West End: 1 Common Snipe, 15 Teal, 3 Common Buzzard.

Dam End: 1 Siskin, 46 Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Egret, 7 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Herring Gull.

Whillets Meadow: Cutting and baling the hay in Whillets Meadows.

West End: c 350 Greylag Goose, c 230 Canada Goose, 32 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 11 Teal, 18 Grey Heron, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Green Sandpiper.

West End: 11 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 340 Greylag Geese,1 Sparrowhawk.

West End: At 11:15hrs an Osprey flew south over the west end. Also of note a
Hobby, 2 Green Sandpipers and 7 Common Buzzards.

Whillets Meadow Pond: Male Southern Hawker Dragonfly one of two flying over the pond. The Azure Damselfly flight season is stated as being over by the end of August so this is quite late for a reasonably fresh looking specimen.

West End: 16 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 32 Lapwing, 3 Stock Dove.

West End: 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 26 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 12 Teal.

Roesel’s Bush Cricket – new record for our reserve. Found and photographed by Alastair Gray.

West End: 10 Black-headed Gull, 18 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 3 Mandarin Duck, 3 Rook, 3 Swallow, 2 Woodpigeon, 12 Canada Goose, 4 Green Sandpiper, 14 Greylag Goose, 35 Lapwing, 70+ Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 5 Stock Dove, 4 Teal, 10 Great Crested Grebe.