WeBS
All Reservoir counts: 62 Great Crested Grebe, 18 Grey Heron, 6+8y Egyptian Geese, 87 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Kingfisher, 3 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Jay.
Dam End:– 1 Little Egret, 23 Greylag Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Honey Buzzard, 2 Common Buzzard, 30 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed and 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Herring Gull, 23 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Crow, 3 Raven, 1 Chaffinch,
West End:– 26 Cormorant, 32+1j Canada Geese, 19 Mandarin Duck, 18 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 8 Common Terns at rafts,
Whillet’s:– 1 Collared Dove flyover, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3+1j Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting. Butterfly count: 1 Red Admiral, 51 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, (many Peacock caterpillars seen), 7 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 2 Painted Lady.
Dragonflies: 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Emperor, 1 Downy Emerald. Damselflies: 3 Blue-tailed, 3 White-legged, 1 Large Red, 10+ pairs of Azure also 1 Beautiful Demoiselle.