Category: Sighting

Dam End:- 48 Pied Wagtails, 3 Grey Wagtails, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 53 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron.
West End:- 3 pairs of Great Crested Grebes with at least 4 young, 1 Teal, 5 Mandarin, 1 Lapwing, 2 Grey Herons, 11 Common Terns including 3 fledged young, 1 Moorhen.

West End:-  30 + 2 chicks (5 pairs still nesting) Great Crested Grebe,  4 Grey Heron,  4 + 3 fledged Common Terns, 1 Herring Gull flying over (mobbed by Terns), 1 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing, 2 Moorhen, 3 Mandarin, Song Thrush and Blackcap and Chiffchaff heard, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Southern Hawker dragonfly.
Whillet’s: 1M Kestrel, Moorhen pair with 2 chicks, 2 Whitethroat, 1F Reed Bunting, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Bullfinch heard, 1 Blue Tailed Damselfly.

West End:-  Great Crested Grebe with 2 young, 4 with 3 juvenile Common Terns, 8 Cormorants, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Mandarin Duck, 9 Mallard, 9 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 9 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Swallow, 3+ House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock with 1 young, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch.
Whillet’s:-  2 Raven + 1m Reed Bunting.
Dam End:-  1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Pied Wagtail, 9 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 3 Kingfishers (seen by B Lanigan).

Some Open Day sightings
West End:- Great Crested Grebes have 6 active nests – an adult was also seen swimming with 2 young chicks on its back. The heronry is still active with the chatter of young from some late breeding pairs. 4 Common Terns with 3 young almost fully grown and starting to fledge. 20+ Greylag Geese, 4 Mandarin, 8 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Lapwing, juv Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackcap & Chiffchaff heard, 4+ Goldfinch, 2 Ravens.
Highlights at Whillet’s: 3 Kingfishers, several Reed Warblers, Reed Bunting, pair of Bullfinches and Whitethroat.

West End:- 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Egret, 7 Mandarin + 3 well grown youngsters, Mallard with 4 well grown young, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Garden Warbler, Robin and Wren both carrying food, 5 Common Terns + 3 well grown young, 34 Herring Gulls (flying over), 1 Black-Headed Gull, 4 Stock Doves.

West End:- 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 7 Mandarin one of which had 4 very small young, 2 male Reed Bunting, 1 male Bullfinch, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Lapwings, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Swifts, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Common Terns 2 chicks seen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Moorhen.
Whillet’s:-  9 Whitethroats, 2 male Reed Buntings, 4 Reed Warblers one carrying food, 7 Grass Snakes, 1 Slow Worm, 3 Blue-Tail Damselfly, 16 Ringlet Butterflies.

West End:-  pair of Common Terns with 3 chicks on L/H raft looking well, + 1 Common Tern adult seen at R/H raft.  4 Mandarin. Water levels have risen markedly and Martin’s Island is now covered. Most of the Great Crested Grebe nests must have been flooded in the storms. But several nests have been rebuilt higher. Also a probable Downy Emerald Dragonfly in front of the hide.

Dam End:- On Tuesday 21/6 there was a Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 6 Herring Gulls.

West End:  4 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, Mallard, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, Jackdaw, 3 Swallow, Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, Wren, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Greylag Goose, 4+ Mandarin Duck, Pheasant, Grey Heron, 6 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 House Martin, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch.
The Common Tern record includes the three chicks still doing well on left hand raft. Kingfisher was a male. The Cuckoo was heard calling from the other side of the road near the car park

West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 4 Mute Swans, 1 Mandarin.
Whillet’s:- 2 Whitethroats with 4 fledged young, 1 Male Reed Bunting, 2 Goldfinch with 1 fledged young. 3 Grass Snakes, 2 Slow Worms,1 Blue-tail Damselfly,1 Four-spotted Chaser.

Dam End:- 3 Grey Wagtails with 2 young, 1 Male Bullfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Mallard, a couple of pairs of Common Whitethroats with young, 1 Male Beautiful Demoiselle and lots of tiny Toadlets.