Date: 13th April 2026
Time: from 8:30 a.m.
Weather: sunny, light wind, 8°C to 10°C
Having recorded my first Lesser Whitethroat of the year at my St. Nicholas Church local patch on 12th April 2026, I was hoping for the same at the reserve this morning.
Unfortunately, I failed to even hear the rattling song of this summer migrant but I did record 3 further additions to my 2026 site list: Sparrowhawk, Collared Dove and House Sparrow.
The notable bird records during my visit were as follows ….
Sparrowhawk: 1 seen flying across the path between the storage shed and the Eastfield Road entrance and into the wooded area around Willow Pond
Collared Dove: 2 seen flying high south over the path between the Spanish Steps and the storage shed and another seen on the ground near the bench by the Spanish Steps before flying off into the adjacent residential area
House Sparrow: male heard calling and eventually seen in the hedge adjacent to the path near the storage shed
Blackcap: very evident across the reserve now with 3 singing males seen, another 2 singing males heard and a female seen
Chiffchaff: very evident across the reserve now with 2 singing males seen, another single bird seen and a presumed pair seen in the trees around Meadow Pond
Moorhen: presumed pair seen on Willow Pond
Mallard: male seen flying south high over Meadow Pond
In addition, I had a brief view of a Reeves’ Muntjac at the back of Fox Pond (another first record of the year) plus 4 Grey Squirrels: 1 in the wooded area near the Spanish Steps and the storage shed, 1 in the trees adjacent to Meadow Pond and 2 in the trees adjacent to Meadow Pond.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
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