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Saturday 4th December

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Steve Slack

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dunlin, Sparrowhawk, 4 Goosander (1 m, 3 female), 3 Goldeneye (1 m, 2 female), 30 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon

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North Cave & Blacktoft Trip Report – 18/11/21

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Martin Kaye

At the end of the day, 13 members said that they’d enjoyed the trip which surprised the leader a bit considering how quiet Blacktoft had been. We started at North Cave in glorious sunshine and between us, visited all the … Continue reading →

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November Guided Walk

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Steve Slack

For this months stroll we took in a full circuit of the reservoir on a dry, mainly overcast but still reasonably bright day. 8 soles were rewarded with a pleasant total of 42 species! Redwing, Cormorant, Long Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, … Continue reading →

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Guided Walk 4th September 2021

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Martin Kaye

The walk was well attended by 14 people. We did the loop around the reservoir which took about three hours. Thirty three species were seen, the highlights being a large flock of Hirundines over the car park, mainly Sand Martin … Continue reading →

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Fri 6 August 2021

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Val Jones

174 Tufteds, Little Egret, ad Peregrine, Hobby, 100+ Swifts – some moving through, Kingfisher.

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Mon 17 August 2020

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Val Jones

2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Mandarins, 12 Teal, Osprey 1550-1610, Peregrine, 5 LRPlovers (fem with 4 juvs), ad Ringed Plover, Common Sand, 2 ad Yellow-l-Gulls, ad Common Gull, 1 Swift, Raven heard, 2 Willow Tits, 14 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, a Garden … Continue reading →

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Tues 14 July 2020

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Val Jones

2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Mandarins, pair of Common Scoters still, 4 Little Egrets, 7 Oystercatchers, 4 LRPlovers, a Dunlin, 4 Common Terns inc the two chicks, juv Peregrine, Grey Wagtail and a Lesser Whitethroat.

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Fri 20 March 2020

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Val Jones

6 Mandarins, 13 Gadwall, 5 Shoveler, 6 Goldeneye, Water Rail still, 11 Little Grebes, a Red Kite NE 1523-28, 17 Common Buzzards, single Sparrowhawk & Kestrel, 4 Oystercatchers, 6 Curlews early morning, 40 Snipe flushed off the west bank by … Continue reading →

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Fri 31 January 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Val Jones

47 Canada & 25 Greylag Geese, drake Mandarin, 9 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander, 20 Grey Herons with thirteen active nests, just 14 Coots, Water Rail, 3 Snipe

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Thurs 16 January 2020

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Val Jones

The highlight today was a ringtail Hen Harrier that flew low across the reservoir at 0958 before continuing south. Only the ninth here and the second winter record with two in spring and the remaining five in autumn all between … Continue reading →

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