West End:- 16 Common Terns, 1 Little Egret, 1 Coot, 3 Mandarin, 2 juvenile Moorhens, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 42 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Black-headed Gulls in heavy moult, 12 Mallard, 46 Great Crested Grebe.
Dam End;- 2 adult + 8 young Egyptian Geese, 19 Canada Geese, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Starlings, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 14 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 2 Swift, 6 House Martins, 1 … Read the rest

West End:- 56 Great Crested Grebes including 4 on nests.
Whillet’s:- 1 Stonechat, 2 Garden Warbler. 16 Grass Snakes and 5 Common Lizards under tins,
Butterflies- 55 Meadow Brown, 12 Large Skipper, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small Copper, 3 Common Blue, 2 Burnet Companion Moths, 1 Cinnabar Moth, 6 White-legged Damselfly, 1 Large Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Blue Tail Damselfly, Roe deer with 2 young fawns.

The Sailing Club BBQ and social event, to which we were invited, has been postponed.
We will bring you news of the changed arrangements when we know them.
Apologies for the lateness of this information.

Whillet’s:- Stonechat, Yellowhammer, Whitethroat plus 3+ fledged young.
Butterflies included: 15 Meadow Brown, 1m Common Blue, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Copper, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admiral.
Moths: 1 Cinnabar, 1 Yellow Shell,
Dragonflies: 1 Emperor, 2 Black-tailed Skipper, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Beautiful Demoiselle, 2 (m+f) Large Red-eyed Damselfly, 4 White-legged Damselfly.
9 Grass Snakes, 3 Common Lizards.

WeBS
Dam End:- 22 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Mute Swan, 4+4 well-grown young Canada Geese, 2 + 7 small young Egyptian Geese, 13 Mandarin, 12+2 y Mallard, 1 Red Kite flyover, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull flyover, 6 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4+2 juv Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, nesting pair of Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Read the rest

North Bank:- Mid-afternoon 1 Nightingale singing and showing on path between North Bank and Busses Farm.
Dam End:- 4 House Sparrows in Horse Paddock, 1m Reed Bunting, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Swift, 6 House Martin. 2 Small Heath Butterfly.
West End:- 2 Egyptian Geese with 8 young goslings,1 Redshank on raft, 7 sitting Common Terns, 1 Mandarin, 23 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Kingfisher.