Category: Sighting

All Reservoir:- 35 Cormorant, 5 Mandarin, 6 Teal, 44 Mallard, 6 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff.
Dam End:-  80 Canada Geese, 19 flyover Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 132 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Common Tern, the highlight of the day was an adult winter plumaged Black Tern flying around feeding, 2 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 50 House Martin,  4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 50 flyover Jackdaw, a flyover flock of 6 Crossbill.
On Lagoon:- 1 Little Grebe, 1f Tufted Duck.
West End:- 63+7 juv Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 123 Greylag + 1 Canada/Greylag hybrid, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:-  A flock of 20 Mistle Thrush flew over, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 15 flyover Goldfinch.
Butterfly transect survey:– 1f Brown Argus, 1f Common Blue, 5 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Speckled Wood, 5 Meadow Brown, 5 Small Copper, 1 Gatekeeper.
Also noted 1 Emerald and 5 Azure damselflies, 1 Southern Hawker and 1  Common Darter dragonflies.

West End:- Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Kingfisher.
Plus usual Herons, Cormorants, Greylags, Great Crested Grebes, Mallards and Black-headed Gulls.

West End:- 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe still has 3 young chicks on its back.

Whillet’s:- 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 7 Bullfinch, 1 Marsh Tit, 7 Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, 90 Goldfinch, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Swallows, 1 Raven, 1 Fox.
West End:- 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Teal, 5 Mandarin, 1 Herring Gull.
Dam End:- 24 Lapwings flew west, 1 Common Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Grey Wagtails, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Mandarin, 8 House Martin, 3 Herring Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Dam End:- 90+ Swallows, 172 Black-headed Gull, 72 Canada Geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Little Egret.
West End:- 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Chiffchaffs, 10 House Martins, 5 Mandarin, 50 Swallows.
Whillet’s:- 6 Crossbills flew E at 07:56, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Jays, 5 Bullfinch, 25 Goldfinch.

West End:-  Adult Great Crested Grebe with 3 very young chicks on its back. The earlier brood of 4 young are still around and becoming well grown. Also 2 Green Sandpiper, 16 Lapwing, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 5 Mandarin and a few Mallards.  75 Greylag included a white feral hybrid. 1 Herring Gull with a group of Black-headed Gulls at rafts, 2 Swallows, 1 Pied Wagtail.

Dam End:- 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
West End:- 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Herring Gull.

Whillet’s:- 1 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
West End:- Great Crested Grebes with 2 tiny chicks, Great Crested Grebes with 4 well-grown young.

Mid Reservoir: -4 juvenile Garganey flew to west end at 07:20, 7 Common Sandpiper.

West End:- 3 Teal, 2 Shovelers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 21 House Martin, 1 Purple Hairstreak.
Whilllet’s Reed Bed:- 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler.