Dam End:- 1 Whinchat below dam, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Starling, 1 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 60 House Martin, 60 Swallow, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rook, 1 Jay, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 9 Egyptian Geese, 9 Canada Geese.
West End:- 2 Coot, 2 Mandarin, 248 Greylags, … Read the rest

West End:- (late afternoon) 26 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mute Swan, 23 Greylag, 1 juvenile Moorhen, Stock Dove heard, 2 Kingfisher.  Also 19 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal and 27 Mallard. All these ducks were spread over the open water furiously pecking at something edible on or near the water surface. As the sun lowered the event stopped and the ducks dispersed.
Whillet’s:-  2 Spotted Flycatchers at meadow pond, one was probably this year’s young as it still had a red gape with first winter plumage.
Dragonflies: Brown and Migrant Hawkers were … Read the rest

Ringing saw a very slow trickle of birds, mainly Blackcaps, though not the numbers I would have expected at this time of year. Other warblers included Whitethroat and Reed Warblers. There were a few Chiffchaff around calling. Two Kingfishers fishing around the pond were a nice sight as was a Grey Wagtail.

Dam End:- Arctic and 2 Common Terns all juveniles. Juvenile Wheatear, Common Sandpiper and Greenshank on the dam, 2 Yellow Wagtails over south.
Whinchat in the first big field along the north bank from the west end, quite a few Willow Warblers plus an 18 strong Long-tailed Tit flock.

Dam End:- 1 Juvenile Arctic Tern.
West End:- 2 Gadwall, 1 Coot, 2 Kingfisher, 1 House Martin, 25 Swallows, 2 Mandarin.

Osprey at 10:30 flying along the north ridge headed south west.
2 Common Sandpipers on the dam, 5 Lesser Black-backed and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls and 3 Common Terns.

West End:- 1 Green Sandpiper on tern raft.

Whillet’s:- 19 Mistle Thrushes flew south early morning, 1f + 1m Sparrowhawk chasing 6+ Jays around Ash trees behind meadow pond. A flock contained 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit and 9 Long-tailed Tits also Willow Warbler and several Chiffchaffs. Reed Warbler at reed bed, 2 Buzzards,1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 10 Greylags were flyovers. 100+ Swallows trickling south during the morning with several groups of Goldfinches.
2 Whitethroats in meadow, 1 Kingfisher and Bullfinch heard.
8 Grass snakes, 3 Speckle Woods and 1 Purple Hairstreak.1 Blood Vein Moth.

WeBS and Other Surveys
Dam End:- Osprey seen flying off with a fish.
Highlights were the dragonflies with a new species for the reserve – Lesser Emperor Dragonfly at Whillet’s.
All Reservoir:- 29 Cormorant, 10 Grey Heron, 34 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzards, 35 Mallard, 7 Mandarin, 3 Moorhen, 3 Stock Dove.
Dam End:- 1 Osprey, 1 Kestrel, 2+7j Egyptian Geese, 14 white Farmyard Geese, 1 domestic feral hybrid Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Sandpiper, 124 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 … Read the rest

Dam End:- 1 adult + 2 juvenile Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 10 House Martin.
West End:- 2 Mandarin, 1 Moorhen, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Bullfinch and several Chiffchaffs heard.