 Wigeon
56 Teal
2 Curlew
15 Skylarks over north
74 Meadow Pipit
2 Raven
1 Willow Tit
100 Fieldfare SW


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11am - 2pm, Grey cloud, Breezy. 07c-08c

43 species including.

Plenty of Magpies, so counted 74.

1 Kestrel.
51 Lapwing.
4 Rose ringed parakeet.
1 Willow tit.
4 Bullfinch.
5 Greenfinch.
5 Chaffinch.
1 Goldcrest.
40+ Goldfinch.
4 Long tailed tit.
1 Jay.
21 Blackbird.
3 Song thrush.
1 Pied wagtail.
25 Carrion crow.
4 Collared dove.
1 Great black backed gull.
5 Lesser black backed gull.
70+ Black headed gull.
5 Herring gull.
60+ Canada goose.
1 Cormorant.
4 Wigeon.
25 Teal.
23 Tufted duck.
43 Coot.
47 Mallard.
6 Goldeneye
4 Grey heron.
6 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.


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This morning-

3 Oystercatcher
6 Shelduck (2 on the water which flew east and later 4 over heading west)
1 Greylag Goose
110 Pink-footed Geese (35 east 08:25, 26 west 09:00, 60 east 10:00)
6 Wigeon over south
26 Teal
14 Goldeneye
289 Woodpigeon over north
1 Little Grebe
4 Little Egret
1 Great White Egret
1 Willow Tit
1 Cetti's Warbler




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This morning-

1 Oystercatcher
1 Shelduck briefly before flying SW
310 Pink-footed Geese over east (230 at 08:15 and 80 east at 08:30)
1 Great White Egret still in the creek with Little Egrets
c100 Fieldfare over west.
1 Cetti's Warbler


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09.30am - 13.30pm. Mixed grey cloud, still. 05c-08c.

FIRST OUTING OF 2026.

42 Species including:

3 Kestrel.
3 Little egret.
1 Willow tit.
1 Raven.
1 Reed bunting.
16 Rose ringed parakeet.
2 Goldcrest.
9 Bullfinch.
30+ Goldfinch.
2 Long tailed tit.
4 Chaffinch.
1 Song thrush.
2 Jay.
21 Blackbird.
15 Carrion crow.
60+ Jackdaw.
2 Collared dove.
1 Grey wagtail.
3 Pheasant.
7 Cormorant.
2 Lesser black backed gull.
180+ Black headed gull.
11 Herring gull.
60+ Canada goose.
9 Goldeneye.
7 Gadwall.
15 Teal.
70+ Coot.
7 Moorhen.
60+ Mallard.
19 Tufted duck.
4 Grey heron.
9 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.

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Sightings from this morning when most of the res was frozen

Great White Egret ( long staying bird)
Cettis Warbler
Wigeon
6 shoveler
101 Teal
5 Gadwall
86 Tufted Duck
12 Goldeneye
18 Goosander
Little Grebe
20 mute swan
129 Fieldfare west
200+ Redwing
100 blackbird
Woodcock
10 snipe
48 lapwing
Common buzzard
Willow tit
4 stock dove

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Best this am was Great Egret, 6 Little Egret, Cetti’s warbler and Water Rail in Capsticks and Willow Tit at the feeders.



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Sightings from this morning

Cettis warbler - capsticks
Great white Egret
5 little egret
3 Gadwall
30+ teal
Goldeneye
17 Goosander
2 Raven
2 Pink-footed Geese
300 redwing
Willow tit
3 Ring necked parakeet
Common Buzzard

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Cettis Warbler still present around Capsticks end of the res.

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A decent WeBS count this morning with the following highlights:

2 Pink Footed Geese feeding with Canada Geese.

108 Mallard, 24 Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, 5 Goldeneye and 12 Goosander(per IT)

112 Coot and 1 singing Water Rail.

1 Little Egret.

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker .

1 Dipper below pump house.

5 Species of Gull, with 2 Great Black- backed and 3 Common.

Good numbers of Turdi in the hedgerow, with Blackbird and Redwing dominating and smaller numbers of Fieldfare and Song Thrush.

8 Ring Necked Parakeet.

1 Willow Tit and 1 Cettis Warbler.

 

 



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Elton Highlights at lunchtime today:  GW Egret, 15 Little Egret (all at the creek), 2 Wigeon, 35 Redwing, 51 Teal, 1 GBBG, 2 Common Gull, Little Grebe and 7 RN Parakeet.



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10.00am - 12.30pm. Clear, breezy. 06c-08c.

50 Species including.

2 Stonechat.
1 Cetti's warbler.
1 Kestrel.
1 Great white egret.
6 Little egret.
3 Willow tit.
18 Redwing.
2 Rose ringed parakeet.
2 Bullfinch.
3 Chaffinch.
7 Greenfinch.
7 Long tailed tit.
30+ Goldfinch.
15 Carrion crow.
13 Blackbird.
1 Jay.
5 Cormorant.
3 Grey wagtail.
1 Pied Wagtail.
7 Lesser black backed gull.
12 Herring gull.
130+ Black headed gull.
60+ Canada goose.
100+ Coot.
90+ Mallard.
5 Great crested grebe.
19 Tufted Duck.
5 Wigeon.
17 Teal.
2 Gadwall.
8 Goosander.
3 Grey heron.
5 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.




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This mornings sightings -

6700 Woodpigeon south
75 Pink-footed Geese east
1000 Fieldfare south
1 Great White Egret Creek still
4 Cetti's Warblers
2 Goldeneye, 5 Wigeon, 40 Teal
1 Chiffchaff
2 Stonechat

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Cetti Warbler along the creek this morning near the little bridge



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Decent morning around Elton, 61 species noted including:

923 Pink-footed Geese in 7 Skeins NW & W

67 Fieldfare

76 Redwing

106 Starling

28 Blackbird

325 Wood Pigeon

2 Great White Egret

4 Little Egret

Willow Tit

9 Meadow Pipit

6 Reed Bunting

Redpoll

Stonechat

2 Chiffchaff

Blackcap

Goldeneye

34 Teal

3 Gadwall

3 Goosander

14 Tufted

Waterail

3 Common Gull

Little Grebe

Kingfisher

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10.00am -13.00pm.Mixed Cloud then Clear.Breezy. 48 Species including. 2 Stonechat. 3 Common buzzard. 1 Kestrel. 1 Great white egret. 7 Little egret. 6 Fieldfare. 14 Redwing. 2 Willow tit. 1 Coal Tit. 6 Long tailed tit. 2 Bullfinch. 6 Rose ringed parakeet. 1 Jay. 7 Cormorant. 1 Pheasant. 7 Lesser black backed gull. 100+ Black headed gull. 22 Herring gull. 2 Little grebe. 70+ Coot. 200+ Mallard. 1 Shoveler. 4 Great crested grebe. 22 Tufted Duck. 2 Gadwall. 3 Goosander. 6 Grey heron. 12 Mute swan.(9 Juvenile). Thanks Derek.

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10.00am - 13.00pm.

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Sat 1st. Birds of note

2 x Whooper Swan @ 12.30 briefly before being disturbed by sailing club boat

2 x Great White Egret on marshy field between Old Hall Farm and canal

5 x Little Egret 

2 x Stonechat

1 x Cettis Warbler

1 x Chiffchaff in full song

1 x Willow Tit (orange and blue ring on left leg)

3 x Goldeneye 1m 2f

3 x Goosander 1m 2f

10 x Ring necked Parakeet on feeders



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Friday 31st, 12:00-14:30

Feeders - usual finches and tits, least common being a Coal Tit, plus 5 Parakeets.

Main Reservoir - most notable:

  • 2 Goldeneye, 1m with Tufted, 1f with a different group of Tufted
  • 4 Goosander, 1m on its own, 1m+2f with Tufted
  • Wigeon, 1f on the water hanging around with a Black-headed Gull
  • Kingfisher 
  • 1 dead adult Mute Swan at far end (several more on the water), reported to DEFRA
  • Gulls, Black-headed - lots, Lesser Black-backed & Herring  - several, Common - 1, GBb - none 

Withins - as well as the usual Canada Geese and Mallards, 50+ Teal



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Adult Winter plumage Mediterranean Gull in the Roost tonight at Elton



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09.30am -12.30pm.Mixed cloud,windy. 09c-11c.

48 species including:

2 Stonechat.
1 Great white egret.
1 Kingfisher.
1 Kestrel.
1 Sparrowhawk.
10 Little egret.
4 Shoveler.
1 Willow tit.
2 Bullfinch.
30+ Goldfinch.
3 Chaffinch.
7 Long tailed tit.
17 Meadow pipit.(feeding).
11 Redwing.
9 Blackbird. ( very low counts in the last 3 months).
2 Jay.
1 Rose ringed parakeet.
1 Grey wagtail.
1 Pheasant.
17 Cormorant.
3 Lesser black backed gull.
50+ Black headed gull.
12 Herring gull.
23 Teal.
90+ Coot.
120+ Mallard.
11 Goosander.
6 Great crested grebe.
32 Tufted duck.
8 Grey heron.
6 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.

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Great White Egret again this morning with at least 7 Little Egret.

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Great Egret still present this morning, (info from Paul Wilson).

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Elton 4.30 till dark

 

Nothing in the gulls, 

But 24 Whooper Swans flew over, 2 Skeins 6 and 18, an hour later 6 flew back and landed on the Res probably to roost, still there when I left.



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Great White Egret still around at Elton today.



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Elton 8-12.15

 Highlights 

 

3 Flyby Widgeon 

6 Skylark 

1 Lesser Redpol

24 Redwings 

2 Water Rail Capsticks 

3 Chiffchaff 

2 Swallows 

Singing Cetti's Warbler in Creek with Great White Egret still too



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Great White Egret was a nice surprise this morning in the creek, also 3 Little Egret.

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9.45am -13.45pm, Cloudy , still, then breezy. 11c -13c.

With Mike Horwood.
51 species including.

1,060 Redwing. (West).
3 Common buzzard. (Together).
2 Kestrel.
2 Little egret.
39 Redwing.
60+ Starling.
1 Willow tit.
1 Coal tit.
7 Rose ringed parakeet.
1 Little grebe.
1 Bullfinch.
8 Long tailed tit.
2 Collared dove.
4 Jay.
1 Pheasant.
2 Great black backed gull.
10 Lesser black backed gull.
13 Herring gull.
5 Goosander.
60+ Canada goose.
63 Cormorant.
6 Great crested grebe.
26 Tufted Duck.
110+ Coot.
60+ Mallard.
2 Mute swan.


Thanks Derek.

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This morning up to 12.30pm -

1900 Pink-footed Geese over west between 9.30am and 11.30am in 14 skiens
4 Shoveler Within's
2 Wigeon
30 Teal
1 Water Rail
14 Lapwing
5 Snipe
2 Little Egret
17 Ring-necked Parakeets
2 Willow Tit
6 Skylark
1 Chiffchaff Capsticks
1 Blackcap
75 Redwing
60 Fieldfare
1 Rock Pipit along wall
32 Meadow Pipit
4 Stonechat Goyt
16 Linnet
3 Siskin
1 Redpoll

71 species



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10.00am-12.30pm. Cloudy, still. 10c-14c. 42 Species including: 1 Kingfisher. 1 Kestrel. 2 Raven. 1 Little egret. 5 Wigeon. 2 Willow tit. 6 Rose ringed parakeet. 34 Cormorant. 4 Jay. 19 Carrion crow. 13 Blackbird. 90+ Jackdaw. 160+ Wood pigeon.( Including 100+ in one flock South). 2 Long tailed tit. 1 Grey wagtail. 120+ Black headed gull. 7 Lesser black backed gull. 110+ Coot. 73 Mallard. 9 Moorhen. 7 Great crested grebe. 37 Tufted duck. 1 Gadwall. 5 Goosander. 8 Grey heron. 2 Mute swan. Thanks Derek.

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What is the highest count of parakeets at elton?

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Mediterranean  Gull tonight in gull roost, long distance flyby

 

 



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Late news yesterday when a Great White Egret was present in the Creek from late morning - found by Peter Baron at 11.45am.

Despite the windy conditions yesterday's vis mig watch produced 2 Wigeon, 620 Meadow Pipits, 4 Swallows, 85 Linnets and 2 Redpolls all heading SW up to 11.30am.

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Pics of today's Terns 



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Juvenile Arctic tern and Black Tern  in the rain.



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09.30am - 13.30pm. Light cloud, still. 08c-16c.

Great birding day.

51 Species including.

5 Stonechat (2 then another 3).
2 Common buzzard.
1 Kestrel.
1 Sparrowhawk.
1 Raven.
1 Kingfisher.
1 Common sandpiper.
2 Little egret.
1 Little grebe.
1 Goldcrest.
8 Meadow pipit.
1 Bullfinch.
20+ Goldfinch.
4 Chaffinch.
2 Chiffchaff.
1 Willow warbler.
1 Jay.
23 Carrion crow.
100+ Wood pigeon.
6 Grey wagtail.
2 Pied wagtail.
6 Pheasant.
9 Cormorant.
2 Great black backed gull.
14 Lesser black backed gull.
40+ Black headed gull.
8 Herring gull.
80+ Canada goose.
140+ Coot.
7 Great crested grebe.
29 Tufted duck.
32 Gadwall.
44 Mallard.
1 Goosander.
7 Grey heron.
15 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.

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09.30am-13.00pm. Clear, light breeze. 08c-14c.

44 Species including:

1 Common buzzard.
2 Kestrel.
1 Sparrowhawk.
2 Little egret.
1 Coal Tit.
3 Chiffchaff.
2 Rose ringed parakeet.
30+ House martin.
40+ Swallow.
15+ Goldfinch.
11 Greenfinch.
5 Blackbird. (very low count).
1 Song thrush.
100+ Jackdaw. (1 flock).
4 Grey wagtail.
2 Pied wagtail.
14 Cormorant.
3 Lesser black backed gull.
50+ Black headed gull.
1 Goosander.
14 Tufted duck.
35 Canada goose.
180+ Coot.
5 Great crested grebe.
5 Grey heron.
8 Mute swan.

Thanks Derek.




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