Author: Linsey Gooding

Dam End:- 7 Greylag Goose — 2 adults, 5 young, 8 Canada Goose — 7 adults, 1 gosling, 2 Egyptian Goose, 20 Mandarin Duck, 8 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Swift, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Common Tern, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Osprey, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Magpie, 3 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1  Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch,

Early – Little Stint, 2 Little-ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sands, 25+ male Mandarins, 14 Black-headed Gulls along the north bank from the dam, 3 Lapwing over and a dozen Common Terns.

South Bank:- 6 Hobbies over South Bank, 1 Lapwing, 6 Swifts, 2 Swallows, 6 Mandarin, 10 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Jay.
All reservoir:- 52 Mallard, 10 Egyptian Geese plus 8 Gosling, 13 Common Terns.

Dam End:- Osprey diving for fish at 6 pm.

WeBS May 2022
All Reservoir:-  20 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Mandarin, 33+9y Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Swallow, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Whitethroat,  3 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff.
Dam End:-  2 Mute Swan, 5 white feral farmyard geese, 10+6y Greylag, 20+1y Canada Geese, 2+8y Egyptian Geese,  4m+2f Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 6 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 14 Swift, 4 House Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Crow, 2 Goldfinch.
West End:- 57 Cormorant,  22 Grey Heron, 3 Egyptian Geese, 1 white feral farmyard duck, 1 Moorhen, 2 Lapwing, 13 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 9 flyover Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler, 1m Reed Bunting.

North Bank:- 6 Hobbies hunting insects over the water (Mayflies).
West End:- 3 Common Sandpipers,1 Dunlin.

A beautiful morning – over 100 Swifts at 07:00 with House Martins and some Swallows. 10 Common Terns at least and 4 species of Sylvia warbler, a Hobby again and Yellow Wagtail over.

Dam End: 1 Little Grebe (lagoon), 2m+1f Tufted Duck (lagoon), Great Crested Grebe pair have a nest along South Bank, pair of Egyptian Geese have 8 goslings, 4 Canada Geese and 1 gosling, 1m Mandarin duck, 8 Mallard, 1 Hobby, 4 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Common Terns, 10+ Swifts, 6 Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush heard, 1 Mistle Thrush, Blackcap and Chiffchaff heard, 13 Rook, 2 Crow. Also 16 Fallow Deer in field behind sailing club. Large numbers of Mayflies.

Dam End:- about 50 Swifts, female Little Ringed Plover, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 10 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, an unseasonal adult Common Gull. Whitethroats, Garden Warblers and a Lesser Whitethroat.
West End:- 8 Common Terns, Common Sandpiper, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Marsh Tits, 2 male Tufted Ducks and Red Kite over. As I was leaving a Sanderling popped into view on Pintail bank; it went into the small scrape. The southern wind is bringing some bits in.