Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- Greylag Goose 41, Canada Goose 33, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adult + 8 young, Mandarin Duck 33, Mallard 6, Woodpigeon 8, Moorhen 4, Lapwing 19, Little Ringed Plover 8, Black-headed Gull 40, Common Tern 9 – 7 adult + 2 chicks, Cormorant 3, Grey Heron 13, Little Egret 7, Magpie 3, Barn Swallow 2, Blackbird 1.

West End:- Canada Goose 32, Mandarin Duck 32, Mallard 5, Great Crested Grebe 33, Woodpigeon 9, Moorhen 3, Northern Lapwing 15, Little Ringed Plover 5, Black-headed Gull 19, Common Tern 15 – 10 adult + 5 chicks, Cormorant 8, Grey Heron 10, Little Egret 8, Magpie 6, Rook 2, Carrion Crow 3, Barn Swallow 7, House Martin 1, Chiffchaff 1, Wren 1, Blackbird 3, Pied Wagtail 15.

Ever decreasing water levels. Little Ringed Plover on a nest plus 6 others, 11 Little Egrets in all, 9 adult and 4 chick Common Terns, Osprey at 6:45 flew straight over heading up river.

West End:- Greylag Goose 12, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adults + 8 young, Mandarin Duck 31, Great Crested Grebe 27, Woodpigeon 8, Moorhen 2, Lapwing 15, Little Ringed Plover 3, Greenshank 1, Black-headed Gull 23, Common Tern 12 – 8 adult + 4 young, Grey Heron 9, Little Egret 6, Common Buzzard 1, Kingfisher 1, Magpie 3, Barn Swallow 2, Chiffchaff 1, Nuthatch 1, Wren 1, Pied Wagtail 3.

Dam End:- Osprey sat on Northern shoreline at 15:10, 2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls, 65 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Terns, 6 Little Egrets, 6 Mandarin Duck, 1 House Martin, 10 Pied Wagtails, 22 Mallard, 9 Blackbirds feeding along shoreline.

West End:- 6 Little Ringed Plovers including one on nest, Greenshank, 26 Lapwings, 36 Mandarin Duck, Kingfisher, 7 Little Egrets, 8 adult Common Tern + 4 chicks, 14 Pied Wagtail, 5 Moorhen, 10 Egyptian Geese.

West End:- 7 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Little Egret, 1 Great Egret, Greenshank, 12 Common Terns including chicks, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, lots of Lapwing and Mandarin at the west end.

Dam End:- 3 Little Egrets, summer Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 4 Kingfisher and 3 juv Green Woodpeckers.

West End:- Greylag Goose 31, Canada Goose 29, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adults + 8 young, Mandarin Duck 30, Mallard 10, Great Crested Grebe 27, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 5, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 15, Little Ringed Plover 1, Greenshank 1, Black-headed Gull 32, Common Tern 12 –  9 adults + 3 chicks, Cormorant 8, Grey Heron 6, Little Egret 4, Common Buzzard 1, Common Kingfisher 1, Magpie 2, Rook 17, Carrion Crow 1, Barn Swallow 1, House Martin 2, Common Chiffchaff 1, Wren 1, Blackbird 1, Pied Wagtail 4, Goldfinch 2.

West End:- 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egrets, 10 Egyptian Geese, 46 Mandarin Duck, 6 Moorhen, 18 Lapwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 9 adult + 3 chicks Common Tern, 2 Stock Dove, 18 Pied Wagtails.

West End:- Greylag Goose 19, Canada Goose 28, Egyptian Goose 10 – 2 adults+8 young, Mandarin Duck 16, Mallard 12, Great Crested Grebe 26, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 8, Moorhen 2, Lapwing 30, Little Ringed Plover 5, Green Sandpiper 2, Greenshank 1, Black-headed Gull 3 6, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Common Tern 9, Great Cormorant 13, Grey Heron 14, Little Egret 2, Common Buzzard 1, Kingfisher 2, Kestrel 1, Magpie 4, Jackdaw 150, Carrion Crow 3, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap 1, Nuthatch 1, Treecreeper 1, Wren 1, Blackbird 2, Robin 2, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail  8, Goldfinch 2.

West End:- 1 moulting male Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Lapwing, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Little Egret, 10 adult + 3 Common Tern chicks, 5 Moorhen, 35 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 adult + 8 Egyptian goslings, 35 Great Crested Grebe, 46 Mandarin, 36 Canada Geese, 33 Greylags + 1 white farmyard hybrid, Carrion Crow digging Swan Mussel out of mud and dropping on rocks to break it open to eat, 1 Jay, 1f Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swift, 5 Swallow, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collard Dove, 14 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Blackbirds, 1 recently fledged Robin in car park.

Whillet’s: -1m Reed Bunting

1 Brown Hawker, 5 Beautiful Demoiselles, 1 Golden-Ringed Dragonfly.

Butterflies: 18 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 2 Green-veined WHite, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Comma, 1 Marbled White, 67 Meadow Brown, 86 Ringlets.