West End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 39 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 m Wigeon, 34 Teal, 11 Gadwall, 2 Mandarin.
Dam End:- 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Mandarin and 55 Cormorant in trees along South Bank.

Dam End:- 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Dunlin, 14 Common Gulls.
West End:- 1 m Wigeon, 1f Shoveler, 65 Teal, 29 Mallard, 11 Gadwall, 8 Mandarin, 13 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 128 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Moorhen, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 175 Woodpigeon.
Also a flock of about 20 Chaffinch feeding along Legsheath Road and 3 Bramblings with them.

West End (late afternoon):- 1m Wigeon, 7m+4f Gadwall, 50 Teal, 41 Mallard, 4m+2f Mandarin, 1 feral Magpie Duck, 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Jay. Tree Creeper and Buzzard reported by Work Party.

West End (11.45 to 12.15):-  10 Gadwall, 6 Mandarin, about 30 Teal, 2 Snipe, Kingfisher and Red-necked Grebe. A group of 8 Red-legged Partridges on Legsheath Lane.

West End:- 61 Mallard, 41 Teal, 12 Mandarin, 7 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Buzzard.
Dam End:- 1 Kingfisher, 4 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 182 Black-headed Gull, 50 Great Crested Grebes, 45 Starlings, 8 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 2 Roe Deer.

West End:- 1 juvenile or female Scaup seen distantly close to North bank. It showed a notable white cheek mark and its darker back end and shape help identify it from the 2f Tufted Duck, one of which has a Scaup-like face, that it was associating with.  Also 2f Shoveler, pair of Wigeon, 5m+2f Gadwall, 19 Mallard, 40 Teal, pair of Mandarin, 8 Moorhen, 9 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing,  29 Great Crested Grebe, 140 Greylag + 1 hybrid Canada Goose,  2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher.  Also 6 Red-legged Partridge seen in stubble field opposite lay-by.
Whillet’s:-  2 Bullfinch, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Long-tailed Tit.
Today with the onset of colder weather, the bird feeders were put out at the Nature Reserve viewing area. It will take a few days for the roving tit flocks and other birds to start using them.

West End (between 1100 and 1230):- Gadwall, 2m Tufted Duck, 9 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Kingfishers, 3 Buzzards. Numerous Greylag Geese, Teal, Lapwing and Pheasants with the usual Cormorants, Grey Herons, Great Crested Grebes, Mallard, Moorhen and Black-headed Gulls.