Category: Sighting

West End:- 19 young Common Tern now with two fledged and flying, 2 adults still on eggs, 70 Great Crested Grebes with four birds nesting and one large juvenile, 10 Lapwings, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 12 Mandarin, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stock Doves, 70 Greylag Geese, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 singing Reed Warbler.
Whillet’s:- 2 Reed Buntings carrying food, 1 Garden Warbler carrying food, 10+ Whitethroats, Reed Warbler singing in third meadow, 1 male Yellowhammer singing, 45 Goldfinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff singing and adult feeding 4 fledged young.
Female Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Emperors, 1 Cinnarbar Moth, 94 Meadow Brown and 67 Ringlets.

West End:- 10 Lapwings, Pied Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebes and Common Terns on nests, Reed Warblers.

Dam End:- 1 Common Sandpiper, 11 Herring Gull, 48 Black-headed Gull, 4 Swifts, 4 House Martins, 4 Egyptian Geese, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Small Heath, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admiral.

Whillet’s:- 1 Spotted Flycatcher behind reed bed, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Buntings, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Common Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 1 Mandarin, 18 Goldfinch, several Reed Warblers collecting food, 2 Swallow, 1 Bullfinch. 1 Slow Worm, 2 Grass Snakes, 1 Cinnabar Moth, 6 White-legged Damselfies,
West End:- 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Mandarin.

West End:- 8 pairs of Common Terns have 18 young; 2 others still sitting on nests, 14 Lapwings, 3 Mandarins, 78 Great Crested Grebes.
Whillet’s:- 1 Red Kite, 3 Reed Buntings, 1 singing male Yellowhammer, 2 singing Chiffchaffs.
11 species of butterfly recorded included ; Small Heath, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Comma, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown & Ringlet. 3 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Blue-Tail Damselfly and 3 White-legged Damselflies.

West End:- 11 Mandarin.
Whillet’s: Butterfly count – 16 Meadow Brown, 9 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 3 Painted Lady, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 100+ Azure Damselfly at Meadow Pond, 1 White Legged Damselfly, 1 Beautiful Demoiselle.

West End:- 10 pairs of Common Terns nesting, 9 pairs on rafts and a pair on Martin’s Island. 16 chicks were seen on rafts, 2 birds are still sitting as is the bird on Martin’s Island.
Whillet’s:- 2 male Reed Buntings, 10+ Whitethroats, 2 Garden Warblers collecting food, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Mandarin, 4 singing Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler.
Painted Lady Butterfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Four Spotted Chaser, 2 White-legged Damselflies, 3 Blue Tail Damselflies, 200 Azure Damselfly, 2 Large Red Damselfly.

On Dam:- Little Egret frightened off by 2 people who went swimming, House Martin, 4 Common Terns.
West End:- Kingfisher perched on tern raft.

West End:- Hobby seen over Pintail Bank.

WeBS
All reservoir:- 47 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Grey Heron, 8+2y Mandarin, 56 Mallard + 1 Feral Mallard hybrid, 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 5 Moorhen, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 3+ Reed Warbler, 12 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.
Dam End:- 3 Little Grebe in lagoon, 1 Skylark, 6 House Martin, 2+2y Canada Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Raven, 1 juv Starling, 8 Goldfinch, 1m Yellowhammer.
West End:-  41 Cormorant, 79 Greylag, 1 White Feral Greylag hybrid, 12 Lapwing,
24 Common Tern (10 pairs are either successfully sitting on nests or already have chicks on rafts – 15 chicks seen on rafts so far), the 11th pair seem to have decided to try and nest on Martins Island amongst the Cormorants. The 12^th pair are trying to settle on a raft; but the pair already there have chicks and they do not seem to want to share and keep chasing them off.
Song Thrush heard, 2 Nuthatch.
Whillet’s:- 1 Beautiful & 1 Banded Demoiselle, 3 White legged, 3 Large Red & 25+ Azure Damselflies, 2 Emperor & 3 Four-Spotted Chaser Dragonflies.