Author: Linsey Gooding

3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, Common Terns, Little Ringed Plovers, Little Egrets at both ends of the reservoir, 3 Redshank at the dam end and 2 Raven over.

West End:- 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 adult Little Ringed Plover and 3 chicks, 32 Lapwing, 20 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Teal, 42 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 adult Common Tern and 8 chicks, 20 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven, 9 Swallow, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting, several Whitethroat.
Butterflies – 19 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 4 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 57 Gatekeeper, 37 Meadow Brown, 26 Ringlet.
Moths – 2 Shaded Broad Bar, 1 Rush Veneer (migrant).
Black-tail Skimmer, Brown Hawker, 2 Willow Emerald and 1 Blue-tail Damselfly.

At dawn: 17 Little Egret, 2 Green and 4 Common Sandpiper, the Little Ringed Plover family, 4 Kingfisher, 3 Marsh Tit and a very noisy gang of Common Tern, Shoveler and 4 Teal.

West End:- 4 Little Ringed Plover + 3 chicks, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 26 Lapwing, 10 Little Egret, 2 Teal, 35 Mandarin Duck,70 Black-headed Gull including 7 juveniles, 1 juvenile Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull flyover, 2 Egyptian Geese + 8 goslings, 1 Red Kite, 2 Swift, juvenile Robin, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Marsh Tit.

West End:- juvenile Goshawk flew over putting everything up eventually chased off by the Common Terns. 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 3 fast growing chicks, 33 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 juvenile Herring Gull, 85 Black-headed Gull, 4 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 6 Little Egret, 34 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Jay, 1 Chaffinch.

WeBS
All reservoir:- 40 Canada Geese, 23 Greylag Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose +8 goslings, 4 white farmyard hybrid geese, 1 white feral Greylag Goose, 3 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 72 Mallard, 46 Mandarin Duck.
Dam End:- 3 Common Tern + 1 chick on floating pontoon, 86 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 3 Swift, 15 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Moorhen, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 1f Sparrowhawk, 1 m + 2 juv Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 2 Rook, 20 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 1 Song Thrush, 1 House Sparrow, 6 Blackbirds on shoreline, 4 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 10 Blue Tit, 1 juv Coal Tit.
1 Mink on north bank. 1 White Admiral
West End:- 5 Teal, 51 + 1 juv Great Crested Grebe, 33 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover + 3 chicks, 6 Little Egret, 32 Grey Heron including 4 in nests still, 8 Common Tern + 7 chicks, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 174 Black-headed Gull including 7 juv, 41 Herring Gull circling over West End + 1 juv on mud, 12 Pied Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Moorhen, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Magpie, 2 Raven flyovers, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1m Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 27 Cormorant including 4 in nests, 1 Chiffchaff.
3 Fallow Deer, 1 Fox, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Black-tailed Skimmers, 1 Brown Hawker.

West End:- 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover + 3 chicks, 32 Lapwing, 2 Teal, 40 Mandarin, 40 Mallard, 16 Little Egret, 8 Moorhen, 23 Pied Wagtail, 1 Herring Gull, 130 Black-headed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Chiffchaff.

West End:- 24 Greylag Goose, 1 Canada Goose, 6 Egyptian Goose, 22 Mandarin Duck, 17 Mallard, 2 Teal, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 5 Moorhen, 20 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 87 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Common Tern — 7 adults, 5 young, 15 Cormorant, 22 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Jay, 4 Magpie, 60 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Barn Swallow, 1  Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 9 Pied Wagtail.

West End evening:- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 adult Little Ringed Plover + still 3 chicks, 31 Lapwing, 7 Moorhen, 6 Teal, 40 Mandarin Duck, 36 Mallard, 20 Little Egret, 26 Grey Heron, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 115 Black-headed Gull including 6 juveniles, 10 Egyptian Geese, 10 Pied Wagtail, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow, 2 Stock Dove, 10 adult Common Tern + 7 chicks, 7 Fallow Deer.

West End Car Park:- (10.49-12.30) 21 Greylag Geese, 28 Canada Geese, 3 Canada hybrid Geese, 10 Egyptian Geese, 38 Great Crested Grebe, 21 Mandarin, 9 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 22 Cormorant, 8 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 18 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 13 Common Tern – 8 adult + 6 juv, 38 Black-headed Gull, 8 Swallow, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker juv, 1 Wren 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Stock Dove, 4 Pied Wagtail, numerous Woodpigeon.