The Flight Bit

27 08 2025 DRAYCOTE WATER   THURLASTON ACCESS TO DAM Late p.m. Great crested grebe Little grebe Cormorant Little egret Mute swan Mallard Tufted duck Gadwall Teal Coot Moorhen Kestrel f. Black-headed gull, innumerable Little gull , 1 imm. (Lincroft/Grey's Barn) Woodpigeon Stock dove Green woodpecker Swift , 15+ Feeding in Chronomid cloud ( Lincroft/Grey's Barn) Swallow House martin (Poss sand martin, light awkward) Grey wagtail Yellow wagtail min.5 Blackbird Robin Great tit Blue tit Long-tailed tit Wren Chiffchaff Carrion crow Jackdaw Magpie 2 Rabbit 3

24 08 2025 DRAYCOTE WATER. Evening,  car park toward valve tower. Great-crested grebe Little grebe Grey heron 3+ Little egret 13+ Cormorant Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Tufted duck Gadwall Teal 3 Coot Moorhen Kestrel Common sandpiper Lesser black-backed gull Black-headed gull Woodpigeon Stock dove Feral pigeon Green woodpecker Meadow pipit 4 Grey wagtail 2 Pied wagtail (innumerable) Yellow wagtail 15+ House martin Robin Blue tit Long-tailed tit Wren Chiffchaff (numerous) Carrion crow Rook Jackdaw Magpie Chaffinch Goldfinch Linnet Rabbit 4 Grey squirrel

12 07 2025 STANFORD TOP POOL + distant reservoir dam view. Grey heron Greylag goose Mallard Coot Moorhen Pheasant Red kite Buzzard Indet gull Black-headed gull Common tern Woodpigeon Stock dove Kingfisher Robin Nuthatch Wren Blackcap Reed warbler Raven Carrion crow Jackdaw Magpie Reed bunting Common blue damselfly Large red-eyed damselfly Brown hawker Migrant hawker

16 06 2025 Warwickshire Avon, Charlecote Grey heron Mallard Moorhen Kestrel 2 Hobby Red kite (Indet gull) Woodpigeon *Cuckoo 4 (min.1f) Kingfisher Skylark Swift Swallow House martin Great tit Blue tit Sedge warbler Chiffchaff Common whitethroat Carrion crow Magpie Chaffinch *Corn bunting Reed bunting Minnow Dace Chub Roach Bleak Emperor dragonfly *Scarce chaser Common blue damselfly Blue-tailed damselfly Banded demoiselle (Indet damselfly) Red admiral 2 Comma Meadow brown (Indet white)

10 06 2025 Napton Reservoir big lake, NE corner. Great crested grebe 4+ Mute swan 2 Greylag goose 30+ Canada goose 30+ Mallard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Pheasant Sparrowhawk Lapwing Indet gull Lesser black-backed gull Woodpigeon Swallow 7 House martin 2 Blackbird Song thrush Robin Blue tit Starling 100 Wren Chiffchaff Reed warbler Carrion crow Jackdaw Chaffinch 2 Reed bunting Pike Common blue damselfly Red-eyed damselfly Blue-tailed damselfly Black-tailed skimmer

12 06 2025 Napton Reservoir big lake, NE corner. Evening. Great crested grebe Mute swan 2 Greylag goose 55+yng Canada goose 70+yng Mallard Tufted duck Coot Indet gull Woodpigeon Meadow pipit 2 Pied wagtail Swift 4 Swallow 2 House martin Blackbird Song thrush 2 Blue tit (fam.) Wren Dunnock Starling 15 Carrion crow Rook 7 Jackdaw 4 Magpie Chiffchaff Reed warbler Chaffinch Reed bunting

07 06 2025 Napton Reservoir Big lake, NE corner, late pm. Little egret Great crested grebe Mute swan 2 Greylag goose 38+yng Canada goose 19+7tng Egyptian goose 2 Mallard 9+ Coot min. 15+2yng Common tern 3 Indet gull Woodpigeon Skylark Pied wagtail 2 Swallow 5 House martin 9 Sand martin Swift 3 Blackbird Song thrush Great tit +yng Blue tit Starling 60+ Dunnock Wren Reed warbler Common whitethroat Chiffchaff Carrion crow Jackdaw Reed bunting Tench

Stanford Reservoir Dam/Res outfall and to Blower's bay. Late pm. Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Gadwall Teal m. Coot Moorhen Pheasant Common tern Woodpigeon Stock dove Skylark Pied wagtail Swallow House martin 6 Blackbird Song thrush Robin Blue tit Wren Dunnock Blackcap Garden warbler Chiffchaff Willow warbler Sedge warbler Reed warbler Common whitethroat *Grasshopper warbler Carrion crow Jay Jackdaw Magpie Chaffinch Linnet Reed bunting Rabbit

03 06 2025 Napton Reservoir, Big lake, briefly late pm. Great crested grebe Mute swan 2 Greylag goose 40+yng Canada goose 35+yng Mallard Coot+yng Moorhen Pheasant Lesser black-backed gull 4 Common tern 2 Woodpigeon Stock dove Pied wagtail Swallow 10 Swift 2 Blackbird Song thrush Reed warbler Common whitethroat Rook Jackdaw Reed bunting Tench

01 06 2025 Napton Reservoir. Big lake, N end, pm. Great crested grebe Little grebe Grey heron Little egret Mute swan Greylag goose 30+yng Canada goose 14+yng Mallard Tufted duck Coot +yng Curlew Lapwing 2 Hobby Herring gull Lesser black-backed gull Black-headed gull Woodpigeon Skylark Pied wagtail 2 Swallow 3 House martin 3 Blackbird Song thrush Starling 5 Dunnock Wren Reed warbler Common whitethroat Chiffchaff Carrion crow Jackdaw Magpie Chaffinch Goldfinch 2 Reed bunting Tench Rudd Roach

25 05 2025 Braunston A45 Flood Greylag goose Canada goose Egyptian goose 2 Mallard min.6 Peregrine 2 Lesser black-backed gull Herring gull Woodpigeon 6 Pied wagtail Blackbird Great tit Rook Jackdaw Linnet Goldfinch Rabbit 3

24 05 2025 Stanford Lodge top pool, a.m. Cormorant Mute swan Greylag goose 4 Canada goose Mallard Coot Moorhen Pheasant Woodpigeon Kingfisher Skylark Pied wagtail Swallow House martin 12 Song thrush Robin Great tit Blue tit Wren Nuthatch Blackcap Chiffchaff Reed warbler Carrion crow Jackdaw Jay Chaffinch Linnet Reed bunting Muntjac Large red-eyed damselfly 5

20 05 2025 Napton Reservoir, big lake, S end. Late pm. Great crested grebe Little grebe Grey heron Mute swan 2 Greylag goose Canada goose 15 Mallard Tufted duck Coot Moorhen Pheasant Red-legged partridge *Hobby 2 *Curlew Lapwing Woodpigeon Stock dove *Cuckoo Pied wagtail Grey wagtail Swallow Blackbird Mistle thrush Song thrush 2 Blue tit Wren Starling 7 Blackcap Chiffchaff Reed warbler Rook 10 Jackdaw Magpie Chaffinch Reed bunting Tench Carp Rudd

12 05 2025 Draycote water Brief visit viewing from country park 7pm Black tern 15 Garden warbler

01-03 05 2025 Braunston A45 / NOXC Flood Grey heron 2 Mute swan Greylag goose Mallard (+yng) Moorhen (+yng) Red kite Peregrine Common sandpiper Curlew 3 Oystercatcher 2 Herring gull Indet imm gulls! Woodpigeon Stock dove Green woodpecker Pied wagtail Swallow Blackbird Robin Great tit Blue tit Chiffchaff Common whitethroat Lesser whitethroat Rook Magpie Jackdaw House sparrow Goldfinch Reed bunting  Roach Bronze bream Silver bream Otter spraint.

Top Pool, Stanford Lodge. Little egret Mute swan Greylag goose 3 Canada goose Mallard min.4 Domestic duck 2 Coot Moorhen 2 Pheasant Red kite 2 Common tern 2 Woodpigeon Cuckoo Skylark Swallow Blackbird Song thrush Robin Great tit Long tailed tit 2 Starling Nuthatch Treecreeper Wren Reed warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Common whitethroat Carrion crow min.2 Jackdaw w Chaffinch Goldfinch Linnet Reed bunting Muntjac

24 04 2025 Napton Reservoir NE corner big lake, late pm to dusk. Great crested grebe Little grebe Greylag goose min.8 (+5yng) Canada goose 16 Mallard (+1 yng) Tufted duck 2 Coot Moorhen Pheasant Curlew Woodpigeon Stock dove 2 Grey wagtail Pied wagtail 2 Swallow 5 Blackbird 3 Song thrush Robin Blue tit Wren Dunnock Reed warbler min3 Sedge warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Carrion crow 2+ Rook 9 Chaffinch Reed bunting (Barn Owl at Tomlow) Noctule 2 Tench

Top Pool Stanford Lodge. Late p.m. Little egret Mute swan Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Moorhen Pheasant Peregrine Woodpigeon Pied wagtail Swallow Blackbird Song thrush Robin Great tit Wren Nuthatch Chiffchaff Reed warbler Blackcap Raven Carrion crow Jackdaw Chaffinch Goldfinch (Barn Owl - Stanford Park) Brown rat Perch Rudd Tench 

19 04 2025 Napton Reservoir NE corner, Big lake, a.m. Great crested grebe Little grebe Mute swan Greylag goose 12 Canada goose Mallard Tufted duck 9 Coot Moorhen Lapwing 7 Common sandpiper Common gull Woodpigeon Skylark 2 Pied wagtail Swallow 4 Sand martin 3 Blue tit Wren Dunnock Blackcap Chiffchaff Reed warbler Common whitethroat Carrion crow Raven 2 Reed bunting Tench

Big lake, late pm. Great crested grebe Mute swan 2 Greylag goose Canada goose Mallard Tufted duck *Ferruginous duck 2 Coot Moorhen Snipe Curlew 2 Lapwing Indet gull Woodpigeon Pied wagtail Swallow 13 Sand martin 8 Blackbird Song thrush Robin Wren Chiffchaff Carrion crow Reed bunting Rabbit Tench (White stork seen just before I arrived but flew north and landed in field). Barn owl at Calcutt turn