Month: August 2023

West End:- several Willow Warbler, 3 Marsh Tit, Osprey at 7:40am
Dam End:-  more Willow Warbler, juv Wheatear, 4 Common Sandpiper, Tree Pipit and juv Little Ringed Plover.    

West End:- 9 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Mandarin, 6 Coot, 1 Goshawk, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher. Also 1 Terrapin.
Whillet’s:- 1 f Blackcap, 1 Greenfinch.

17/8 by Linsey Gooding – West End – 3 Teal, 1 Lapwing.

18/8 by Alastair Gray – Dam End – 1 Osprey, 6 Willow Warbler.

19/8 by Nigel Driver – Dam End – 1 Osprey, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Willow Warbler.

19/8 by Ian Hodgson – Dam End – 1 Northern Wheatear.

WeBS

All Reservoir:- 42+5 j Great Crested Grebe, 24 Cormorant, 76 Mallard, 5 Common Sandpiper, 192 Black-headed Gull, 5 Swallow, 3 Wren, 5 Whitethroat, 21 Chiffchaff.
Dam End:- 9 Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 82 Canada Geese, 5 Canada/Greylag hybrid geese, 1+6 j Egyptian Geese, 3 White Domestic Geese, 1+2 j Moorhen, 1 j Little Ringed Plover [by Jonathan Ross], 1 Herring Gull, 3 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 1 f  Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Crow, 3 Starling (flyover), 21 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
West End:- 3 Mandarin Duck, 1 Domestic / Mallard hybrid duck (black except for a white breast), 3 Teal, 9 Buzzard (group circling high), 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 5 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Willow Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 1 Jay, 1 Stock Dove, 24 Jackdaw (flyover).
Also – 1 Terrapin, 1 Peacock Moth (new species for the reserve)
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Raven, 3 Bullfinch.
Also 1 Stag Fallow Deer, 4 Grass Snake under tins.
Butterfly count:- 12 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood, 2 Comma, 1 Large Skipper (fresh), 5 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus (worn),  6 Small Copper, 9 Gatekeeper, 9 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Brown Hairstreak.
Damselflies: 15+ Willow Emerald
Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawker, 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 3+ Common Darter.

Dam End:- Osprey hunting over reservoir mid-afternoon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 80 Black-headed Gull, 100 Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 10 Mallard, 13 Pied Wagtail, 65 Goldfinch, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff and 6 Willow Warbler in Silver Birches in sailing club car park.
1 Silver-Washed Fritillary,1 Holly Blue,1 Purple Hairstreak.
West End:- 65 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Mandarin Duck, 3 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Mute Swan, 18 Great Crested Grebe.
Whillet’s:- 1 Common Blue and 1 Holly Blue butterflies, 1 Grass Snake.

Goshawk – a likely juvenile flew in front of the viewing area.
Butterflies:- Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Small Copper, Peacock, Comma and Large White.
Dragon / Damselflies:- Azure, Common Blue, Emerald, Willow Emerald (many in Whillets), Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor, 

Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper,1 Lesser Whitethroat

West End:- 32 Mallard, 7 Coot, 7 Mandarin Duck, 1 Goldcrest.
North Bank:- 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler.
Whillet’s:- 3 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit.

Dam End:- 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin, 2 Herring Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 6  Egyptian Geese, 33 Great Crested Grebe.
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Starling.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Willow Damselfly.

West End:- 1 Little Egret