After a few fleeting visits over the last couple of weeks, I managed a decent chunk of time at the reservoir this afternoon, spending a little over two hours on site. Starting on the northern causeway, there was not that much around but a Coot, the second in five days, was on West Pool.
I then had a look at the southern end of the reservoir but there was no sign of the two Mute Swans that were present yesterday morning, no real surprise there, so instead I headed down to Cotton Bridge for a look around.
The Cetti's Warbler, which is presumably the same bird that was present last year, was back singing, though proved to be typically elusive. Two Mandarin flew over and a pair of Gadwall were an unexpected find.
I then drove round to the Fishing Lodge where a sizeable flock of twenty-eight Common Sandpipers were loitering in the north-east corner and rounded off an enjoyable visit.
Sutton Bingham list for 2026 now at 86 species.
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