Category: Sighting

West End:- 2 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 12 Common Snipe including 2 which flew off W at 07:30, 2 Little Egret, 20 Pied Wagtail, 28 Lapwing, 5 Egyptian Geese, 86 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 400 House Martin, 10 Swallow.
Whillet’s:- 75 Meadow Pipit on wires behind meadow pond, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap.

West End:- Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Snipe, 28 Lapwing, 79 Teal, 1 Coot, 5 Mandarin Duck, 1 Egyptian Goose, 18 Pied Wagtail, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Meadow Pipit, 80 House Martin, 40 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Collard Dove.

West End:- 5 Egyptian Goose, 3 Mandarin Duck, 28 Mallard, 25 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 10 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Lapwing, 1 Temminck’s Stint, 3 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 21 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, Present Jackdaw, Present Rook, 6 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, c40 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, Present Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 21 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch.

West End:- 1 Temminck’s Stint, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Common Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Meadow Pipit, 74 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 20 Sand Martin.
Dam End:- 300-400 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Geese, 21 Mandarin Duck, 5 Chiffchaff.

West End:- 3 Greylag Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mandarin Duck, 24 Mallard, c60 Teal, 2 Stock Dove, 12 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 32 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 44 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, c20 Jackdaw, 15+ Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 6 Linnet.

WeBS
All Reservoir:-  3 Little Egret, 11 Egyptian Geese, 48 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, 30 Lapwing, 17 Pied Wagtail.
Dam End:- 40 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Cormorant, 2 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 151 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Black Tern, 1 Swallow, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 House Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch, 15 Rook,  4 white feral geese, 2 Reed Bunting.
West End:- 15 Grey Heron, 1 Mandarin Duck, 60 Teal, 1 white feral duck, 1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 150+ Jackdaw, 2 Crow.
Whillet’s:- 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
Butterflies: 18 Small Copper, 6 Common Blue, 5 Green-veined White, 4 Speckled Wood, 3 Comma, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Large White. Also 1 Vestal Moth is – New species to the reserve.
Dragonflies: 3 Southern Hawker, 2 Migrant Hawker, 10 Common Darters, 1 Azure Damselfly.

West End:- 750 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin and 17 Swallow all flew E. Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Wagtail, Little Grebe, 64 Teal, 1 Mandarin Duck, 3 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, 4 Snipe, 35 Lapwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 6 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Egyptian Goose.
Dam End:- 1 Redshank, 3 Linnet, 3 Meadow Pipit, 25 House Martin, 6 Swallow, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 46 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Wren.

Dam End:- Black Swan at the dam end, but it did not stay long.