Month: July 2022

  • 5th July 2022 seen by Nigel Driver

    West End:- 7 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, Greenshank, 12 Common Terns including chicks, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, lots of Lapwing and Mandarin at the west end.

    Dam End:- 3 Little Egrets, summer Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 4 Kingfisher and 3 juv Green Woodpeckers.

  • 4th July 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- Greylag Goose 31, Canada Goose 29, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adults + 8 young, Mandarin Duck 30, Mallard 10, Great Crested Grebe 27, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 5, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 15, Little Ringed Plover 1, Greenshank 1, Black-headed Gull 32, Common Tern 12 –  9 adults + 3 chicks, Cormorant 8, Grey Heron 6, Little Egret 4, Common Buzzard 1, Common Kingfisher 1, Magpie 2, Rook 17, Carrion Crow 1, Barn Swallow 1, House Martin 2, Common Chiffchaff 1, Wren 1, Blackbird 1, Pied Wagtail 4, Goldfinch 2.

  • 4th July 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egrets, 10 Egyptian Geese, 46 Mandarin Duck, 6 Moorhen, 18 Lapwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 9 adult + 3 chicks Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 18 Pied Wagtails.

  • 3rd July 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- Greylag Goose 19, Canada Goose 28, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adults+8 young, Mandarin Duck 16, Mallard 12, Great Crested Grebe 26, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 8, Moorhen 2, Lapwing 30, Little Ringed Plover 5, Green Sandpiper 2, Greenshank 1, Black-headed Gull 3 6, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Common Tern 9, Great Cormorant 13, Grey Heron 14, Little Egret 2, Common Buzzard 1, Kingfisher 2, Kestrel 1, Magpie 4, Jackdaw 150, Carrion Crow 3, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap 1, Nuthatch 1, Treecreeper 1, Wren 1, Blackbird 2, Robin 2, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail  8, Goldfinch 2.

  • 3rd July 2022 seen by Alastair Gray

    West End:- 1 moulting male Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Little Egret, 10 adult + 3 Common Tern chicks, 5 Moorhen, 35 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 adult + 8 Egyptian goslings, 35 Great Crested Grebe, 46 Mandarin, 36 Canada Geese, 33 Greylags + 1 white farmyard hybrid, Carrion Crow digging Swan Mussel out of mud and dropping on rocks to break it open to eat, 1 Jay, 1f Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swift, 5 Swallow, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collard Dove, 14 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Blackbirds, 1 recently fledged Robin in car park.


    Whillet’s: -1m Reed Bunting

    1 Brown Hawker, 5 Beautiful Demoiselles, 1 Golden-Ringed Dragonfly.


    Butterflies: 18 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 2 Green-veined WHite, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Comma, 1 Marbled White, 67 Meadow Brown, 86 Ringlets.

  • 3rd July 2022 seen by Nigel Driver

    4 Black-tailed Godwit, moulting male Ruff, Greenshank, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4+ Little Egrets, 9 Common Terns and 3 Little Ringed Plover.

  • 2nd July 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 16 Greylag Goose, 31 Canada Goose, 10 Egyptian Goose – 2 adults, 8 young, 29 Mandarin Duck, 9 Mallard, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 20 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 34 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 13 Cormorant, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 5 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin – juv, 1 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail.

  • 1st July 2022 seen by Linsey Gooding

    West End:- 42 Greylag Goose, 34 Canada Goose, 10 Egyptian Goose: 2 adults and 8 young, 30 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 19 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 26 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Common Tern, 16 Cormorant, 15 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Magpie, 35 Jackdaw, 4 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Pied Wagtail. Fallow deer: 4 adults and 2 fawns on Pintail