Holywell Pond
Location: North of Holywell Village, Grid Reference NZ319752 Car Parking at Nearby Housing Estate.Turn east off the A192 in Holywell Village, walk along the narrow path between the houses and then along field margin.
The pond is a subsidence pond which is surrounded by, grassland, reedbeds, and a wood. It has two feeding stations one either side of the members hide. Blue Tits, Great Tits, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Bullfinches, Blackbirds, Wrens, Robins, Dunnocks, Water Rails, Mallards and many other speices can be seen here. On the water and grassland good numbers of wintering geese can be seen joined by Wigeonand Goldeneye. Passage speices include Greenshank and Green Sandpiper. Its a great site! This reserve is owned by Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
23/07/09 10:30
2 Common Tern, 6 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan + 3 Cygnets, 19 Mallard + 2 medium ducklings, 24 Coot, 2 Tufted Duck + 7 ducklings, 4 Moorhen, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Sedge Warbler singing too the right of the hide, Black Headed Gull, House Martain, Swallow, Swift, Sand Martain, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, and a Flock of Racing Pigeons.
Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Skipper, and Large Skipper
Also in Dene and surrounding farmland were Linnet, Yellowhammer, Whiethroat, Skylark, Female Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Partridge, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Lapwing, and a Harris Hawk on the soar near the obelisk
21/06/09 19:30 - 20:30
4 Male Wigeon, 1 Oystercatcher, 18+ Mallard + 4 small young, 3 Mute Swan + 5 cygnets, 8 Grey Heron with one juvenille bird hunting on West reeds, after a while to appered flying off with a Little Grebe egg, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen+ 1 juv, 15 Coot + 2 young, 14 Tufted, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, Lapwing, Sand Martain, Swallow, House Martain,Swift, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Reed Bunting, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Phesant, House Sparrow, Starling, Collared Dove, Goldfinch, 3 Pair of Greylag with 5 goslings, 1 Male Pochard, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Black Headed Gull, 1 Female Kestrel, 2 Pair Canada plus at least 1 young.
14/04/09
10:30 - 11:30
Visibilty Poor
Pair Mute Swan, 8 Canada, 20+ Sand Martains, 4+ Swallow, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Drake Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 6 Pochard, 16 Tufted, 4 Coot, 3 Moorhen, Drake Teal, 9 Malalrd, 2 Willow Warbler heard, 1 Chiff Chaff heard, 1 Male Reed Bunting, 1 Male Great Spotted Woodpecker seen and heard drumming, Feeding station fairly quiet, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Dunnock, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Long Taile dTit, Goldfinch, 1 Grey heron, Great Black Backed Gull, Herirng Gull, 1 Sheclduck, Skylark, Lapwing, 1 Redshank.
12/04/09
Clear skies and warm
10;00 - 11:00
1 House Martain over field backing houses, 11 Greylag accompanied by 1 Greylag X Canada hybrid, 1 Drake Garganey showing to righ of hide, 1 Willow Warbler heard, 7 Canada, Pair of Teal, Pair of Mute Swan, 19 Tufted, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 8 lapwing, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Swallow, 6 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 1 Drake Shoveler, Feral Pigeon, Feeding station fairly quiet with usual suspects, Skylark heard. A Common Buzzard was soaring over wood directly in front of hide.
16:30
Feamle Sparrowhawk seen on the soar by Obelisk, Pair of Garganey showing to right of hide, 1 Snipe.
21/03/09
14:45-15:45
Warm with Advancing Sea Fret
Iceland Gull Juv at 14:50, 3 Canada, Pair Great Crested Grebe, Water Rail, 14 Mallard, 28 Tufted, Male Great Spotted Woodepecker, 1 Grey Heron, Pair of Mute Swan, 1 Female Goldeneye, 9 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 6 Pochard, Female Sparrowhawk, 7 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 1 Curlew, Pair Greylag, Feeding station busy, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Male Reed Bunting, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, 1 Snipe, Bumble Bee, 2 Peacock Butterfly, and Pheasant.
11/03/09
17:30 - 18:15
Overcast and still
Song Thrush at gates, 31 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Greylag, 1 Canada, 3 Mute Swan, 19 Tufted, 8 Mallard, Pair Shelduck, Female Sparrowhawk, 4 Male 1 Female Pochard, 30+ Jackdaw, Reed Bunting, 4 Coot, 1 Common Gull, 3 Great Black Backed Gull, Moorhen.
10/03/09
Still with a Full Moon
16:20-18:30
2nd Winter Med Gull 16:20-16:36, Moorhen, 16 Mallard, 1 Grey heron, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Lesser-Black Backed Gulls, 40+ Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Lapwing displaying in west fields, 2 Great Crested Grebes performing reed dance, 2 Teal, 3 Curlew, Male Kestrel, GBB Gull, Herring, Black Headed and Common, 15 Tufted, 21 Wigeon, 6 Pochard, 6 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Pheasant, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 2 Long-Tailed Tits, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird, House Sparrow in hedgerow.
Down by Obelisk, 2 Red-Legged Partridge, Song Thrush, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Magpie, 1 Brown Hare.
08/03/09
Windy and sunny
16;30-17:30
54 Wigeon, Pair Great Crested Grebe, 5 Pochard, 20 Tufted, 4 Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 3 Coot, Male Kestrel, 1 Male Goldeneye, Carrion Crow, Magie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, House Sparrow and Starling in hedgerow, Chaffinch, Song Thrush, 2 Little Grebe.
27/02/09
17:30- 18:00
Calm
4 Fieldfare (West Field), 1 Skylark over wood, 3 Pochard, Pair of Goldeneye, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Drake Gadwall, 9 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 13 Tufted, 6+ Moorhen, 3 Coot, Woodpigoen, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, House Sparrow flock in hedgerow, GBB Gull, 2 Canada Geese, Gulls steadily began building up at 17:48, 2 Long-Taile dTit as I was leaving.
30/01/09
14:30-15:10
22 Tufted, 9 Wigeon, 25+ Mallard, 3 Goldeneye (1 male, 2 female), Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Feeding station busy, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Water Rail too right of hide 'probing' in mud 15:00, Male and Female Pheasants, Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow flock in usual hedgerow, 6 Teal (5 males, 1 female) displaying, 2 Adult Mute Swans 15:10, 1 Grey Heron.
25/01/09
10:00-12:00
Sunny and Warm
Water Rail too right of hide at 10:30, 18 Teal, 4 Mute Swan (2 adult, 2 1st years), 16 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 24 Tufted, 23 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye ( 1 male, 1 eclipse and 1 female), 2 Coot, 2 Grey heron, 5 Moorhen, 1 Greylag, 17 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, Feeding Station Busy, Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, Water Rail again at 11:40 came from far table too right of hide, then feeding in amongst hawthorn, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Male Pheasant, Greenfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, 1 Adult mute Swan flew in at 11:30, 2 more Mute Swans at 11:45 chasing off 1st years and single adult, Woodpigeon, Starling, Collared Doves, and House Sparrow in hedgerow by houses, Black Headed Gull, Herrig Gull, Common Gull.
24/01/09
Wintering Birds at Holywell Day , a good turn out and a good day, over 30 people visited and most learnt something new. Water Rail too right of hide was a highlight of the day.
13/01/09
10:30-11:15
5 Goldeneye ( 2 eclipse male, 2 female, 1 drake), 6 Gadwall, 14 Pochard, 6 Teal, 19 Mallard, 39 Wigeon, 1 Cormorant, 4 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Pink-footed Goose, Large Number of Gulls, feeding station not as busy.
11/01/09
Windy.
10:15-11:15
12 Teal, 43+ Pochard, 26+ Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye, (4 Female, 1 Male), 2 Mute Swan, 22+ Tufted, 4 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Pink-Foot, 24+ Mallard, 11 Great Black- Backed Gull, Common Gull, Black-Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon. Feeding Station busy, Female Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Starling, 4 Female Phesant.
09/01/09
Cold, Blue skies.
13:30-14:30
6 Gadwall, 29 Pochard, 50+ Greylag, 1 Pink-Foot, 24 Wigeon, 1 Female Scaup, Med Gull, 2 Adult Mute Swans, 1 Cormorant, 30+ Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, 15 Tufted, 1 Female Goldeneye, Large No. Gulls, Carrion Crow. Feeding station chocker, Willow Tit, Male and Female Brambling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Reed Bunting, Blackbird, Phesant, Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Starling.
04/01/09
Dull and Cold
10:00-11:30
29 Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 2 Teal, Female Brambling in feeding station too left of hide mostly feeding on far table, 8 Canada Geese joined by 1 Greylag, Female Pintail in bay too left of posts (key hide), 9 Tufted Duck, 40+ Mllard, 1 Female Goldeneye, 6 Coot, 5 Moorhen, Herring Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Rook, Jackdaw, Collared Dove on estate along with Starling, House Sparrow flock in hedgerow behind houses, Feeding station busy with Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, 4 Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, second Brambling, this time a male, feeding on nuts too left of hide, Male Bullfinch behind hide, 5 Greylag seen landing in fields by obelisk.
26/11/08
16:00
After scanning most of the suitable fields in the area I headed back to the Pond hoping for the Snow Goose to have joined the roost, I was right, it was amongst the 25 Greylags on the Pond. Also about, 1 Woodcock, 4 Snipe, 35+ Tufted, 7+ Goldeneye, and a skein of nearly 150 Pink Footed Geese, first flying high over pond, and 5 minutes later, landing, was a good sight theres just something about roosts.
24/11/08
36+ Mallard, 5 Goldeneye, 25+ Tufted, Large No. of Gulls, 7 Pheasants, 1 Greylag, Starling, Magpie, Blackbird, 3 Pochard
23/11/08
09:00-10:00
Sadly today when we arrived for our sunday session the hide door had been kicked open with the hide completely trashed, and grafitied. I left a message for the wildlife trust and thankfully the day after most mess had been cleared, just needs a lick of paint and a new door. On a good note the little shits who trashed it missed the new feeding sation, which has been provided by the trust.
5 Goldeneye, 9 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 25 Tufted, 6 Pochard, 3 Teal, 1 Female Scaup, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Moorhen, Coot, 1 Little Grebe, Large No. of Gulls, Cock Pheasant, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Wren.
16/11/08
Fresh, Clear Sky
09:00-11:00
Female Sparrowhawk in feeding station and over pond, also imm female sparrowhawk knocking about, Common Buzzard getting mobbed by Carrion Crows over monument at 09:46, 4 Pink-footed Geese on island, 1 femlae Shelduck on island, 4 Mute Swan, (non residents), 10 Greylag Geese on pond, 19 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 20+ Mallard, Lapwing, Cock Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Magpie, Large Number of Gulls, (BH, H, GBB,C), 1 Moorhen, Female Kestrel next to monumnet, 36 Greylag Over Pond, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Chaffinch.
30/10/08
Frost, East side of pond partially frozen
08:30-10:30
7 Gadwall, Male Eclipse Wigeon, 4 Greylag, Winter plumage Male Ruddy Duck, 21 Tufted, 2 Cormorant, 7 Redshank, 27 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, Female Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 7 Moorhen, 1 Male Teal, 6 Coot, large number of Gulls(Herring, Black Headed, Great Black Backed, and Common), Carrion crow, Magpie, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Starling, Goldfinch, Spotted Redshank at Public end (10:00)
28/10/08
4 Gadwall, 10 Tufted, 12 Greylag+ 1 Pink-footed Goose, large number of Gulls (Herring, Black Headed, Great Black Backed and Common), 1 Male Eclipse Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 1 Moorhen, Female kestrel, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Wren, Blue Tit, Blackbird.
12/10/08
Fresh and Calm
09:00-11:00
Highlights this morning of a Juv Water Rail just infront of hide.
05/10/08
Fresh
09:00-11:00
Female Ruddy Duck, Pair of Gadwall, 16+ Mallard, 8 Teal, 6 Greylag, 6 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Tufted, 4 Coot, 8 Little Grebe, Black headed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Wren, Blue Tit, Grea Tit, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, 1 Wigeon, Female Sparrowhawk and a nice formation fly over from the Red Arrows.
26/09/08
13:30-15:00
Med Gull bathing in Gull flock, Large numbers of Black Headed, Common, Great Black Backed and Herring Gull, Large numbers of Jackdaw and Rook, Carrion Crow, Large numbers of Lapwing, 1 Great Crested Grebe, Large numbers of Woodpigeon, 12 Teal, 11 Little Grebe, 3 Female Shoveler, 2 Moorhen, 32 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Coot, 10 Gadwall, 4 Wigoen, 2 Greylag, 4 Tufted, Magpie, Wren, Pheasant, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Collared Dove, Blue Tit.
Thought I would try my hand at identifying Dragonflys, the path down to the public hide produced 4 Common darters.
24/09/08
13:30- 15:00
Male Scaup, 6 Gadwall, 12 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 18+ Mallard, 2 Mute Swan (strange behaviour from adult Male, flying back and forth making grunting noises), 5 Tufted, 4 Coot, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, Black Headed Gull, 8 Great Black Backed Gull, Large flocks of Woodpigeon, Meadow Pipits at hedgeline, 1 Greylag, 3 Stock dove, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Magpie, Tiercel Peregrine flying North over Obelisk.
21/09/08
16:30 - 17:30
Mute family plus 10 extra Mute Swans (some sub-adults), 8 Wigeon, Med Gull circled pond, Female Kestrel in feeding station, large flocks of Lapwing over radio masts, 14 Little Grebe, Great Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, 6 Tufted, 3 Pochard, 5 Coot, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Grea Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Wren, Magpie, carrion Crow, Feral Pigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Moorhen, 16+ Mallard, Meadow Pipits, 6 Gadwall, 2 Greylag, Female Sparrowhawk.
19/09/08
Over cast
14:00-14:35
1 Great Crested Grebe, Female Sparrowhawk in feeding station, 40 Wigoen, 55 Teal, 14 Little Grebe, Female Kestrel, 7 Tufted, 12 Great Black Backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 3 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 12 Mallard, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, 2 Robin, Willow Warbler, 2 Greylags, as I was leaving sometihng caught my eye, it was the female Marsh Harrier which has been floating about, it had a full crop and was being chased by 4 Carrion Crows.
Male Imm Sparrowhawk on backtrack on way home.
14/09/08
Foggy
8:45-10:30
60+ Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 130+ Teal, 16 Little Grebe, 28+ Mallard, 6 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye flew over pond, 5 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 12 Tufted, Flock of Snipe, Male Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallows, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigoen, Robin, Grea Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird, Great Black Backed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Rook, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Pair of Chaffinch, Female Kestrel, Adult male eclipse Goosesander, Willow Warbler, Moorhen with 4 young.
12/09/08
Raining but Calm
13:45-14:30
11 Pochard, 9 Gadwall, 60+ Teal, 31+ Mallard + 2 young, 13 Tufted, 21 Little Grebe, 6 Coot, 6 Moorhen, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Blackbird, Lapwing and Carrion Crow.
07/09/08
9:00- 11:00
Foggy, Rainy, later brightening up.
Highlights today of a Greenshank and 10+ Snipe.
22/06/08
Mallard families, 5 young, 2 young, and 8 young, 15+ Mallard, Pair of Mute Swans with 5 cygnets, 4 Little Grebes, eclipse Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 9 Canada ( 5 young), 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 1 Common Tern, Sedge Warbler, House Martain, Swallow, Sand Martain, Swift, Young Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Crow, and a lone Wren.
08/06/08
Mute Swan pair still with 5 cygnets, 2 Pair of Canada( one pair with 5 young), Great Crested Grebe pair with 3 young, 18+ Mallard with one brood of 8 young, 3 Shoveler( 2 males 1 female), 2 Shelduck, 2 Cormorant, 6 Little Grebe, 6 Tufted, 3 Pochard, 1 Greylag, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker ( Pair with 1 young), House Martains, Swallows, Sand Martains and Swifts, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigoen, Great Tit with young, Blue Tit with young, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warb, Willow Warb, Chiff Chaff, and a pair of Pheasant.
18/05/08
Sunny and Windy
9:00- 11:00
Male Mute Swan, Pair of Canada Geese plus 6 young (very young), Young Moorhen, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, Pair of Shoveler, Pair Shelduck, 1 Common Tern, 3 Little Grebes, 6+ Pochard, 6+ Tufted, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Great Crested Grebe, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Chiff Chaff, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch, Swift, Starling, Swallow, Magpie, Crow, Woodpigeon.
11/05/08
Misty
9:00-11:00
Sedge Warbler singing, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 3 Pochard, Pair of Shoveler, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant on posts to left of members hide, 12+ Mallard, Large Numbers of House Martains, Swallows, Swifts and Sand Martains, Female Teal, Coot, Moorhen, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Lapwing, Pair of Shelduck, Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff, Magpie.
09/05/08
Sunny, Hot, Slight Breeze
14:35
Well I only had a half day at school, so I decided to get some lunch and have a bike down to Holywell as the weather was glorious, as entering there was Starling and House Sparrow in the hedge row. I noticed NWT SENSE project (see home page) please fill in a survey or email your ideas. As reaching the hide i heard my first Grasshopper Warbler for this year, it was too the right of the hide in the willow, along with Sedge Warblerand a Reed Warbler. On the pond there was 8 Mallards, 2 Cormorants, 2 Pair of Tufted Duck, 2 Pair Pochard, Pair of Shoveler, Pair of Greyalg, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe taking nest material into reeds in aby to right of hide, Little Grebe, 2 Great Black Backed Gulls and 1 Lesser. feeding station was empty due to us not being there last sunday but I filled them with what seed as there, soon Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Blackbird and Chaffinch were present. Other birds around included, Skylark, lapwing, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Female Kestrel on the soar, Jackdaw, Chiff Chaff, Willow Warbler, and the Musket Sparrowhawk displaying in woods opposite hide. Public end, male Garganey was sleeping the grass, 6 Tufted, 1 Cormorant, Pair of Canada Geese with 5 young (still fluffy yellow), 1 Redshank, a few lapwings and an Oystercatcher. There was a few birders knocking about, had a nice chat, and they told me there was some White Throats down at the rack so off I went... Continues on Other sites page.
27/04/08
9:00-11:00
Calm and Cloudy
2 Male and 1 Female Shelduck, 3 Pair of Shoveler, Male Ruddy Duck, 1 Common Swift, 1 Male Mute Swan, 2 Great-Crested Grebe, 3 Sedge Warblers, Chiff Chaff, 8+ Pochard, 4+ Little Grebe, Male Reed Bunting, Willow Warblers, 20+ Tufted Ducks, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Canada Geese (1 on nest) 2 Cormorant, 1 Moorhen, 8+ Coot, Black-Headed Gull, Common Gull, Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Heard Waterail, Large number of Hirindines, Oystercatcher, Wood Pigeon, Crow, 2 Magpie, Lots of Mallard, Reed Warbler.
20/04/08
9:00-11:00
Wind NE
9:40 Male Garganey in front of Hide and drifted into west bay (calling) then flew South, female Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Lapwing, Male Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese (one on nest) 3-4 Little Grebe, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Heron, Pair of Goldeneye, 14 Tufted ducks, Male Shoveler, Redshank, 16 Pochard, Great Black Backed Gull, Chiff Chaff and Willow Warbler singging, Pheasant, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Crow. 10:18 A pair of Garganey flew East infront of Hide, Male flew to Public Hide, Female landed infront of Obelisk on Pond, Magpie, 2 Great Crested Grebe.
15/04/08
Raining
9:00 -11:00
2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese (one on nest on island), 15 Pochard, 22 Tufted Ducks, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, Pair of Mallards, Pair of Shoveler, 9 Coot, 1 Greylag, Great Black Backed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Black Headed Gull. Feeding Station: Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, A Male Blackcap. Musket soaring above Obelisk, A Female Sparrowhawk chasing Pigeons, possibly catching one out of sight, large number of Swallow, Sand Martin and House Martin, Woodpigeon, Crow and Magpie present, A Malle Pheasant, Chiff Chaff singing, Skylark singing.
02/04/08
A 'Summer's Night'
18:30 - 19:15
Highlights
6 shelduck, displaying and fighting, Great Crested Grebe pair displaying, 100+ Greylag flew down for roost, Canada goose seems to be preparing/on a nest on the island with other guarding, Chiff Chaff, 2 Pair Gadwall, 1 Pair Teal, 2 Pair of Little Grebe (calling), young Rabbits and buck rabbit fighting/playing in feeding station, Water Rail heard, Lesser Black Backed Gull.
30/03/08
9:00-11:00
8 Mallards, 5 Gadwall ( 2 pair + 1 male), Pair of Resident Mute Swans, 11 Canada Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebes established pair chasing single, also displaying but not quite penguin dance, 1 Moorhen, 34 Tufted Duck, 12 Pochard, 1 Male Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye, Large numbers of Greylags flying over (300+), Common Gull, Herring Gull, Black Headed Gull, Great Black Backed Gull, Lapwing, Feeding Station busy with Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Chaffinch, and also the first Chiff Chaff of the Year, Woodpigoen, Carrion Crow, Cock Pheasant, Skylark singing, 1 Cormorant, 2 Teal and a Robin.
27/03/08
11:40
Cloudy and Drizzling
I had a 3 hour free today so decided to bike to Holywell, as i arrived biking down the track towards the key hide, a female Sparrowhawk was flying in front of me, the pond held, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Pair of Mute Swan, 29 Tufted Duck, 18 Coot, 1 Redshank, 18 Mallard, 3 Goldeneye, 8 Pochard, 6 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 74 Greylag, 6 Snipe at Public end, also 2 Oystercatcher and 1 Curlew, 2 Shelduck, 1 Sky Lark was singing in the cut field on the reserve, the female Sparrowhawk returned to the feediong station at 11:55, there was a few Gulls on the pond, but not as many as normal, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Black Headed, and Great Black Backed Gull, feeding station was quite busy with Blue Tits, Grea Tits, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird, and a cock Pheasant, a few Lapwing were flying overhead and as i left a pair of Gadwall landed.
08/03/08
Windy
9:00 - 11:00
4 Great Crested Grebe, one bonding pair, 1 Little Grebe, 20 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 11 Canada + 1 Greylag, Lapwing, 10 Mallard, 44+ Tufted, 23+ Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Skeins of about 100 Greylag Geese, 18+ Coot, 2 Moorhen, Feeding station busy with regualrs plus Male Reed Bunting, other birds included, Rook, Woodpigeon and a singing Skylark.
11/02/08
Misty, couldn't see to other side of the pond
09:00- 11:00
Resident Mute Swan Pair, 2 Canada Geese, 1 injured Greylag Goose (broken wing), Grey Heron, 26+ Mallard Mostly in feeding station, 6+ Pochard, 4 Wigeon making a big fuss on the east side of pond, 47+ Tufted, 4 Goldeneye, Black Headed, Common, Herring, lesser Black Backed Gull, Great Black Backed Gulls, 3 Moorhen, 18+ Coot, Feeding station quiet until we filled the feeders, first to appear was 3 Robins, shorty followed by Dunnocks, a Single Wren, Blackbirds, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Single Male Reed Bunting feeding on the table, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Starling flock was present in village, other birds seen included, Woodpigeon, and Magpies. Also a field vole which is now resident in the feeding station was a good spot, trying to get seeds and bread from the ground.
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