WeBS
All Reservoir:- 4 Little Egret, 24 Grey Heron, 277 Canada Geese, 141 Greylag, 6 Mandarin, 131 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 27 Pied Wagtail, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Jay.
Dam End:- 41 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1 Coot, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 220 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, c.70 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 42 Goldfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Bunting, 4 white farmyard Geese, 16 Canada/Greylag hybrid Geese.
West End:- 9 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 38 Lapwing, 3 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Tern, 100+ Jackdaw, 68 Rook, 3 white feral x Greylag hybrid Geese, 1 white feral duck.
Whillets:- 1 Buzzard, pair of Bullfinch, Green Woodpecker heard.
Butterfly count: 8 Meadow Brown, 1 Brimstone, 1 Speckled Wood, 6 Common Blue, 4 Small Copper, 3 Small Heath, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Gatekeeper, 3 Green-veined White. Day Moths: 1 Lime Speck Pug (See pic), 1 Mother of Pearl and 1 Straw Dot.
Meadow Pond water levels are low – Dragonflies – only 4 Common Darter and 6 Azure Damselflies.
