Author: Linsey Gooding

West end:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Mandarins, 1 Coot.
Whillet’s:- 2 Jay, Bullfinch, Whitethroat, Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaffs.

Dragonfly’s:- 1 Golden ringed dragonfly, 3 Southern Hawkers, 108 Willow Emeralds, 1 Blue tailed Damselfly.
Butterfly’s:- 1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Common Blue, 2 Clouded Yellows, 2 Large White, 3 Small Whites, 6 Green-veined Whites, 12 Small Copper, 5 Rush Veneer Moths.
3 Grass Snakes, 3 Common Lizards, 3 Field voles.

WeirWood midday a Wheatear juv’ was on the dam, 2 Common Sands still, 222 Black-headed, 2 Great Black-backed ad’s and a juv’ and ad’ Herring Gull were around. 250+ Barn Swallows plus 50 or so House and 15 Sand Martins. The conditions were very changeable so counting was hard. A Little Egret was on the north shore. In the c/pk Marsh Tit and Goldcrest plus several Chiffchaffs. At the turning to the dam c/pk I had to stop the car rapidly as I’d found a Spotted Flycatcher juv’ on a branch over the road. Try as I might when it flew off I could not relocate it. Moving to the west end where the main bird of the day was seen on the small patch of mud left of the nesting platforms. A Wood Sandpiper was watched for 10minutes before it flew round the corner. Super little waders. A further 40 Barn Swallows plus 6 House Martins here, a Kingfisher and another Little Egret also. Not bad in the showers and prolonged periods of rain.

At the dam just Blackcap and Chiffchaffs this morning plus 6 Long tail tits in the bushes.
On the dam Green Woodpecker, 2 Pied wagtails and 2 Common Sandpipers.
Over the water 80 each of House Martin and Swallows plus 4 Sand Martins.
Little Egret flew east and 2 Ravens went west.
West end 2 more Common Sandpipers, Great Black Backed gull another Little Egret, 3 Moorhens and 26 Great crested grebes.
A very showy Sedge warbler at the Reed bed.
Whillets another Sedge warbler in meadow two,Bullfinch, Chiffchaffs and Green Woodpecker.
Just before the rain 3 Large White, 2 Small Whites, 6 Green veined whites, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Common Blue, 9 Small Copper and 4 Rush Veneer moths. 1 Roe Deer.

Dam End. Juv Wheatear, still 2 Common Sandpipers, Great Black Backed Gull, 3 Grey Wagtails by the outflow, Whitethroat, Blackcaps and plenty of Chiffchaffs, 20 Swallows, 6 House Martins. Still no Grasshopper Warbler at the site for me☹️

West End:- 14 x Greylag Goose, 9 x Mallard, 1 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Common Pheasant, 2 x Stock Dove, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 4 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 3 x Common Tern, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 7 x Great Cormorant, 4 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 2 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 5 x Sand Martin, 12 x Barn Swallow, 3 x Common Chiffchaff, X x Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 x European Robin

Afternoon still the 2 Common Sandpipers on dam plus Great Black Backed gull.
Brief Greenfinch in horse paddock, only warblers were Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps.
1 Swallow with 20 House Martins, Bullfinch heard.
Whillet’s:- 2 Whitethroats, Kestrel, Marsh Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Bullfinch heard again.
Other bits 3 Common Lizards, 2 Grass Snakes, 2 Large Whites, 4 Green veined Whites, 2 Southern Hawkers and a Rush veneer Moth.

WeirWood late morning. Just visited the dam today. Still 2 Common Samds on the dam. 2 Black Terns dropped in at 11:30 and promptly flew towards the west end. 3 Common Terns also did the same a short while later. A look around the area below the dam again produced Whitethroat, Blackcap and the same or another Grasshopper Warbler by the orange structure next to the overflow. In the overflow another Common Sandpiper and 3 Grey Wagtails.

Hard going this afternoon in the strong breeze but I flushed a Grasshopper warbler up from beside path in Whillet’s, which then posed for a few seconds in the Gost willow then dived deep inside never to be seen again.
Only other bird was a male Kestrel.
In the narrows Kingfisher, Reed warbler, Willow warbler, 4 Chiffchaffs and some Long tailed tits.
West end just 3 Lapwings,GBB gull and a Marndarin.
At the dam still the 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Pied Wagtails, Moorhen, 2 Sand Martins and 20+ Swallows.

West End:- 1 x Canada Goose, 5 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 11 x Mallard, 2 x Eurasian Teal, 1 x Stock Dove, 5 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Moorhen, 5 x Northern Lapwing, 1 x Common Sandpiper, 27 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 3 x Great Cormorant, 6 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Magpie, 45 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 12 x Rook, 3 x Carrion Crow, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 1 x Great Tit, 3 x Sand Martin, 11 x Barn Swallow, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Grey Wagtail