Author: Linsey Gooding

Dam End:- 1 juv Black Tern, 1 juv Arctic Tern, 1 Juv Common Tern, 4 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 2 flyover Yellow Wagtails, 2 Swifts, 15 Sand Martins, 250 House Martins.

Dam End:- 1 Whinchat in paddock, 2 Ravens, 30+ Sand Martins, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Willow Warblers, 3 Common Sandpiper.
West End:- 1 Green Sandpiper.

West End:- 140 Greylag, 31 Canada Geese including a white-faced hybrid, 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 23 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove heard, 1 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 5 House Martin.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 2 juv Common Terns.
Whillet’s:- 2 Greenfinch, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 15 House Martins, 20 Swallow. Also11 Small Coppers.

Dam End:- 10+ Common Terns (adults and juveniles), 1 Arctic Tern (juvenile), 4 Swifts, 20 Sand Martins, 50 House Martins, 30 Swallow, 1 Little Egret. 1 Shag (juvenile).

Black Tern, 2nd Summer male Marsh Harrier early morning.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
South Bank:- 2 Lapwings.
West End:- 2 Coots, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:- 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 60 Swallows, 60 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 5 Whitethroats, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Brown Argus.

All Reservoir:- 35 Cormorant, 5 Mandarin, 6 Teal, 44 Mallard, 6 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff.
Dam End:-  80 Canada Geese, 19 flyover Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 132 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, the highlight of the day was an adult winter plumaged Black Tern flying around feeding, 2 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 50 House Martin,  4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 50 flyover Jackdaw, a flyover flock of 6 Crossbill.
On Lagoon:- 1 Little Grebe, 1f Tufted Duck.
West End:- 63+7 juv Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 123 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:-  A flock of 20 Mistle Thrush flew over, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 15 flyover Goldfinch.
Butterfly transect survey:– 1f Brown Argus, 1f Common Blue, 5 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Speckled Wood, 5 Meadow Brown, 5 Small Copper, 1 Gatekeeper.
Also noted 1 Emerald and 5 Azure damselflies, 1 Southern Hawker and 1  Common Darter dragonflies.

West End:- Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Kingfisher.
Plus usual Herons, Cormorants, Greylags, Great Crested Grebes, Mallards and Black-headed Gulls.

West End:- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe still has 3 young chicks on its back.