Category: Sighting

West End:- 21 Greylag, Cormorant, 15 Mallard, 8 Grey Heron, 84 Great Crested Grebes, 23 Black-headed Gulls, Little Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Lapwing, 2 Moorhen & Woodpigeon .

6 August at The West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 5 Mandarins, 6 Lapwings, 1 Great Egret, 119 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Swallows, c.20 House Martins, 3 Buzzards, 33 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
7 August at The West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 75 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Lapwings, 4 Swallows.

Dam End:- 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egrets, 156 Greylag Geese, 112 Canada Geese, 3 Mandarin, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher (no terns), 2 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 125 Goldfinch, 2 Lapwing, 5 Starling flew south.
West End:- 1 Great Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 111 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Lapwing, 4 Buzzard, 12 House Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler.
Whillets:- 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroats, 3+ Kingfisher, 12 Common Blue, 1 Silver-Washed Fritillary, 1 Ruddy Darter.

Male Ruddy Darter – meadow pond.

Dam End:- 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Lapwing, 26 Goldfinch, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Swallows, 40 House Martins around water works, 3 Kestrel male, female & juvenile. 2 Bullfinch, 114 Greylag Geese, 1 Kingfisher.
West End:- 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Great Egret.
Whillets:- 1 adult Water Rail, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 6 Reed Warblers one feeding young, 3 Teal, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 70 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Buntings, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Blackcap,1 Silver-Washed Fritillary, 13 Common Blue, 1 Emerald Damselfly.

Ringing in the study area was slow but interesting with a number of Garden Warblers, nearly all juveniles. Other warblers of note were Blackcap and Chiffchaff. Birds seen included:– Marsh Tit, 2 x Kingfisher and Buzzard.

Dam End:-  2 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 96 Greylag, 74 Canada Geese, c175 Black-headed Gull, 2 Coot, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzards.
West End:-  1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpipers, 117 Great Crested Grebe, (89 Greylag probably from Dam End), 2 Mandarin, 2 Moorhen, 1 Terrapin,  4 Lapwing, 9 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Common Tern, 1 Swallow.
Whillet’s:-  50+ Goldfinch, 2+ Reed Warbler.

Great White Egret – photo by Andy Marshall.

1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing, 7 Mandarin, 107 Great Crested Grebe, c.70 House Martins, 3 Sand Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Great Egret, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard,1 Kestrel.

West End:- With the usual Great Crested Grebes, Cormorants, Mallards & Herons were: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Mandarin, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stock Dove. Also a Southern Hawker Dragonfly in Whillet’s.