8 Black-headed Gull, Canada Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Cormorant, 19 Great Crested Grebe, Green Sandpiper, 29 Greylag Goose, 2 Jackdaw, 7 Lapwing, 7+ Mallard, 2 Snipe, 6 Teal, Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, Coot, Garganey, Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 40+ House Martin, Kingfisher, Magpie, Moorhen, 2 Swallow, Woodpigeon & 2 Fallow Deer.
West End:- Kingfisher, Green and Common Sandpiper, 7 Lapwing, 20 Black-headed Gulls, Great White Egret.
West End:- 1 Garganey, 6 Teal, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Coot, 8 Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 40 House Martins, 2 Swallows.
West End:- 8 Teal, 2 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 9 Lapwings, 38 Mallard, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Buzzards, 1 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, 12 Swallows.
Whillets:- 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Chiffchaff.
On the 3rd:- a male Marsh Harrier flew south, also Greenshank, two Green Sandpiper and Kingfisher.
On the 4th:- Great Egret still plus Garden and Reed Warbler, two Marsh Tits, a brief Black Tern and an Osprey. All the above from West End.
With a weather front moving down the country, I completed a ringing session in the study area on 3/9. However it proved to be quiet. Blackcaps and a Chiffchaff being the main birds in varying juvenile moult.
A nice Emerald Damselfly was observed returning to the same bramble area throughout the afternoon.
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.
