Author: Linsey Gooding

Wood Carpet Moth – a new species for our reserve.

Early this morning the species we rung included: Blackcaps, Garden Warblers, Nuthatches and another new Marsh Tit. Sightings include: a Spotted Flycatcher, two Kingfishers, Buzzards, two Sparrowhawks, two Little Egrets, Sand Martins and a number of Hornets.

Dam End:- 1 juvenile Goshawk flew North around 10am, 1f Whinchat, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 10 Lapwing, 33 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 3 Teal, 1m Tufted Duck, 8 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Little Egrets, 16 Grey Heron, 15 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 1 Mandarin, 1 Rook, 1 Jay, 26 Mistle Thrush flew East, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Common Tern, 4 Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe with 2 juveniles also 2 Terrapins.

Whillet’s:- 1 Water Rail, 1 Whinchat, 1 Linnet, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroats, 20+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Kestrel, 3 Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Grass Snake, 1 Slow Worm, 1 Toad, 1 Frog, 1 Common Lizard, 2 Migrant Hawkers, 4 Southern Hawkers, 3 Brown Hawkers, 3 Rudder Darters, 12 Common Darters, 1 Blue-Tailed Damselfly, 1 Six-striped Rustic Moth.
West End:- 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Teal, 1m Tufted Duck, 1 Mandarin Duck, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 3 Lapwing, 2 Terrapins.

Water Shrew and Mason Wasp.

Dam End:- 2f Wheatears, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Common Tern, 12 Lapwing, 6 Chiffchaffs, 5 Starlings, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 10 Swallows, 10 House Martins, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe + 1 juv.

Dam End:- 5 Common Sandpipers, 25 Lapwings, 1 Common Tern, 200 Black-headed Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls, 1 Little Grebe + 2 juveniles, Great Crested Grebe + 2 juveniles (different birds to West End juveniles), 2 Little Egrets, 6 Starlings, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Swallows, 35 House Martins, 15 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Pied Wagtails, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 80 Goldfinch and 1 Silver-washed Fritillery.

A few hours of early evening ringing produced a female adult Blackcap – moulting (photo). A new Marsh Tit, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Robin and a Willow Warbler. Also two Kingfishers seen.