01st June 2014

Heron fly pass.

Grey Heron (Rob Whitcomb)

15th March 2014

Chiffchaff (2 singing), Small Tortoiseshell (2)

Sunday 9th March 2014

A lovely warm Spring morning.

Goldcrest at the feeding hide and 3 male Brimstones, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell as we walked around. (The Tamworth Wildlife Group)

Friday 21st February

A good day was had at the feeder hide at Whitacre Heath on Friday the 21 Feb.

Lots of Blue Tits ,Great Tits, a pair of Chaffinches, Male and Female Greater Spotted Wood Peckers, female Siskin, the Wren appeared on the edge of the pond a number of times.

The Sparrow Hawk flew trough twice just missing its prey. A pair of Nuthatches  continually raided the store of seed. (Alan Butler)

Nuthatch © Alan Butler

02nd February 2014

Flashes: Stonechat (pair)

12th January 2014

A few photo's from today, taken at Feeding Station, Main Pool and River Pool. (Rob Whitcomb)

Dunnock © Rob Whitcomb

Great Tit © Rob Whitcomb

Blue Tit © Rob Whitcomb

Robin © Rob Whitcomb

Teal and Wigeon © Rob Whitcomb

Teal © Rob Whitcomb

Little Grebe © Rob Whitcomb

Great Spotted Woodpecker © Rob Whitcomb

11th January 2014

River Pool: Wigeon (11), Teal (4), Little Grebe (2)

Main Pool: Wigeon (20), Teal (7), Tufted Duck (1)

Woodland Hide: Nuthatch (2), Willow Tit (1)

Woods: Lesser Redpoll (2), Woodcock (1 flushed along main hide path), Redwing (several small flocks 20-30 birds around the woods), GS Woodpecker (1), Goldcrest (1), LT Tit (8), Bullfinch (4 male)

Flashes: Sparrowhawk (1 male), Stonechat (pair)

Scrape Hide: Moorhen (2)

Stonechat

24th November 2013

Woods: c.100 Redwing, Siskin (5)

Main Pool: Teal (19)

The Scrape: Little Grebe (1)

Feeders: Marsh Tit (1), Willow Tit (1), Nuthatch (2), Treecreeper (1)

10th November 2013

Feeding Station: Nuthatch (Rob Whitcomb)

Nuthatch © Rob Whitcomb

27th October 2013

Rainbow over Whitacre Heath © J Wesson

River Pool: Teal (8), Fieldfare (6), Buzzard (1), Sparrowhawk (1), Grey Wagtail (1)

Main Pool: Teal (65), Little Grebe (1)

Woodland Hide: Nuthatch (1), Treecreeper (1), Long-tailed Tit (6), GS Woodpecker (2 female)

Woods: Redwing (10), Siskin (2), Chiffchaff (1 singing), Skylark (several over), Goldfinch

Main Car Park: Starlings (200+)

Red Admiral, Common Darter


26th October - Taken from logbook

The Scrape: Little Egret

Little Egret © Phill Henderson

13th October 2013

River Pool: Teal, Tufted Duck (2), Common Snipe (3 circling Northern Pasture)

Main Pool: Teal (32), Shoveler (4), Little Grebe (1)

The Scrape: Grey Wagtail (1), Teal (20), Goldfinch

The Flashes: Siskin (2), Grey Heron (1), Skylark (over)

Woods: Nuthatch (1), GS Woodpecker (1), Chiffchaff (1)

29th Sep 2013

Around the reserve: Peregrine Falcon (1), Bullfinch (2), Goldfinch (4), Chiffchaff (10+)

River Pool: Shoveler (1), Teal (10), Nuthatch (1)

Main Pool: Teal (30+), Little Grebe, Nuthatch (1), Grey Wagtail, Wigeon (2)

The Scrape: Grey Heron (1), Buzzard (4)

07th Sept 2013

Please use the temporary car park a few yards up the road, the main car park in being used by the contractors.

Peregrine Falcon, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Swallow (3), House Martin (50+), Buzzard (5), Pied Wagtail (2)