West End:-  2 Mandarin, 4 Common Terns + 3 young seen L/H raft, 4 Swallow, 1 juv Nuthatch, 1 Goldfinch.  Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler and Chiffchaff singing at Car Park.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting. Cinnabar & Burnet Companion moths seen. (No butterflies)

West End:- Common Terns 7 + 2 young on L/H raft, 30 Greylag Geese, 1F Mandarin with 8 chicks, 1 Moorhen, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Pied Wagtail at rafts. Blackcap, Garden Warbler & Reed Warbler singing at Car Park area.
Dam end:- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1+1 immature Herring Gull, 1 juv Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch seen by Bob Stokes.

West End:- 4 Common Terns with 3 chicks on left raft. 1 Little Egret, 38 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Mandarin including one with 3 young, 9 Cormorant, 29 Greylag geese with 3 young, 1 Coot, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 5 Swallows, 1 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull.

Many are very interested in the nesting Common Terns – today I saw a fluffy chick on the left hand Tern raft. The right hand raft has a pair with a bird sitting on a nest. Great Crested Grebes – 8 pairs were seen either building or sitting on nests at the West end.

West End:- 8 pairs of Great Crested Grebes are either building or sitting on nests, 2 pairs of Common Terns with 1 chick on left hand raft, 1 Pied Wagtail at rafts, 1 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 1M Tufted Duck, 2 Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler & Reed Warbler all heard singing at Car Park.  Song Thrush & Reed Warbler heard at Whillet’s.

A moth survey at Whillet’s meadows produced 45 moths from 21 species. A Grey Arches (photo) which although common was a new moth for the reserve. Another new species for the reserve found during the survey was a Long Horn Beetle – Agapanthia villosoviridescens (photo).  The horn colouring is an impressive sight. It’s larvae breed in the stems of thistles and other herbaceous plants.

WeBS Count
All reservoir totals:- 44 Great Crested Grebe (8 nests noted), 5+7Juv Canada Geese, 30 Mallard, 2 Song Thrush heard, 3 Blackcap heard, 3 Chiffchaff heard.
Dam End:- 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 15 Goldfinch.
West End:- 10 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 24 Greylag Geese, 2 Mandarin, 2 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 1 Herring Gull (mobbed by terns), 6 Common Tern, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler & 1 Garden Warbler at car park.
Whillets:-  Whitethroat and Reed Bunting heard.  A male Hairy Dragonfly (new species for the meadows) seen at Meadow Pond during survey visit. Also noted were:  4 Burnet Companion & 1 Silver Y (day flying moths).

West End:- 17 Greylag Geese, 3 Great Crested Grebe nests, 3 Mute Swans, 1 Lapwing, 1 Mandarin, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Little Egret came out from herony and was feeding at the waters edge, several Grey Herons still at herony.
Car Park: – Reed Warbler & Blackcap heard. Also a Hornet was seen.

Whillet’s Meadows:- 1 Male Reed Bunting, Pair of Common Whitethroats, 2 Grass Snakes, 2 Slow Worms, 1 Four-Spotted Chaser, 1 Emperor Dragonfly & 1 Beautiful Demoiselle.