Recent Sightings at Foulridge Reservoir Upper (incl. Brownhill)
5th September 2026
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Gareth Morgan)
4th September 2026
Dunlin, 1, juv, (Gary Waddington)
24th August 2026
Tufted Duck, 31, (Jack Driver)
Great Crested Grebe, 5
Kestrel, 1, M
22nd August 2026
Shelduck, 2, 2 juv, (Nigel Leeming)
Flew eaast
17th August 2026
Lapwing, 19, (Chris Pickup)
Golden Plover, 24
Green Sandpiper, 1
Grey Wagtail, 4
16th August 2026
Common Sandpiper, 1, (Gary Waddington)
Green Sandpiper, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Sparrowhawk, 1
Goldfinch, 40
Tufted Duck, 2, (Al Stott)
Great Crested Grebe, 4
Three juvenile
Cormorant, 3
13th August 2026
Tufted Duck, 18, (Glenn Higgins)
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Golden Plover, 8
Black-headed Gull, 71
Common Gull, 2
Swift, 1, (Gary Waddington)
Kingfisher, 1
9th August 2026
Tufted Duck, 21, (Jen Coates)
Swift, 3
Kestrel, 1
Hobby, 1
Over the fields
8th August 2026
Tufted Duck, 23, (Glenn Higgins)
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Dunlin, 1
Snipe, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 65
Cormorant, 8
Kestrel, 1
6th August 2026
Dunlin, 1, Juv, (Gary Waddington)
Common Sandpiper, 2
Common Gull, 1, Adult
4th August 2026
Mandarin Duck, 1, F, (Gareth Morgan)
Snipe, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
3rd August 2026
Canada Goose, 101, (Glenn Higgins)
Mandarin Duck, 1
Tufted Duck, 24
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Oystercatcher, 1
Curlew, 3
Over
Snipe, 1
Black-headed Gull, 61
Common Gull, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Linnet, 10
1st August 2026
Canada Goose, 82, (Chris Pickup)
Tufted Duck, 22
Swift, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 4 adults, 2 juveniles
Lapwing, 10
Snipe, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 62
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 4
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 5
31st July 2026
Canada Goose, 70, (Glenn Higgins)
Greylag Goose, 9
Tufted Duck, 26
Swift, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 31
Common Gull, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Grey Heron, 6
House Martin, 11
29th July 2026
Canada Goose, 131
Greylag Goose, 1
Mandarin Duck, 2
Tufted Duck, 18
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Black-headed Gull, 31
Common Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3
Grey Heron, 4
Lapwing, 140, (Gary Waddington)
Common Sandpiper, 2
27th July 2026
Mandarin Duck, 2, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 22
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 4adults 2juvenile
Lapwing, 24
Black-headed Gull, 25
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Grey Heron, 3
Kestrel, 1
26th July 2026
Oystercatcher, 2, (Jen Coates)
Lapwing, 12
Black-tailed Godwit, 9
Dunlin, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Cormorant, 3
Kestrel, 1
24th July 2026
Dunlin, 1, adult, (Gary Waddington)
14th July 2026
Canada Goose, 260, (Chris Pickup)
Tufted Duck, 24
Moorhen, 1, Juvenile
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 4 adults, 2 juveniles
Oystercatcher, 1
Lapwing, 40
Common Sandpiper, 2
Black-headed Gull, 57
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Cormorant, 1
Little Egret, 1
Peregrine, 1
House Martin, 5
13th July 2026
Canada Goose, 185, (Glenn Higgins)
Mallard, 54
Mallard, 54
Tufted Duck, 21
Moorhen, 2, 1adult 1juv
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 5adults 2juv
Lapwing, 47
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 59
Plus4 juveniles
Grey Heron, 3
Little Egret, 0
Buzzard, 1
Swallow, 3
House Martin, 4
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 4, P
Plus 4 juveniles
9th July 2026
Canada Goose, 176
Tufted Duck, 31
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 4, 4adults 2juv
Oystercatcher, 3
Lapwing, 34
Common Sandpiper, 2
Redshank, 1, Juvenile
Grey Heron, 3
Little Egret, 1