Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 2 Teal, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stock Dove.

Dam End:- 33 Lapwings, 14 Pied Wagtails, 1 Common Sandpipers, 2 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Dam End:- 179 Canada Geese, 2 Coot, 25 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 230+ Black-headed Gull, 12+ Pied Wagtail.
West End:- 61 Great Crested Grebe, 63 Greylag, 3 Mandarin, 3 Buzzard, 7 Moorhen, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin.

West End:- Osprey fishing 16:15-16:30 when it caught a small fish. Honey Buzzard glided high over, Peregrine briefly over trees on north bank, 6 Buzzards, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 2 Kingfishers.

West End car park:- 195 Greylag Geese, 15 Canada Geese, 15 Cormorant, 3 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Mandarin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Kingfisher. Osprey seen twice at 08.37 and 09.42 briefly, Woodpigeons numerous, 5 Black-headed Gulls.

Osprey seen several times during the day from about 11:30 to 17:15 at Whillet’s and the West End.

West End:- 71 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Osprey at 17:15, 1 Buzzard (4 seen by Andy Marshall), 10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (seen by work party).
Whillet’s:-  1 Osprey at 16:00, 1 Green Sandpiper.
Meadow Pond:- 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker Dragonfly egg laying.

Dam End:- 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank, 20 Sand Martin, 3 Swifts, 1 Grey Wagtail, 13 Lapwings,
North Bank:- 14 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Buzzards, 1 Small Copper Butterfly, 1 Ruddy Darter.
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 2 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk.

WeBS Results
All Reservoir:- 83 Great Crested Grebe (Including 8 young), 20 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 50 Greylag Geese, 230 Canada Geese, 19 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 12 Lapwing.
Dam End:-  2 Grey Wagtail, 10 Pied Wagtail, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone (found injured), 263 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 juv Common Tern, 1 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Sand Martin, 5+ Swallow, 8+ House Martin, Chiffchaff, 5 Jackdaw, 17 Rooks, 2+ Crow, 5 Goldfinch.
West End:- 3 Mandarin, 3 Buzzard, 1 Osprey (seen at 13:10 – it took a fish in front of heronry), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Green Woodpecker. Also of interest was a female Emerald Damselfly and Brown Hawker Dragonfly egg laying at Meadow Pond, Small Tortoiseshell butterfly.
[See “Photos” for pictures of Osprey.]

Osprey caught large fish about lunch time – see “Photos” for more pictures.