Month: August 2022

West End:- 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 Lapwing, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Teal, 125 Mallard, 6 Mandarin Duck, 300 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull.

An Osprey appeared at the dam at 7:15, it flew to the west end and disappeared. Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover and Redshank (new in) among the crowds at the West End

West End:- 3 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 40 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 3 Teal, 9 Mandarin Duck, 111 Mallard, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 50 Carrion Crow, 55 Rook, 250 Jackdaw.

The report on our large nest boxes for the 2019 season is HERE.
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Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpiper, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Common Tern, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Swift, 2 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Egyptian Geese.
West End:- 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Snipe, 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 36 Lapwing, 1 Teal, 10 Mandarin Duck, 75 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 125 Greylag Geese, 250 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfishers feeding young at nest.

West End:- 26 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 16 Grey Heron, 159 Greylag + 2 white hybrid geese, 9 Egyptian Geese, 14 Mandarin, 3 Teal, 77 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 36 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail, 2 Crow.
Whillet’s:-  2 Buzzard, 1f with 1 young Pheasant, 1 Green Sandpiper at meadow pond, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 5+ Goldfinch.
Butterflies: 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Comma, 2 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper, 1 Small Heath (See pic), 2 Small Skipper, 2 Green-veined White (See pic), 8 Gatekeeper (See pic), 15 Meadow Brown, also 1 Mother of Pearl micromoth (See pic of underside).    Dragonflies: 1 Brown Hawker, 3 Common Darter + 1 Blue-tailed and c.20 Azure Damselflies.

Dam End:- 38 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe.

Dam End:- Greenshank flew east over dam at 07:40, 3 Common Sandpiper on dam.
Reed Warbler in scrub below dam with Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Whitethroat.
280 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 8 Common Tern, 4 Swift, 30 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 40 Goldfinch, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit.

West End:- 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 38 Lapwing, 74 Mallard, 3 Mandarin Duck, 215 Canada Geese, 2 Little Egret.
Whillet’s:- 2 Marsh Tit, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 4 Bullfinch.
2 Willow Emerald,3 Brown Hawker,1 Common Darter,1 Southern Hawker.
Butterfly’s-1 Small Skipper,3 Green-Veined White,2 Small Copper,9 Common Blue,1 Silver-Washed Fritillary,18 Gatekeeper,22 Meadow Brown,1 Ringlet,1 Small Heath.

West End:- 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper. At 12:35 an Osprey appeared distantly over the canoeist beach. Yesterday 8 species of wader were present.