Thursday 31st July 2014

Not much around at 1530, only Cormorant 2, L B B Gull 2, Swallow 5 & Mute Swan pair of any note.

Photo : Ringlet on 21/06/14.

Wednesday 30th July 2014

0900 - 0930 : Cormorant 2, G C Grebe 2, Mute Swan 2, Heron, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 118, L B B Gull 8, B H Gull 80+, Moorhen 2, Coot 12, Common Tern, Swallow 6, Swift 15, Sand Martin 20+, House Martin 8, Mistle Thrush 6 chasing Sparrowhawk across Swag, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 4, plus usuals.

Photo - Small Copper in meadow alongside the canal towards Park Lime Pits.

Tuesday 29th July 2014

1100 - Cormorant 7, Lapwing 128, G C Grebe 2 juvs, Moorhen 4, Coot 12, Common Tern 2, Swallow 2, L B B Gull 3, B H Gull 70, Greylag, Mute Swan pair + cyg., Heron 1 + 3 at brickworks field.

Photo - Lapwing in flight.

Monday 28th July 2014

1000 : Common Tern 2, L B B Gull 2, Cormorant 3, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 133, Heron, Moorhen 2, Coot 14, Mute Swan 2, White Feral duck, Greylag, Goldfinch 2, etc.

Photo - yet another shot of the Stubbers Green swan cygnet. (PPN / GWR)

Sunday 27th July 2014

0915 - 1030 (incl. footpath) : Lapwing 102, Cormorant 6, Common Tern 2, B H Gull 8, L B B Gull 2, Heron 2, G C Grebe 2, Coot 15, Moorhen 3, Canada's 150+, Mallard 50+, Tufted 4, Linnet 4, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow 8, Swift 4, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon 30, Magpie 2, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 3, Song Thrush, Blackbird 3, Starling 8, Wren 2, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit 6, Great Tit 2 Blue Tit 5, Willow Warbler 4, Chiffchaff, Blackcap female,

Also seen - Peacock 6, Small Tortoiseshell, Hedge Brown 35, Meadow Brown 3, Speckled Wood 4, Green-veined White 3, Small White, Six Spot Burnet 4 (see photo). Common Hawker 2. (GWR)

Saturday 26th July 2014

1030 : Stock Dove, Lapwing 63, Oystercatcher, Common Tern 2, Swift 12, Heron 4, Greylag, Canada's 150+, Black-headed Gull 100+, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted 4, Moorhen 2, Coot 12+, Mallard 50+, Starling 8, Goldfinch.

Photo - Whitethroat in song (30/04/14). (GWR)

Friday 25th July 2014

Of note 1030 : Mute Swan 3 across road, Common Tern 3, Cormorant 3, Lapwing 41, Heron 3 at brickworks field, Tufted 4, Moorhen 2, Swift 4, Swallow, G C Grebe 2, B H Gull 100+.

Thursday 24th July 2014

0945 - 1030 : Great Crested Grebe 1 + 2 juvenile birds (see photo), Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Lapwing 41 + 14 on brickworks field, Black-headed Gull 101, Common Tern, Moorhen 2, Coot 10, Mallard 50+, Canada's 150+, Swift 2, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Linnet 2, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Blackbird 2, Robin, Long-tailed Tit 12+, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit, Starling 10, Jackdaw 6, Magpie 3, Carrion Crow 5.

Also seen - Hedge Brown 12, Ringlet 2, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 4, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock 2, Green-veined White 2, Brown Hawker. (GWR)

Wednesday 23rd July 2014

1015 - Cormorant 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + cyg, B H Gull 150+, Canada's 200+, Lapwing 40+, Swallow, Swift 5, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blackcap male, Blackbird female, Carrion Crow 6, Magpie 3 etc. Photo : Mute Swan cygnet on 19th July.

Tuesday 22nd July 2014

1630 - Black-headed Gull 322, Lapwing 101, Lesser Black-backed Gull 3, Oystercatcher, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Heron, Starling 15, Coot 20+, Mallard 50+, Canada's 180+.

Photo - worn Ringlet with male Hedge Brown (Gatekeeper) from 16th July 2014. (GWR)

Monday 21st July 2014

1930 - Lapwing 97, Heron 2, Coot 20, Mute Swan, Pied Wagtail, Swift 2, Long-tailed Tit 11, Starling 12, Chaffinch, Song Thrush.

Pic : 3 Cormorants wing-drying on 16th July 2014.

Sunday 20th July 2014

1130 - 1215 : Kestrel, Cormorant, Heron, Greylag, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Lapwing 3, Black-headed Gull 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Common Tern 2, Coot 21, Moorhen 2, Tufted 4. Mallard 35+, Canada's 150+, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, Swift 2, Sand Martin 3, Goldfinch, Greenfinch 2, Wren, Blackbird, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 3, Wood Pigeon 6.

Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 2, Meadow Brown, Hedge Brown, Small White. Photo - Heron and Lapwings.

Saturday 19th July 2014

1430 (water levels up after night rain) - Chiffchaff, Swift 4, Lapwing 7, Greylag, Pied Wagtail, B H Gull 3, Mute Swan, Moorhen 2, Mistle Thrush etc.

Photo - Wood Pigeon on nestbox, Veolia. (GWR)

Friday 18th July 2014

1350 - 1430 (scorching hot, to 30c) : Lapwing 94, Oystercatcher 3, Black-headed Gull 199, L B B Gull 6, Herring Gull, Common Tern 2, Cormorant, Heron 3, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Moorhen 3, Coot 12+, Buzzard 2 over Swan Pool, poss. Hobby but only glimpsed momentarily, Swift 2, Sand Martin 2, Whitethroat pair, Sedge Warbler, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Robin, Starling 12 + usual crows & geese/ducks.

Also seen - Comma, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Peacock (new brood), Latticed Heath, Ringlet 4, Green-veined White 2, Brown Hawker. Photo - Cinnabar larvae on Ragwort. (GWR)

Thursday 17th July 2014

Brief visit at 1430 : Cormorant, Oystercatcher 3, Lapwing 77, Heron 2, Black-headed Gull 120+, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Common Tern 2, Moorhen 3, Swift 3, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw 2, plus usual geese & ducks.

Photo : male Linnet on 16th July 2014. (GWR)

Wednesday 16th July 2014

0900 - 1000 : Cormorant 4, Heron 4, G C Grebe 2, Lapwing 57, B H Gull 61, L B B Gull 4, Common Tern 3, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Coot 12+, Moorhen 4, Tufted 6, Mallard 30+, Canada's 200+, Swift 8, Sand Martin 4, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat pair, Skylark 2, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 5, Greenfinch 4, Robin 2, Wren 3, Starling 25, Blackbird 2, Jackdaw 9, Carrion Crow 5, Magpie 5, Wood Pigeon 6, Blue Tit 4, Mistle Thrush (at Westgate).

Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 3, Small White 2, Large White, Ringlet 10, Hedge Brown 12, Meadow Brown 2, Latticed Heath, Cinnabar 20 larvae. Photo's show a male House Sparrow on 13th July with Peacock larva. (GWR)

Tuesday 15th July 2014

1000 - 1030 : Oystercatcher 3, Lapwing 35, B H Gull 105, L B B Gull 4, Common Tern, Heron 4, Mute Swan 2 + cyg, Cormorant, G C Grebe, Moorhen, Coot 12, Tufted 6, Mallard 50+, Canada's 200+, Swift 12, Swallow, Skylark, Robin, Wren, Starling 20, Blackbird 3, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Jackdaw, Magpie 3, Carrion Crow 4, Wood Pigeon 7.

Photo - Sedge Warbler on 13th July 2014. (GWR)

Monday 14th July 2014

Of note at 1000 : Canada Geese 252, Black-headed Gull 110, Lapwing 66 + 11 at brickworks field, Cormorant 3, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Heron 2, G C Grebe, Greylag, Common Tern, Swift 2, Swallow 3, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard 2.

Photo : female Hedge Brown (or Gatekeeper). (GWR)

Sunday 13th July 2014

1000 - 1120 drizzly start : Skylark, Sand Martin 20, House Martin 12, Swift 15, Swallow, Cormorant 2 (1 pictured), Heron 2, Great Crested Grebe, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing 71, Teal, Tufted 14, Mallard 30+, White Feral Duck, Greylag, Canada's 150+ (incl. 2 birds with red rings), Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Coot 35, Moorhen 3, Common Tern, L B B Gull 2, Black-headed Gull 65, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 5, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Linnet 5, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 3, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow 6, Magpie 6, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon 7, Feral Pigeon, House Sparrow (with Peacock larva), Dunnock, Wren 2, Starling 25, Robin, Blackbird 2, Blue Tit, Buzzard 2. (44 species)

Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell, Small White 2, Meadow Brown. (GWR)

Saturday 12th July 2014

1000 - 1130 incl. footpath : Mute Swan pair, Cormorant, Heron 3, Greylag, Canada's 150+, Great Crested Grebe, Teal, Tufted 8, Mallard 50+, Coot 20+, Moorhen 5 incl juvs, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull 81, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Lapwing 51, Swift 12, Sand Martin 2, Swallow, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler 2, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail 2, Linnet 6, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 3, Wren 2, Dunnock 2, Starling juv., Robin 2 + juv., Blackbird pair, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 7, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon 7, Stock Dove, Feral Pigeon 2, Buzzard, Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 3. (41 species).

Also seen - Red Admiral (female laying on stinging nettle, pictured), Small Tortoiseshell 5, Small White 4, Green-veined White 2, Large White 3, Small Skipper 20+, Large Skipper 2, Ringlet 30+, Meadow Brown 25+, Hedge Brown 12, Latticed Heath 5, Yellow Shell 2, Cinnabar (2 + 20 larvae on ragwort), Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet 3, Brown Hawker 2. (GWR)

Friday 11th July 2014

1600 - Cormorant, Common Tern 2, Herring Gull 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Black Headed Gull 22, Lapwing 64, Coot 14, Tufted Duck 12, Mallard 41, White Feral Duck, Canada Goose 150+, Heron, Jackdaw 2, Swift 5, Starling 8, Wood Pigeon 7, Buzzard. (PJR/LB/GWR)