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Wednesday 12th February 2025

A Bittern was seen to fly across the Village lake to the northern side reeds in the morning,
The pair of Goldeneyes returned to East Holm, with a Great black-backed gull also there,
38 Curlews were on the Village lake, with the Black-tailed godwit on Cell 'A', 8 Golden plovers circled East Holm & a Green sandpiper on the pond at the back of the Silt pond,
Marsh harrier, Red kite & peregrine (East Holm) were all present at times
Also seen was a pair of Stonechats (Dragonfly ponds) & pair of Bramblings (Maize field feeders)


Female Goldeneye on East Holm

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/12/2025 6:46:38 PM

Tuesday 11th February 2025

On an overcast, damp & cold day,
The Black-tailed godwit was back on Cell 'A', with a Marsh harrier over Cell 'C',
A pair of Stonechats were again at the western end of the Dragonfly ponds,
By the Maize field feeders, there were 25+ Greenfinches, plus a male & 4 female Bramblings,
Lastly a Kingfisher  was in the south eastern reeds of the Main lake, with Barn owl seen in the evening


Male Bullfinch by the Carp lake

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/11/2025 7:52:37 AM

Monday 10th February 2025

A 'Leucistic' Black headed gull was on East Holm in the morning, with 2 Golden plovers being seen here in amongst the Lapwings later on,
The pair of Stonechats were again by the Dragonfly ponds,
2 Redpolls were in birches by the Carp lake, with a male & 2 female Bramblings being seen by the Maize field feeders,
Red kite was also seen


Leucistic Black headed gull on East Holm

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/10/2025 5:42:12 PM

Sunday 9th February 2025

During the morning, 40 Curlews dropped onto the Village lake, with the Black-tailed godwit still being on Cell 'A',
22 Pochard were on the Reed-bed, with the Goldeneye pair on East Holm,
Bearded tits were heard in Cell 'C', at least 2 Red kites were seen & a pair of Stonechats showed well on the North path at the eastern end of the Reed-bed


Female Stonechat along the North path

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/9/2025 5:56:53 PM

Saturday 8th February 2025

A pair of Goldeneye were on East Holm,
Several Curlews were on the Entrance field & Village lake, with the Black-tailed godwit seen on Cell 'A',
By the Dragonfly ponds, there was a Grey wagtail & pair of Stonechats,
At the West End, there were at least 60 Fieldfares, with 'Dangly-leg' the Marsh harrier also seen,
As well Red kite, 2 Goldcrests & a Treecreeper (both along Dryham lane), plus 2 female Bramblings were present


Drake Goldeneye on East Holm

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/8/2025 3:41:36 PM

Friday 7th January 2025

The Black-tailed godwit was again on Cell 'A', also 22 Curlews by the Village lake & 16 Oystercatchers seen,
By the Maize field feeders there were 2 female Bramblings, plus the Redpoll,
A Woodcock was seen from the East path in the late morning,
Also seen was Barn owl (Village lake margins in the early morning), Kingfisher (by the back of the Silt pond), pair of Stonechat (North path), 4 Great crested grebes, Treecreeper (West path),
Fieldfare (West End) & Water rail (on the West path by the Far lake)


Male Siskin by the Far Corner

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/7/2025 7:25:22 PM

Thursday 6th February 2025

4 Bearded tits were seen in Cell 'C' in the morning,
To the north west of the Dennis wood's hide, there were 3 or 4 Corn buntings,
Skeins of 30 & 120 Pink-footed geese flew north west over the reserve,
Also seen was Marsh harrier & Red kite, Little owl, 15 Curlews, 8 Oystercatchers, Green sandpiper (back of Silt pond), Kingfisher (Carp lake), 2 Treecreepers (West path) & a male plus 2 female Bramblings (Maize field feeders)


Buzzard in Dryham Ings

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/6/2025 6:04:05 PM

Wednesday 5th February 2025

The Black-tailed godwit was still on Cell 'A', with a Green sandpiper on the pond at the back of the Silt pond,
A Fieldfare was at the west end of West Holm,
78 Shelducks & 6 Oystercatchers were counted today,
Later on in the day, drake Pintail & a Great crested grebe (both Crossland's lake), plus another of the latter on the Silt pond
Also seen was Kingfisher (Main lake), Red kite & a pair of Bramblings (Maize field feeders)


Redwing by the Carp lake

Posted By: BJNcw on 2/5/2025 5:37:53 PM