2026 Records
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March
March 3rd
Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 12 Goosander, 4 Shelduck, 7 Wigeon, Peregrine and 5+ Siskin. (B Hazell)
Siskin---Bob Hazell---
March 2nd
2 Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Little Egret, 13 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, c10 Chiffchaff and Sparrowhawk. (B Hazell)
Red-breasted Merganser and Muntjac---Bob Hazell---
March 1st
No records for today.
February
February 28th
2 Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, Little Egret and 13 Goosander, In the roost first winter Caspian Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull. (S Halbert J Judge Seri and Kevin)
Mediterranean Gull---Seri---
February 27th
2 Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Goosander, Redpoll, Raven, 6+ Chiffchaff and c150 Tufted Duck. (B Hazell)
Tufted Duck---Bob Hazell---
February 26th
Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Oystercatcher, 11 Goosander, Raven, 6+ Chiffchaff and Lapwing. (B Hazell)
February 25th
Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher, 12 Goosander, 20+ Raven, Grey Wagtail, Wigeon and 6 Chiffchaff. (B Hazell)
Oystercatcher---Bob Hazell---
February 24th
Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 14 Goosander, 4+ Red Kite, Raven and 3 Chiffchaff. (B Hazell)
Goldcrest---Bob Hazell---
February 23rd
Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 18 Goosander, Little Egret, 2 Raven, 2 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail, c6 Siskin and Treecreeper. (B Hazell)
Red-breasted Merganser---Bob Hazell---
February 22nd
No records for today.
February 21st
2+ Great Northern Diver, 3+ Grey Wagtail, 20+ Siskin and 11 Grey Heron. (A Marshall)
February 20th
2+ Great Northern Diver, 24 Goosander and adult Mediterranean Gull. (J Judge)
February 19th
2+ Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, 6 Goosander, first winter Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull and Chiffchaff. (B Hazell)
Caspian Gull---Bob Hazell---
February 18th
2+ Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, 9 Goosander, 2 Raven, Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff and 4 Lapwing. (B Hazell)
Robin---Bob Hazell---
February17th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, 6 Goosander, 3 Raven, Pochard, 2 Chiffchaff and 66 Lapwing. (D Cox B Hazell)
February 16th
No records for today.
February 15th
No records for today.
February 14th
2+ Great Northern Diver. In the roost third winter and 2 first winter Caspian Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull. (J Judge)
February 13th
No records for today.
February 12th
2 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 14 Goosander and 12 Goldeneye. (J Picksley)
February 11th
No records for today.
February 10th
No records for today.
February 9th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 15 Goosander, and Chiffchaff. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull, third winter and first winter Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull and 2 Yellow-legged Gull. (B Hazell C Reed)
Great Northern Diver and Scaup---Bob Hazell---
Glaucous Gull---Craig Reed---
February 8th
3 Great Northern Diver. (Alicia J Judge)
February 7th
No records for today.
February 6th
No records for today.
February 5th
No records for today.
February 4th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 26 Goosander, Pochard, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Redpoll, 3 Chiffchaff and 50 Lapwing. In the roost second winter Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull and 2 Yellow-legged Gull. (T Clermont B Hazell)
Scaup and Mediterranean Gull---Theo-de Clermont---
February 3rd
No records for today.
February 2nd
No records for today.
February 1st
2 Great Northern Diver and Chiffchaff. (D Warner)
January
January 31st
Great Northern Diver. In the roost second winter and first winter Caspian Gull. (J Judge)
January 30th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Goosander, 191 Wigeon (at dusk) c40 Goldeneye, Raven and Chiffchaff. (B Hazell J Judge R Tonks)
Goldeneye---Bob Hazell---
January 29th
2+ Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Goosander, 3 Pochard, 28 Wigeon, 3 Raven and Treecreeper. (P Hadley B Hazell R Tonks)
Great Northern Divers---Phil Hadley---
Buzzard---Bob Hazell---
January 28th
2+ Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, first winter drake Scaup, 6 Goosander, 2 Pochard, Raven and 2 Chiffchaff. (B Hazell D Perry)
Red-breasted Merganser---Bob Hazell---
Various---Dirk Perry---
January 27th
No records for today.
January 26th
2+ Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, Little Egret, 7 Goosander, 3 Pintail, c12 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher and Chiffchaff. (B Hazell)
Scaup---Bob Hazell---
January 25th
2 Great Northern Diver. In the roost adult and first winter Caspian Gull. (D Cox J Judge R Veal)
January 24th
1+ Great Northern Diver. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull and adult and 2 first winter Caspian Gull. (J Judge)
January 23rd
1+ Great Northern Diver, Red-breasted Merganser, drake Mandarin, 24 Goosander, Raven, Lapwing and 2 Chiffchaff. In the roost adult Glaucous Gull and adult, third winter, 2 second winter and 2 first winter Caspian Gull. (B Hazell J Judge)
January 22nd
2 Great Northern Diver and drake Mandarin. (D Cox S McAusland)
January 21st
No records for today.
January 20th
3 Great Northern Diver, first winter drake Scaup, drake Mandarin, 10 Goosander, Redpoll, c45 Siskin, 8 Wigeon and 5 Lapwing. (T Clermont B Hazell)
Mandarin---Bob Hazell---
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)