West End:- A pair of Great Crested Grebes at Plawhatch stream corner were feeding small grebelings on one of their backs. The 2 Coots there are active too. Plenty of food being delivered to Black-headed Gull and Common Tern chicks. Kingfisher flew over reed-bed.

Dam End:- a Caspian Gull with 2 Herring and a Lesser Black-backed. A peculiar long-necked, long straight-billed bird in what looks like 1st winter plumage. Seen flying and settled. Very pale head and upright stance.

Whillet’s:- 99 Meadow Brown, 17 Ringlet, 24 Small Skipper, 20 Large Skipper, 3 Comma, 1 Large White, 16 Sliver Y moth, 3 Grass Snake, 2 White-legged Damselfly, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Black-tailed Skipper, 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly at Meadow pond, 14 House Martin.

25/06/2023 (10:58 – 12:05).
West End:- 46 Canada Goose, 69 Greylag Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 5 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 13 Woodpigeon, 3 Coot, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Common Tern, 39 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 4 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren.

22/06/2023 (18:03 – 19:40).
West End:- 32 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Wood Duck, 6 Mandarin Duck, 2 Coot, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Common … Read the rest

West End:- 1 Barn Owl, 8 Mute Swan, 3 Coot, 1m Tufted Duck, 20+ Mandarin Duck including females with 4 + 7 young, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Black-headed Gull including nesting pair, 16 Common Tern including 6 young, 6 Canada Geese, 87 Greylag Geese, 1 Wood Duck, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Swift, 6 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Jay, 22 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 8 Grey Heron (no sign … Read the rest

WeBS
All Reservoir:- 15 Great Crested Grebe, 14+3y Grey Heron, 87+5y Greylag, 24+16y Mallard, 3 Common Buzzard, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff.  
Dam End:- 2+9y Egyptian Geese, 3 white feral geese, 2 Osprey, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Common Tern, 16 Black-headed Gull, 6 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 3+2y Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Crow, 2 Starling, … Read the rest

West End:- 6 Black-headed Gull including nesting pair, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Common Tern including 4 nesting pairs, 2 Kingfisher, 12 Swallow including 4 fledged young, 53 Canada Geese including 3 goslings, 85 Greylag Geese, 3 Coot, 7 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard plus 2 females with 5 and 3 ducklings, White Duck with 5 ducklings, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 House Martin, 1 Swift, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 1 Mandarin Read the rest