Colne Valley Birding

Staines Res this am: Marsh Harrier flew e towards the Moor over the s basin at 12:00, 15 B N Grebe (8 s basin, 7 n basin), water pipit and 36 Pochard and 25 Goldeneye. @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: 10 B N Grebe(8 n basin,2 S), 3 water pipit nw corner s basin, 500+ tufted duck, only 17 Pochard, 2 Pintail and 24 Goldeneye. @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: Lesser Scaup SW corner S basin, 6 B N Grebe, 2 Pintail, water pipit, 28 Goldeneye, 400+ tufted duck, 34 Pochard and gosseander. @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: 5 B N Grebe, 3 Pintail(1m, 2f) on s basin, Peregrine, water pipit, shelduck. About 40 Pochard in sw corner of s basin, could not see lesser scaup today.@CVBirding

Staines Moor this am: 5 Water Pipit (4 southern flood, 1 on Colne), 6 Stonechat, 35 Meadow pipit, 3 chiffchaff and 2 Snipe. @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: increase in duck numbers with 300+ of Pochard and Tufted Duck, 20 goldeneye. 9 B N Grebe, 4 shelduck, water pipit. Pochard flock again in sw corner of S basin into sun therefore could not see if lesser scaup still present. @CVBirding

Staines res this am: 5B N Grebe, Oystercatcher, 57 Pochard, 80+ wigeon and a lapwing. @CVBirding

Nice morning at Staines Res: Ad Great N Diver on n basin (thanks Ken), 2 Little gull ad and 1st winter s basin, 3 B N Grebe, gooseander, 60 Pochard, 200+ tufted duck, c10 Goldeneye and 4 Egyptian Geese. @CVBirding

Staines Moor this am: 1 water pipit by N Bridge, Raven flew east along southern end, 5 Stonechat and a few m pipit and skylark. @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: Quiet, 4 Blck necked Grebe, 2 peregrine hunting teal on n basin and 3 Goldeneye (2m and f) @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: 6 B N Grebe, yellow wag, common Sandpiper. @CVBirding

Staines Moor this am: Whinchat, Reed warbler, 5-6 Stonechat, 3 Kingfisher, Cettis Warbler, 15 meadow pipit, 3 skylark and 70+ B H Gull feeding on flying insects @CVBirding

Staines Res this am: 1 Back Tern n basin, 11 B N Grebe, Ruff, Ringed Plover, 500+ House Martin, Hobby @CVBirding