Weather: same as earlier & trying to rain. From 14:30pm.
After the Isle of Dogs, a trek up to Stoke Newington for the reservoirs were a great-northern diver had been reported for the past fortnight & which would be another UK tick. However I took a little longer to get there after getting a bus that went in the opposite direction to where the reservoirs were!
West Reservoir.
Walking along the canal-side bank, on the opposite side to the reservoir, but which allowed good views across the water for usual common reservoir species: Black-Headed Gull, Common Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Cormorant, Coot, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose, Shoveler in mainly in pairs & in good numbers; along the path Blue Tit, Wren, Crow & Blackbird; a pair of Gadwall on the canal which was a nice surprise; back on the reservoir Great-Crested Grebe.
East Reservoir, from 14:45pm.
I continued on to the next reservoir to see if the diver had moved on, & picked up a few species in addition to the west reservoir: Pochard, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Mallard, H Gull; at the end of the path a scrubby area with a couple of large trees held nosiy groups of Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Starling, Greenfinch & Goldfinch.
Unfortunately no sign of the diver on either reservoir & I later learnt that it had flown off west earlier that day after being disturbed by boats on the water.
25 species, none new.
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