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Good Morning at Staines Res; Lssr and Gtr Scaup south basin, G N Diver north basin. Grey plover flew through. Good numbers coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good Morning at Staines Res; Lssr and Gtr Scaup south basin, G N Diver north basin. Grey plover flew through. Good numbers coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding
Possible Lesser Scaup Staines Res, NE corner S basin, also Greater Scaup. #ukbirding
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Possible Lesser Scaup Staines Res, NE corner S basin, also Greater Scaup. #ukbirding
Staines Res: scaup imm m and 3 common scoter s basin. Little stint , dunlin N basin. #ukbirding
October 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Staines Res: scaup imm m and 3 common scoter s basin. Little stint , dunlin N basin. #ukbirding
Glowworm. 1st time I have ever seen any. Well pleased.
July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Glowworm. 1st time I have ever seen any. Well pleased.
Warm and Sunny at Staines Res this morning. 8 Black necked Grebe ( up from 1 last week), 2 Oystercatcher, 2 juv little ringed plover and around 20 common terns sitting on the raft. #ukbirding
June 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Warm and Sunny at Staines Res this morning. 8 Black necked Grebe ( up from 1 last week), 2 Oystercatcher, 2 juv little ringed plover and around 20 common terns sitting on the raft. #ukbirding
Staines Moor very pleasant this morning. Late Green Sand on the Butt's, cuckoo, 3 lssr whitethroat and most of the common warblers on territory. #ukbirding
April 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Staines Moor very pleasant this morning. Late Green Sand on the Butt's, cuckoo, 3 lssr whitethroat and most of the common warblers on territory. #ukbirding
Thankfully some 70 or 80 Arctic Tern hung on at Staines Res for me this evening. One of those spring mornings when work gets in the way! Also black Tern, ringed plover, 3 little gull, 3 Oystercatcher and the 2 G N Diver. ##ukbirding
April 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Thankfully some 70 or 80 Arctic Tern hung on at Staines Res for me this evening. One of those spring mornings when work gets in the way! Also black Tern, ringed plover, 3 little gull, 3 Oystercatcher and the 2 G N Diver. ##ukbirding
Staines Res this am: 2 G N Diver, the sp bird looking splendid, B N Grebe, 5 whimbrel through, 5 dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, common sand and my first swift and House Martin of the year. #ukbirding
April 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Staines Res this am: 2 G N Diver, the sp bird looking splendid, B N Grebe, 5 whimbrel through, 5 dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, common sand and my first swift and House Martin of the year. #ukbirding
Beautiful morning at Staines Res: 29+ Little, 1 Med and 1000+ B H Gull. 2 Slav and 5 B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver on N basin a possible 3rd bird on S basin, plumage looked different, but never saw 3 at the same time. 2 brief Yellow wagtail. #ukbirding
April 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Beautiful morning at Staines Res: 29+ Little, 1 Med and 1000+ B H Gull. 2 Slav and 5 B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver on N basin a possible 3rd bird on S basin, plumage looked different, but never saw 3 at the same time. 2 brief Yellow wagtail. #ukbirding
Staines Res this am: very mild, no wind made a nice change. Duck and Grebe numbers down, I only saw 1 slav and 4 B Necked. The 2 GN Divers were still present. Bird of the day was the blue headed wagtail on the causeway, with a white wagtail further along. 1000+ B H Gull present. #ukbirding
March 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Staines Res this am: very mild, no wind made a nice change. Duck and Grebe numbers down, I only saw 1 slav and 4 B Necked. The 2 GN Divers were still present. Bird of the day was the blue headed wagtail on the causeway, with a white wagtail further along. 1000+ B H Gull present. #ukbirding
At last signs of spring at Staines Res today: 2 little ringed plover, swallow, Scandinavian and British Rock Pipit, 2 water pipit plus 8 Black necked and 2 Slav Grebe plus the 2 G N Diver. #ukbirding
March 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
At last signs of spring at Staines Res today: 2 little ringed plover, swallow, Scandinavian and British Rock Pipit, 2 water pipit plus 8 Black necked and 2 Slav Grebe plus the 2 G N Diver. #ukbirding
Stroll around lake near work at lunchtime. Singing Firecrest attracted a goldcrest, which it carried on displaying to, while a second goldcrest looked on. After a few minutes the firecrest went off but continued singing. Something I've not seen before. ##ukbirding
March 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Stroll around lake near work at lunchtime. Singing Firecrest attracted a goldcrest, which it carried on displaying to, while a second goldcrest looked on. After a few minutes the firecrest went off but continued singing. Something I've not seen before. ##ukbirding
Staines Res this am, still very much stuck in back end of winter. 13 B N and 2 Slav Grebe, both GNDivers still present, c15 Goldeneye and a water pipit. #ukbirding
March 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Staines Res this am, still very much stuck in back end of winter. 13 B N and 2 Slav Grebe, both GNDivers still present, c15 Goldeneye and a water pipit. #ukbirding
Now 2 Slav Grebe on Staines Res S basin. One in a much more advanced summer plumage. 2 G N Diver, 12 B N Grebe, 5 Shelduck and around 50 Shoveler which is an increase on previous weeks. #ukbirding
March 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Now 2 Slav Grebe on Staines Res S basin. One in a much more advanced summer plumage. 2 G N Diver, 12 B N Grebe, 5 Shelduck and around 50 Shoveler which is an increase on previous weeks. #ukbirding
Second weekend looking for woodlark for the Heathland Bird survey. Second weekend drawing a blank in the same square. I always like to repeat my zero counts! #ukbirding
March 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Second weekend looking for woodlark for the Heathland Bird survey. Second weekend drawing a blank in the same square. I always like to repeat my zero counts! #ukbirding
Very still and sunny at Staines Res this morning. Still Slav and 11+ B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver, 6 Shelduck and more Shoveler than I have seen this year. The first St. Marks Fly types buzzing around, I expect a couple of million along the causeway by the end of the month. #ukbirding
March 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Very still and sunny at Staines Res this morning. Still Slav and 11+ B N Grebe. 2 G N Diver, 6 Shelduck and more Shoveler than I have seen this year. The first St. Marks Fly types buzzing around, I expect a couple of million along the causeway by the end of the month. #ukbirding
Staines Res in a milder SW wind today. Slav still present on S basin, 2 G N Diver on n basin. 9 B N Grebe, beginning to hang out in pairs now, a bit more scattered around the res. B H Gulls have already taken a shine to the Tern raft. ##ukbirding
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Staines Res in a milder SW wind today. Slav still present on S basin, 2 G N Diver on n basin. 9 B N Grebe, beginning to hang out in pairs now, a bit more scattered around the res. B H Gulls have already taken a shine to the Tern raft. ##ukbirding
Still a cool easterly component to the wind at Staines Reservoir today. A pair of red breasted merganser on the south basin was nice. Still 2 G N Diver, Slav and 10 B N Grebe present. #ukbirding
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Still a cool easterly component to the wind at Staines Reservoir today. A pair of red breasted merganser on the south basin was nice. Still 2 G N Diver, Slav and 10 B N Grebe present. #ukbirding
Staines Res this am: cold NE wind, very grey and murky. Pretty much the same as the last few weeks , Slav, 10 B N Grebe, 2 G N Diver, common sand. At least the wind kept most things close to the causeway. ##ukbirding
February 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Staines Res this am: cold NE wind, very grey and murky. Pretty much the same as the last few weeks , Slav, 10 B N Grebe, 2 G N Diver, common sand. At least the wind kept most things close to the causeway. ##ukbirding
Overcast and relatively calm at Staines Res this morning, 2 G N Diver on N basin, Slav Grebe on S basin, 10 B N Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 100+ wigeon, still good numbers of good and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding.
February 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Overcast and relatively calm at Staines Res this morning, 2 G N Diver on N basin, Slav Grebe on S basin, 10 B N Grebe, 2 Shelduck, 100+ wigeon, still good numbers of good and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding.
Blustery Staines Res this morning: Slav Grebe still on S basin, G N Diver on N basin, 10 B N Grebe and common Sandpiper still. #ukbirding
January 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Blustery Staines Res this morning: Slav Grebe still on S basin, G N Diver on N basin, 10 B N Grebe and common Sandpiper still. #ukbirding
My first visit of the year to Staines Res yielded 8 Black necked Grebe, Water Pipit, common Sandpiper actually on the causeway, 20 Goldeneye and around 200 of both coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding
January 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My first visit of the year to Staines Res yielded 8 Black necked Grebe, Water Pipit, common Sandpiper actually on the causeway, 20 Goldeneye and around 200 of both coot and Tufted Duck. #ukbirding
Staines Res this am: Red breasted merg on S basin, G N Diver, N basin. More coot and shoveler since grass cut last week around the edges. #ukbirding.
December 16, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Staines Res this am: Red breasted merg on S basin, G N Diver, N basin. More coot and shoveler since grass cut last week around the edges. #ukbirding.