Recent Sightings at Rishton Reservoir
5th August 2026
Canada Goose, 114, (David Bickerton)
Mallard, 60
Several broods nearing full size.
Great Crested Grebe, 3, Juvenile growing well
Oystercatcher, 9, All adults
Lapwing, 1
Little Ringed Plover, 1
Common Sandpiper, 2
Mediterranean Gull, 1, Juvenile still present
Cormorant, 5
Grey Heron, 2
Sand Martin, 20
Swallow, 1
House Martin, 1
Goldcrest, 4
Grey Wagtail, 1
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 12
Linnet, 3
2nd August 2026
Common Sandpiper, 2, (Gareth Morgan)
Green Sandpiper, 1
Common Tern, 2, Ad.
Flew over Blackburn Rd and roosted on large res. at dusk
1st August 2026
Mallard, 58, (David Bickerton)
Common Sandpiper, 4
Green Sandpiper, 1
On little res (birds pushed off main res by fishermen)
Mediterranean Gull, 1, Juv still present
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 1
27th July 2026
Little Ringed Plover, 2
Black-tailed Godwit, 1
Sanderling, 1
Dunlin, 2
Common Sandpiper, 5
Cormorant, 1
Black-tailed Godwit, 1, (Gareth Morgan)
On small res
Sanderling, 1, (John Metcalf)
Dunlin, 1, (Gareth Morgan)
Common Sandpiper, 4
Mediterranean Gull, 1, Juv, (John Metcalf)
26th July 2026
Great Crested Grebe, 5, 4ad 1chick, (David Bickerton)
Sanderling, 1, Ad
Dunlin, 18
Common Sandpiper, 2
Mediterranean Gull, 1, Juv
Cormorant, 1
24th July 2026
Canada Goose, 70
Great Crested Grebe, 3
Lapwing, 5
Common Sandpiper, 2
Black-headed Gull, 60
Mediterranean Gull, 1, juv
Herring Gull, 15
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6
Cormorant, 1
Grey Heron, 1
Sand Martin, 5
22nd July 2026
Canada Goose, 165
Mallard, 18
Great Crested Grebe, 3, 2ad and chick.
Lapwing, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Black-headed Gull, 50
Herring Gull, 15
14th July 2026
Canada Goose, 102
Oystercatcher, 1
Little Ringed Plover, 4
Common Sandpiper, 3
Black-headed Gull, 23
Great Black-backed Gull, 1
Common Tern, 3
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2
Canada Goose, 35, (Al Stott)
Tufted Duck, 2
Swift, 2
Common Sandpiper, 2
Black-headed Gull, 12
Common Tern, 3
Cormorant, 3
Kestrel, 2
Swallow, 3
House Martin, 2
Chiffchaff, 1
Blackbird, 2
Grey Wagtail, 2
Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2
13th July 2026
Canada Goose, 57, (David Bickerton)
Mallard, 3
Little Ringed Plover, 1, Juv
Common Sandpiper, 3
Black-headed Gull, 16
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2
Common Tern, 3, Adults
Grey Heron, 1
Sand Martin, 6
Swallow, 2
House Martin, 1
4th July 2026
Canada Goose, 130
Swift, 1
Great Crested Grebe, 1
Little Ringed Plover, 1
Common Sandpiper, 1
Common Tern, 2, Adults
Cormorant, 1
Common Tern, 2, (Gareth Morgan)
17th June 2026
Canada Goose, 110, (David Bickerton)
Swift, 1
Very scarce this year in the area. No nesting signs.
Great Crested Grebe, 2
At nest on railway embankment
Cormorant, 1
House Martin, 1, Similar to swift, very few around apart from several nests on Highfield Road.