Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 1 Buzzard, 4 Canada Geese, 1 Chiffchaff, 19 Coot, 10 Egyptian Geese, 1 juvenile Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Grey Wagtail, 208 Greylag Geese, 675+ House Martin flew west, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Lapwing, 5 Mandarin Duck, 4 Mistle Thrush flew SW, 1 Moorhen, 7 Mute Swan, 1 Common Snipe high north, 1 Swallow, 37 Starling, 21 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck.

Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper, 12 Mute Swan, 8 Coot, 3 Teal, 52 Canada Geese, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 85 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk.
West End:- 3 Lapwing, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Buzzard, 14 Coot, 10 Teal, 148 Canada Geese, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven, 9 House Martin, 6 Swallow.

Ivy Bee, Colletes hederae, a new species for our reserve.

WeBS

All Reservoir:-  10 Grey Heron, 7 Moorhen, 13 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 28 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 9 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 37 Starling.

Dam End:- 31 Cormorant, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Teal, 21 Mallard, 1 Kestrel, 58 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2+2j Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Raven, 20 Goldfinch.

West End:- 29 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Mute Swan,  191 Greylag Geese, 4 white feral domestic/Greylag hybrids, 85 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2m+10f Mandarin Duck, 33 Teal, 70 Mallard, 1 white domestic duck, 1 Black Mallard hybrid, 6 Tufted Duck, 25 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Goldcrest, (50+ Jackdaw and 10+ Rook flyovers), 4 Crow. 
6 Fallow Deer.  

Whillet’s:- 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Swallow, 63 House Martin, Bullfinch heard, 1m Reed Bunting.

Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Lapwing, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Snipe high west.
West End:- 24 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 5 Mandarin Duck, 3 Tufted Duck, 20 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven.
Whillet’s:- 6 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Grass Snake.

Osprey fishing at the West End

Whillet’s:-  2 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard.
Southern Hawker, Common Darter Dragonflies and Willow Emerald Damselfly.

West End:- 18 Coot, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 164 Greylag, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Mandarin, 9 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven flyover.

West End:-  8 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 128 Canada Geese, 180 Greylag + 5 white feral hybrid geese, 1 Mandarin, 2 Tufted Duck, 66 Mallard including some hybrids, 3+ Teal, 16 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 100+ flyover Jackdaw.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch heard, 4+ Blackcap, Chiffchaff heard.
1 Migrant Hawker dragonfly.
Butterflies: 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 3 Small White.

Dam End:- 3 Yellow Wagtail flew low south early morning including 2 bright males, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8 Egyptian Geese, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 House Martin, 16 Swallow, 1 Blackcap.
West End:- 30 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 23 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 4 Egyptian Geese, 11 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, probably 1 female Wood Duck, 122 Canada Geese.

West End:- 24 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 76 Mallard, 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Tufted Duck, 20 Coot, 177 Canada Geese, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Moorhen.
Dam End:- 8 Mute Swan, 7 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 25+Swallow, 1 Honey Buzzard flew high south at 16:15