netherton reservoir

Birds of Netherton Reservoir
Little Grebe - January 9 1990, February 8 1991; five in November 1993; bred nearby 1994; maximum of eight in 1996.
Great Crested Grebe - Bred 1986, 1988, 1992 (3 chicks), 1994, 1996 (two pairs); unsuccessful 1989; present 1991.
Cormorant - 1989, 1990, 1992. Twenty flew over on November 6 1993; 1998.
Shag - November 24 to 29 1986; December 29 1989 to February 10 1991; August 31 to September 9 1992; February 5 and October 10 1993; December 12 to 13, 15 and 22 1994.
Mute Swan - Nine in December 1990; sixteen in September 1992.
Greylag Goose - 1998.
Egyptian Goose - December 16 1992.
Shelduck - Two on February 21 and September 21 1994.
Wigeon - 1986, 1987, 1989, autumn 1990, 1991, autumn 1992; autumn 1993. In 1994 one on November 4, two on the 29 and three on December 15. Maximum of eight in 1996 on November 14. September 20, November 5 and 23 1998.
Gadwall - Two November 13/14 1989; three October 22 1990; female October 4 and December 29 to 31 1992; six January 3, two November 11 to 13 1993; two on March 11 1994; two on April 24 1996; one on January 27 and December 7 1998.
Teal - 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994.

Mallard - Bred 1990.

  JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
1991 ------ -----49
1993 23-101379 132233344240
1994 244329171313 141628322823

Shoveler - 1985; four March 16 1989; December 1990. In 1991, one on January 14, with two the following day and three on the 16, followed by singles on February 7, December 11 to 17 and December 22. One on January 3, three on March 28 and one on September 6 1993. Two on February 2 and April 4 and one on September 7 in 1996. One on November 21 1998.

  JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
199422---- ---422

Red-crested Pochard - Drake in eclipse July 3 1991.
Pochard - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. Maximum of 14 in February and November 1996.
Ferruginous Duck - Male March 1 to 15 1991. A female/immature September 4 1998.

Tufted Duck
 JanFeb MarAprMayJunJul AugSepOctNovDec
19857263422- ----19-30
198649---- -------
198771---- ------83
1989341920- ---754930
19903111714- -11282854
1991516538131 -4-26992
1992686022- -1-424102
19936441322 --5446570
1994721021024 222610534
1996-97--- ------97
199780---- -------
1998-953- ------31
1999-4--- -------
2000--2-- ------110

Scaup - 1985 - Female January 10 to 28 , 2 on January 19, male February 13 to March 7. Female present intermittently from December 4 1993 to March 31 1994. Female from January 29 to February 26 1996. One from January 9 to 14 1997.
Eider - One on November 2 1993.
Common Scoter - Female November 20 1988, 2 females November 15 1989, male March 9 1990, seven on July 25 1991; one on July 20 1998.
Goldeneye - One from January 12 to 25 1987; female November 1989; November 1 1991; January 27 to February 1 1992; immature male November 4 1993; two males on February 21 and one on October 17 1994; maximum of three in November 1996; January 4 and March 13 1997.
Red-breasted Merganser - One female January 15 to 30 1987.
Goosander - One immature male on December 26 1993.
Ruddy Duck - Female July 18 1990; December 13 to 15 1991; 1994; 1996; 1998.
Goshawk - One flew over on January 4 1990.
Osprey - one flew over April 16 1992.
Hobby - 1993, 1996.
Peregrine - March 27 1997.
Water Rail - One on January 25 and December 19 1994.
Little Ringed Plover - One on April 14 1996.
Woodcock - One on November 1 1993.
Curlew - April 8 and June 17 1997.
Redshank - One on March 21 1998.
Greenshank - One on September 19 1993.
Green Sandpiper - August 9 1992.

Common Sandpiper - Fourteen in September 1989; three July 31 1991; 1992; three on April 21 1994; singles on April 19 and 21 and May 2 and 3 1996.

  AprMayJunJulAugSep
19933--212
199532-21-

Grey Phalarope - One on September 16 1987.
Mediterranean Gull - One on April 6 1996.
Little Gull - First summer bird on May 13 1994.
Black-headed Gull - 620 on November 24 1993, 300 on January 2 1994.
Common Gull - 1988, 1992, December 3 1998.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - Seventy on September 9 1993.
Great Black-backed Gull - 1990, 1992.
Kittiwake - February 4 1990; January 10 and April 15 1991; eight on April 8 1992; one on November 27 1994; March 13 and April 7 1996.
Common Tern - July 8 1989; 1990; July 5 1991. In 1992 six on August 8, two on September 14 and two on the 16; 1994. Noted fairly regularly from mid-June to late July 1998.
Arctic Tern - Three August 26 1990; September 2 1991; September 11 1992; one on September 10 1994.
Black Tern - One on August 8 and fifteen on September 11 1992.
Collared Dove - 35 on January 7 1994.
Long-eared Owl - One flew over September 21 1992.
Swift - 200 on July 30 1994.
Kingfisher - 1990, 1992. One on July 24 1999. Singles in September, November and December 2000, and March, September and November 2001.
Sand Martin - Spring 1991; 1997. Three on April 10 1998, three on April 15 2000 and one on April 19 2001. Two on May 3 2002.
Swallow - an early migrant on March 28 1989; 180 on September 19 1993.
Tree Pipit - Three August 18 1989; one on April 28 1996.
Grey Wagtail - a single bird overwintered from September 2000 to February 2001, and from October 2001 to March 2002.
Yellow Wagtail - 1995.
Redstart - August 11 to 19 1989; one on April 25 1994; one on April 22 1998.
Cettis Warbler - June 2 1988.
Lesser Whitethroat - Bred 1991, 1993 and 1994; 1995. Singing 1998 and 2002.
Garden Warbler - Six on August 11 1989.
Chiffchaff - December 11 1989.
Spotted Flycatcher - Autumn 1989.
Marsh Tit - One on September 16 1993.
Golden Oriole - Male May 13 1990.
Siskin - Thirty seven on March 23 1992.
Redpoll - Twelve flew over July 14 1991.
Common Crossbill - Eight flew in a north-easterly direction over the reservoir on July 3 1991; one over August 8 1993.

Last updated 30 June 2002

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