2026 Records
The Sightings Page features records of any interesting sightings, scarce & rare visitors, migrant arrivals and high counts etc. It does not attempt to include every species present.
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January
January 19th
2+ Great Northern Diver and drake Mandarin. (A Boddington)
January 18th
2+ Great Northern Diver and Slavonian Grebe. (RBA)
January 17th
3 Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, drake Mandarin and 25+ Goosander. (Ady J Judge Seri G Pascoe)
January 16th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, 23 Goosander, 8 Pochard, 5+ Red Kite, Raven, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher and Jay. In the roost adult Iceland Gull, adult Glaucous Gull and adult and first winter Caspian Gull. (J Hague B Hazell J Judge S Short P Worthy)
Scaup---Bob Hazell---
January 15th
2 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, 3 Goosander, 19 Teal, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher and 2 Chiffchaff. (J Picksley)
January 14th
3 Great Northern Diver, 6 Goosander, Pochard, 45 Wigeon, Raven, Kingfisher and 2+ Chiffchaff. In the roost adult Iceland Gull, adult Glaucous Gull, second winter and first winter Caspian Gull and 3+ Yellow-legged Gull. (T Clermont B Hazell T Marlow)
Little Grebe---Bob Hazell---
January 13th
No records for today.
January 12th
No records for today.
January 11th
No records for today.
January 10th
Great Northern Diver. In the roost second winter Caspian Gull and Mediterranean Gull over. (J Judge)
January 9th
3 Great Northern Diver and Barn Owl. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull and 8+ Caspian Gull (4+ adult, second winter and 3+ first winter) (D Cox J Judge P Marshall)
January 8th
3 Great Northern Diver. (J Judge)
January 7th
Great Northern Diver and drake Mandarin. (P Forbes)
January 6th
No records for today.
January 5th
No records for today.
January 4th
3 Great Northern Diver and drake Mandarin. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull and 2 first winter Caspian Gull. (J Judge S Thornhill)
Mandarin---Simon Thornhill---
January 3rd
3 Great Northern Diver and over 200 Wigeon. In the roost 3+ Yellow-legged Gull. (J Judge)
January 2nd
3 Great Northern Diver. In the roost adult Caspian Gull. (J Judge S Mcausland R Ward)
January 1st
3 Great Northern Diver, 14 Goosander, Kingfisher and Pochard. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull, adult Caspian Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull. (P Cashmore D Cox M Doughty J Judge Seri D Woodward)