Author Archives: CWP Birds

Pit 114 – redhead SMEW still present – Ian Hull, Les Ditchburn, Roberta Goodall. Pit 132 – fem SCAUP still present – Roberta Goodall. Shorncote – 2 Little Egrets over, Egyptian Geese, 5 Water Rails, Grey Wagtail, sev Cetti’s Warblers … Continue reading →

Pit 44 Lower Moor – YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still but mobile, also Green Woodpecker – Chris Snook, Bob Philpott,  JM, John Grearson, Bob Iles. Pit 114 – redhead SMEW still present but often out of view. Also 2 Egyptian Geese, 16 … Continue reading →

Pit 44 Lower Mill – YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still present but fairly elusive, ranging between the stream junction and the first building (Mark Gurney, Dave Soons, Simon Gathercole, Graham Lawlor, Richard Williams) also a Firecrest (JM), 3 Ravens displaying, Kingfisher, and … Continue reading →

Pit 126 – GREAT NORTHERN DIVER still present, also an Otter fishing this morning – Ian Ralphs. Pit 28 – redhead Smew still this afternoon – Derek Julian. Pit 44 Lower Mill – YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER  again by entrance road this … Continue reading →

Pit  44 Lower Mill – YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER still by junction of 2 streams along entrance road, beyond the first parking place – Graham Lawlor. Pit 6/12 – 8 Red-Crested Pochard, Treecreeper, Reed Bunting. Spine Rd junction – Red Kite – … Continue reading →

Pit 44 – Lower Mill by R Thames  – YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER. Pit 29 – redhead SMEW still. Pit 41 – Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Bramblings – Joanna Hutchinson per WOS website. Pit 126 – GREAT … Continue reading →

Pit 28 – redhead SMEW still. Pit 29 – 4 Goosander (3m,f). Pit 30 – pair Goosander – JM.

Pits 59, 72, 78a and 78b this morning, sightings included; 1 Kingfisher, 4 Gadwall, 36 Mallard, 32 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 82 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 18 Mute Swan, 6 Cormorant, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Curlew, 3 … Continue reading →