Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 103 Greylag Goose, 15 Canada Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 94 Mallard, 5 Teal, 2 Pheasant, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 32 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Greenshank, 197 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 15 Cormorant, 18 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 100 Jackdaw, 68 Rook, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 21 Pied Wagtail.

West End:- 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Snipe, 43 Lapwing, 5 Mandarin Duck, 10 Teal, 110 Mallard, 28 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Common Tern, 174 Greylag Geese, 33 Pied Wagtail, 55 Rook, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Swallow, 3 Little Egret.

A superb female Honey Buzzard over the west end, female Peregrine, Red Kite over the north bank, 1 Greenshank, 10 Teal, 14 Common Tern and a lot of corvids.

West End:- 1 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 39 Lapwing, 7 Teal, 86 Mallard, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 13 Common Tern, 40 Rook, 12 Stock Dove, 2 Fox

West End:- 155 Greylag Goose, 11 Canada Goose, 8 Egyptian Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 50 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Woodpigeon, 25 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 175 Black-headed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 11 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Magpie, 17 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 24 Pied Wagtail.

West End:- 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 Lapwing, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Teal, 125 Mallard, 6 Mandarin Duck, 300 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull.

An Osprey appeared at the dam at 7:15, it flew to the west end and disappeared. Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover and Redshank (new in) among the crowds at the West End

West End:- 3 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 40 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 3 Teal, 9 Mandarin Duck, 111 Mallard, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 50 Carrion Crow, 55 Rook, 250 Jackdaw.

The report on our large nest boxes for the 2019 season is HERE.
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Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpiper, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Common Tern, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Swift, 2 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Egyptian Geese.
West End:- 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Snipe, 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 36 Lapwing, 1 Teal, 10 Mandarin Duck, 75 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 125 Greylag Geese, 250 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, Kingfishers feeding young at nest.