Category: Sighting

West End:- 1m Gadwall, pair of Tufted Duck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Greylag, 2 Swallow, 60 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, Blackcap and Chiffchaff heard.
Whillets:- 1 Mandarin Duck.

Dam End:- 5 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins and 50 Swallows early morning, 3 singing male Blackcap, several singing Chiffchaffs, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Pied Wagtails, 4 House Sparrows, 2 Egyptian Geese.
Lagoon:- 1 Little Grebe, 1 immature Mute Swan.
Whillet’s:- 1 singing male Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mandarin flyovers, Jay, Song Thrush.

Dam End:-  2 Swallows, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1m Bullfinch.
West End:- 24 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting.
Whillets:- 1 Jay, 2 Canada Geese (nesting), 1f Mandarin, 1 Moorhen, Stock Dove heard, 2 Chiffchaff.

West End:- (Car Park 16,20-16,38) Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck m+f, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, 1 Swallow. Around feeders, 2 Chaffinch m, 1 Reed Bunting m, Marsh, Great and Blue Tits, 2 Goldfinch, Pheasant.

Dam End:- Osprey 08:10, 5 Crossbills, 5 Tufted Duck.
West End:- Cuckoo calling.

West End:- 1 Lapwing, 1 Swallow E, Goshawk N, pair Tufted Ducks, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch.

Dam End:- Walk from waterworks to picnic area starting 12.30 – Swallow on wires, Chiffchaffs. At picnic area Blackcap and 2 Long-tailed Tits, Jay, Chaffinch and Song Thrush on way back and Grey Wagtail around the culvert.

Dam End (06.53-07.35):-  1 Mute Swan immature, 13 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag Geese overflying, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Mandarin m, 4 Mallard 3m+1f, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Carrion Crow [Mist hampered viewing].
West End Car Park (07.50-08.30) 1Mute Swan immature flew in probably seen earlier, 10 Greylag Geese, 5 Canada Geese, 5 Mandarin 4m+1f, 5 Mallard, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 16 Grey Heron, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Treecreeper seen twice with nesting material.
Around feeders:- 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1m+1f, 3 Pheasant 1m+2f, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Dunnock.

West End:- 2 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Geese, 3 Mandarin Duck flying, 2 Buzzards mating on North Bank, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Treecreeper at Car Park, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch, possible Blackcap heard. 2 Stoats on Pintail Bank, 1 Mink swimming seen from the bird hide. Also 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock butterfly.  Marsh Marigold and first Bluebell in flower.
Whillets:- First tadpoles in meadow pond, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush heard.

Dam End:- Osprey mid-afternoon and adult Little Gull flew straight through.
West End:- 4 Swallows, House Martin.