Dam End (PM) in rain and wind :-still 1 Little ringed Plover, 25+ Swifts 2 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail,1 Great Black Backed gull, 2 Black headed Gulls, 3 Herring gulls, 4 Common Terns.

West End (Am):- confirmed Little Egret is still on nest, when its mate flew in to feed it.

Whillets:- Meadow and Larger Skipper butterflies.

WeirWood at the dam ca7:00hrs was quiet with just 2 Stock Doves and a Jay on the top of the dam, plus plenty of Pied Wagtails inc’ youngsters on the concrete.

At the west end a Little Egret adult in smart plumage was present but not at the nest. 3 Kingfishers were present opposite the hide and a pair of Great-crested Grebe have chicks. The Black-headed Gulls have 3 chicks and the Common Terns are still sitting. Around the hide area a Marsh Tit was noted plus singing Reed Warbler, Treecreeper and Nuthatch. 2 Red Kites flew over at 7:15 … Read the rest

West End:- Great Crested Grebe with 4 young in front of hide another by Plaw hatch stream with 1+ young. Now 2 Black Headed gull chicks with adult still sitting, another pair of Black Headed gulls were on left raft all afternoon. 2 Kingfishers, 3 Coots, 27 Herring gull, 2 Lesser Black Backed gulls, Reed warbler, 35 Greylags but no sign of any Little Egrets.

West End:- 10 x Greylag Goose, 3 x Canada Goose, 4 x Mandarin Duck, 1 x Mallard, 2 x Common Pheasant, 7 x Stock Dove, 2 x Common Woodpigeon, 1 x Common Swift, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 5 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 9 x Great Crested Grebe, 27 x Great Cormorant, 17 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 2 x Common Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 5 x Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 x Great Tit, 1 x Common Reed Warbler, 2 x Barn Swallow, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 2 x Song … Read the rest

West End:- 2 fledged young Kingfishers being fed.

Dam End:- 3 Hobbies along north bank viewed from sailing club (pm). Twice a Hobby seen high over the clubhouse. Loads of Mayflies still.

Dam End:- WeirWood from 6:30 at the dam. Still a pair of Little-ringed Plovers but little else other than a adult Great Black-backed Gull and Common Tern.

West End:- the terns and Black-headed Gulls were still sitting, there were 5 birds present today. The Little Egrets have at least one nest in the heronry I’m delighted to say. Not easy to see admittedly and there maybe another. Other species inc’ 2 Kingfishers, several Mandarins, mostly males and 24 variously aged Herring Gulls all bathing in a tight group just behind the nesting platforms. 2 Reed Warblers were still about, 3 … Read the rest

West End:- Two Reed Warblers singing at west end. One in RH sallow and the other in the willow in front of the hide. 2 Lapwing fly past.
Possibly a second Little Egret nest 4’ to the right and 4’ up but much deeper. Keep on seeing some white moving there and it doesn’t look like a heron.

All Reservoir:  19 GC Grebe, 15 Mallard, 3 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove. 

Dam End: 15 Greylag, 23+3Y Canada Geese, 4 Canada/Greylag hybrid Geese, 2+3Y Egyptian Geese, 2 White Feral Farmyard Geese, 7 Mandarin Duck, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 9 Hobby, 1 Moorhen,  1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 4 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Barn Owl (early morning), 17 Swift, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Mistle Thrush flock (Nearly all Juveniles), 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 8 Rook, 2 Crow, 6 Starling (flyover), 3 Goldfinch.  … Read the rest