Recent Sightings at Slipper Hill Reservoir
16th April 2026
Tufted Duck, 10, 7male 3female, (Glenn Higgins)
Stock Dove, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 2
One sitting on nest.
Rook, 4
3 nests still viewable
Chiffchaff, 1
Song Thrush, 2
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
11th April 2026
Teal, 2, (Chris Pickup)
Tufted Duck, 8
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Sitting on nest
Cormorant, 9
Sand Martin, 40
Swallow, 20
House Martin, 1
Willow Warbler, 1
Chiffchaff, 2
Nuthatch, 2
Goldfinch, 2
9th April 2026
Tufted Duck, 12
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 21
In roost
Sand Martin, 30
Swallow, 10
Willow Warbler, 1
Chaffinch, 1
Goldfinch, 1
7th April 2026
Mandarin Duck, 1, Male, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 7, 5m 2f
Great Crested Grebe, 2
One on nest
Cormorant, 5
In roost
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Chiffchaff, 1
Nuthatch, 1
Grey Wagtail, 1
6th April 2026
Tufted Duck, 5, 3m 2f, (Nigel Leeming)
Common Sandpiper, 1
Cormorant, 9
Little Egret, 4
In roost
Willow Warbler, 1
Heard only
3rd April 2026
Pheasant, 1, (Chris Pickup)
Tufted Duck, 3
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Curlew, 1
Cormorant, 4
Little Egret, 1
Chiffchaff, 2
Nuthatch, 1
Chaffinch, 1
28th March 2026
Tufted Duck, 4
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Still on nest
Lapwing, 2
Cormorant, 6
Kestrel, 1
Sand Martin, 4
Chiffchaff, 1
Song Thrush, 1
26th March 2026
Pheasant, 1, M
Tufted Duck, 5
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Still on nest
Cormorant, 16
In roost
12th March 2026
Tufted Duck, 2
Coot, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 1
Kestrel, 1
Mistle Thrush, 3
8th March 2026
Mandarin Duck, 2, Pair
Teal, 9
Tufted Duck, 18
Moorhen, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Mating
Cormorant, 20
In roost
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Drumming
Kestrel, 1
Rook, 10
5 nests
Goldcrest, 2
Song Thrush, 1
5th March 2026
Teal, 1, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 15
Moorhen, 3
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Cormorant, 7
In roost
Rook, 8
With 4 on going nests
Siskin, 11
21st February 2026
Teal, 5, (Chris Pickup)
Tufted Duck, 13
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Cormorant, 26
Mistle Thrush, 2
18th February 2026
Teal, 9, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 6, 4m/2f
Curlew, 17
Sparrowhawk, 1
Raven, 1
Starling, 5
16th February 2026
Pheasant, 1, (Chris Pickup)
Teal, 12
Tufted Duck, 16
Goldeneye, 1
Goosander, 2
Cormorant, 56
In roost
Kestrel, 1
Mistle Thrush, 1
15th February 2026
Teal, 2
Tufted Duck, 25
Goldeneye, 4
Cormorant, 5
14th February 2026
Teal, 2, Pair, (Nigel Leeming)
Tufted Duck, 15
Cormorant, 33
Little Egret, 7
5 left roost 7.20 and flew east
Buzzard, 1
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