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)

Saturday 28th June 2014

1030 - Swift 8, Sand Martin 12, House Martin 2, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Heron, G C Grebe, L B B Gull 2, Cormorant 2, + usuals.

Photo - Greylag Goose. (GWR)

Friday 27th June 2014

1000, rain - only Cormorant, Heron 2, and Lapwing of note, and the noisy small white farmyard duck has re-appeared.

Photo - a sunny day on the Swag, 25th June 2014.

Thursday 26th June 2014

0915 - Swift 6, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Skylark, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird 3, Lapwing 5, Coot 12, Moorhen 3, Tufted 10, Canada's 150+, B H Gull 30, L B B Gull 2, Heron 2, Mute Swan, Mallard 50+.

Photo : Teal on 25th June 2014. (GWR)

Wednesday 25th June 2014

0930 - 1030 : Grey Wagtail 3, Blackcap, Whitethroat 2, Swift 12, Swallow, Common Tern 2, B H Gull 11, L B B Gull 2, Lapwing 5, Teal, Mallard 50+, Tufted 14, Coot 18, Moorhen 2, Canada's 202 + young, Greylag, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Jackdaw 4, Robin, Wren etc.

Photo : Grey Wagtail. (GWR)

Tuesday 24th June 2014

0930 - 1000 : Little Ringed Plover 2, Lapwing 28, Teal, Tufted 10, Coot 6, Moorhen 2, Heron 6, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Mallard 50+, Canada's 150+, Common Tern, B H Gull 40, L B B Gull 2, Swift 25, Sand Martin 2, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat 2 + 2 young, Blackcap, Blackbird 2, Blue Tit 1 + 2 young, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 2, House Sparrow, Starling 2, Wood Pigeon 12, Feral Pigeon, Magpie 11, Carrion Crow 8, Jackdaw 3.

Photo - mating pair of Blue-tailed Damselflies. (GWR)

Monday 23rd June 2014

1230 : Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 34, Greylag, Heron 2, B H Gull 35, L B B Gull, Heron 2, G C Grebe, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Coot 5, Tufted 6, Chiffchaff, plus usuals.

Photo - Lesser Whitethroat on 21st June 2014.

Sunday 22nd June 2014

0930 - 1030 : Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing 5, Common Tern 4, Teal 2, Tufted 6, Mallard 20+, Canada's 150+, Greylag, Coot 11, Moorhen 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, G C Grebe, Heron 2, Black-headed Gull 14, L B B Gull 3, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 8, Magpie 12+, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon 10+, House Sparrow 2, Dunnock 2, Wren, Starling 4, Robin, Blackbird 3, Long-tailed Tit 14, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Skylark, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler, Swift 6, Sand Martin 2, Buzzard (low over Vigo landfill). (total 41). Pied Wagtail 2, Mistle Thrush & Feral Pigeon 6 at nearby Westgate.

Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood, Cinnabar 2. Photo : Yellow Shell moth. (GWR)

Saturday 21st June 2014

1100 - 1300 : Common Tern 2, LBb Gull 3, Black-headed Gull 40+, Mute Swan pair with cygnet, G C Grebe, Heron 3, Tufted 10, Mallard 40+, Canada's 150+, Coot 15, Sand Martin 3, Swift 4, Skylark 3, Whitethroat 2 + 2 fledglings, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wren, Dunnock 2, Robin, Blackbird 2, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon, Jackdaw 6, Magpie 11, Carrion Crow 4, Blue Tit 4, Long-tailed Tit 2.

Also seen - Ringlet 15, Meadow Brown 8, Speckled Wood 5, Small Heath 4, Small White, Large Skipper, Small Magpie, Common Wave, Yellow Shell 5, Cinnabar 3, Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet 11, Burnet Companion, Latticed Heath 2, Grass Pyralid, Spotted Longhorn Beetle, Green Flower Beetle 2, Blue-tailed Damselfly 3, Common Blue Damselfly 4, Grasshopper 4. Photo's - Ringlet and Spotted Longhorn. (GWR)

Friday 20th June 2014

1330 - Lapwing 45, Greylag, G C Grebe, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Tufted Duck 8, Lesser Whitethroat, Herring Gull, L B B Gull 2, B H Gull 30+, Starling 10+, Swift 4, Collared Dove (across west field to hedgerow), Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Banded Demoseille.

Photo - Meadow Brown on footpath 19th June 2014. (PPN / GWR)

Thursday 19th June 2014

1600 - 1715 : Lapwing 44, Oystercatcher, Teal 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Heron 2, Greylag, Canada's 100+, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen 2, Coot 12+, Mallard 30 + ducklings, Tufted 4, Black-headed Gull 35+, L B B Gull 2, Swallow 2, Willow Warbler 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Common Tern, Skylark, Blackbird 2, Reed Bunting, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 3, Great Tit 2, Carrion Crow 5, Magpie 10, Starling 10+, Wood Pigeon 10+, Feral Pigeon.

Also seen - Ringlet 8, Meadow Brown 10, Small Heath 3, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper 4, Common Blue 3, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet 12, Cinnabar 2, Burnet Companion 2, Yellow Shell 4, Common Wave, Latticed Heath. Photo's - Teal today on the south bank of the Swag. (PJR / GWR)

Wednesday 18th June 2014

1030 - Lapwing 30, Common Tern 2, Greylag, Swallow, Swift 2, Canada's 100+. (PPN)

Tuesday 17th June 2014

Of note 1700 - Swift 2, Chiffchaff, Lapwing 21, Greylag, L B B Gull 5, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard, Heron, Mute Swan pen + cygnet, Tufted pair, Skylark. Photo = Great Crested Grebe. (GWR)

Monday 16th June 2014

Lapwing 36 (a few pictured), Lesser Whitethroat, L B B Gull 4 & Greylag Goose only birds of interest at 1600.

Sunday 15th June 2014

1530 - Lapwing 22, Common Tern, B H Gull 32, L B B Gull 5, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Mallard 30+, Coot 20+, Tufted 4, Moorhen 2, Canada's 100+, Greylag, Swift 2, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Song Thrush, Blackbird 5, Dunnock 2, Bullfinch pair, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 4, Jackdaw 6, Starling 30+, Wood Pigeon 12+, Long-tailed Tit 4, Blue Tit 8, Great Tit 7.

Photo : immature Black-headed Gull. (GWR)

Saturday 14th June 2014

Lapwing 36 at 1400, Black-headed Gull 54, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Swift 6, Heron, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Tufted Duck 8, Mallard 40+ young, Canada Geese 100+ young, Coot 10, Robin, Starling 8. Buzzard 2 over at 1610.

Also seen - Speckled Wood & Nettle Tap micro (photo).

Friday 13th June 2014

No visit made due to feeling unwell. Photo's show Lapwings on 10th June 2014.

Thursday 12th June 2014

1540 - 1610, sunny 22c : Gulls (71 Herring, Lesser Black-backed & Black-headed's bathing & preening on west shore of Swag), Buzzard, Common Tern 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, Moorhen, Coot 12+, Mallard 30+, Canada Geese 80+, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie 6, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Goldfinch.

Also seen - Red Admiral & Speckled Wood. Photo - Small White on 2nd June 2014. (GWR)

Wednesday 11th June 2014

1600 - 1630 : Common Tern 3, Heron 3, Lapwing 2, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, L B B Gull 5, B H Gull 16, G C Grebe, Mallard 26, Tufted 4, Coot 11, Canada Geese 50+, Swift 2, Swallow, Sand Martin, Jackdaw, Linnet 5, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blackbird 2, Dunnock.

Also seen - Small Tortoiseshell 3, Small White, Speckled Wood. Photo : Greylag from 6th June 2014.

Tuesday 10th June 2014

0945 - 1015 : Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Wren 1 + 2 young, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Skylark, Goldfinch 2, Chaffinch, Starling 22 incl young birds, Lapwing 10 today, Mute Swan 2 + cyg., Coot 12, Moorhen, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 3, House Martin 2, Common Tern, L B BGull 2, B H Gull 3, Pied Wagtail, Mallard/Tufted/Canada's (not counted).

Photo's - Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover are still around, though not seen today. (GWR)

Monday 9th June 2014

0900 - 0930 prior to a thunderstorm : Common Tern 2, Lapwing 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + cygnet, L B B Gull 3, Swift 7, Sand Martin 3, House Martin 15, Swallow 4, Lesser Whitethroat, Jackdaw 5, Linnet 6, Skylark, Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird 4, Starling 12, Feral Pigeon, + usual ducks & geese etc.

Photo's - a Cormorant comes in to land and dries it's wings on 6th June 2014. (GWR)

Sunday 8th June 2014

Little of interest during a brief visit this evening. Photo shows three Herons on the wrecked boats 30th May 2014.

Saturday 7th June 2014

1400 - 1430 rain stopped but water levels high - Little Ringed Plover 4, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 3, Common Tern, L B B Gull 4, G C Grebe, Mute Swan 2 + cygnet, Canada Geese 177 + young, Heron, Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Swift 4, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Collared Dove (rarely seen), + regulars.

Also seen - Small white & Latticed Heath. Photo - one of 177 Canada Geese present today. (GWR)

Friday 6th June 2014

0930 - 1000 : Lapwing 4, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Buzzard 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 1 cyg, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 2, Swift 7, Swallow, Common Tern, Wren, Dunnock etc.

Also seen - Small White, Speckled Wood 2. Photo's - from 3 to 1, the remaining Mute Swan cygnet still holding on...

Thursday 5th June 2014

0930 - 1045 : Sparrowhawk, Cormorant 2, Lapwing, Heron 2, G C Grebe 2, L B B Gull 5, Mute Swan 2, Swift 4, Willow Warbler 2, Skylark 3, Goldfinch 5, Chaffinch 4, Linnet 2 etc.

Also seen - Cinnabar (pictured), Holly Blue, Speckled Wood 7, Small White 2, Large White, Degeers Longhorn 2, Nettle Tap, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Lacewing 2. (GWR)

Wednesday 4th June 2014

0930 - 1015 : Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing 2, Heron 5, Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet, G C Grebe, Sand Martin 5, Swift 8, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, LB B Gull 8, Canada Geese 77 + 20 young, + usual species.

Pictured : a couple of Wood Pigeons keeping on eye on things.

Tuesday 3rd June 2014

1030 - 1100 : Skylark*, Whitethroat* 2, Sedge Warbler*, Chiffchaff*, Chaffinch*, Blackbird* 3, Common Tern, Lapwing 3, Jackdaw, G C Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + 1 cyg., Heron 2, Moorhen, Tufted 6, Swift 2, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2, Linnet 2, Great Tit 4, + usual species. * = in song.

Photo - the 'third' pool at Stubbers Green (the fifth if Barns Lane Pool and the lagoon are counted!), basically a flooded horsefield near the Ibstock Atlas brickworks. (GWR)

Monday 2nd June 2014

0930 - 1100 : Buzzard 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 3, Swallow 2, Swift 2, Sand Martin, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 1 cyg., Common Tern, Moorhen 2, Rook 12 at quarry, Jackdaw 7, Long Tailed Tit 6, + regulars.

Also seen - Speckled Wood 3, Small White, Angle Shades, Latticed Heath, Degeers Longhorn 3. Photo : Sedge Warbler still singing continuously.

Sunday 1st June 2014

0900 - 0930 : Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, Great Crested Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + only one cygnet left, B H Gull 25, Swift 2, Swallow 2, House Martin, G S Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch m, Buzzard (drifted towards Rushall), Moorhen 1 + juv, Coot 20+.

Photo's : Common Tern from 18th May 2014 and Blue-tailed Damselfly. (GWR)