All Reservoir: 19 GC Grebe, 15 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove.
Dam End: 15 Greylag, 23+3Y Canada Geese, 4 Canada/Greylag hybrid Geese, 2+3Y Egyptian Geese, 2 White Feral Farmyard Geese, 7 Mandarin Duck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 9 Hobby, 1 Moorhen, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 4 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Barn Owl (early morning), 17 Swift, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Mistle Thrush flock (Nearly all Juveniles), 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 8 Rook, 2 Crow, 6 Starling (flyover), 3 Goldfinch.
West End: 41 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret (2 seen at nest), 13 Grey Heron, 2 Black Headed Gull (At nest), 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 21 Herring Gull, 9 Common Tern (4 sitting on nests), 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Kingfisher. Also 1 Terrapin.
Whillet’s: 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1m Reed Bunting.
Also seen:
Animals – 2 Shrews, 2 Field Voles, 2 Grass Snakes (All noted under refugia tins).
Butterflies – 2m Orange Tip, 1 off Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Peacock & Common Blue, 2 Green-veined White.
Moths – 5 Burnet Companion, 1 Cinnabar, 1 Straw Dot.
Dragonflies – 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 3 Broad-bodied Chaser, 3 Hairy.
Damselflies – 20 Beautiful Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed, 4 White-legged, 1 Red-eyed, 20 pairs of Large Red, 100 pairs of Azure (very common)
Plants: A Southern Marsh Orchid just coming into flower.