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A Little Egret flew SW at 5:25pm and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was feeding on the north fields 6pm 

 

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Juvenile GREATER SCAUP High Rid Reservoir with 5 Tufted Ducks until 11:10am when flew NE after being flushed by rowers ! Female EURASIAN WIGEON flew in @ 11:15am

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Scaup still present with 5 Tufted Ducks at midday. 5 Common Gulls in field behind.

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Juvenile Scaup still present yesterday evening

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Female Scaup present late afternoon today:

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Monday 5th October 2026 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Lapwings

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A Great White Egret flew over high NW at 12:35, also a Wheatear present and 132 Meadow Pipits many of which were grounded.

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1530-1700

 

100+ Greylag and 100+ Canada Geese on the fields

Flock of at least 30 Meadow Pipets also on fields flushed by a hunting kestrel

Large flock of mixed Gulls in field including 1 Greater Black backed gull

20 Lapwing flew over towards Winter Hill

6 Snipe flew a couple of circuits if the res befoee flying off and coming down near Old Kiln Lane

At least 5 Little Grebe

2 Great Crested Grebe 

Good numbers of Swallows and House Martins present

3 Tufted Duck

3 Cormorant

1 Grey Wagtail

1 Pied Wagtail

30 Mallard

11 Coot

2 Buzzard 



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This morning, 33 Pink-footed Geese flew. SE. Also present were 11 Swallows, 16 House Martins, a single Snipe and a Willow Tit at the west Dam

 

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Hobby chasing Swallows high above the east dam late yesterday afternoon.

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This morning 600 Swallows over the reservoir and a single Swift SW

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Yesterday evening , an adult Yellow-legged Gull was feeding in the north fields and 74 Swallows were over the reservoir.

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Drake Common Sandpiper still present this evening.

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Drake Common Scoter still present at 11am today, also 150 House Martins, 300 Swallows and 50 Sand Martins.

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Late evening yesterday, a Hobby flew low east, drake Common Scoter, 71 Lapwings in the north fields and 53 Tufted Duck.

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Early evening today, drake Common Scoter still present, also female Pochard and 53 Tufted Duck.

 

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Male Common Scoter this morning 1040 - 1250hrs centre of the reservoir. Single Swift through at 1230hrs

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Spotted Flycatcher in the north field hedge at 11:40 this morning, also a Willow Tit at the west dam.

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Drake Common Scoter present yesterday evening.

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Juvenile Black-necked Grebe present this evening

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Late news for yesterday when a Red Kite was slowly drifting west at 09:33am then circled high above Montcliffe and appeared to head off south at 09:40am.

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Nine Mediterranean Gulls present late yesterday morning.

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Five Mediterranean Gulls present at 6:30pm today

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Yesterday evening 2CY Mediterranean Gull feeding plus two Arctic Tern from 8:20pm but had departed by 8:40 

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Arctic Tern present for just over an hour mid-morning, also a Cuckoo singing from the western woodland.

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Yesterday, with lower hirundine numbers, a Common Sandpiper and three Common Terns were present.

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This afternoon, 800 Swallows, 400 House Martins, 200 Sand Martins, 30 Swifts and 3 Common Terns.

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This morning, 1000 Swallows, 250 Sand Martins, 50 House Martins, 200 Swifts, 4 Common Terns and 3 Common Sandpipers.

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Arctic Tern present this morning, also c800 Swallows

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A Hobby flew low in from the east over the reservoir at 6:10pm and off to the SW and the Black-necked Grebe was still present.

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1230hrs 1-Black necked grebe still on the reservoir also 1-Common tern and 1-Common sandpiper. 1-Grasshopper warbler reeling in the fields on the west side of the reservoir.

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Black-necked Grebe still present today, also a Common Sandpiper.

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Black-necked Grebe still present this evening.

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Late news for yesterday, Black-necked Grebe still present, also two White Wagtails and five Common Sandpipers.

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Whinchat in the north fields by the manure heap though distant this evening. Black-necked Grebe still present, 2 White Wagtails, 2 Common Sandpipers.

 

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Black-necked Grebe and Common Sandpiper present this evening.

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Female Common Scoter still present today.

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This morning, female Common Scoter, 60 Sand Martins, 50 Swallows, 1 House Martin, Whitethroat and 3 Willow Warblers.

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Female Common Scoter this late afternoon, also a White Wagtail, 2 Willow Warblers, 17 Sand Martins and a Goldeneye.

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Breeding plumaged Slavonian Grebe still present this evening but very flighty.

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Ian McKerchar wrote:

Breeding plumaged Black-necked Grebe present this morning.

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Misidentified due to mist at the time of the observation. The bird was indeed the Slavonian Grebe it seems!



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Breeding plumaged Slavonian Grebe present at 4:50pm

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Breeding plumaged Black-necked Grebe present this morning, also a male Wheatear, White Wagtail and a Sand Martin.

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Latest count 40 Russian white-fronted geese



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Russian White-fronted Geese still present in the fields this morning with 35 counted so far but some could easily be out of view.

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42 Russian White-fronted Geese was the final count this afternoon.

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41+ Russian White-fronted Geese at 12:25 in a surrounding field


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The 2 White-fronted Geese still present with the flock of Canadas and Greylags at 11.30am. 

6 Oystercatcher

10+ Goldeneye



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two Russian White-fronted Geese present on the north fields at 2:55pm at least

 

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9 adult Whopper Swans flew WNW at 11:40 yesterday. Also present were 88 Greylag Geese and 6 Goldeneye.

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