Dame End:- Much the same at the dam mid afternoon 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Hobbies, 14 Common Terns , 10 Herring Gulls, 1 House Martin, 6 Swallows.
Whillets:- 2 Reed Warblers,2 Garden Warblers,3 Mandarins on river,Whitethroat.
Butterfly’s:- 3 Peacock,3 Orange Tips,1 Speckled Wood,4 Burnett Campion Moths,2 Grass Snakes,1 Common Lizard,8 Beautiful Demoiselles,1 White- Legged Damselfly.
Picnic Area (North bank):- Superb views of feeding Hobbies from the picnic site. Singing Reed Bunting with the Garden Warblers and Whitethroat here.
Dam End:- WeirWood from ca7:30 was fairly productive, a Little-ringed Plover and 2 Common Sands were still on the dam plus the pair of Common Terns were on the aerator still with several more over the reservoir feeding. Best of todays birds was the ad’ Yellow-legged Gull that landed on the dam with 2 Herrings and hung around for a while. 7 Hobbies were noted along the north bank once the sun came out, as were 12 Swifts.
West End:- the Black-headed Gulls were nest building on one of the rafts and 2 pairs of Common Terns appeared to be settled in. A Coupke of Red Kites were noted as were 2 Little Egrets, these in the heronry. So much the same as the last few days, with something extra.
West End:- 9 x Canada Goose, 1 x Stock Dove, 3 x Common Woodpigeon, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x Great Black-backed Gull, 4 x Common Tern, 8 x Great Crested Grebe, 45 x Great Cormorant, 2 x Little Egret, 34 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 2 x Common Magpie, 1 x Carrion Crow, 2 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap
Dam End:- Still 4+ Hobbies, 12 Common Tern, 14 Swifts, 2 Common Terns, 1 Little Ringed Plover.
West end:- 3 Little Egrets (2 still on nest).
Dam end :-14 x Canada Goose, 7 x Egyptian Goose, 5 x Mandarin Duck, 3 x Mallard, 12 x Common Swift, 1 x Little Ringed Plover, 2 x Common Sandpiper, 1 x Black-headed Gull, 2 x European Herring Gull, 8 x Common Tern, 3 x Great Crested Grebe, 2 x Great Cormorant, 1 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Buzzard, 5 x Eurasian Hobby, 3 x Eurasian Jackdaw, 1 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Common Raven, 1 x Barn Swallow, 2 x Western House Martin, 4 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 2 x Common Starling, 1 x European Robin, 2 x Pied Wagtail
West End:- 9 x Canada Goose, 1 x Mandarin Duck, 8 x Mallard, 1 x Eurasian Coot, 2 x Black-headed Gull, 1 x European Herring Gull, 5 x Common Tern, 5 x Great Crested Grebe, 31 x Great Cormorant, 24 x Grey Heron, 1 x Common Kingfisher, 1 x Common Magpie, 2 x Carrion Crow, 1 x Great Tit, 1 x Barn Swallow, 1 x Common Chiffchaff, 3 x Eurasian Blackcap, 1 x Eurasian Wren, 2 x Eurasian Blackbird, 1 x European Robin
Dam End:- 19 Common Terns and 11 Hobbies hawking insects on north shoreline,2 Com Sands, 1 Whimbrel on dam. 3 Garden Warblers singing along NorthBank, plus Green woodpecker.
West End:- 3 Little Egrets in the heronry. 2 seem to be in empty herons nest 🤞
Dam End:- 7 Hobbies,3 Com Sands,16 Swifts, 2 LRP, Think it was 6 Arctic Terns 7 Common Terns, 2 Lapwings (overhead heading east), 1 Osprey 7 Egyptian Goose (down to 5 goslings).
