Recent Sightings at Foulridge Reservoir Upper (incl. Brownhill)
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
7th July 2026
Tufted Duck, 30, (Gary Waddington)
Lapwing, 20
Common Sandpiper, 2
3rd July 2026
Canada Goose, 179, (Glenn Higgins)
Greylag Goose, 1
Tufted Duck, 23
Moorhen, 3, 1adult 2young
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 4 adults 2 young
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 7
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Curlew, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 6
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Cormorant, 3
Grey Heron, 4
House Martin, 4
1st July 2026
Oystercatcher, 2, (Chris Pickup)
Little Ringed Plover, 4
Curlew, 10
8 on Upper, 2 juveniles on Brownhill
Common Sandpiper, 1
24th June 2026
Canada Goose, 137, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 8
Coot, 2
Great Crested Grebe, 6, 4adults 2young
Oystercatcher, 8, 5adults 3juveniles
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Lapwing, 3
Little Ringed Plover, 1
Black-headed Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1
Grey Heron, 2
Reed Bunting, 1, Male
16th June 2026
Canada Goose, 188
Tufted Duck, 6, 4males 2 females
Coot, 2
1 on nest site
Great Crested Grebe, 2
Oystercatcher, 3
Curlew, 2
Black-headed Gull, 1
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Grey Heron, 6
Little Egret, 2
Jay, 1
Blackcap, 1
13th June 2026
Canada Goose, 165, 5 goslings, (Chris Pickup)
1 Canada/Greylag hybrid
Tufted Duck, 2
Swift, 4
Coot, 2
Still on nest
Great Crested Grebe, 4
No longer on nests
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 3
Little Egret, 4
Sand Martin, 2
Swallow, 3
House Martin, 15
Reed Bunting, 1
10th June 2026
Canada Goose, 81, (Glenn Higgins)
Tufted Duck, 3, 2males 1female
Great Crested Grebe, 6
Oystercatcher, 2
Lapwing, 6
Curlew, 2
Buzzard, 1
Jackdaw, 18
Rook, 15
Swallow, 22
House Martin, 6
Willow Warbler, 1
Starling, 7
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2