Dam End: 6 Common Terns, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Mistle Thrush, 79 Black-headed Gulls, 6 Herring Gulls, 1 Lapwing, 6 Mute Swans, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
West End: 101 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Lapwing, 54 Mallard, 22 Mandarin.
West End: Seen by Bill Truckle – 74 Great Crested Grebes, 17 Mandarin, 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Mallard. Plus seen by Bob Johnson – 7 Lapwing, Blackcap heard, 4 Mink on North bank, 5 Fallow Deer on Pintail.
Whillet’s: Seen by Bob Johnson – 3 Buzzards, 2 Chiffchaff.
Dam End: Seen by Alastair Gray – 1 Common Sandpiper, 125 Black-headed Gulls, 6 Common Terns, 3 Lapwings.
West End: 2 Little Egrets, 5+ Mandarin, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper.
Whillet’s: 60+ Swallows, 1 Buzzard.
North Bank: 1 Little Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 121 Black-headed Gulls.
West End: 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Teal.
North Bank: Among 70 Black-headed Gulls a Little Gull was on the north bank.
West End: The following sightings were among the highlights of the Open Day. The only raptor seen was a Red Kite which drifted low west. Waders included 4 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers. 2 Little Egrets dropped in late afternoon. 6 Common Terns were hawking around catching fish. At least 2 Sand Martins many Swallows and low numbers of House Martins and Swifts were seen during the day. Although common, perhaps the bird of the day was a Collard Dove flying past the hide, 3 Teal and 10+ Lapwings were around. A pair of Kingfishers were along the north bank.
Whillets: The netting and ringing demonstration was held by the reed bed in the meadow. Some 8 Reed Warblers and a number of other birds were ringed.
West End: 97 Great Crested Grebes, 16 Greylag Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 3 Common Terns, 2 Lapwings, 5 Green Sandpipers, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff.
102 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Mandarin, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Mink (probable a family group) in clearing right of Kingfisher bank.
Whillets: 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting, Blackcap heard.
West End: 78 Great Crested Grebe, 23 Mandarin, 2 Teal, 4 Mute Swan, 16 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, 1 Chiffchaff.
West End: 5 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Tern, 1 Teal.
