Author: Linsey Gooding

Dam End:- Osprey hunting over reservoir mid-afternoon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 80 Black-headed Gull, 100 Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 10 Mallard, 13 Pied Wagtail, 65 Goldfinch, 2 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff and 6 Willow Warbler in Silver Birches in sailing club car park.
1 Silver-Washed Fritillary,1 Holly Blue,1 Purple Hairstreak.
West End:- 65 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Mandarin Duck, 3 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Mute Swan, 18 Great Crested Grebe.
Whillet’s:- 1 Common Blue and 1 Holly Blue butterflies, 1 Grass Snake.

Goshawk – a likely juvenile flew in front of the viewing area.
Butterflies:- Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Small Copper, Peacock, Comma and Large White.
Dragon / Damselflies:- Azure, Common Blue, Emerald, Willow Emerald (many in Whillets), Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Emperor, 

Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpiper,1 Lesser Whitethroat

West End:- 32 Mallard, 7 Coot, 7 Mandarin Duck, 1 Goldcrest.
North Bank:- 1 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler.
Whillet’s:- 3 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit.

Dam End:- 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Goldfinch, 1 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin, 2 Herring Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 6  Egyptian Geese, 33 Great Crested Grebe.
West End:- 1 Little Grebe, 8 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Starling.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Willow Damselfly.

West End:- 1 Little Egret

West End:- 1 Snipe.

Dam End: 18 Great Crested Grebe, 82 Canada Geese, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 juv Moorhen on Lagoon, 3 Common Sandpiper, 119 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Tern, 16 House Martin, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Long-tailed Tit.
West End:- 2 juv Great Crested Grebe, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Mandarin, 1 Buzzard, 1 juv Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.
West End Study Area:- 1 juv Spotted Flycatcher,  2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch all with a Blue and Great Tit flock. Also 2 Wren, plus heard: Chaffinch, Stock Dove and Raven,   

Dam End:- 1 juv Black Tern, 2 Curlew through south.

Dam End:- 4 Great Black-backed Gull (2 adult + 2 juvenile), 5 Common Tern (3 adult + 2 juvenile), 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Swift, 25 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 20 Swallow, 5 Mandarin Duck.