WeBS and Butterfly Transect
All reservoir totals:- 92 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 16 Grey Heron, 19 Greylag Geese, 36 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Raven, 72 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch.
Dam End:- 1 Little Grebe on lagoon, 1+ 8 juv Tufted Duck on lagoon, 16 Canada Geese, 5 Egyptian Geese, 4 Common Sandpiper, 195 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Collared Dove, 44 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Buzzard, 1 Fox.
West End:- 35 Cormorant, 5 Mandarin, 3 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Terrapin.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kestrel, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer.
Butterfly Transect:- 14 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Comma, 1 Peacock, 6 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper, 4 Ringlet, 13 Small Skipper, 1 Painted Lady, 38 Gatekeeper, 6 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue.
Also 1 Vapourer moth, 4 Shaded Broad-Bar moths.
Dragonflies:- 1 Beautiful Demoiselle, 1 Blue-tailed, 2 Emerald and 10+ Azure Damselflies. 2 Brown Hawker, 1 Emperor, 4+ Common Darter, 1 Migrant Hawker.