Recent Sightings at Herons' Reach Golf Course
15th May 2024
Swift, 1, (Tony Sharples)
Over south end
Oystercatcher, 1
Practice field
14th May 2024
Reed Warbler, 1
Long west side pool
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Around old High Nook A.C. Perch pond between greens 14 & 15
12th May 2024
Gadwall, 1, m
West side pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
11th May 2024
Oystercatcher, 1
Over green 1
Swallow, 2
Low over green 1
10th May 2024
Mistle Thrush, 1
Green 1
9th May 2024
Swallow, 3
Over green 1
Reed Warbler, 2
Singing, 2 west side pools
Blackcap, 10, m
Singing. 9 perimeter path trees, 1 SW pit
8th May 2024
Oystercatcher, 1
Practice field
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
7th May 2024
Mallard, 7, f + 6 well grown young
NW corner pond
Tufted Duck, 4
Over NW
Oystercatcher, 1
Practice field
Swallow, 2
Over north
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing
6th May 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1, m
Singing, SW pit
Blackcap, 6, m
Singinig
5th May 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Swallow, 3
Over SW area
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
4th May 2024
Swallow, 2
Over keepers yard
Lesser Whitethroat, 1, m
Singing, showing, SE corner path trees
Bullfinch, 1, m
SE corner path trees
2nd May 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing. 4 from NW corner pond to zoo car park
1st May 2024
Buzzard, 1
Over fields NE of crossing path
Swallow, 1
Low over west side pool
Blackcap, 5, m
3 singing
29th April 2024
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing
28th April 2024
Stock Dove, 2
Green by west side of crossing path
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 3
2 in field south of Newton Hall, 1 on keepers yard roof
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing, west side
27th April 2024
Coot, 6, 2 ads + 4 young
Pool east of zoo car park
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over NW corner
Swallow, 2
Over west side
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
26th April 2024
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, ditch west of NW corner pond
Reed Bunting, 1, m
Pool east of practice field
25th April 2024
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 1
Green 1
24th April 2024
Little Grebe, 1
Pool east of practice field
Swallow, 1
Over north
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
23rd April 2024
Gadwall, 1, m
Pond south of waste compound
Common Sandpiper, 1
Practice field pool
Willow Warbler, 1
Singing, east side of zoo car park
22nd April 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Pond south of waste compound
Cuckoo, 1
Perched in tree, copse west of Staining Nook. Called non-stop for 3 minutes. Flew north at 18.20
Little Grebe, 1
Long west side pool
Grey Heron, 3
2 over SE, 1 over east
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
Blackcap, 6, m
Singing
Lesser Whitethroat, 1
Singing, SSSI hedgerow west of slope path
Song Thrush, 3
Singing
Bullfinch, 1
Flew into SSSI hedgerow west of slope
21st April 2024
Gadwall, 1, m
West side pool
Stock Dove, 1
Over west
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Over SW area
Buzzard, 1
Circled over NW corner pond
Kestrel, 1, f
Central rough area
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing, west side
20th April 2024
Stock Dove, 1
Near NW entrance
Oystercatcher, 1
Hotel roof
17th April 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over crossing path
Willow Warbler, 1, m
Singing, east side of crossing path
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
16th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Over green 1
Buzzard, 1
Circled over SE area
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, SE old High Nook A.C. pond
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
15th April 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Over green 1
Jay, 1
West side of crossing path
14th April 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Pond SW of SW pit
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Kestrel, 1, f
Hunting central rough
13th April 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Dyke west of NW corner pond. Later on small flood in field NE of crossing path
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
12th April 2024
Stock Dove, 2
Over west
Collared Dove, 1
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Cormorant, 1
West side pool
Willow Warbler, 2, m
Singing, east and north of crossing path
Blackcap, 6, m
Singing
Reed Bunting, 1
Long west side pool
11th April 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over central area
Jay, 2
NW end
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing, west side
Treecreeper, 1
Path trees south of NW corner pond
10th April 2024
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Central area
8th April 2024
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Low over green west of The Nook
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing
7th April 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1/central green
Peregrine, 1
Flew west over south end, 4.15
Blackcap, 5, 4m, 1f
Female near SW pit
6th April 2024
Tufted Duck, 4, 2m
2 pools
Little Grebe, 1
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by central pool
Swallow, 1
Over the field NE of crossing path
Blackcap, 4, m
Singing. 1 by practice field pool, 3 around perimeter
5th April 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by central pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Circled over NW corner
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond north side Brambles
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
4th April 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 3
3 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Hotel roof
Sparrowhawk, 1
Low over central area
Buzzard, 4
Circled over the south end
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Over SE corner
Blackcap, 3, m
Singing
3rd April 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Blackcap, 5, m
Singing. 4 between Newton Hall and The Nook
2nd April 2024
Tufted Duck, 6, 4m
2 pools
Collared Dove, 2
Over west
Buzzard, 1
Perched by old High Nook A.C. pond
Kestrel, 1, f
Perched by Stone Banked pool
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, NW end. Also Peacock butterfly by NW corner pond
1st April 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
Central pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Little Egret, 1
Dyke west of NW corner pond
Long-tailed Tit, 2
West side
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing
Reed Bunting, 2, m, f
Central pool
31st March 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Little Grebe, 1
Central pool
Oystercatcher, 2
By central pool
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over SW area
Ring-necked Parakeet, 1
Flew east over central pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, NW corner pond east side scrub
Chiffchaff, 6
Blackcap, 2, m
Singing, SE corner & east side of crossing path
Wheatear, 1, m
By central pool
Bullfinch, 1, m
East side of NW corner pond
30th March 2024
Tufted Duck, 3, 2m
2 pools
Little Grebe, 2
2 west side pools
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1, f
West side of crossing path
Blackcap, 1, m
Singing, SE corner path trees
29th March 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 6, 5m
Central pool
Little Grebe, 2
2 pools
Oystercatcher, 2
By central pool
Chiffchaff, 7
Between NW entrance and The Nook NW corner
Blackcap, 1, m
Path trees west of The Nook NW corner.
28th March 2024
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
West side pool
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Chiffchaff, 10
Singing around the perimeter, not including south side path
Bullfinch, 1
Calling, SW pit
27th March 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Green by central pool
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
Greenfinch, 3
Around NW corner pond
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Practice field pool
26th March 2024
Pheasant, 1, m
East side of crossing path
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 2, m, f
Collared Dove, 2
Over west
Cormorant, 1
Long west side pool
Buzzard, 1
Circled over central area
Jay, 1
SW pit
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Waste compound
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing
24th March 2024
Little Grebe, 1
Stone banked pool
Cetti's Warbler, 1
Singing, SW pit
Chiffchaff, 3
Singing
22nd March 2024
Oystercatcher, 2
Green 1
Cormorant, 2
1 central pool, 1 over west
Buzzard, 1
Circled over central area
Chiffchaff, 2
Singing, NW end
21st March 2024
Sparrowhawk, 1, f
Over SE corner
Chiffchaff, 4
Singing. 3 NW end
Goldcrest, 1
SE corner path trees
19th March 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 4, 3m
2 west side pools
Little Grebe, 5
3 pools
Buzzard, 2
Circled over field NE of crossing path
Chiffchaff, 3
Singing
Greenfinch, 3, 2m
By NW entrance. Female collecting nesting material
18th March 2024
Gadwall, 2, m, f
West side pool
Tufted Duck, 6, 3m
2 west side pools
Little Grebe, 4
3 west side pools
Oystercatcher, 2
Central green
Cormorant, 1
Central pool
Grey Heron, 2, ad, 1st.w.
NW corner pond
Long-tailed Tit, 3
By NW corner pond
Chaffinch, 2, m, f
By SW pit
Bullfinch, 2, m, f
SW pit to mere NW scrub
Greenfinch, 1, m
SW pit
Goldfinch, 4
Near SW pit
Reed Bunting, 1, f
Long west side pool bushes