Month: August 2021

Osprey seen early by Brendan Lanigan.
Work Party sightings ~ Dam End:- 11 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1+7 juv Egyptian Geese, 16 white feral Farmyard Geese, 2 Common Sandpiper, 113 Black-headed Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 1 Swift, 3 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

Whillet’s:- 1 Hobby, 1 Buzzard,1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Buntings, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 10 Chiffchaffs.
2 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 8 Migrant Hawker, 6 Common Darter, 2 Blue-tail Damselfly, 1 White-legged Damselfly.
8 Grass Snakes.
1 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small Heath, 8 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacock, 2 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 30 Gatekeepers, 22 Meadow Brown.

Ringing – delayed by early morning rain – saw a mixed bag of birds. Three Kingfishers all 1st year birds, 2 males and a female, were a nice surprise. Other species included: Whitethroats, Blackcap, Chiffchaffs, Wrens, Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnocks and Great Tit.

Dam End:- Weir Wood from dawn and the Osprey flew in at 06:35, circled and disappeared to the west end.
Also 2 Common Sandpipers and Little Egret.

Ringing in the morning was quiet. The first Sedge Warbler of the season was a nice surprise.  There were a number of Sedge Warblers in the undergrowth throughout Whillet’s. An adult male Sparrowhawk on top of brambles in Whillet’s had caught what appeared to be a Chiffchaff.

Dam End:- Osprey caught fish at 3pm then flew towards Ashdown.
3 Swift,1 Little Egret,1 Green Sandpiper.
2 Common Sandpipers, and a handful of House Martins.

West End:- (Car Park 11:09-12:14) 5 Grey Heron, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Mallard, 2 Mandarin, 1 feral duck, 21 Cormorant, 32 Black-headed Gulls including 3 juveniles, 6 Common Terns including 1 juvenile, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Blue Tit,