Recent Sightings

Recent Sightings at Herons' Reach Golf Course


15th July 2024

Swift, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Low over west side pools
Swallow, 4
Over green 1
Pied Wagtail, 2, ad + juv
Green 1

14th July 2024

Mute Swan, 6, 2 ads + 4 juvs
Stone banked pool
Little Grebe, 5, 2 ads + 3 young
Pool east of practice field
Little Grebe, 4, ad + 2 juvs & 1 young
Long west side pool. 1 juv kept attacking the lone young. Strange with no other ads around
Swallow, 5
House Martin, 7
Over field NE of crossing path
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
Waste compound/SW pit
Goldfinch, 7, Juvs
Waste compound

13th July 2024

Swift, 1
Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv.
West side green
Coal Tit, 1
Trees by NE corner of green 1
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Goldfinch, 20
Plus, waste compound
Reed Bunting, 1, m
SW pit

12th July 2024

Little Grebe, 6, 2 ads + 4 young
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv
Central green
Coal Tit, 3
Plus, Pines by NE corner of green 1
Swallow, 7
Over field NE of crossing path
Long-tailed Tit, 10
Plus, moving through with the Coal Tits
Goldfinch, 13, Possibly all juvs
Waste compound area

11th July 2024

Little Grebe, 3, ad + 2 young
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv.
Green by SE pit
Barn Owl, 1
Hunting field NE of crossing path, 9.20
Barn Owl, 1
Hunting central rough, then rough by long west side pool and back to central rough, 19.55-20.10
Sand Martin, 1
Over field NE of crossing path
Swallow, 3
House Martin, 16
NE of crossing path
Reed Warbler, 4
2 singing, 2 west side pools. 1 central pool. 1 SE pool
Whitethroat, 1
SW pit
Robin, 1, juv
Compound
Greenfinch, 1, m
Waste compound
Linnet, 1, m
SW pit area
Goldfinch, 3, juvs
W. compound
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Long west side pool

10th July 2024

Swift, 2
Over zoo car park
Little Grebe, 3, ad + 2 young
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 1, ad
West side green
Ring-necked Parakeet, 3
Flew west over central area
Swallow, 7
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, long west side pool
Linnet, 2, m, f
SW pit

9th July 2024

Mute Swan, 6, 2 ads + 4 young
Stone banked pool
Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv.
Green by long west side pool
Whitethroat, 1
SW pit

8th July 2024

Swift, 1
Low over long west side pool
Stock Dove, 1
Over NW
Buzzard, 1
Circled over fields NE of crossing path
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, f
West side of crossing path
Swallow, 6
Low over green 1
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, pool east of SW pit
Pied Wagtail, 2, ad + juv
Green 1

7th July 2024

Little Grebe, 3
1 ad - stone banked pool, 2 juvs - long west side pool
Ring-necked Parakeet, 5
Flew NE over central area
House Martin, 5
Over field NE of crossing path
Sedge Warbler, 1
Singing, long west side pool
Reed Warbler, 2
Singing, central pool, west side pool
Whitethroat, 1
Waste compound

6th July 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 6, 2 ads + 4 young
Oystercatcher, 1, ad
Green 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Flew over green 1
House Martin, 6
Over field NE of crossing path

5th July 2024

Swift, 1
Over west side
Little Grebe, 5, ad + 2 young, ad + juv
2 west side pools
Swallow, 7
Over fields NE of crossing path
House Martin, 5
Over field NE of crossing path
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Plus, near NW entrance
Whitethroat, 1
SW pit
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
Green 18 near hotel

4th July 2024

Barn Owl, 1
Hunting the field NE of crossing path, 9.00
Long-tailed Tit, 15
Plus, east side of crossing path
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing from NW entrance to SE corner
Whitethroat, 1
SW pit
Treecreeper, 1
Trees near east side of crossing path

2nd July 2024

Mute Swan, 6, m, f + 4 young
Stone banked pool
Little Grebe, 6, 2 ads + 3 young (1-4 showed yesterday), 1 juv
2 pools. Juv on different pool to yesterday. At least 10 (3 ads) on 3 west side pools
Swallow, 6
Low over green 1
Sedge Warbler, 1
Singing, long west side pool
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, long pool
Whitethroat, 1
Poolside scrub by waste compound
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
Green 1
Reed Bunting, 1, m
West side pool

1st July 2024

Stock Dove, 1
Over west
Little Grebe, 8, ad + 4 young, ad + 2 juvs
2 west side pools
Reed Bunting, 1, m
West side pool

30th June 2024

Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv
Hotel end of green 18

29th June 2024

Little Grebe, 3, 1 ad, 2 juvs
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 1, ad
Green 1
Reed Warbler, 1
West side pool

28th June 2024

Mute Swan, 6, m, f + 4 young
1 lost since Wednesday
Little Grebe, 3, ad + 2 juvs
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2, ads
Central green

27th June 2024

Oystercatcher, 3, 2 ads + juv.
West side green

26th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, m
Stone banked pool
Swift, 1
Over SW area
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
SW pit area. Soon after possibly same bird east of zoo car park
Swallow, 8
Over green 1
Long-tailed Tit, 11
Flew over NW green 3
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, long west side pool
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Long west side pool

25th June 2024

Mute Swan, 7, m, f + 5 young
Stone banked pool
Swift, 5
Low over long west side pool
Little Grebe, 4, ad, 3 juvs
2 west side pools, ad + juv, 2 juvs
Swallow, 5
Low over green 1

24th June 2024

Oystercatcher, 1
Over NW

23rd June 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m
Central pool
Jay, 1
Central area
Swallow, 4
Over hotel

22nd June 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m
Central pool
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, long west side pool
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
Green 1
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Central pool

20th June 2024

Gadwall, 1, f
Stone banked pool
Tufted Duck, 2, 2m
Central pool
Little Grebe, 1, ad
Oystercatcher, 1
Over NW
Blackcap, 7, m
Singing, perimeter path trees
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Central pool

19th June 2024

Mute Swan, 7, 2 ads + 5 young
Stone banked pool
Tufted Duck, 1, m
West side pool
Little Grebe, 2, ad, juv
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 3
2 over south, 1 over green 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Flew over green 1
Swallow, 3
Around keepers yard
Nuthatch, 4
At least 4. Path trees 100m. north of w. side of crossing path. Probably bred in Salisbury Woodland
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
Green 1
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Stone banked pool

18th June 2024

Reed Warbler, 1, m
Singing, long west side pool

17th June 2024

Mute Swan, 7, m, f + 5 young
Stone banked pool
Tufted Duck, 1, f
Pool east of practice field
Oystercatcher, 1
Practice field
Swallow, 3
Low over green 1

16th June 2024

Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing near waste compound

15th June 2024

Mute Swan, 7, m, f + 5 young
Stone banked pool
Tufted Duck, 1, m
Central pool
Moorhen, 5, ad + 4 young
West side pool
Little Grebe, 4, 2 ads + Juv, ad
2 west side pools
Mistle Thrush, 1
Green 1
Pied Wagtail, 1, m
Reed Bunting, 1, m
West side pool

14th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 3, 2m, f
Central pool
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool

12th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, m
Central pool
Swift, 2
Over central area
Cetti's Warbler, 3, juvs
Perched side by side on a Willow branch, preening
Song Thrush, 4
Singing

11th June 2024

Mute Swan, 6, m, f + 4 young
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 1, m
Central pool
Swift, 2
Over central area
Little Grebe, 2, ad + juv
West side pool
Coal Tit, 2
Pines by west side pool
Sedge Warbler, 1
Singing & display flight, west side pool

10th June 2024

Stock Dove, 5
Over west
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Linnet, 3
Around practice field pool

9th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Central pool
Collared Dove, 2
Over west
Blackcap, 4, 3m, f
Between NW corner pond and crossing path

8th June 2024

Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Mistle Thrush, 1
Green 1
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Long west side pool

7th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 1
Green 1

6th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 1, ad
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over NW corner
House Martin, 5
Over field NE of crossing path
Mistle Thrush, 1
Green 1

5th June 2024

Oystercatcher, 1
Hotel roof
Swallow, 6
Around the keepers yard

4th June 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, m
West side pool
Little Grebe, 1, ad
Oystercatcher, 1
Green 1

3rd June 2024

Oystercatcher, 1
Mistle Thrush, 1

2nd June 2024

Oystercatcher, 1
Swallow, 4
Over fields NE of crossing path
Whitethroat, 1
Between paths south of hotel car park
Mistle Thrush, 1
Green 1

1st June 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, m
Stone banked pool
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Raven, 2
Circled high over NW corner, 11.50-53

31st May 2024

Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool

29th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Little Grebe, 1, ad
House Martin, 7
Over fields NE of crossing path
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, NW corner pond east side scrub
Reed Warbler, 4
1 singing, 2 west side pools
Reed Bunting, 1, m
West side pool

27th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Central pool
Reed Warbler, 2, m
Singing, 2 west side pools

26th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, scrub near NW corner pond
Reed Warbler, 1
West side pool

25th May 2024

Mallard, 5, 5m
Stone banked pool
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m
Central pool
Swift, 4
Low over west side pools
Little Grebe, 2, ads
West side pool
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12, ads
Central green
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Low NE over SSSI hedgerow
House Martin, 1
Over NE
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, scrub north of NW corner pond
Reed Warbler, 1, m
Singing, west side pool

24th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Central pool
Swift, 2
Over fields NE of crossing path
Cuckoo, 1
Flew over east end of long west side pool, over the greens and past practice field pool, 18.55
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Swallow, 20
20+ Swallows & House Martins over fields NE of crossing path, 19.15

23rd May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 1
Green 1
Blackcap, 10, m
Singing, 7 from NW entrance to The Nook, 3 west side
Whitethroat, 1
Rough by south side of green 18
Song Thrush, 4
Singing

21st May 2024

Swift, 2
Over south end
Oystercatcher, 1
Flew on to hotel roof
Swallow, 2
Over fields NE of crossing path
Long-tailed Tit, 6
Plus, east side of crossing path
Reed Warbler, 1, m
Singing, practice field pool
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing, 4 west side
Song Thrush, 5, m
Singing

20th May 2024

Swift, 1
Over practice field
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Great Black-backed Gull, 1, ad
Central green
Herring Gull, 45, 2 2nd.w.
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12, ads
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2
Flew over practice field pool
Sand Martin, 1
Low over long west side pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, scrub by practice field pool
Blackcap, 6, m
Singing

19th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 1, m
Stone banked pool

18th May 2024

Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Swift, 2
Low over long west side pool
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Buzzard, 1
Perched on hay bales, field NE of crossing path
Long-tailed Tit, 4
2 & 2 east side
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, west side pool
Blackcap, 9
9m, 8 perimeter path trees

17th May 2024

Pheasant, 1, m
SW rough
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Swallow, 5
Around keepers yard / low over green 1
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, scrub by practice field pool
Reed Warbler, 1
Singing, practice field pool