Month: May 2022

Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, farmyard geese, Common Terns, Canada Geese, Mallard, Carrion Crow, Barn Swallows, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit, Magpie, Kestrel, Hobby (3), Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker (H), Grey Heron, Tufted Duck.

West End:- 2 Mandarin Duck, 20 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 7 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock.

Dam End:- 6 Greylag Goose — 2 adults, 4 young, 5 Canada Goose — 3 adults, 2 young, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Egyptian Goose — 2 adults, 8 young, 22 Mandarin Duck, 15 Mallard, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Swift, 2 Moorhen, 2 Black-headed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Tern, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 5 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtail.

Dawn produced the Osprey at 6:40 briefly, Redshank, a pair of Tufted Duck and group of Common Terns. There is extensive mud; hopefully, it will stay like this for the summer.

Whillet’s:- 4 Large Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 White-legged Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 5 Large Red Damselfly, 20 Azure Damselfly, 2 Beautiful Demoiselle.
2 Orange Tips, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Copper, 3 Mother Shipton Moth, 2 Burnett Campion Moth. 6 Grass Snake.

Dam End:- 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 26 Mandarins + 6 ducklings, 7 Swift, 1 Jay, 3 Swallow, 10 House Martins, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Pied Wagtails, 3 Hobby, 1 Kestrel.
West End:- 3 Lapwings, 1 Red Kite.

Dam End – North Bank:- 2 Egyptian Geese + 8 young gosling, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Swallow, Garden Warbler heard. Mayflies were very abundant. 17 Fallow Deer on South Bank.
West End:- 31 Canada Geese including a Canada/Barnacle hybrid, 5 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mandarin, 4 Lapwing, 12 Common Tern.
Whillets:-  1 Jay, Heard – Song Thrush, Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch.  Pair of Beautiful Demoiselle, 1 Downy Emerald dragonfly, 3+ pairs of Red-eyed Damselflies, 3+ pairs of Large Red Damseflies, 2 Blue-tailed damselflies, 20+ Azure damselflies.   3m+1f Orange Tip, 2 Green-veined White, 1 probable Small White. 1 Burnet Companion moth.

Dam End:- 7 Greylag Goose — 2 adults, 5 young, 8 Canada Goose — 7 adults, 1 gosling, 2 Egyptian Goose, 20 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Magpie, 3 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1  Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch,

Early – Little Stint, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sands, 25+ male Mandarins, 14 Black-headed Gulls along the north bank from the dam, 3 Lapwing over and a dozen Common Terns.