WeBS & general bird sightings
All Reservoir Counts (excluding North bank):- 42 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Cormorant, 8 Canada Geese, 6 Mandarin, 37 Mallard plus a brood of at least 6 young seen at Dam End, 4 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8 Whitethroat, 11 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff.
North Bank:- 4 Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Chaffinch.
Dam End:- 1 Little Grebe (in lagoon), 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 5 Common Sandpiper on dam wall, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Yellowhammer.
West End:- 32 Grey Heron including 1 white leucistic bird, 23 Mediterranean Gull flew over migrating East, 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Tern, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin flew over, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, also 2 Terrapins seen.
Whillet’s: 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2m Reed Bunting.
Butterfly count at Whillet’s:- 5m+3f Orange Tip, 1 Red Admiral, 1m+1f Brimstone, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Peacock, 1 Holly Blue. Also seen 1 Grass Snake.