Chard reservoir sign

Recent sightings

What to look for in March

Previous Years

 


March 24th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 11
  • Swallow 1
  • Sand Martin c.40

 


March 23rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Black-headed Gull 21
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 7

 


March 22nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20+
  • Black-headed Gull 10+
  • Blackcap 1 singing (Jim's Field)

 


March 21st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin heard
  • Cormorant 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Blackcap 1 singing (meadow by railway bridge)

 


March 20th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • She4lduck 2
  • Mandarin 5
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
  • Cetti's Warbler 1 singing near hide
  • Siskin 1 heard

 


March 19th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22+
  • Buzzard 1
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Common Gull 12
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Marsh Tit 1
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Nuthatch calling
  • Grey Wagtail 1 on dam
  • Siskin 1


Kevin Harris: Gadwall

Also several Peacock butterflies and a couple of Brimstones.


March 18th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 19+
  • Sparrowhawk 1

 


March 17th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 9
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Cormorant 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 19+
  • Grey Wagtial 1 on dam

 


March 16th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair + 2 adults
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 6
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 6
  • Sand Martin 2

 


March 15th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Gadwall 1
  • Cormorant 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Buzzard 1
  • Stock Dove 1
  • Sand Martin 1

 


March 14th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Buzzard 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9
  • Great Black-backed Gull 1 2nd winter
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Chiffchaff singing
  • Blackcap singing

 


March 13th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Sand Martin 16

 


March 12th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 2
  • Cormorant 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 20+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Sand Martin 7
  • Stock Dove 1 in Jim's Field

 


March 11th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 6
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 29
  • Black-headed Gull 40
  • Common Gull 175
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 (2nd winter KGH)
  • Herring Gull c.200
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
  • Sand Martin 7
  • Greenfinch 1 singing on dam


Kevin Harris: Med Gull


March 10th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 6
  • Mandarin 3
  • Gadwall 1 pair
  • Cormorant 4 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Black-headed Gull c.60
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 9

 


March 9th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Shoveler 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 6 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Mistle Thrush 2 (flew over res calling)

 


March 8th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 5 inc. red ring 111
  • Great Crested Grebe 18+

Foggy all day


March 7th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 5
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Sand Martin 1

 


March 6th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 10
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 7 inc. red ring 111
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 12
  • Sand Martin 9 at 08:30 & at least 7 in evening (DWH)

 


March 5th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 6
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 4 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16+
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 5

 


March 4th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 8
  • Mandarin 2
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Cormorant 4 inc. red ring
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22 inc pair nest building
  • Sparrowhawk 1 soaring high on thermal
  • Buzzard 2
  • Black-headed Gull 2
  • Herring Gull 60+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 1
  • Coal Tit 2
  • Long-tailed Tit 2
  • Chiffchaff full song north and south ends
  • Nuthatch calling


Kevin Harris: Brimstone flying past and Comma

The warmest day so far of the year which brought numerous butterflies out of hibernation.
In my first 20 minutes at the reserve I counted 12 Brimstones, 1 Peacock, 3 Commas, 3 unidentified butterflies (maybe more Commas) and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.


March 3rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 9
  • Mandarin 10
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 8
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 55+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 4
  • Sand Martin 5 at 17:30 (DWH)

 


March 2nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 7
  • Mallard 36+
  • Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3
  • Sand Martin 6 at 16:20 (DWH)

 


March 1st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 7
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 9 inc. red ring 111
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 3

 


February 28th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Mandarin 11
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 9
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

 


February 27th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 8
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Teal 16
  • Cormorant 9 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 23+
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Goldcrest 1


Kevin Harris: Great White Egret


February 26th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 6
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 12
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Sand Martin 1 flew north at 09:05 (earliest record here ever)
  • Grey Wagtail 1

 


February 25th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 3
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 23

 


February 24th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 10
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Teal 13
  • Cormorant 14 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 4
  • Great Crested Grebe 22+ some display
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Buzzard 1
  • Nuthatch heard east side
  • Coal Tit 1 east side


Kevin Harris: Grebes and Great White Egret


February 23rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 5
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 26

Recorded by Merlin app over 20 minutes, but not verified:

Greylag, Raven, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch.


February 22nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 14
  • Teal 8
  • Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Kingfisher 1

 


February 21st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Mandarin 4
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 17 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1 (all day)
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Grey Wagtail pair at dam (singing)

 


February 20th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Cormorant 17 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great White Egret 1 (all day)
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 27+

 


February 19th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Cormorant 7
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 30
  • Kingfisher 1

 


February 18th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Cormorant 15 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Black-headed Gull c.50
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2

 


February 17th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 6
  • Mandarin 7
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 28

 


February 16th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Mandarin 22
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Teal 23
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 25 (some display)
  • Buzzard 1
  • Pheasant 1
  • Black-headed Gull 40+
  • Herring Gull 130
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2


Kevin Harris: Mandarins


February 15th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair + 1 adult
  • Canada Goose 1
  • Cormorant 12
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22+

 


February 14th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair + 1 adult
  • Canada Goose 11
  • Mandarin 12
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 24
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 82+
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1

 


February 13th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 16
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 6
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Grey Wagtail 1
  • Starling several hundred flew over north late pm

 


February 12th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 8
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Kingfisher 2

 


February 11th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 10
  • Mandarin 1
  • Cormorant 5
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Stock Dove 1 in Jims Field

 


February 10th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 6
  • Cormorant 9
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Kingfisher 1

 


February 9th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 11
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Green Woodpecker 1 (east side)
  • Redwing heard singing in NE wood
  • Marsh Tit 1 heard in east wood
  • Bullfinch 1 in NE wood

 


February 8th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 11
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Cormorant 10
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Grey Wagtail 1

 


February 7th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Cormorant 13
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20

 


February 6th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 16
  • Tufted Duck 1
  • Cormorant 14 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Sparrowhawk 1

 


February 5th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 27
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Buzzard 1 very wet in fisherman's car park
  • Water Rail 1 heard SE corner
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Herring Gull 62
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 adult
  • Grey Wagtail 1 in Jim's field

 


February 4th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Greylag Goose 1
  • Mandarin 1 pair
  • Mallard 76+
  • Tufted Duck 2
  • Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 23 inc. display
  • Buzzard 1
  • Coot 5
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Herring Gull 120+
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Green Woodpecker heard
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming heard
  • Jackdaw c.70
  • Nuthatch heard


Kevin Harris: Greylag

Hide usable again now after severe flooding. The Snowdrops are starting to properly open up now


February 3rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Shelduck 2
  • Wigeon 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 3
  • Cormorant 8
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20

 


February 2nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Shoveler 2 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Cormorant 6 inc. red ring 111
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20

 


February 1st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 1
  • Tufted Duck 4
  • Cormorant 5 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Sparrowhawk 1

 


January 31st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 5
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Cormorant 2
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Kingfisher 1

Still all flooded including the hide for over a week now


January 30th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Gadwall 1
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 5
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 15
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Woodpigeon c.100 flew in at dusk

 


January 29th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin c.15
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Cormorant 6
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Woodpigeon c.100 flew in (to roost?)

 


January 28th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 4
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Cormorant 3
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 17

 


January 27th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 17
  • Redwing 10 in willows in flooded woods

 


January 26th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Cormorant 6
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 16

 


January 25th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Cormorant 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 20

Still all flooded


January 24th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Cormorant 7 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 23

 


January 23rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Cormorant 1
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 27

Storm Ingrid


January 22nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 6
  • Cormorant 9
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 26
  • Sparrowhawk 1
  • Kingfisher 1

Flooding including the hide


January 21st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 11 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 11
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 21
  • Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
  • Kingfisher 1

 


January 20th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mallard 80+
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Cormorant 25
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 21

Stormy weather


January 19th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Teal 1
  • Wigeon 2 3
  • Shoveler 5
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Goldeneye 1
  • Cormorant 21
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 27
  • Kingfisher 1


Dave Helliar: Goldeneye, Wigeon and Shoveler


January 18th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 23+

Terrible weather, wind and rain


January 17th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 9
  • Tufted Duck 5
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Kingfisher 1

 


January 16th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Teal 6
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 21
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 22
  • Peregrine 1 male flew south over meadows at 16:40
  • Water Rail 2 calling at south end
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Stock Dove 1 in Jims field
  • Song Thrush heard singing
  • Chiffchaff 1 calling by the hide
  • Marsh Tit 1 heard SE side

 


January 15th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 26
  • Mandarin 14
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Cormorant 18
  • Little Egret 2
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
  • Kingfisher 1

 


January 14th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 26
  • Mandarin 22
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Teal 68 visible when counted, but probably c.100 present
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 32
  • Sparrowhawk 1 flew across reservoir
  • Water Rail call heard
  • Black-headed Gull c.470
  • Common Gull c.50
  • Mediterranean Gull 2 adult winter (KGH)
  • Herring Gull 377
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker call heard south end
  • Starling c.200 flew by before dusk, but didn't settle

 


January 13th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 1
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Buzzard 1
  • Black-headed Gull 1
  • Kingfisher 1
  • Mistle Thrush 1 singing

Also a single Daubentons Bat seen at 16:00, being mobbed by the one Black-headed Gull. No other gull species seen between 15:40 and 16:40 unlike the following day


January 12th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 2
  • Mandarin 4
  • Wigeon 7
  • Tufted Duck 8
  • Cormorant 15
  • Little Egret 4
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 25
  • Common Gull 1

 


January 11th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 19
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Cormorant 19
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 28
  • Kingfisher 1

Driving rain and southerly gales


January 10th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 9
  • Mandarin 6
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Cormorant 24
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 24

 


January 9th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Mandarin 16
  • Tufted Duck 9
  • Cormorant 24 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 23
  • Black-headed Gull 242
  • Common Gull 2
  • Kingrfisher 1
  • Starling c.100

 


January 8th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose c.37
  • Mandarin 30+
  • Tufted Duck 15
  • Cormorant 17
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 3
  • Great Crested Grebe 5
  • Mediterranean Gull 1 adult winter
  • Black-headed Gull 115
  • Marsh Tit heard near dam at north end

 


January 7th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose c.44
  • Mandarin 8
  • Mallard 102+
  • Tufted Duck 10
  • Cormorant 2
  • Little Egret 5
  • Great White Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Common Gull 4
  • Kingfisher heard

Reservoir 10% frozen


January 6th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose c.50
  • Mandarin 16
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Cormorant 10
  • Little Egret 2
  • Great White Egret 1 (DWH)
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 5
  • Black-headed Gull 200+

Reservoir 75% frozen


January 5th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 31
  • Mandarin 10
  • Shoveler 1 pair
  • Teal 100+
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Cormorant 23
  • Little Egret 14 pre roost north and south
  • Grey Heron 4
  • Great Crested Grebe 10 (1 out of the water unusually, but looked well)
  • Buzzard 1
  • Water Rail heard SE corner
  • Snipe 1 SW corner
  • Common Gull 2
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Kingfisher 2
  • Jay 2 SW corner
  • Marsh Tit 2 SE side


Kevin Harris: Marsh Tit

Reservoir partly frozen


January 4th 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 20
  • Mandarin c.30
  • Teal 75
  • Tufted Duck 12
  • Cormorant 28
  • Little Egret 11
  • Great White Egret 1 in SW corner
  • Grey Heron 1
  • Great Crested Grebe 20
  • Black-headed Gull 126+

Reservoir partly frozen


January 3rd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose c.20
  • Mandarin 8
  • Tufted Duck 11
  • Cormorant 16
  • Little Egret 3
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 39
  • Coot 3
  • Starling c.400 to roost

 


January 2nd 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 50
  • Mandarin 4
  • Tufted Duck 13
  • Cormorant 19
  • Little Egret 1
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 26+
  • Starling c.200 to roost

 


January 1st 2026

  • Mute Swan 1 pair
  • Canada Goose 42+
  • Mandarin 24
  • Teal 60+
  • Gadwall 2
  • Tufted Duck 7
  • Cormorant 8 inc. red ring 111
  • Little Egret 5 pre roost
  • Grey Heron 2
  • Great Crested Grebe 31
  • Black-headed Gull 44
  • Common Gull 3
  • Herring Gull 228
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull 2
  • Starling only c.200 to roost

 

Previous Years


If anyone has information or observations on the wildlife at Chard Reservoir:

email sightings to: kevbirder@gmail.com


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