Author: Linsey Gooding

Whillet’s:- 1 Buzzard, Osprey flying over heading West a little after noon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker heard, 1 Grey Wagtail flew over, 4 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap,  1 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Nuthatch, Jay heard, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch heard.
Butterfly count:  2 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Peacock, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 1f Common Blue, 7 Small Copper.
Moths: 2 Rush Veneer, 1 Brown China Mark.
Dragonflies: 1 Southern Hawker, 3 Migrant Hawker.

Dam End:- 200 House Martin, 3 Linnet flyovers, 3 Starling over, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 16 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Little Egret, 40 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff.
West End:- 52 Teal, 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Common Snipe, 20 Pied Wagtail, 43 Lapwing, Osprey over at 11am, immature male Goshawk almost caught a Stock Dove, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Raven, 2 Buzzard and several Stock Doves.

West End:- Osprey over at 15:30, Red Kite, immature Goshawk, 4 Greenshank, 7 Common Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 43 Lapwing, 38 Teal, 2 Mandarin Duck, 47 Pied Wagtail, 3 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Little Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose.

West End:- 44 Teal, 2 Greenshank, 7 Common Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 27 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Mandarin Duck, 11 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard.

West End:- 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mandarin Duck, 83 Mallard, 15 Teal, 2 Pheasant, 5 Stock Dove, 17 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 26 Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 12 Black-headed Gull, 8 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 40+ Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, c20 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 31 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii).

West End:- 30 Teal, 1 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 6 Common Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull.
Dam End:- 1 Mute Swan, 1 immature Goshawk over south bank, 7 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Starling over, 4 Grey Wagtail.

West End evening:- 1 Turnstone on Pintail Bank, 3 Greenshank and Osprey again.

West End:- Osprey, 2 Dunlin.

West End:- 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mandarin Duck, 75+ Mallard, 8 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 10 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 26 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, c80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 25+ Jackdaw, 16 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 10+ Sand Martin, 60+ Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Robin.

West End:- It was great to see an Osprey shortly after arriving at the car park. There was a range of dragon and damselflies by the reedbed during the working party. Photos of Golden-ringed Dragonfly and a Willow Emerald Damselfly. The Golden-ringed Dragonfly is usually seen earlier in the year and is more associated with heathland. Willow Emerald Damselflies are recent colonists of the UK and are now well established in Whillet’s.