Category: Sighting

West End: 1Mute Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 1 Coot, 1 Moorhen.

Whillets: 2 Bullfinch, 1F Reed Bunting, 1Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 1Juv GS Woodpecker, 1F Blackcap.

Dam End:- 1 Greenshank, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtails flew south, 4 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail ,9 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 1 Little Egret, 5 Greenfinch, 15 House Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker.
West End:- 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Mandarin, 1 Mute Swan, 9 Lapwings, 1 Jay.
Whillets:- 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 22 Mistle Thrush flew North, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Kestrel, 1 Female Brown Hairstreak egg laying, 10 Small Coppers, 8 Grass Snakes, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Toad.

Dam End:- 1 Greenshank this evening on Dam reported by Jake Everitt.

Whillets:- 1 Water Rail, 1 Reed Wabler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 7 Bullfinch, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitetroats, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfisher.
West End:- 6 Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing.
Dam End:- 25 Sand Martins, 1 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap.

West End:- 45+ Black-headed Gull, 9 Cormorant, Great Tit, 100 Greylag Goose, 5 Lapwing, 25 Mallard, 3 Swallow, Blue Tit, 57 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Mute Swan, 6 Woodpigeon.

Dam End:- 1 Black Tern, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, 8 Grey Heron, 63 Canada Geese, 1 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 10+ Sand Martin, 100+ mixed flock of House Martins & Swallows.
West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 152 Greylag, 1 Mandarin, 48 Mallard, 5 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher.

Dam End:- 2 Black Terns, 1 Swift, 1 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel.
West End:- 2 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 1 Teal, 6 Lapwing.
Whillet’s:- 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Fox.

West End:- 1 juvenile Black Tern, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 80+ Swallows.

Ringing late Saturday afternoon in the study area proved to be an interesting afternoon. In particular a number of  Chiffchaff were showing various stages of juvenile moult. Other warblers included: Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler and Blackcap. Also saw 2 juvenile Marsh Tit.

Dam End:- 1 Grasshopper Warbler briefly seen in Meadow Sweet, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Blackcap, 2 Marsh Tit, 100 House Martins, 2 Kestrel.
West End:- 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Lapwing, 4 Mandarin, 2 Chiffchaff.
Whillet’s:- 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroats, 1 Reed Bunting.