13/07/2023 (08:11 – 09:15).

West End:- c10 Canada Goose, 8 Greylag Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Mandarin Duck, 21 Mallard, 12 Woodpigeon, 3 Coot, 13 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Tern, 18 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, x Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)

 

11/07/2023 (08:20 – 09:20).

West End:- 22 Canada Goose, 17 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 2 Swift, 9 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Lapwing, 5 Black-headed Gull, 15 Common Tern, 25 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 2 Dunnock.

 

06/07/2023 (16:03 – 17:20). 

West End:- 59 Canada Goose, 26 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 29 Mallard, 3 Stock Dove, 14 Woodpigeon, 3 Coot, 26 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 5 Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Tern, 42 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, x Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock

 

04/07/2023 (08:16 – 09:15)

West End:- 27 Canada Goose, 61 Greylag Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Mandarin Duck, 15 Mallard, 4 Stock Dove, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Coot, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, … Read the rest

Whillet’s:- 35 Willow Emerald, 13 Blue-tailed Damselfly, Mint Leaf Beetle.
West End:- 2 Redshank, 3 Coot.
Dam End:- 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper.

West End:-  1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Swift, 6 House Martin, 3 Coot, 7 Lapwing, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting.
Damselflies: 1 Small Red at meadow pond a new species for the reserve, 1 Willow Emerald, 1 Blue-tailed, 2+ Common Blue, many Azure.
Dragonflies:  1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Emperor.
Moths: 2 Six Spot Burnet, several Cinnabar moth caterpillars on Marsh Ragwort.
Butterflies: 1 Painted Lady, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Marbled White, 1 Comma.

WeBS
All Reservoir:- 22 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 4 Whitethroat.
Dam End:- 61 Black-Headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2+2Y Common Tern, 6 Swift, 11 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 46 Greylag, 50 Canada Geese, 3 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 2+6Y Egyptian Geese, 3 white farmyard geese, 1+6Y Mandarin, 8 Mallard, 1+1Y Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Starling, 4 Goldfinch. 
Butterflies: 1 Purple Hairstreak at Car Park and 1 Painted Lady.
West End:- 2+3Y Black-headed Gull on raft, 8+7Y Common Tern on rafts, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove, 26+1Y Great Crested Grebe, 7 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin, 17 Mallard, 1 white duck with 2Y that are mallard coloured, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Coot, 10 Lapwing.
Whillet’s:-  1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 6+2Y Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Warbler,  1 Jay, 1m Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
Dragonfly highlights – 4 Beautiful Demoiselle, 1 Emperor, 2 Common Darter, 1 Brown Hawker.
Damselflies – 2 Blue-tailed, 3 Willow Emerald, 2 White-legged.
Butterflly count – 9 … Read the rest

06-07-23 Osprey early on caught a fish and flew off west.
07-07-23 West End:- 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank still, Green Sandpiper.
Dam End:- On the dam both Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing, 6 wader species in all, Family of 4 Jay.

West End:- About 14 Great Crested Grebe, 1 pair with 3 young
1 Redshank favouring perching on the rightmost tern raft but displaced periodically by the terns
1 female Mandarin perched in scrub overhanging the water.
Canada Geese, Cormorants etc + Greylag with young.

Dam End:- Osprey at the dam over the north bank briefly. 2 Green and a Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover and 2 broods of Great Crested Grebe one with 4 young and the other has at least 2.

West End:- 1 Common Sandpiper and 2 Lapwing on Pintail, 3 Marsh Tit in Car Park. The 4 pairs of Common Tern on rafts still have 7 chicks. The Black-headed Gull pair have 4 chicks. A Great Crested Grebe pair were seen with 2 young along Pintail near Plaw Hatch stream. 8 Mute Swan still, 2 Mandarin.
Whillet’s:-  Sparrowhawk over, 10+ House Martin, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting.
Dragonflies – 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Common Darter, 1 Emperor.
Damselflies – 10+ Azure, 3+ Common Blue, 3+ Blue-tailed, 5 Willow Emerald, 1 Large Red, 1 Banded Demoiselle.
Butterflies – 2 Gatekeeper, 2 Marbled White, 2 Red Admiral.

West End:- 5 Lapwing, 6 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mute Swan, 4 Coot, 15 Mallard, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 68 Jackdaw, 27 Greylag Geese, 13 Grey Heron, 23 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Common Tern including 6 young, 45 Canada Geese, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 2 Buzzard, 5 Black-headed Gull including 3 chicks.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Kingfisher, 15 House Martin.
Butterflies – 2 Comma, 2 Gatekeeper, 1 Green-veined White, 16 Large Skipper,2 Marbled White, 101 Meadow Brown, 2 Red Admiral, 19 Ringlets, 29 Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
Moths – 2 Silver Y, 2 Cinnabar, 1 Six Spot Burnet.
Dragonflies & Damselflies – 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Emperor, 6 Beautiful Demoiselles, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 White-legged Damselfly,1 Large Red Damselfly.
4 Grass Snake