Recent Sightings at Coldwell Reservoir, upper
7th May 2024
Swift, 1, (Jack Driver)
Flying north. My first of the year finally.
Snipe, 12
5 drumming, 4 calling on the ground and 2 birds chasing another in close proximity to me.
Common Sandpiper, 1
Buzzard, 1
Further lower plantation
Green Woodpecker, 1
Called once from one of the further lower plantations.
Swallow, 2
Stonechat, 7, 1m 1f 5juv
Successful breeding. 5 juveniles and an adult pair.
Wheatear, 1
SW other side of the road.
6th May 2024
Greylag Goose, 3, (Glenn Higgins)
Pair with brood of 6 young
Snipe, 4
Drumming
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Lower plantatipn
Green Woodpecker, 1
Lower plantation
Kestrel, 1
Skylark, 4
Stonechat, 3, 1Male/2Female
Wheatear, 3, 1Male 2Femsle
30th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Possibly on nest site water level dropping
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Water level dropping
Common Sandpiper, 2
Buzzard, 1
Skylark, 3
Skylark, 0
Sand Martin, 1
First of year at Coldwell
Wheatear, 1, Male
25th April 2024
Buzzard, 1
Mistle Thrush, 2
Stonechat, 1, Male
Wheatear, 5, Males
23rd April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Golden Plover, 2
Over to Boulsworth
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Raven, 2
Over towards Boulsworth
Skylark, 2
Stonechat, 1, Male
Wheatear, 1, Femsle
21st April 2024
Red Grouse, 2, (Jack Driver)
Valley below Boulsworth
Oystercatcher, 4
Observed mating and another pair nearby
Lapwing, 3
Valley below Boulsworth
Golden Plover, 1
Heard only in valley below Boulsworth
Buzzard, 1
Large plantation
Barn Owl, 1
Kestrel, 2
Large plantation
Merlin, 1
Flew down valley below Boulsworth and into large plantation
Skylark, 5
Singing in area
Willow Warbler, 14
Coldwell area and below Boulsworth
Stonechat, 2
Valley below Boulsworth
Lesser Redpoll, 4
Large plantation to east
17th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2, (Glenn Higgins)
Buzzard, 3
Willow Warbler, 3
Wheatear, 1, Female
Meadow Pipit, 13
9th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Grey Heron, 1
Barn Owl, 1
Coal Tit, 2
Willow Warbler, 3
Stonechat, 2
Reed Bunting, 2
Common Crossbill, 0, (Mark Dixon)
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, one male one female
with a mixed bunch of finches feeding on pine cones
Common Crossbill, 0, one male one female
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, 0
Common Crossbill, one male one female
witha mixed bunch of finches feeding on pin e cones
3rd April 2024
Buzzard, 1, (Glenn Higgins)
Barn Owl, 1
Coal Tit, 2
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Mistle Thrush, 1
Chaffinch, 5
Bullfinch, 1
Reed Bunting, 3
29th March 2024
Whooper Swan, 17
Possilbe same gtoup Nigel Leeming saw at Lower Gorple early morning
Snipe, 2
Skylark, 6
Reed Bunting, 1, Male
27th March 2024
Teal, 2
Oystercatcher, 5
Buzzard, 1
Green Woodpecker, 1
Heard calling lower plantation
25th March 2024
Canada Goose, 33
Greylag Goose, 0
Snipe, 5
Barn Owl, 1
Reed Bunting, 3
19th March 2024
Teal, 2, (Jack Driver)
Pond
Oystercatcher, 4
Curlew, 11
On Anti clockwise route
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Cormorant, 3
Lower
Buzzard, 2
AC plantation
Kestrel, 1
Skylark, 6
Mistle Thrush, 1
Siskin, 7
Mostly large plantation
18th March 2024
Greylag Goose, 9
Pink-footed Goose, 1
Bird has been in the area for a while with greylags
Oystercatcher, 2
Curlew, 6
Snipe, 1
In flight
Sparrowhawk, 1
Lower plantation
Buzzard, 2
Coldwell AC plantation
Green Woodpecker, 1
Heard frequently from Thursden direction
Skylark, 11
All singing. Circular route
Fieldfare, 30
Over north
Stonechat, 2, 1m 1f