Another photo of the Great White Egret from earlier this week.
Month: July 2018
West End around 14.15:- 5 Black-headed Gull, 11 Cormorant, Great White Egret [also reported by Alastair Gray], 5+ Greylag Goose, 7 Mallard, 3+ Swallow, 11 Common Tern, 68 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Lapwing, Mandarin Duck, Woodpigeon.
Great White Egret and Green Sandpiper.
West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 84 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Mandarin, 1 Coot, 1 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 8 Swallows, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 adults + 14 juvenile Common Terns, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzards.
West End (evening from the car park):- I Great White Egret, 2 Kingfishers , 94 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Lapwings and 1 Common Sandpiper . (GWE still present on Tuesday morning 17-07-18 Editor).
WeBS Count
All reservoir:- 29 Cormorant, 18 Grey Heron, 8+2y Mandarin, 21 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 11 Lapwing, 3 Pied Wagtail.
Dam End:- 3 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 43 Greylag, 24 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 200+ Black-headed Gull (10% of which were juveniles), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Swift, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail flyover, 120+ Jackdaw flyover.
Whillet’s:- 1 Buzzard, 3+ Reed Warbler.
West End:- 18 Mandarin, 1 Coot, 14 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 18 Black-headed Gull, 10 adult Common Tern & 14 juveniles.
Dam End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 8 House Martins, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 124 +4 juvenile Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Mallard with 6 young, 3 Goldfinch and lots of Cinnabar caterpillars.
West End 14.58-16.00:- 89 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Cormorants, 15 Black-headed Gulls, 17 Common Terns 9 adults and 8 juveniles, 3 Mandarin, 6 Mallard, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Swallows, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Chaffinch m, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Pheasant, 1 Woodpigeon.
West End:- 3 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 4+2j Mandarin, 2 Lapwing, 10+14j Common Tern still, 1 Marsh Tit.
Whillets:- 25 Goldfinch, Raven heard; 5 Gatekeeper, 8 Green-veined White, 1 Six Spot Burnet.