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Month: August 2022
West End:- 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 38 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Little Egret, 27 Pied Wagtail, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 170 Black-headed Gull, 79 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 180 Canada Geese, 80 Greylag Geese, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove.
West End:- first thing 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Raven flew over.
Dam End:- 3 more Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe and Peregrine.
West End:- 33 Greylag Goose, 49 Canada Goose, 12 Mandarin Duck, 27 Mallard, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Moorhen, 31 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 275 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Tern, 13 Cormorant, 11 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 21 Pied Wagtail.
West End:- 2 Wood Sandpiper; the Little Egrets, Common Terns and Lapwings are entertaining.
West End:- 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 39 Lapwing, 2 Teal, 95 Mallard, 7 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 260 Black-headed Gull, 48 Pied Wagtail.
West End:- 18 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 21 Mandarin Duck, 51 Mallard, 2 Teal, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Woodpigeon, 7 Moorhen, 34 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 202 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Common Tern, 11 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Magpie, 4 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 25 Pied Wagtail.
West End:- the Wood Sandpiper was still present, at least 6 Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Sandpiper. A Cuckoo was a nice bonus, 7 Little Egret, 2 Teal and 2 Marsh Tit.
Dam End:- Hobby, 2 juvenile Kestrel and 2 more Common Sandpiper on the dam, maybe 20 Swift and 10 House Martin.
West End:- 6 Black-tailed Godwits mostly in summer plumage, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 32 Lapwing, 91 Mallard, 2 Teal, 9 Mandarin Duck, 16 Common Tern, 4 Little Egret, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 267 Black-headed Gull, female Peregrine flying around putting everything up, 2 Kestrel, 10 Magpie, 2 Kingfisher.
West End:- Wood Sandpiper still present, 5 Black-tailed Godwit looking lovely feeding in the shallows.
Dam End:- ca 20 Swift, ca 25 House Martin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 juvenile Common Tern.
Dam End:- ca 20 Swift, ca 25 House Martin, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 juvenile Common Tern.