16th August 2026 seen by Alastair Gray (via WhatsApp)

WeBs today

Dam
62 Black headed gulls,12 Blackbirds feeding on north shore,156 Canada Geese,4 Carrion Crow,7 Chiffchaffs,3 Common Sandpipers,1 Common Tern,4 Cormorant,1 Egyptian Goose,39 Great crested Grebe + 1 young,Racing pigeon,2 Great black backed Gulls,1 Green Woodpecker,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,5 Grey Heron,2 Grey Wagtails,40 Greylag Geese,1 Herring Gull,2 Jays,1 Kingfisher,2 Magpies,36 Mallards,1 Marsh Tit,2 Mute Swans,8 Pied Wagtails,3 Song Thrush,2 Whitethroats,1 Treecreeper,3 Moorhens.

West end

7 Buzzards,1 Cattle Egret,6 Chiffchaffs,5 Common Sandpipers,6 Common Terns,7 Coots,12 Egyptian Geese,4 Goldfinch,10 Great crested Grebes + 8 young,6 Grey Herons,1 Grey Wagtails,1 Kingfisher,12 Long tailed Tits,12 Mallard,5 Moorhens,1 Raven,1 Sedge Warbler,1 Reed Warbler,17 Swallows,4 Teal,1 Treecreeper,1 White Stork (GBYJ),2 Willow Warbler,1 Red Kite.

Willets

1 Bullfinch,1 Goldcrest,1 Grasshopper warbler,1 Spotted Flycatcher,1 Whitethroat.
7 Grass Snakes,2 Common Lizards.
Butterflies
3 Common Blue
17 Green veined whites
18 meadow browns
1 Painted lady
2 Red Admiral
2 Small copper
2 small Heath
1 small white
5 speckled woods.