13 Mandarins, 7 Common Terns, 4 Lapwings, 84 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Great Egret.
Category: Sighting
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25th July 2018 seen by Richard Woods
West End:- Great White Egret still present (about mid day).
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24th July 2018 seen by Mark Roberts
West End:- 9 Black-headed Gull, 12 Cormorant, Great White Egret, Lapwing, 6+ Mallard, 2 Swallow, 4 Common Tern, 96 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, Magpie, Woodpigeon. Green-veined White, Common Blue (male) -
24th July 2018 seen by Bill Truckle
Great White Egret, 97 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Mandarin + 1 chick, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Lapwings, 5 Swallows, 2 House Martins and only 1 Common Tern.
Great White Egret 24-07-18 
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22nd July 2018 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Mandarin.
Dam End:- 160 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Mute Swan, 17 Common Terns, 4 Lapwing, 1 Swift, 6 Swallows.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Buzzards, 1 Kestrel.
16 Species of butterfly recorded in the Meadows including:- 1 Small Copper, 10 Common Blue, 4 Purple Hairstreaks, 2 Brimstone. Also 2 Ruddy Darters and 3 Brown hawkers. -
22nd July 2018 seen by Bob Johnson
West End:- 1 Great White Egret still present, 98 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Cormorant, 13 Grey Heron, 4 Mandarin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 4 Lapwing, 2 Common Terns now all the terns have fledged and the rafts are emptying, 1 Terrapin.
Whillets:- Butterflies of interest – 1 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, 4 Comma. At Meadow Pond – 1 male Emerald and 1 Blue Tailed Damselflies, 2 Common Darter Dragonflies. -
21st July 2018 seen by Alastair Gray
Another photo of the Great White Egret from earlier this week.
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18th July 2018 seen by Mark Roberts
West End around 14.15:- 5 Black-headed Gull, 11 Cormorant, Great White Egret [also reported by Alastair Gray], 5+ Greylag Goose, 7 Mallard, 3+ Swallow, 11 Common Tern, 68 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Lapwing, Mandarin Duck, Woodpigeon. -
17th July 2018 seen by Bob Johnson
Great White Egret and Green Sandpiper.
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17th July 2018 seen by Alastair Gray
West End:- 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 84 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Mandarin, 1 Coot, 1 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 8 Swallows, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 adults + 14 juvenile Common Terns, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzards.