Author: Linsey Gooding

West End:- 12.33-1349 – 12 Greylag Geese. 5 Mandarin. 2 Mallard. 7 Great Crested Grebe. 1 Coot. 17 Cormorant. 2 Grey Heron. 2 Buzzards. 1 Osprey juvenile flew in from east along reservoir 13.17 settled in dead tree at far west end at 13.18 and stayed until 13.41 circled over reservoir then flew south. 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull adult. 12 Black-headed Gull. 1 Kingfisher. 2 Carrion Crow. 2 Woodpigeon. 1 Swallow.
1 Terrapin.

West End:- Green Sandpiper, 3 Tufted Duck, Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Great Crested Grebes, Little Grebe and a few Mandarins tucked under the bushes.
Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpipers, 17 Lapwing flew over, 2 adult Common Gulls joined the 200 or so Black-headed Gulls. A few Willow Warblers were about still, a late Swift and 16 Swallows. Below the dam a Lesser Whitethroat.
In the car park 2 Goldcrests and a lovely Firecrest in the trees at the entrance.

West End :- 3 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Mallard, 1 x Mallard (Domestic type), 3 x Tufted Duck, 23 x Great Crested Grebe, 8 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Common Moorhen, 3 x Eurasian Coot, 3 x Black-headed Gull, 9 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Common Magpie, 2 x Rook, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Goldcrest, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Grey Wagtail

Dam End:- 11+2 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 15 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 2 white feral geese,  several Greylag and Canada Geese,  25 Mallard. Lagoon: 2 Coot and 1 Moorhen. Dam Wall: 2 Common Sandpiper. 142 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Sand Martin, 8 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Crow, 3 Goldfinch.
Butterflies: Holly Blue and Speckled Wood.  
West End:- 18+2 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 15 Cormorants and  6 Grey Heron, 3 Mute Swan, 8 Canada Geese, 2 Mandarin, 6 Mallard, 2 Coot, 1 Buzzard.
Whillet’s:- 1 Green and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 f Reed Bunting.
Butterflies: 1 Red Admiral, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large and 1 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue. 
Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker and 9 Common Darter
Damselflies: 5 Azure Damselflies.

Dam End : – 150 x Greylag Goose, 4 x Mute Swan, 8 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mallard, 15 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 3 x Common Sandpiper, 152 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x Herring Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 11 x Great Cormorant, 3 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 14 x Rook, 2 x Carrion Crow, 34 x Barn Swallow, 23 x Western House Martin, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x European Robin, 1 x Grey Wagtail, 2 x Pied Wagtail

West End :- 150 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Canada Goose, 1 x Mute Swan, 3 x Mandarin Duck, 7 x Great Crested Grebe, 13 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Eurasian Coot, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 11 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 55 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 11 x Rook, 6 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x European Robin

Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpipers, 20 Great Crested Grebes.
West End:- Greenfinch singing in pumpkin field opposite hide, 2 House Sparrows in wheat field near lay- by.
Whillet’s:- 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel. 1 Small Heath Butterfly, 1 Emerald Damselfly, 3 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1 Black- tailed Skimmer.

Dam End:- 3 Common Sandpipers, 145 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 8 Egyptian Geese, 1 Mandarin Duck, 14 Great Crested Grebes + 2 young, 1 Hobby, 4 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 44 Goldfinch, 13 House Martin, 2 Jay, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Long- tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Rook, 2 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler.
West End:- 1 juvenile Arctic Tern, 2 Coot, 17 Great Crested Grebe including 1 young, 5 Mute Swan, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Mandarin Duck, 9 Grey Heron, 18 Mallard, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 9 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Pheasant, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Wren.
7 Grass Snake, 1 Common Lizard, 2 Brown Hairstreak, 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Meadow Brown, 4 Brown Hawker, 6 Common Darter, 1 Migrant Hawker, 5 Southern Hawker, 9 Willow Emerald Damselfly.

Dam End:- 7pm Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpipers, 400 Black-headed Gulls,1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Mute Swans, 5 Swallows, 1 Mistle Thrush, 27 Great Crested Grebes.
2 Black Terns reported mid afternoon on Birdguides.

Dam End:- Osprey at 6:50 a juvenile spent 5 minutes mid-reservoir before moving to Ashdown. A few Willow Warblers, in the car park a Marsh Tit and 3 Goldcrests. 2 Common Sandpipers on the dam, 2 Great Crested Grebe chicks, young Robin singing his autumn song.
West End:- more Willow Warblers, 2 Great Crested Grebe chicks and Mandarins.

West End: – 145 x Greylag Goose, 2 x Canada Goose, 3 x Mute Swan, 6 x Mandarin Duck, 4 x Mallard, 1 x Common Pheasant, 11 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Stock Dove, 7 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 2 x Herring Gull, 11 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Little Egret, 3 x Grey Heron, 3 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 x Common Magpie, 11 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 4 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Marsh Tit, 3 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 4 x Barn Swallow, 2 x Western House Martin, 6 x Common Chiffchaff, 5 x Long-tailed Tit, 1 x Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 x Eurasian Wren, 1 x Eurasian Blackbird