05/01/2026
Stockers Lake Bird Report 2025 - by Steve Carter
January
A rare regular from last year was present i.e. a Ferruginous duck along with a possible hybrid of the same species.
Along with 33 Red crested Pochards, also Siskin and Redpolls mid week onwards up to 4 Goldeneye by the 20th.
On the 23rd there was 36 Wigeon on Stockers farm, Storm Eowyn arrived with heavy rain and gales.
February
More rain 13 Lapwing, footpath closed canal side for an incident.
Records not coming in. Around the 18th habitat destruction north side of lake by contractors . Conclusion a Caviar farm seems a bit of a porky to me.
On the 22nd a single Oystercatcher and a single Cetti’s heard.
Months end 2 oystercatcher on the farm with different bill colouration indicating a 2nd CY bill.
March
Started with heavy frost, Wigeon up to 56 individuals, mid month blackcap and Chiffchaff singing only one Cetti’s a steep decline after habitat destruction.
Towards months end 4 Cetti’s and a single Little Ringed plover and a few hirundines.
April
Arrived with sunny spring days 9 Chiffchaff and 1 Willow warbler 4 sand Martin and one Goldeneye still present.
Mid month on the 17th a whitethroat and wheatear on the farm.Warblers increasing on
the 22nd included reed and garden warbler and a common tern.
Stockers farm had a ring ouzel and lesser whitethroat on the 28th.
May
A Cuckoo on the 7th north side of lake a regular haunt, mid month migration continued sedge reed and now 2 cuckoo present. Months end 5 Little egret I counted 50 species on the lake .
June
Flaming June thunder storm Swallow increasing, vandalised hides an annual occurrence Common tern increasing with 6 juveniles. A med gull on the 20th,months end 13 common tern with 3 juveniles.
July
Arrived - a few butterfly’s recorded speckled wood, comma, mid month a jersey tiger moth. On the 22nd a common sandpiper, warblers feeding on elderberries.
August
Was cooler a couple of female Mandarin and on the 20th a spotted flycatcher heard. No reports last 10 days of August.
September
Showers and Storm before a shelduck 3 mandarin and 2 RCP.
On the 12th migrating hirundines, two days later a yellow legged gull on the tern raft.
Months end a few Siskin and reed bunting.
October
Cetti’s calling 3 birds a probable Caspian gull on the 12th and an unconfined short eared owl over the farm.
Patty Griggs bat group were chasing rare pipistrelles.
A single redwing on the 14 th Fieldfare west over the farm more rain a sub species of cormorant lucidius amongst 12 birds.
November
Up to 5 pintail present raining continuously months end 3 goldeneye.
December
More rain 4 RCP present and 5 goldeneye Boxing Day on the 29th a Blackcap finished the year
August 2023
7th - 2 Kingfisher (second brood on the Colne in evidence), 12 Common Tern (second brood on the way now that the black headed gulls are off the raft), 3 Egyptian Goose, c 25 Swallow
July 2023
26th - Common Sandpiper
19th - Kingfisher, 13 Common Tern (8 adults 5 juveniles), 4 Egyptian Goose, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 House Martin, c.40 Swallow
10th - 2 Kingfisher, 17 Common Tern (13 adults 4 juveniles), Common Sandpiper, 2 Egyptian Goose, Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, c25 Swallow
4th - 22 Common Tern (including 5 juveniles), 3 Reed Warbler , 2 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Swift, 3 House Martin, 12 Swallow
June 2023
12th - Garden Warbler, 5 Cettis’ Warbler
9th - 18 Common Tern (16 adults, 2 juveniles), Reed Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2 Swallow, 18 Swift
8th - 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 14 Common Tern, 3 Egyptian Goose)
5th - 10 Common Tern, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler (singing Colne side), Whitethroat (singing Colne side), Reed Warbler (singing phragmites reed bed), c.30 Swallow, 24 Swift
3rd - Black Tern (from the Heron watchpoint this morning)
2nd - 2 Black Tern (seen from heron watchpoint at 11.40 am. Only showing for approximately 5 minutes)
May 2023
25th - Cuckoo (singing), Kingfisher, 4 Garden Warbler (singing males), 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing males)
22nd - 11 Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Garden Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, c.25 Swallow, 25 Swift
19th - 2 Kingfisher, 12 Common Tern, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Garden Warbler, 12 Swallow, 4 Swift
16th - Cuckoo, Kingfisher, 6 Common Tern, Oystercatcher, Egyptian Goose, Red-crested Pochard, Mandarin, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 10 Swallow, 3 Swift
14th - Cuckoo (heard and seen by this morning’s warbler walk group, top of tall poplar just west of reedbed behind the Colne), Reed Warbler, 5+ Sedge Warbler, 7+ Cetti's Warbler, c20 Common Tern, 20+ Swallow
13th - Water Vole (Colne side, western end)
10th - 16 Common Tern (including a pair trying to get a spot on one of the rafts), 4 Kingfisher (a pair feeding two well grown fledged young), 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Egyptian Goose, 8 Shelduck, 10 House Martin , 14 Swift
9th - 14 Common Tern, Garden Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, Egyptian Goose, c 15 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 8 Swift
7th - Water Vole (in the ditch alongside the path that runs by Inns Lake and connects with Springwell Lane) along Inns Lake
2nd - Garden Warbler
April 2023
28th - Common Sandpiper (from Shoveler hide), Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler
26th - 5 Common Tern, 12 House Martin, c.75 Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Egyptian Goose, Mandarin
24th - Cattle Egret (flew over lake at 14.35; earlier seen at Stocker’s Farm), Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler
23rd - 13 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard
21st - Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 7 Cetti's Warbler, Common Tern
20th - Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 13 Chiffchaff, 4 House Martin, c20 Swallow,
14th - 2 Kingfisher, 2 Willow Warbler (2 singing males along the canal side), 5 Chiffchaff (singing males), 18 House Martin, 12 Blackcap (including 9 singing males), 7 Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, c25 Swallow, c25 Sand Martin, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Egyptian Goose
12th - 2 Willow Warbler (both along the path on the north side), Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 5 House Martin ,
11th - 2 Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler (1 on Causeway and 1 along River Colne), 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Red-crested Pochard (males )
10th - Mandarin, c50 Swallow flying withat least one House Martin
7th - Common Scoter (drake from heron viewpoint), Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 4+ Chiffchaff (at least 4 south side of lake), 2 Blackcap
6th - c50 Swallow
3rd - Kingfisher (on the Colne), 5 Egyptian Goose, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Swallow, 8 Blackcap, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff
2nd - 4 Blackcap, 14 Chiffchaff (all singing), 4 Cetti's Warbler, Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Swallow and on Stocker’s Farm - Wigeon (on flooded field), Willow Warbler (garden of Stocker's lock house).
1st - 2 Willow Warbler (1 near the lock and 1 at the watch point), Blackcap
March 2023
29th - 84 Sand Martin (mass arrival this afternoon in rain), 4 Swallow, House Martin, Red-crested Pochard (single drake), 2 Blackcap (singing males), 13 Chiffchaff (singing males around site), 3 Cetti's Warbler (2 singing by the River Colne and one on the causeway)
27th - Kingfisher (Colne side), Egyptian Goose, Red-crested Pochard, 10 Chiffchaff (all singing), Blackcap (singing near boardwalk)
21st - Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Chiffchaff (all singing), Cetti's Warbler
17th - 2 Kingfisher, Red-crested Pochard (drake), Chiffchaff (singing)
16th - Smew (relocated back to Stockers from Springwell lake, viewed from riverside) 6 Red-crested Pochard (3 drakes), Wigeon, Oystercatcher, 12 Siskin, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler
10th - 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Red-crested Pochard (3 drakes), 4 Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Egyptian Goose, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (singing)
9th - Smew (still, seen from Tern Hide}
7th - Smew (still)
5th - Smew (still)
3rd - Smew (still), 5 Goldeneye, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Wigeon, Mandarin, 4 Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff
2nd - Smew (still, from Shoveler Hide), 8 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Cetti's Warbler {singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), Egyptian Goose
1st - Smew (drake, present continuously over the last month, seen close to Tern Hide early afternoon), 4 Goldeneye (1 male), 8 Red-crested Pochard (6 males), 3 Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher (in front of tern hide)
February 2023
27th - Smew (adult drake still), Egyptian Goose , 10 Wigeon , 2 Cetti's Warbler , 3 Goldeneye, 4 Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail (along river Colne), Chiffchaff (feeding in blackthorn), Grey Wagtail (along Colne), 6 Fieldfare , 9 Redwing
26th - Smew (adult drake still, from Shoveler Hide)
24th - Smew (adult drake still, from Tern Hide)
23rd- Smew (adult drake still, seen from Shoveler hide then amongst islands going south towards Springwell on the canal side, 16 Wigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing
22nd - 2 Goldeneye (1 drake, 1 female), 2 Red-crested Pochard (1 drake, 1 female), Oystercatcher, 8+ Siskin
21st - Smew (adult drake still)
20th - Smew (adult drake still from Shoveler Hide, though elusive, Mandarin (from causeway), Barnacle Goose, 3 Chiffchaff (along River Colne] Grey Wagtail, 7 Wigeon
19th - Smew (still)
18th - Smew (still showing well at times)
17th - Smew (drake, still), 6 Goldeneye, Barnacle Goose, c50 Lapwing, Cetti's Warbler
16th - Smew (showing well from Kingfisher hide this morning)
15th - Smew (still present and showing well from the south (canal) side of the lake mid-morning)
14th - Smew (from Tern Hide)
13th - Smew (still present)
12th - Smew (drake still showing well from Tern Hide and in the SW corner of the lake)
11th - Smew (showed well from Tern Hide and from elsewhere around the SW corner of the lake for much of the day), 5 Goldeneye (1 drake), 5 Wigeon, 2 Red-Crested Pochard (making 9 different species of Duck altogether), 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12+ Lapwing, Cetti’s Warbler, 20+ Siskin, 5+ Redwing
10th - Smew (drake)
9th - Smew (seen from Tern Hide at 9.20am and also later elsewhere but still very mobile and elusive)
8th - Oystercatcher, 3 Goldeneye (1 drake), 7 Red-Crested Pochard, 9+ Redwing
7th - Smew (adult drake still, seen in a couple of places including the lake’s SE corner), c 20 Siskin, Kingfisher, 3+ Lapwing, 4+ Goldeneye, 25+ Redwing, Barnacle Goose
6th - Smew (adult drake still, seen from Kingfisher hide at around 8.40am and then later from Shoveler Hide and the Causeway), 4 Goldeneye, 8 Wigeon
5th - Smew (adult drake still, seen from canal side path)
4th - Smew (seen from Shoveler Hide and elsewhere)
3rd - Smew (drake), 2, Goldeneye (female), 21 Red-crested Pochard, 15 Wigeon, 2 Barnacle Goose (with some Canadas), Kingfisher, 12 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler
2nd - Smew (drake), 6 Goldeneye, 8 Red-crested Pochard (7 males), Egyptian Goose, 60 Lapwing, 6 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler
January 2023
26th - Goldeneye (male), 3 Egyptian Goose, c20 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, Siskin (male)
21st - Goldeneye (male), 2 Cetti's Warbler (1 seen, both heard), 7+ Redwing, 7 Egyptian Goose
18th - 4 Goldeneye (1 male), 2 Red-crested Pochard (males), 8 Lapwing, 20 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Marsh Tit (on feeders in lock keeper's garden)
15th - Firecrest (heard and briefly seen close to boardwalk section); also on Stocker’s Farm - Barnacle Goose
13th - 5 Goldeneye (all together at NE end of lake, 2 drakes), Cetti's Warbler (heard), 14 Red-crested Pochard), 22 Lapwing
9th - 7 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff
7th - Goldeneye, 8 Red-Crested Pochard, Grey Wagtail , 5 Lapwing
2nd - Great Black-backed Gull (from Tern Hide), 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3+ Redwing
1st - Great Black-backed Gull (from Kingfisher hide), 5 Goldeneye (2 male and 3 female from Shoveler hide), 10+ Red-crested Pochard (from causeway 9 drakes), Cetti's Warbler (by kingfisher hide, seen and heard)
December 2022
31st - 17 Wigeon (from the causeway)
15th - Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch (pair)
9th - Smew (drake, seen around islands on north side of lake this afternoon - viewable from west end and from River Colne path), 4 Goldeneye, 6 Wigeon, 5 Red-crested Pochard.
8th - Smew (drake, still active on the lake today)
7th - Smew (drake, still present moving between islands), 2 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, 10 Red-crested Pochard, 5 Goldeneye (two adult drakes, 3 females), 7 Lapwing, Great Black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Bullfinch, Oystercatcher, 6 Siskin
6th - Smew (drake)
5th - Smew (swimming around between islands), 3 Goldeneye (2 males), 2 Red-Crested Pochard (pair), 2+ Kingfisher (from Tern Hide), 20+ Lapwing, 12+ Redwing
4th - Smew (drake, seen from Tern Hide)
1st - Goldeneye, 4 Red-crested Pochard,13 Wigeon, 8 Redwing
November 2022
30th - 12 Lapwing
26th - 2 Goldeneye (females), 7 Red-crested Pochard (6 drakes), 20+ Redwing
25th - Kingfisher, 2 Goldeneye (1 male, 1 female), 12 Redwing
20th - 10 Goldeneye (2 males, 8 females), 6 Wigeon
17th - Goldeneye (female), 8 Lapwing
14th - Goosander (female, viewed from Causeway)
9th - 2+ Kingfisher (one on River Colne, at least one flying across lake, firstly in front of Tern Hide and then in front of Heronry leaning post)
4th - 2 Kingfisher, Goldeneye (female), 6 Lapwing, 3 Red-crested Pochard (males), 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler
2nd - 10 Lapwing
October 2022
26th - Kingfisher (flying low right to left in front of Tern Hide), Goldeneye (female on Inns Lake)
24th - 2 Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail (heard), Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, c.40 Siskin (flock in Alders on the canal side),
19th - Kingfisher (flying low over the water at the Springwell end of the lake)
13th - Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Little Egret
12th - Barn Owl (at 2300 hrs at the SW end near Fishermans car park and Inns Lake)
9th - Egyptian Goose, 3 Cetti’s Warbler
7th - Willow Warbler, Kingfisher, 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 male 1 eclipse male)
September 2022
26th - Great White Egret, Kingfisher, Barnacle Goose, 2 Willow Warbler, c.35 House Martin, 12 Swallow
25th - Barnacle Goose, South African Shelduck (see picture, presumably an escapee)
23rd - Caspian Gull (first winter bird), Barnacle Goose (on raft, seen from Tern hide), 3 House Martin , c6 Swallow
9th - on Stocker’s Farm: Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher
August 2022
25th - Kingfisher, and on Stocker’s Farm - Whinchat
23rd - Hobby, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Common Tern, Barnacle Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose, 16 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 52 Swallow, 6 House Martin
22nd - 2 Kingfisher (in front of the artificial bank; adult and juvenile), Barnacle Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler (on causeway)
21st - Barnacle Goose
19th - Common Sandpiper (on island next to tern platform), Barnacle Goose (on tern raft)
9th - on Stockers Farm, a Hobby flying amongst Swallows
6th - 3 Egyptian Goose, circa 10 Common Tern
June 2022
27th - Hobby, 2 Kingfisher (one adult one juvenile, Colne side), 13 Common Tern (10 adults, 3 juveniles), 2 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Swift
22nd - 10 Common Tern (adults across 4 rafts) plus several chicks; 6 Egyptian Goose
9th - 10 Common Tern (including 1 juvenile on raft), 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kingfisher (Colne side), 6 Swallow, 3 Swift, 2 Cetti's Warbler
2nd - Kingfisher, 9 Common Tern, Egyptian Goose, 10 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler
1st - 16 Common Tern, 12 Swallow, 14 Little Egret
May 2022
26th - 11 Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Swift, Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler
19th - Cuckoo
18th - 15+ Common Tern, about a dozen birds sitting on one of the newly floated out rafts plus several more in flight, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, Blackcap 3 Cetti's Warbler (heard)
17th - 7 Common Tern, Kingfisher, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler
16th - 16 Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 House Martin, 8 Swallow, 3 Swift, 2 Garden Warbler,2 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler
12th - 2 Kingfisher, circa 9 Common Tern, Egyptian Goose, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Swift, 2 House Martin, 8 Swallow
4th - Great White Egret (flying off towards Harefield), 4 Common Tern, 6 Swallow, Oystercatcher, 12 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff
2nd - Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, 12 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 6 Cetti's Warbler , 12 Blackcap, 4 Common Tern, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler
April 2022
30th - Kingfisher, 3 Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10+ Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler
29th - c.25 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Common Tern, 2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti's Warbler
27th - c.30 Swallow, c.20 House Martin, Common Tern, Egyptian Goose, 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warbler
22nd - 2 Common Tern, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler (heard), Garden Warbler (heard), 4 House Martin, Sand Martin, 6 Swallow (over causeway)
20th - 3 Common Tern, 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Oystercatcher
17th - 2 Common Tern, Swallow
14th - 8 Blackcap (four pairs of males/females at various locations around circumference of lake), 5+ Cetti’s Warbler, plus on Stocker’s Farm: 2 Oystercatcher
10th - Cetti’s Warbler, plus on Stockers Farm - 2 Swallow
2nd - Marsh Harrier, 3 Brambling (2 males)
1st - 11 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Goldeneye (pair), 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Wigeon and on Stocker’s Farm - 2 Oystercatcher
March 2022
29th - Oystercatcher, 4 Egyptian Goose ,Red-crested Pochard, 14 Little Egret (in heronry ), 2 Blackcap, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing
28th - 3 Blackcap, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff
27th - Pintail (male feeding between islands, viewed from riverbank)
25th - 2 Kingfisher (pair copulating and food pass with fish), 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Oystercatcher, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff
21st - Kingfisher (along Colne carrying food), 2 Wigeon, 2 Egyptian Goose, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Red-crested Pochard
17th - Kingfisher, 9 Wigeon, 2 Oystercatcher,4 Egyptian Goose, 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Snow Goose (towards Harefield over Stocker’s; potential escapee)
14th - Kingfisher, 12 Wigeon, 4 Egyptian Goose, Goldeneye (male), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff
10th - Kingfisher, 6 Wigeon, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff (singing north of lake), 2 Oystercatcher
9th - Great White Egret
3rd - Goldeneye (male), 2 Cetti's Warbler (heard)
February 2022
25th - 4 Goldeneye (2 pairs, one copulating and displaying), 4 Wigeon, 2 Egyptian Goose
23rd - 3 Goldeneye (2 males), Common Gull, Kestrel
20th (our Wildfowl walk) - Goldeneye, Wigeon, Shoveler, Common Gull, Siskin and more - see event report
17th - 35 Wigeon , 5 Goldeneye, Oystercatcher, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Egyptian Goose
10th - 12 Wigeon, c12 Siskin
7th - 12 Wigeon, 3 Goldeneye
5th - Kingfisher, Wigeon
4th -20 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye
1st - 25 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye
January 2022
28th - Kingfisher, 2 Goldeneye (pair), Red-Crested Pochard (male)
25th - 2 Goldeneye (pair), 2 Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, c40 Siskin (in Alders on canal side)
23rd - 3 Cetti's Warbler (at various locations), 30 Siskin, 2 Goldeneye
20th -Kingfisher (on the river)
13th - Cetti's Warbler (feeding on the bird table by Kingfisher hide!)
12th- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (heard from Causeway in Alders at Bury Lake junction), 12 Wigeon (7 Drakes), 2 Goldeneye (pair), 30+ Siskin
9th - Goosander (female), 3 Goldeneye (1 drake), 4 Wigeon, 3 Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler
6th - Goosander (female), 5 Goldeneye (2 drakes), Kingfisher, Redwing, 30+ Siskin
5th - 2 Goosander (females), 3 Goldeneye (1 drake), 2 Red-crested Pochard, Kingfisher, Water Rail
2nd - 2 Goosander (both redheads), Chiffchaff
1st - 6 Goldeneye (1 male), 2 Red-Crested Pochard (1 male), 2 Cetti’s Warbler