Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

24-4-2019

Common sandpiper x 1 (seen from Sutton Hide), little ringed plover x 4 (Tyler Hide), lapwing x 10, house martin x 2, sand martin x 30, reed warbler x 1 (Slingsby hide), blackcap x 22, garden warbler x 2, nuthatch x 1, reed bunting x 1 (singing in front of Slingsby Hide).

23-4-2019

Great crested grebe x 25 + 1 young, little ringed plover x 4 (Tyler Hide), whitethroat x 1 (singing at entrance gate), reed warbler x 2 singing (one at Slingsby Hide and by a fishing swim on the West Lake close to river outlet), reed bunting x 1 (Slingsby Hide) . Possible nightingale reported by visitors who heard 2 different calls for the species (near Willow Hide).

Heron nest update on North Lake:

Nest number 1: 1 fledgling

Nest number 2: gone a while ago

Nest number 3: 3 fledglings

Nest number 4: Adult sitting tight.

Nest number 5: 2 young (with pin coverts)+ 1 runt and 1 adult.

Nest number 6: 3 hatchlings + 1 adult.

Nest number 7: 1 adult sitting tight, new nest!

22-4-2019

Green sandpiper x 2, garden warbler x 2, whitethroat x 1, red kite x 1, hobby x 1 (reported).

21-4-2019 including Webs count 

Mute swan x 1, greylag goose x 42, Canada goose x 72, Egyptian goose x 3, great crested grebe x 21 adults and 1 young, moorhen x 8, coot x 45, grey heron x 5 adults, 1 immature and 9 young, teal x 6, gadwall x 8, Mandarin duck x 1, tufted duck x 53, mallard x 32 adults and broods of 5+10+12, little ringed plover x 2, lapwing x 12, green sandpiper x 1, herring gull x 101, sparrowhawk x 1 male and 1 female, red kite x 1, rose-ringed parakeet x 7, green woodpecker x 3, great spotted woodpecker x 2, song thrush x 5, coal tit x 1, grey wagtail x 1 (Sutton Hide), starling x 2, rook x 9, jay x 5, chiffchaff x 9, blackcap x 19, reed warbler x 1, wren x 53, shelduck x 2.

20-4-2019

Common sandpiper x 1 (seen from Sutton Hide), little ringed plover x 2, kingfisher x 1 (North Lake).

19-4-2019

Oystercatcher x 1 (one East Lake islands), Great crested grebe with 1 young on its back (West Lake).