Recent Sightings at Foulridge Reservoir Lower (Burwains)
17th January 2026
Tufted Duck, 3, (Chris Pickup)
Goldeneye, 9
Coot, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Lapwing, 80
Circling flock
Buzzard, 1
Jay, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 2
12th January 2026
Teal, 1
Tufted Duck, 4
Goldeneye, 10
Goosander, 18
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Black-headed Gull, 7
Common Gull, 2
Herring Gull, 1
Cormorant, 5
Bullfinch, 4
11th January 2026
Canada Goose, 430
On the ice
Tufted Duck, 4
Goldeneye, 13
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Reservoir still almost completely frozen
Fieldfare, 180
In area between the res and Reedymoor Lane
Grey Wagtail, 1
Bullfinch, 5
10th January 2026
Canada Goose, 2
Mute Swan, 1
Wigeon, 1
Mallard, 25
Goldeneye, 10
Goldeneye, 19
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Reservoir still almost completely frozen
Nuthatch, 1
Bullfinch, 5
5th January 2026
Canada Goose, 6
Tufted Duck, 7
Goldeneye, 7
Goosander, 1
Coot, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Completely frozen apart from 3 small areas
Snipe, 1
Flushed by the stone pier
Goldcrest, 3
Redwing, 1
Song Thrush, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
Meadow Pipit, 4
On ice by the stone pier
Reed Bunting, 1
4th January 2026
Teal, 6
Tufted Duck, 7
Goldeneye, 6
Goosander, 10
Coot, 4
Reservoir partially frozen
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Grey Heron, 1
Kestrel, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 2
Nuthatch, 1
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
Goldfinch, 2
3rd January 2026
Tufted Duck, 7
Goldeneye, 2
Goosander, 3
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Black-headed Gull, 7
Common Gull, 7
Kestrel, 1
31st December 2025
Canada Goose, 54, (Glenn Higgins)
Mallard, 25
Tufted Duck, 3
Goldeneye, 4
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Black-headed Gull, 500
Herring Gull, 14
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 45
Cormorant, 29
29th December 2025
Mute Swan, 2, (Ian Corbett)
Goldeneye, 5
Coot, 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 68
In roost
Grey Heron, 2
26th December 2025
Wigeon, 1, (Glenn Higgins)
Teal, 1
Tufted Duck, 2
Goldeneye, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Mute Swan, 2, 2 adults, (Paul Massey)
Tufted Duck, 6
Goldeneye, 6, 3 males & 3 females
Goosander, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 5
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 65
In evening gull roost of 8,000+ gulls, including all five common species: BH, CM, LB, HG & GB
Chiffchaff, 1
collybita race - in reservoir side bushes
Treecreeper, 1
Redwing, 2
Mallard, 18, (Ian Corbett)
Tufted Duck, 2
Goosander, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Grey Wagtail, 1
Bullfinch, 2
Black-headed Gull, 12, (Terry Hartley)
Magpie, 1
Magpie, 0
Robin, 1
25th December 2025
Chiffchaff, 1, (Chris Pickup)
At the end of the stone pier
24th December 2025
Canada Goose, 108, (Glenn Higgins)
Teal, 4
Goldeneye, 11
Goosander, 5
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Black-headed Gull, 35
Common Gull, 7
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Grey Heron, 2
Song Thrush, 1
23rd December 2025
Goldeneye, 11, (Chris Pickup)
Goosander, 7
Great Crested Grebe, 2
21st December 2025
Tufted Duck, 1
Goldeneye, 6
Goosander, 8
Coot, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 1
Kestrel, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 14
Bullfinch, 2
20th December 2025
Mallard, 43, (Ian Corbett)
Goldeneye, 6
Goosander, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Great Black-backed Gull, 2
Grey Heron, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 5
19th December 2025
Mallard, 24, (Glenn Higgins)
Goldeneye, 4
Goosander, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Cormorant, 2
Jackdaw, 34
Chiffchaff, 1
Goldcrest, 1
Wren, 3
Starling, 5
Redwing, 1
Song Thrush, 3
Bullfinch, 1
Herring Gull, 6, (Ian Corbett)
In roost
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 26
In roost. Minimum 1 Argentus also present
Little Egret, 1
16th December 2025
Magpie, 26
In roost
15th December 2025
Tufted Duck, 1, (Chris Pickup)
Goldeneye, 10
Goosander, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
14th December 2025
Goldeneye, 8
Goosander, 4
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Treecreeper, 1
Dunnock, 1
Bullfinch, 1
Reed Bunting, 1
13th December 2025
Canada Goose, 51, (Glenn Higgins)
Goosander, 3
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Teal, 6, (Ian Corbett)
Goldeneye, 9
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Goldeneye, 9, (Gary Waddington)
12th December 2025
Pintail, 4, Male and female, (Richard Markendale)
See photos eventually on Facebook
Goldeneye, 6, Male and female
11th December 2025
Canada Goose, 28, (Chris Pickup)
Teal, 31
Tufted Duck, 1
Goldeneye, 4
Goosander, 11
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Grey Wagtail, 2
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
9th December 2025
Teal, 43, (Ian Corbett)
Goosander, 3
Great Black-backed Gull, 2
Herring Gull, 9
In roost
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 24
In roost. Minimum 1 Argentus also present
Bullfinch, 2
7th December 2025
Canada Goose, 7, (Glenn Higgins)
Mallard, 25
Teal, 18
Tufted Duck, 1
Goldeneye, 3
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Song Thrush, 1
5th December 2025
Mallard, 20, (TERENCE HARTLEY)
Teal, 4
Goosander, 3
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Cormorant, 13
Magpie, 2
Wren, 1
Blackbird, 1, Female
2nd December 2025
Mallard, 73, (Ian Corbett)
Teal, 17
Tufted Duck, 1
Goldeneye, 4
Goosander, 10
Great Crested Grebe, 10
Goldcrest, 1
Grey Wagtail, 1
Bullfinch, 3
30th November 2025
Mallard, 48, (Terry Hartley)
Teal
Goldeneye
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Cormorant, 2, (TERENCE HARTLEY)
Magpie, 2, (Terry Hartley)
Coal Tit, 4, (TERENCE HARTLEY)
Wren, 2, (Terry Hartley)
Blackbird, 6
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 4
28th November 2025
Teal, 41, (Ian Corbett)
no teal seen on slipper hill res
Tufted Duck, 3
Long-tailed Tit, 13
27th November 2025
Canada Goose, 35, (Glenn Higgins)
Mallard, 65
Teal, 14
Tufted Duck, 1, Male
Goldeneye, 6, 2m 4f
Goosander, 12
Red-throated Diver, 1
Present for 8th day ,but flew off East at09 .15
Wren, 4
Nuthatch, 1
Fieldfare, 1
Canada Goose, 28, (Chris Pickup)
Teal, 37
Tufted Duck, 2, Males
Goldeneye, 7, 4F, 3M
Goosander, 14, 12 RH, 2M
Moorhen, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Cormorant, 12
Grey Heron, 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1
Goldfinch, 11
25th November 2025
Goldeneye, 2, (Ian Corbett)
Goosander, 5
Great Crested Grebe, 11
Little Egret, 1
23rd November 2025
Canada Goose, 2, (Chris Pickup)
Shoveler, 3
Teal, 38
Pochard, 1, M
Tufted Duck, 2
Goosander, 11
Moorhen, 1
Cormorant, 2
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1
Bullfinch, 6
22nd November 2025
Red-throated Diver, 1, (Glenn Higgins)
Present for4th day
21st November 2025
Teal, 51
Tufted Duck, 1
Goldeneye, 1
Goosander, 11
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Red-throated Diver, 1
3rd day
Wren, 4
Blackbird, 11
Dunnock, 2
Grey Wagtail, 2
Reed Bunting, 1
Red-throated Diver, 1, (Richard Markendale)
Still hanging around the boathouse area
Canada Goose, 2, (Ian Corbett)
Mallard, 92
Common Gull, 158
Coming in to roost (sunset at 16:00). More birds coming in well after sunset.
20th November 2025
Teal, 30, (Jen Coates)
Tufted Duck, 2
Goldeneye, 1, F
Goosander, 7
Red-throated Diver, 1
Still present by boathouse
Cormorant, 20
Sparrowhawk, 1
Teal, 12, (Al Stott)
Goldeneye, 1
Goosander, 12
Red-throated Diver, 1
Cormorant, 12
Grey Heron, 2
Kingfisher, 1
Kestrel, 1
Dunnock, 2
Dunnock, 4
19th November 2025
Red-throated Diver, 1, (Gareth Morgan)
Still around the boat house at dusk.
Red-throated Diver, 1, (Glenn Higgins)
Found By Chris Pickup confirmed by myself and Kevin Singleton
Great Crested Grebe, 9, (Ian Corbett)
Red-throated Diver, 1
Present until 21 Nov
Little Egret, 5
Tawny Owl, 1, m
Teal, 7, (Chris Pickup)
Goldeneye, 3, 2F, 1M
Goosander, 15
Red-throated Diver, 1
Near the club house
Cormorant, 21
Sparrowhawk, 2
Grey Wagtail, 1