Author: Linsey Gooding

Dam End:- Osprey distantly over west end at 9am (circled over West End watched by Work Party), 60 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 150 Swallow, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay.
West End:- 48 Mistle Thrush flew SW, 26 Teal, 6 Mandarin Duck, 146 Mallard, 2 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 7 Common Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 47 Pied Wagtail, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, Osprey again at 13:00 over West End.

West End:- 23 Teal, Osprey flew in again, 2 Greenshank, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 27 Lapwing, 45 Pied Wagtail, 60 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 Mandarin Duck, 140 Mallard, 52 Greylag Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Whillet’s:- 8 Mistle Thrush flyover, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Buzzard, 30 Goldfinch and male Sparrowhawk.

West End:- c20 Canada Goose, c20 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 6 Teal, 7 Stock Dove, 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 33 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 85+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 16 Cormorant, 17 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 100+ Jackdaw, 100+ Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Sand Martin, 8 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, 23 Pied Wagtail.

Walking dog at Standen House NT around 3 pm – Osprey seen again over reservoir carrying fish heading west.

West End:- (evening) juvenile Purple Heron showed in the same tree as this morning then flew high east at 7 pm.
Osprey again with fish, 1 Garganey.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 54 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Sand Martin, 12 House Martin, 7 Swallow, 20 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Coot in Lagoon, 5 Starling flying South, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Rook, 1 Nuthatch.
West End:- 1 juvenile Purple Heron, 18 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 21 Teal, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 6 Common Snipe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 27 Lapwing, 17 Pied Wagtail, Hobby, Kestrel caught Pied Wagtail, 2 Buzzard, Osprey carrying fish NW, 48 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin.

West End:- 8 Canada Goose, 18 Greylag Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Mandarin Duck, 6 Teal, 3 Stock Dove, 15 Woodpigeon, 2 Moorhen, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 31 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 Cormorant, 19 Grey Heron, 1 Purple Heron, 3 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 100+ Jackdaw, 17 Rook, 4 Raven, c10 Swallow, c10 House Martin, c20 Pied Wagtail.

West End:- Osprey flew in from the west just after 2 pm. Later an immature male Goshawk went over putting everything up in a mass panic. 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Plenty of waders including: 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Common Snipe, 2 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 37 Lapwing, Also 21 Teal. 4 Little Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 5 Swallow, 1 Marsh Tit.