Tom Cattell sent the following from the pool this afternoon: Starling c10, Great Tit 2, Robin 2, Blackbird 7, Fieldfare 22, Wren 1, Redwing 14, Blue Tit 3, Buzzard 1, Lapwing 1, Song Thrush 1, Skylark 3, Little Grebe 5, Mute Swan 7, Greylag Goose 27, Tufted Duck 8, Great Crested Grebe 1, Gadwall 2, Goosander 1, Black Headed Gull 36, Teal 5, Wigeon 8, Green Woodpecker 2, Mallard 11, Pheasant 1, Carrion Crow 9, Moorhen 7 , Canada Goose 1 normal & 1 smaller one , Chaffinch 3, Coot 12, Magpie 4, Linnet 1, and Yellowhammer 3.

Thanks Tom

Jason Oliver spent some time at the pool this morning and sent the following list, plus the pictures of the Gadwall and Pintail: 68 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 9 Mallard, 28 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 1 male Goosander ( flew off north after half hour) 7 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 27 Greylag, 1 Male Pintail, 34 Coot, 150+ Black Headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 200+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collard Dove, 16 Blue Tit, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 14 Great Tit, 12 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch, 22 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 15 Skylark, 6 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 4 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Jackdaw, 100+ Carrion Crow, and 9 Magpie.

Thank Jason

Tom Cattell visited the pool around mid day today and sent the following: Buzzard 3, Blue tit 4, Blackbird 1, Great tit 3, Skylark 1, Jay 1, Wren 3, Lapwing 1, Robin 2, Greylag Goose 27, Crow 15, Magpie 5, Canada Goose 2, Wigeon 110, Goosander 6m 1f, Tufted Duck 6, Mute Swan 12, Coot 29, Little Grebe 2, Gadwall 4, Black headed Gull 134, Mallard 11, Pheasant 3.

Thanks Tom.

Tom Cattell sent the following for his visit to the pool this afternoon: Great Tit 1, Blue tit 2, Crow 11, Mute Swan 14, Greylag Goose 23, Canada Goose 4 (inc.1 very small individual), Goosander 8m 1f, Wigeon c80, Tufted Duck 10, Mallard 9, Great Crested Grebe 1, Coot 29, Little Grebe 3, Gadwall 4, Pochard 2, Teal 5, Wren 3, Moorhen 7, Redwing 1, Fieldfare 3, Greenfinch 1, Jackdaw 5, Pheasant 1 and Buzzard 1.

Thanks Tom.

Ian Crutchley spent a couple of hours at the pool this afternoon and sent the following list: 9 Goosander, Great Crested grebe, 190 Black Headed Gulls, 5 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 10 Teal, 127 Wigeon, 25 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Geese, Lesser Black Beacked Gull, 15 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, 11 Mute Swan, 16 Golden Plover, Yaffle, Sparrowhawk, Greenfinch, 4 Gadwall, 2 Moorhen, 30 Coot, Buzzard, 15 Linnet, Herring Gull, 500+ Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove, 10 Blackbirds, 60 Jackdaw, Song Thrush, Yellowhammer and 5 Collared Dove.

That’s a great list Ian, thanks.

Tom Cattell sent the following after a trip to the pool : Wren 1, Wood Pigeon 100+, Crow 5, Wigeon 168, Mute Swan 14, Coot 28, Little Grebe 3, Tufted Duck 31, Black Headed Gull c100, Greylag Goose 21, Pochard 15, Skylark 1, Jackdaw 1, Magpie 2, Green Woodpecker 1, Teal 3, Moorhen 4, Blue Tit 4, Great 1, Song Thrush 1, Chaffinch 2, and Great Spotted Woodpecker 1. Thanks Tom.

Ian Crutchley sent the following for this afternoon: 2 goosander, 3 pheasant, 14 pochard, 42 tufted duck, 5 little grebe, 52 lapwing, 14 mute swan, 134 wigeon, 36 mallard, snipe, 2 morehen, 10 teal. Thanks Ian.

Jason Oliver Had an hour up the pool today and sent the followinge: 38 Tufted Duck, 106 wigeon, 22 Teal, 26 Mallard, 8 Pochard, 44 Coot, 3 little Grebe, 14 mute swan, 150+ B H gull, 1 Common Gull, 100 + Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 4 mistle thrush, 1 song thrush, 12 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 3 blue tit, 2 Buzzard. Thanks Jason.

Tom Cattell followed Jason up there and sent this list: Pool this afternoon :- Pheasant 3, Long tailed Tit 2, Great Tit 3, Robin 3, Blue Tit 5, Black headed Gull 226, Dunnock 1, Crow 5, Mallard 29, Wigeon 188, Tufted Duck 31, Little Grebe 3, Coot 38, Mute Swan 14, Fieldfare 105, Wren 2, Blackbird 3, Pochard 7, Teal 30, Jackdaw 5, Goldeneye 1 female, Pied Wagtail 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Redwing 5, Jay 1, Magpie 5, Buzzard 1, Moorhen 9. Thanks Tom.

Ian Crutchley has sent me a list for this afternoon and I’m pleased to see that the male Pintail is still present. Ian’s full list is as follows: 15 Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Kestrel, 25 Yellowhammer, Yaffle, Sparrowhawk, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Gadwall, drake Pintail, 106 Wigeon, 9 Pochard, 37 Tufted Duck, 13 Mute Swan, 41 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 60 Mallard, 35 Coot, Buzzard, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 150 Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch, Raven, 2 Moorhen, 5 Chaffinch, 35 Skylark, 900+ Wood Pigeon, Linnet and 40 Jackdaw.

Thanks Ian.

Tom Cattell battled the Siberian weather, (pictures below) to heroically send the following list, and a pretty good list it is too: Black headed Gull c200, Mute Swan 14, Mallard 75, Teal 28, Coot 28, Tufted 26, Little Grebe 3, Pochard 4, Wigeon 104, Lapwing 2, Fieldfare 68, Pintail 1 drake again, Peregrine 1, Robin 1, Lesser Black Backed Gull 1, Pied Wagtail 1, Yellowhammer 25, Dunnock 1, Wren 1, Wood Pigeon 4.

When Tom sent the pictures he said that if you squint at them really hard you can see the male Pintail!!

Thanks Tom.

(Pictures courtesy of Tom Cattell)