Category: Sighting

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.

West End:- Blue Tit, 8 Cormorant, Great Tit, 20+ Greylag Goose, Rook, Swallow, Carrion Crow, 12+ Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Mallard, Reed Warbler, 3 Woodpigeon.

West End:- 1 Kingfisher, 5 Common Terns + 3 chicks still on left raft, 1 Lapwing, 2 Mandarin, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroats, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard.

16/6/16 Barn Owl hunting over north bank meadows during the day – seen by Brendon Lanigan.
17/6/16 West End:-  29 Greylag Geese, 1 Buzzard, 1 Mandarin, 1 Coot, Moorhen adult with chick, 1 Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Juv Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also heard: Garden Warbler; Nuthatch; Blackcap; Reed Warbler & Chiffchaff all at the car park.
17/6/16 Whillet’s: – 1 Juv Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler.

The photo shows the new water aerator equipment at the dam end.

West End:-  2 Common Tern pairs + 3 young on L/H raft – all looking healthy and food coming in. Great Crested Grebe – a nest has been seen with 2 eggs, hopefully we will see chicks this year. 1 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 3 Swallows. 2 Blackcap + Chiffchaff heard at the car park.
Whillet’s:- 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1M Stonechat, 5+ Whitethroat seen in the meadows.
Butterfly Survey – The first Meadow Brown & Large Skipper butterflies (2 off each) were seen on the wing in the meadows.
The “Orange Foxtail” grass which is quite rare in Sussex is benefiting from our recent habitat management work in Whillet’s Pool with good numbers now starting to show.

West End:- 8 Mandarin,1 Lapwing.

West End:-  2 Mandarin, 4 Common Terns + 3 young seen L/H raft, 4 Swallow, 1 juv Nuthatch, 1 Goldfinch.  Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler and Chiffchaff singing at Car Park.
Whillet’s:- 1 Reed Bunting. Cinnabar & Burnet Companion moths seen. (No butterflies)

West End:- Common Terns 7 + 2 young on L/H raft, 30 Greylag Geese, 1F Mandarin with 8 chicks, 1 Moorhen, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Swift, 1 Pied Wagtail at rafts. Blackcap, Garden Warbler & Reed Warbler singing at Car Park area.
Dam end:- 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1+1 immature Herring Gull, 1 juv Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Bullfinch seen by Bob Stokes.