Recent Sightings at Herons' Reach Golf Course
20th November 2024
Buzzard, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Circled over SE area
Mistle Thrush, 1
Flew west over zoo car park from green 2
19th November 2024
Greenfinch, 12
SE corner trees near SE pit
18th November 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 40
South over practice field
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
West side pool
Teal, 2, m, f
SW pool
Tufted Duck, 1, m
Central pool
Little Grebe, 3
2 west side pools
Cormorant, 1
East over NW corner
17th November 2024
Teal, 2, m, f
SW pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
With prey near NW corner pond
15th November 2024
Teal, 1, m
SW pool
14th November 2024
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 2, 2m
2 pools
Little Grebe, 1
Central pool
Cormorant, 2
Flew east over NW corner
Sparrowhawk, 1
Low over stone-banked pool
Jay, 1
Flew SE from trees by green 1
13th November 2024
Raven, 2
Flew west over central area / zoo car park
12th November 2024
Jay, 1
Pine clump by west side pool
11th November 2024
Mute Swan, 5, 2 ads, 3 juvs
2 ads + 2 juvs - stone banked pool, 1 juv. - long west side pool
Little Grebe, 3
2 west side pool, 1 central pool
10th November 2024
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
Long west side pool
Long-tailed Tit, 8
Putting practice area
Chiffchaff, 1
Putting practice trees
9th November 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 142
42 south over NW corner pond. 100+ south - central area
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
West side pool
Song Thrush, 1
West side
7th November 2024
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
Central pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
6th November 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Little Grebe, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2, m, f
Circled over waste compound area
Raven, 1
Circled over green 18, then flew SE. Had a dangling leg, so probably regular Norbreck bird
5th November 2024
Mute Swan, 4, 2 ads + 2 juvs
Pool by waste compound
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Perched, waste compound
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, central pool east side reeds
4th November 2024
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m, f
2 pools
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Magpie, 33
NW corner trees, pre-roost
3rd November 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Pool east of zoo cp
Little Grebe, 1
Pool east of zoo c park
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, pool east of zoo car park
2nd November 2024
Mute Swan, 5, 2 ads + 3 juvs
West side pool. 3rd juv. accepted back by ads
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
male - west side pool, female - central pool
Redwing, 45
Plus. Mixed Redwing & Fieldfare flock flew south over NW corner pond, 15.55
31st October 2024
Carrion Crow, 32
Trees near stone banked pool
30th October 2024
Mute Swan, 5, 2 ads, 3 juvs
1 probable juv. male exiled by the ads on a different pool
Little Grebe, 1
Long west side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1
Flew very low along path east of crossing path
Jay, 2
Path trees south of NW corner pond, SE pit
Goldfinch, 7
West side
23rd October 2024
Little Grebe, 3, ads
2 west side pool, 1 central pool
Jay, 1
Path trees near east side of crossing path
22nd October 2024
Mute Swan, 5, 2 ads + 3 juvs
Jay, 1
Low over paths to SE pit
21st October 2024
Jay, 1
Low over east side of practice field
18th October 2024
Little Grebe, 4, 3 ads, 1 juv
2 west side pools
14th October 2024
Little Grebe, 3, 2 ads, juv
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Low over long west side pool
Long-tailed Tit, 10
Waste compound
13th October 2024
Buzzard, 1
Flew SE over crossing path
Jay, 2
Flew over green 2
12th October 2024
Little Grebe, 2, ad + juv
West side pool
Buzzard, 1
Over fields NE of crossing path
Jay, 1
Path trees by east side of zoo car park
10th October 2024
Little Grebe, 3, ads
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 1
Over green 1
9th October 2024
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 1, juv
Green 1
7th October 2024
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 1, juv
Green 1
Jay, 1
Flew over SSSI hedgerow
Chiffchaff, 1
SW pit
5th October 2024
Mute Swan, 6, 2 ads + 4 juvs
Stone banked pool
Jay, 1
Path trees at top of SE side hill
3rd October 2024
Little Grebe, 2, ads
2 west side pools
2nd October 2024
Little Grebe, 2, 1 ad, 1 juv
Sparrowhawk, 2
Over central area
Buzzard, 2
Circled over central area
Swallow, 3
Low over west side pool
1st October 2024
Mute Swan, 6, 2 ads + 4 juvs
Stone banked pool
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Waste compound
Kestrel, 1, male
Very low around stone banked pool
Swallow, 10, ads, juvs
Wires over car park at west side of hotel
Pied Wagtail, 1
Hotel car park
Greenfinch, 7
Trees by pool north of waste compound
29th September 2024
Little Grebe, 1, ad
West side pool
Pied Wagtail, 2
Putting practice area
27th September 2024
Mute Swan, 6, 2 ads + 4 juvs
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Long west side pool
26th September 2024
Pink-footed Goose, 95
South over Greenfinch Court
24th September 2024
Little Grebe, 2, ads
2 west side pools
Cormorant, 1
West side pool