Month: June 2020

West End:- 23 Swallows in the gloom this morning.
Dam End:- 1 Oystercatcher flying around calling early morning.

Dam End:- 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Lapwings flew West, 1 Little Egret, 40 Swifts.
West End:- 2 Kingfisher, 6 Swallows, 12 Common Terns, 1 Mute Swan, 6 Mandarins, 1+4 recently fledged Grey Wagtails, pair of Tufted Duck.
Whillet’s:- 2 singing Yellowhammers, 1 singing Reed Bunting, 3 Reed Warbler, 48 Meadow Browns, 7 Large Skippers, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Cinnabar, 3 Silver Y, 1 Burnett Companion, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Downy Emerald, 2 Blue-Tail Damselfly, 3 White-legged Damselfly.

West End:- 83 Greylags, 21 Great Crested Grebe, 1f Tufted Duck, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwings flew West, 2 Mute Swans.
Whillet’s:- 1m Yellowhammer, 2m Reed Buntings, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Goldcrest.
7 Grass Snakes, 1 Speckled Wood, 8 Meadow Brown, 4 Large Skippers, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Cinnabar Moths, 1 Blood Vein Moth, 1 Yellow Shell Moth, 1 Silver Y Moth, 2 male Oedemera nobilis.

West End:- 3 Little Egrets, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Mandarin, 2 Swifts, 2 Swallows, 1 Red Kite.
Whillet’s:- Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Garden Warbler, 6 Goldfinch, 13 Grass Snakes, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Red Admiral.

WeBS and Wildlife Sightings
All Reservoir:- 28 Great Crested Grebe + 1 nest at West End, 14 Grey Heron, 23 Canada Geese with 19 young, 49 Mallard with 11 young.
Dam End:-  1 Little Grebe, 17 Mandarin with 7 young, 1 Red Kite, 1 Honey Buzzard distantly, 1f Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 55 Swifts, 10 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 2+3juv Grey Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle and 4 Song Thrushes, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch flyover, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
West End:-  34 Cormorant, 2 Mute Swan, 74 Greylag, 1f Mandarin with 2 young, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 12 Common Tern at rafts, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Kingfisher 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush heard, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff.
Also:- Blue-tailed Damselfly at Car Park, 1 Fox on Pintail bank, 1 Terrapin.
Whillet’s:- 3 Reed Warbler one carrying food, 1 Lesser Whitethroat heard, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, Yellowhammer heard, 2m Reed Bunting.
Also:- 1 Roe Deer, 8 Grass snakes (survey), 1 Field Vole. A wasp mimic Hoverfly – Sericomyia silentis  (See pic)
Butterflies:- 1 Red Admiral, 4 Meadow Brown, 2 Common Blue, 3 Large Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, c100 Peacock and c20 Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars seen.
Moths:– 1 Brown-china mark, 3 Burnet Companion, 1 Common Carpet, 2+ Grass Rivulet (whose caterpillar food plant is Yellow Rattle seed pods – See pic), 1 Silver-ground Carpet, 1 Straw Dot.
Dragonflies and Damselflies:- 2 Beautiful Demoiselle, 1m Broad-bodied Chaser, 4 White-legged damselfly, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, c100 pairs of Azure Damselflies laying eggs at meadow pond.

Dam End:- 1 Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Grebe, 100+ Swifts, 30+ House Martins.

Seen by Work Party
West End:- 5 Mute Swan, 1 Pied Wagtail, 40+ Greylag, 10+ Common Tern. 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Fallow Deer, 1 Marsh Tit.
Whillet’s:- Heard:- Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler and Blackcap.
Butterflies:- Small Heath, Large Skipper Speckled Wood, Common Blue and Peacock
Dragonflies:- Emperor and Broad-bodied Chaser.
Damselflies:- Beautiful Demoiselle, White Legged, Large Red Damselfly, 15+ Azure Damselflies egg laying in meadow pond.
Also Roe Deer and 4 Grass Snakes.

West End:- 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 16 Common Tern, 39 Great Crested Grebe, 44 Greylag, 3 Gadwall, 1 Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Whitethroat.
Whillet’s:- 5+ fledged Marsh Tit, 1 singing male Yellowhammer, 2 singing male Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldfinch, 1m Chaffinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Song Thrush, 1m Bullfinch.
Also:- 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 6 White-Legged Damselfly, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Large Skipper, 3m Common Blue, 2 Green-Veined White, 1 Cinnabar Moth, 3 Burnett Campion, several Peacock Caterpillars on stinging nettles.