FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2009
A slightly warmer day than of late with no frost and somewhat overcast conditions; E wind picked up during the afternoon
TRING RESERVOIRS (1200-1330)
Very quiet, apart from the regular wintering species
Wilstone Reservoir
Great Crested Grebe (18)
Sinensis Cormorants (11)
Mute Swans (now down to just 7 adults)
Greylag Geese (54 in fields near Cemetery Corner including one with damaged leg and wing)
Mallard (19 plus 3 'Aylesbury' white types
Eurasian Wigeon (419 and visiting the fields east of reservoir to feed)
Common Teal (230+)
Shoveler (45+)
Tufted Duck (107)
Pochard (26)
COMMON GOLDENEYE (2 - drake and female)
RUDDY DUCK (3 present, an adult drake, immature drake and female)
Coot (398)
**MEDITERRANEAN GULL (first-winter roosted - Dave Bilcock)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (1 adult)
Woodpigeon (51 around the North Bank)
Blue Tit (1)
Common Blackbird (5 in fields on east side)
Redwing (4 with the above)
Song Thrush (2 with the above)
European Robin (1 by Cemetery)
Startop's End Reservoir
Woodpigeon (283 feeding in field immediately west of the Pine shop)
House Sparrow (35 in Angler's Retreat garden favouring aviary and Leylandii)
Redwing (47 feeding in paddock north of reservoir)
Mute Swan (2 - 1 first-winter)
Greylag Goose (1)
Tufted Duck (44)
Northern Pochard (7)
Coot (48)
Marsworth Reservoir
Great Crested Grebe (5)
Grey Heron (1)
Shoveler (156)
Pochard (3)
Tringford Reservoir
Mute Swan (9 adults)
Common Teal (2)
Tufted Duck (11)
Pochard (1 female)
Coot (31)
Carrion Crow (1)
PITSTONE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Wintering flock of 16 MEADOW PIPITS located, in grass field immediately opposite waste site
NORTHFIELD ROAD
No sign of any European Golden Plovers but 21 LAPWING, 18 FIELDFARES and 181 Woodpigeons in field at SP 952 127
PITSTONE QUARRY
Mostly frozen but in small patch at top end was gathered 4 Little Grebe, 1 adult Mute Swan, 11 Common Teal, 6 Eurasian Wigeon, 31 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard and 3 Coot. The gull roost contained 12 Commons.
Highlight was 3 BULLFINCHES in trees by the road
DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP - Common Buzzard
COLLEGE LAKE today held a redhead GOOSANDER and 2 female COMMON GOLDENEYES (per RBA)
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To publish and gather ornithological and mammalian sightings in the Tring Reservoirs area and environs
My 2017 Tring Reservoirs Bird Recording Area List
- 69) Red-crested Pochard, Wilstone, 9 January
- 68) Common Buzzard, Wilstone, 9 January
- 60) Greylag Goose, 3 January
- 59) BITTERN, Marsworth, 4 January
- 58) CORN BUNTING, Marsworth, 4 January
- 57) Reed Bunting, 4 January
- 55) Great Tit, 4 January
- 54) Blue Tit, 4 January
- 52) Green Woodpecker, 4 January
- 48) Common Starling, 4 January
- 47) Mistle Thrush, Marsworth, 4 January
- 45) Goldcrest, 4 January
- 43) Common Gull, 4 January
- 42) Goldfinch, 2 January
- 41) Chaffinch, 2 January
- 40) Carrion Crow, 2 January
- 39) Jackdaw, 2 January
- 38) Common Magpie, 2 January
- 37) Long-tailed Tit, 2 January
- 36) Blackbird, 2 January
- 35) Song Thrush, 2 January
- 34) Robin, 2 January
- 33) Dunnock, 2 January
- 32) Wren, 2 January
- 31) Grey Wagtail, 2 January
- 30) Pied Wagtail, 2 January
- 28) Common Kingfisher, 2 January
- 27) Collared Dove, 2 January
- 26) Stock Dove, 2 January
- 25) Woodpigeon, 2 January
- 24) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 January
- 23) Black-headed Gull, 2 January
- 22) Lapwing, 2 January
- 20) Coot, 2 January
- 19) Moorhen, 2 January
- 18) Water Rail, 2 January
- 16) Tufted Duck, 2 January
- 14) Northern Pochard, 2 January
- 13) Common Teal, 2 January
- 12) Eurasian Wigeon, 2 January
- 11) Shoveler, 2 January
- 10) Gadwall, 2 January
- 9) Mallard, 2 January
- 7) Atlantic Canada Goose, 2 January
- 6) Mute Swan, 2 January
- 4) Grey Heron, 2 January
- 3) Cormorant, 2 January
- 2) Little Grebe, 2 January
- 1) Great Crested Grebe, 2 January
My 2012 Tring Reservoirs List (Lee G R Evans)
- 134) Tawny Owl, Marsworth, 01 December
- 133) BRAMBLING, Wilstone, 26 October
- 132) SLAVONIAN GREBE, Wilstone, 26 October
- 131) European Golden Plover, Wilstone, 01 October
- 130) GREAT WHITE EGRET, Wilstone, 23 September
- 129) WHIMBREL, Marsworth, 20 August
- 128) BLACK TERN (5 birds), Startop's, 15 August
- 127) Garden Warbler, Wilstone Orchard, 6 August
- 126) NUTHATCH, Wilstone Orchard, 06 August
- 125) Lesser Whitethroat, Wilstone, 7 July
- 124) SABINE'S GULL, Startop's, 02 July
- 123) Spotted Flycatcher, Wilstone, 28 June
- 122) GARGANEY, Wilstone, 30 April
- 121) Hobby, Wilstone, 30 April
- 120) Common Cuckoo, Marsworth, 28 April
- 119) Common Whitethroat, Dry Canal, 25 April
- 118) Common Swift, Wilstone, 24 April
- 117) LITTLE TERN, Wilstone, 17 April
- 116) Common Redshank, Startop's, 17 April
- 115) ARCTIC TERN (15), Wilstone, 17 April
- 114) Western Reed Warbler (3), Marsworth, 13 April
- 113) Sedge Warbler, Marsworth, 13 April
- 112) Yellow Wagtail, Marsworth, 13 April
- 111) GRASSHOPPER WARBLER, Marsworth, 13 April
- 110) Common Sandpiper, Wilstone, 10 April
- 109) Willow Warbler, Dry Canal, 08 April
- 108) KITTIWAKE, Wilstone, 08 April
- 107) NORTHERN FULMAR, Wilstone, 05 April
- 106) House Martin, Wilstone, 04 April
- 105) MARSH HARRIER, Wilstone, 03 April
- 104) Common Tern, Wilstone, 03 April
- 103) Mandarin Duck, Marsworth Reservoir, 31 March
- 102) CURLEW, Wilstone, 31 March
- 101) Barn Swallow, Wilstone, 31 March
- 100) WHITE WAGTAIL, Startop's, 26 March
- 99) Little Ringed Plover, Startop's, 26 March
- 98) LITTLE GULL (20), Wilstone, 26 March
- 97) Cetti's Warbler, Marsworth, 17 March
- 96) Sand Martin (7), Wilstone, 17 March
- 95) MARSH TIT, Wilstone Orchard, 16 March
- 94) SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT, Wilstone, 14 March
- 93) RED-THROATED DIVER, flew high west over reservoirs, 14 March
- 92) Common Kingfisher, Marsworth, 13 March
- 91) Meadow Pipit, Startop's, 13 March
- 90) Ringed Plover, Startop's End, 13 March
- 89) Blackcap, Tringford, 13 March
- 88) OYSTERCATCHER, Wilstone, 13 March
- 87) Common Chiffchaff, Tringford, 10 March
- 86) Mistle Thrush, Tring Sewage Farm, 5 March
- 85) Water Rail, Marsworth
- 84) Jay, Tringford Reservoir, 5 March
- 83) COMMON STONECHAT, Wilstone, 5 March
- 82) BARN OWL, Tring Sewage Farm, 3 March
- 81) Common Treecreeper, Marsworth
- 80) Common Buzzard
- 79) Sparrowhawk, Wilstone, 21 February
- 78) Green Sandpiper, Wilstone, 17 February
- 77) PINTAIL, Wilstone, 17 February
- 76) RUFF (male), Wilstone, 15 February
- 75) Herring Gull (3), Wilstone, 13 February
- 74) PEREGRINE, Wilstone, 13 February
- 73) DUNLIN, Wilstone, 12 February
- 72) BLACK-TAILED GODWIT, Wilstone, 12 February
- 71) RED KNOT, Wilstone, 12 February
- 70) SMEW, Startop's End, 08 February
- 69) House Sparrow, Startop's Farm, 04 February
- 68) EURASIAN BITTERN, Marsworth, 03 February
- 67) Skylark, Dry Canal, 28 January
- 66) Yellowhammer, Dry Canal, 28 January
- 65) GOOSANDER (drake), Wilstone, 28 January
- 64) WATER PIPIT, Wilstone, 10 January
- 63) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (3 birds), Wilstone, 8 January
- 62) Stock Dove, Wilstone, 8 January
- 61) Lapwing, Wilstone, 8 January
- 60) Reed Bunting, Marsworth, 4 January
- 59) CORN BUNTING, Marsworth Reedbed Roost, 4 January
- 58) Goldcrest, Marsworth, 4 January
- 57) Bullfinch, Watery Lane, 4 January
- 56) SISKIN (3), Tringford, 4 January
- 54) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 January
- 53) Greenfinch, Tringford, 4 January
- 52) SNOW BUNTING (immature male), Startop's End, 1 January
- 51) Goldfinch, 1 January
- 50) Linnet (54 birds), Wilstone, 1 January
- 49) Chaffinch, 1 January
- 48) Common Starling, 1 January
- 47) Carrion Crow, 1 January
- 46) Rook, 1 January
- 45) Western Jackdaw, 1 January
- 44) Common Magpie, 1 January
- 43) Long-tailed Tit, 1 January
- 43) Blue Tit, 1 January
- 42) Great Tit, 1 January
- 41) Common Blackbird, 1 January
- 40) Fieldfare, 1 January
- 39) Redwing, 1 January
- 38) Song Thrush, 1 January
- 37) Robin, 1 January
- 36) Dunnock, 1 January
- 35) Wren, 1 January
- 34) Grey Wagtail, 1 January
- 33) Pied Wagtail, 1 January
- 32) Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 January
- 31) Green Woodpecker, 1 January
- 30) Collared Dove, 1 January
- 29) Woodpigeon, 1 January
- 28) MEDITERRANEAN GULL (adult winter), Startop's, 1 January
- 27) Common Gull, 1 January
- 26) Black-headed Gull, 1 January
- 25) JACK SNIPE (2 birds), Marsworth, 1 January
- 24) Common Snipe (3), Marsworth, 1 January
- 23) Coot, 1 January
- 22) Moorhen, 1 January
- 21) Common Pheasant, 1 january
- 20) Common Kestrel, 1 January
- 19) Red Kite, 1 January
- 18) Common Goldeneye (7), 1 January
- 17) Tufted Duck, 1 January
- 16) Red-crested Pochard, 1 January
- 15) Northern Pochard, 1 January
- 14) Common Teal, 1 January
- 13) Eurasian Wigeon, 1 January
- 12) Northern Shoveler, 1 January
- 11) Gadwall, 1 January
- 10) Mallard. 1 January
- 9) DARK-BELLIED BRENT GOOSE (first-winter), Wilstone, 1 January
- 8) Atlantic Canada Goose, 1 January
- 7) Greylag Goose, 1 January
- 6) Mute Swan, 1 January
- 5) Grey Heron, 1 January
- 4) Little Egret, Wilstone, 1 January
- 3) Atlantic Great Cormorant, 1 January
- 2) Little Grebe (2 birds), 1 January
- 1) Great Crested Grebe, 1 January
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- Lee G R Evans
- I have been birding since 1969 but became obsessed with 'twitching' in 1974 and haven't looked back since. Have driven over 1.3 million miles in pursuit of rare birds in the UK, where to date I have recorded 588 species in Britain and Ireland. I also have a fascination for the Birds of the Western Palearctic, where I have currently recorded 880 of the 1,064 species ever recorded. I am widely travelled in North America, as well as in Africa and Asia, and have written at least 29 books on my chosen subject, including best-sellers ''Ultimate Site Guide to Scarcer British Birds' and 'Rare Birds in Britain 1800-1990'. Established the UK400 Club in 1981 to cater for the most obsessive of the British birding fraternity and now concentrate on online publishing, via the www.uk400clubonline.co.uk website. Record Birding achievements include recording 386 species in Britain & Ireland in 1996 and 627+ in the Western Palearctic in 2008
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