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| Brent Reservoir (TQ215870) (website) | Habitat: Old reservoir, with established natural banks, with areas of reed, and plus surrounding scrub and woodland. | Species: All year: Ruddy Duck, Tawny Owl. Summer: most common waterbirds can be found; occasional Hobby; a large colony of Common Terns, Sedge & Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: occasional Red-necked, Slavonian or Black-necked Grebes; Garganey (annual), Common Scoter, Scaup; the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Osprey, Hobby; the odd wader, Little Ringed and Ringed Plovers, Snipe, Greenshank, Sandpipers, plus the other occasional wader passing through; with the occasional Arctic, Sandwich, Little, or Black Terns, though not as regular as at the larger London reservoirs; plus passerines, including Yellow Wagtail, Wheater, Whinchat, plus the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: occasional record of Red-necked, Slavonian or Black-necked Grebes, Bittern, occasional wild Swans, Common Scoter, Scaup, Smew in small numbers; good sized Gull roost at the reservoir, mainly consisting of Black-headed Gulls; Sonechat and Bearded Tit (though not recorded in recent years). Rarities: have included Great White Egret, Purple Heron, and Penduline Tit. |
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