Category: Sighting

West End:- 14 House Martin, 5 Linnet, 4 Redwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 2 Chaffinch flew W, 
177 Greylag Geese, 105 Teal, 9 Mandarin Duck, 21 Meadow Pipit, 30 Lapwing, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rook, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Stonechat, 7 Egyptian Geese,

North Bank:- 2 Common Sandpiper.
Dam End:- 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 House Sparrow, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 24 Mallard, 6 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 2 Pied Wagtail.
Lagoon:- 5 Moorhen.
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 30 Lapwing, 97 Teal, 110 Greylag Geese, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Siskin, 9 Chaffinch, 7 Redwing, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 10 Grey Heron.

The birds were spooked twice; once by a female Goshawk and then by a juvenile Marsh Harrier. The harrier was seen off by the many corvids. Pintail and Teal.

Weir Wood between the showers – Ruff, several Stonechats, ca100 Teal, 2 Wigeon, Pintail and small numbers of Redwings over. A couple of Snipe appeared and a Common Sandpiper. Early afternoon in lovely sunshine, at the dam Redshank, Raven over and a female Peregrine. At the west end adult Common Gull, Redwing on the move and 23 Meadow Pipit.

West End:- Female Peregrine took a juvenile Ruff around 09:30.

West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 juvenile Mute Swan.
Whillet’s:-  1 Tawny Owl heard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard.
Butterflies: 1 Clouded Yellow and 1 Small Copper.
Dragonflies: Common Darter – 4 pairs ovipositing and 4+ singles at Meadow Pond, 2 Southern Hawker, 2 Migrant Hawker. Animals: 1 f Roe Deer and 1 f +1 j Fallow Deer, Small Toads.

West End:- 29 Canada Goose, 21 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 7 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shoveler, 52 Mallard, 81 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 6 Stock Dove, 9 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 31 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, c200 Jackdaw, 61+ Rook, 1 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, c68 House Martin, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 5 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 1 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Linnet

WeBS
All Reservoir:- 7 Grey Heron, 45 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 7 Moorhen, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit.
Dam End:-  28 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 4 white domestic Geese, 2 Wigeon on Lagoon, 2 Kestrel, 66 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark flyover, 47 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mistle Thrush flyover, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Starling flyover, 4 Goldfinch.
West End:- 56 Greylag, 6 Canada/Greylag hybrids, 17 Canada Geese, 7 Egyptian Geese, 1 Shoveler, 81 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 22 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 50 House Martin, 1 Stonechat, 2 Jay, 100+ Jackdaw, 36+ Rook, 1 Raven, 9 Chaffinch flyover.
Whillet’s:-  Kingfisher heard, 2 Swallow, 7 Siskin flyover, 1 Reed Bunting.
Butterflies: 2 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Small Copper.
5 Willow Emerald damselfly, 8 Common Darter, 1 Migrant Hawker and 1 Southern Hawker dragonflies.

Whillet’s:- 8 Stonechat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel.
Damselflies: 12 pairs of Willow Emerald.
Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawker, 12 Common Darter.
Butterflies: 1 Common Blue, 3 Small Coppers, 1 Speckled Wood.
1 Noctule Bat.
West End:- 8 Stonechat, 109 Teal, 1 Pintail, 1 Shoveler, 3 Ruff, 36 Lapwing, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk.