West End:- 1 Little Egret, 13 Mandarin, 1 Buzzard, 6 Moorhen, 22 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1+ 2 juvenile Black-headed Gull, 6 adult + 7 juvenile Common Terns, 1 Pied Wagtail. 2 adult Foxes on Pintail bank ~ one had a bad leg and limped. It was probably the same animal that many watched catch a Greylag Goose on our Open Day.
Whillets:- 5 Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Marsh Tit. A quick butterfly transect count gave 29 Meadow Brown, 18 Ringlet, 16 Gatekeeper, 14 Small Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Comma and a fresh newly-emerged female Common Blue.