10th February 2009

With the pool & fields thawing out the pool is high & very muddy so wasn't intending to go near for a few wks until a phone call from Mike Whale alerted me to the fact a Pair of Goosander were on the pool (not annual & normally only redheads) so a good find by Mike & worth getting muddy for other birds present inc 1 Cormorant,5 Common Gull & a mixed flock of Canada & Greylag goose

(D.Hutton)

3rd February 2009

Very quiet on the pool not really sure why must be something to do with all the snow over the past 24hrs!! only birds of note were 20+ Fieldfare & Redwing feeding at the back of the pool also Yellowhammer over,1 Meadow Pipit feeding on a mole hill,5 Common Gull,1 Lssr Blk Backed Gull,35 Greylag Geese & 20+ Tufted Duck

(D.Hutton)

4th January 2009

The last few weeks on the pool have been poor hence no reports,despite the pool being frozen over this morning there was a good amount of gulls on the ice consisting of 6 Lssr Blk Backed Gull, 200+ Blk Headed Gull, 50+ Common Gull (good count for the pool) 1 m Wigeon, 30+ Canada Geese, 20+ Greylag Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 1 m Sparrowhawk over, 2 Bullfinch at the back end of the pool, Siskin & Yellowhammer over + 7 Fieldfare

(D.Hutton)

7th December 2008

On the pool this morning good numbers of gulls, ducks and winter wildfowl:
19 Mallard, 85 Canada Geese, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 10+ Coot, 5 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 4
Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 50+ Black Headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, Chaffinch,male Bullfinch,Kestrel, 30+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove. Common Buzzard eating rabbit in ploughed field next to anglers car park.
31 species seen in total.

(Aan Ramsell )

22nd November 2008

Goldcrest with LT Tit flock. Male Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 94 Canada Geese, 85 BH Gulls, 2 Lesser BB Gulls, 1 Common Gull and a Common Buzzard.

Colin Green.

28th October 2008

Yellowhammer,2 flyover Lesser Redpoll,Siskin & a few Skylark over,on the pool itself 2 Kingfisher,1 drake Shoveler,19 Tufted Duck,4 Greylag Goose & 2 Canada Goose,2 Lesser Blk backed Gulls,3 Common Gulls & 20+ Blk Headed Gull & a single Redwing over

(D.Hutton)

20th October 2008

My 1st Fieldfares of the Autumn this morning with 7 birds present also 3 Redwing,25 Tufted Duck on the pool being about the only birds of note,yesterday at least 30 Redwing over & a late Red Admiral butterfly.

(D.Hutton)

17th October 2008

This afteroon a Kingfisher by the sunken trees. 1 Common Gull, 16 Tufted Duck, 24 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Grey Heron and small flocks of Goldfinch and LT Tit.

Colin Green.

15th October 2009

Duck numbers are now builing up on the pool with 24 Tufted Duck & 10 Mallard,still good sized mixed flocks of Tits,mostly Long-tailed with a few Goldcrests mixed in 3 Siskin & 1 Lesser Redpoll over & 1 Little Owl

(D.Hutton)

8th October 2008

A late afternoon walk produced a flock of Long, Blue and Coal Tits with another small flock of Goldfinch. 5 Tufted Duck, a Cormorant flying over and several Phesants.

Colin Green.

8th October 2008

Yesterday on the pool (7/10/08) my 1st Redwing of the Autumn on the pool, also 1 male eclipse Shoveler,4 Tufted Duck + a few Siskin over also seen 3 Migrant Hawker. Today on the pool even quieter with 7 Redwing over,14 Pheasant & 3 Goldcrest

(D.Hutton)

2nd October 2008

The last week has been very quiet on the pool with around 10 Chiffchaff still present & occasional Swallow through,this morning was a little better with 4 Skylark,7 Meadow Pipit,5 Siskin,12 Lesser Redpoll,good numbers of Long-tailed Tit,2 Goldcrest,10 Greylag Geese,2 Common Buzzard,1 Kestrel,1 male Blackcap,6 Chiffchaff & a late Willow Warbler

(D.Hutton)

27th September 2008

A pleasant afternoon walk around around the pool in warm sunshine netted one Swallow, mixed flocks of Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Goldfinches and Chiffchaff,2 Mute Swans flew in only to be chased off by the 2 resident Mute Swans,2 Greylag Geese flew over,2 Grey Wagtails,1 Green Woodpecker,1 Great Crested Grebe & 2 Tufted Duck.


(Alan Ramsell)

18th September 2008

1 Spotted Flycatcher in hawthorns off the point this morning with at least 20+ Chiffchaff also seen 2 Tufted Duck,1 Kingfisher also good numbers of both Meadow Pipit & Siskin over

(D.Hutton)

17th September 2008

Very quiet on the pool today with no sign of any Flycatchers (Morning or afternoon) at least 20+ Chiffchaff though in with a mixed flock of Tits,the 1st Wigeon of the Autumn a male was flying around the pool this morning but spooked by a low-flying aircraft also 3 Blackcap & Swallow on the pool & a cpl of Common Buzzard over


(D.Hutton)

16th September 2008

Quick walk around this morning with the dog,Spotted Flycatchers again in the hedgerow at the back of the pool showing well also a male Common Redstart on poolside fence further around the pool also seen 10+ Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker,1 female Pochard

(D.Hutton)

15th September2008

Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit

Up early after just a cpl of hrs sleep after a long night shift to be greeted by Nigel ,Malc & Brian already on site waiting for the Spotted Flycatchers to perform sadly they were present but not so showy (Well not until there was only me left)At least 4 birds showed well with a backup cast of 3 Blackcap,2 Garden Warbler,5+ Chiffchaff with plenty of Swallows & Martins flying over South also seen Long-tailed Tits,Goldfinch,3 Buzzard,1 Green Woodpecker,Speckled Wood,Small Tortoiseshell,Migrant,Brown & Southern Hawker & Common Darter

(D.Hutton)

14th September 2008

Went a walk up Seeswood to try for some photo's of Spotted Flycatcher not a cat in hells chance
there was 4 birds present but stayed high up in the tree tops catching insects also a large party of Long-tailed tits and a Kingfisher sitting in the big Oak tree which i thought was strange with it not being near water also 20+ Meadow Pipits moving through,34 Lapwing,3 Cormorant,1 Reed Warbler and 10+ Chiffchaff,1 Common Buzzard,1 Sparrowhawk,1 Kestrel also Green-veined White,Speckled Wood butterflies,1 Brown & Migrant Hawkers and a few Vapourer moths on the wing
R.Dawkins

13th September 2008

Spotted Flycatcher

Common Whitethroat

(Common Whitethroat & Spotted Flycatcher photos by D.Hutton)

Bumped into John Harris whilst walking the pooch who had had 5 Lesser Redpoll over,1 Vapourer & Silvey Y(Moths) (John not the pooch!!) also seen by myself & John 2 Raven over + another calling over about an hr later,1 Common Whitethroat,at least 4 Spotted Flycatcher (poss upto 7) 15+ Chiffchaff,1 Garden warbler,2 Reed Warbler,Swallows,House martins stll in good numbers around the pool, 4 Common Buzzard & 1 Little Owl also seen Speckled Wood,Green-veined White,2 Red Admiral,2Common Darters,Southern Hawkers,Migrant & Brown Hawkers

(D.Hutton)

10th September 2008

Spotted Flycathers (Dave Hutton)

Still a few migrants around the pool with Swallow.House Martin & Sand Martin,1 Reed Warbler,2 Willow Warbler,10+ Chiffchaff,1 Blackcap & at least 5 Spotted Flycatcher also seen 4 Common Buzzard,1 Sparrowhawk,30+ Siskin (Very early) also a few Meadow Pipits over whilst Butterflies inc Green-veined White,Speckled Wood & 1 Red Admiral with Migrant Hawkers & Brown Hawkers in good numbers

(D.Hutton)