Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 1 Great White Egret still present, 98 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 4 Mandarin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Lapwing,  2 Common Terns now all the terns have fledged and the rafts are emptying, 1 Terrapin.
Whillets:-  Butterflies of interest – 1 Small Copper,  2 Common Blue, 4 Comma.  At Meadow Pond –  1 male Emerald and 1 Blue Tailed Damselflies, 2 Common Darter Dragonflies.

Another photo of the Great White Egret from earlier this week.

Great White Egret and Green Sandpiper.

West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 84 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Mandarin, 1 Coot, 1 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 8 Swallows, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 adults + 14 juvenile Common Terns, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzards.

West End (evening from the car park):- I Great White Egret, 2 Kingfishers , 94 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Lapwings and 1 Common Sandpiper . (GWE still present on Tuesday morning 17-07-18 Editor).

WeBS Count
All reservoir:- 29 Cormorant, 18 Grey Heron, 8+2y Mandarin, 21 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 11 Lapwing, 3 Pied Wagtail.
Dam End:- 3 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 43 Greylag, 24 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 200+ Black-headed Gull  (10% of which were juveniles), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Herring Gull,  1 Swift, 6 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail flyover, 120+ Jackdaw flyover.
Whillet’s:-  1 Buzzard, 3+ Reed Warbler.

West End:- 18 Mandarin, 1 Coot, 14 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 18 Black-headed Gull, 10 adult Common Tern & 14 juveniles.
Dam End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 8 House Martins, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 124 +4 juvenile Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Mallard with 6 young, 3 Goldfinch and lots of Cinnabar caterpillars.