Common Terns breeding on rafts.
Between 12.30 and 13.30 today each raft at some time had 2 adults and food was provided to chicks that are nearly fledged. Viewing from the car park:- on the left-hand raft are 3 fledglings; on the closer right-hand 2 fledglings and on the further right raft there is 1 fledgling.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 70 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

West End:- 2 Green Sandpipers.

Bird sightings from the car park during the Open Day
West End:- 10 Adult Common Terns + 8 Chicks, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Tufted Ducks, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtails, 6 Lapwings, 73 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Treecreepers, many Grey Herons, several Cormorants (some still on nests with young), flocks of Greylag Geese, Mallard and Mandarin Ducks.

West End:- 9 Adult Common Terns and 8 Chicks, 2 Lapwing, 68 Greylag Geese, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warblers, 6 Swallows, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzards, 42 Long-tailed Tits.

West End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Lapwing, 24 Mandarins, 1m Tufted Duck, 39 Mallard, 75 Great Crested Grebes, 79 Greylag Geese, 7 Moorhens, 1 Kestrel. 2 Purple Hairstreak Butterflies around car park.

West End:- 10 Common Terns + 7 chicks, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 34 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 1 Tufted Duck, 33 Mallard, 2 Kingfisher, 72 Great Crested Grebes, 74 Greylag Geese, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Moorhen, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel.
Whillet’s:- 13 Grass Snakes, 2 Slow Worms, 1 White-Legged Damselfly, 2 Male Black-tailed Skimmers, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Four-spot Chaser, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Common Darter.

West End:- 1 Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Tern, 7 Cormorant, 23+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 94 Greylag Goose, 4 Kingfisher, 4 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 6 Mallard, 2 Mandarin Duck, 3+ Swallow, 1 Tufted Duck.