Birds, Moths & Other Wildlife sightings for 2020 Qtr 2 up to 30 Jun (January 3, 2021, 05:12:07 AM)
2020 Bird List - first reported date. Great Crested Grebe (4th Jan 2020), Little Grebe (3rd Jan 2020), Cormorant (4th Jan 2020), Bittern (Not yet recorded in 2020), Grey Heron (1st Jan 2020), White Stork (Not yet recorded in 2020), Little Egret (4th Jan 2020), Great White Egret (Not yet recorded in 2020), Mute Swan (1st Jan 2020), Black Swan (Not yet recorded in 2020), Greylag Goose (4th Jan 2020), Canada Goose (4th Jan 2020), Barnacle Goose (16th Jan 2020), Egyptian Goose (4th Jan 2020), Shelduck (29th Feb 2020), Mandarin (Not yet recorded in 2020), Wigeon (16th Jan 2020), Goosander (Not yet recorded in 2020), Pintail (Not yet recorded in 2020), Teal (1st Jan 2020), Gadwall (11th Jan 2020), Garganey (30th Jun 2020), Mallard (1st Jan 2020), Shoveler (4th Jan 2020), Pochard (2nd Feb 2020), Red-crested Pochard (21st Feb 2020), Tufted Duck (4th Jan 2020), Goldeneye (19th Feb 2020), Red Kite (11th Jan 2020), Sparrowhawk (6th Jan 2020), Buzzard (1st Jan 2020), Kestrel (11th Jan 2020), Hobby (23rd Apr 2020), Peregrine Falcon (Not yet recorded in 2020), Osprey (Not yet recorded in 2020), Pheasant (11th Jan 2020), Water Rail (1st Jan 2020), Moorhen (4th Jan 2020), Coot (1st Jan 2020), Oystercatcher (19th Feb 2020), Little Ringed Plover (16th Apr 2020), Golden Plover (Not yet recorded in 2020), Lapwing (31st Mar 2020), Ruff (26th Apr 2020), Snipe (27th Jan 2020), Jack Snipe (Not yet recorded in 2020), Redshank (14th Mar 2020), Greenshank (24th Apr 2020), Green Sandpiper (2nd Jan 2020), Common Sandpiper (25th Apr 2020), Mediterranean Gull (22nd Mar 2020), Common Gull (5th Jan 2020), Black-headed Gull (4th Jan 2020), Herring Gull (8th Feb 2020), Lesser Black-backed Gull (24th Mar 2020), Greater Black-backed Gull (11th Apr 2020), Common Tern (25th Apr 2020), Arctic Tern (Not yet recorded in 2020), Stock Dove (4th Jan 2020), Collared Dove (11th Apr 2020), Woodpigeon (4th Jan 2020), Feral Pigeon (Feral Rock Dove) (1st Apr 2020), Ring-necked Parakeet (4th Jan 2020), Cuckoo (25th Apr 2020), Barn Owl (Not yet recorded in 2020), Tawny Owl (9th May 2020), Swift (21st Apr 2020), Kingfisher (4th Jan 2020), Green Woodpecker (1st Jan 2020), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1st Jan 2020), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Not yet recorded in 2020), Swallow (13th Apr 2020), House Martin (30th Apr 2020), Sand Martin (Not yet recorded in 2020), Meadow Pipit (Not yet recorded in 2020), Yellow Wagtail (23rd Apr 2020), Grey Wagtail (1st Jan 2020), Pied Wagtail (4th Jan 2020), Wren (2nd Jan 2020), Dunnock (4th Jan 2020), Robin (4th Jan 2020), Blackbird (4th Jan 2020), Fieldfare (23rd Jan 2020), Song Thrush (8th Feb 2020), Redwing (4th Jan 2020), Mistle Thrush (25th Jan 2020), Cetti's Warbler (1st Jan 2020), Sedge Warbler (29th Apr 2020), Reed Warbler (20th Apr 2020), Garden Warbler (4th May 2020), Whitethroat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Lesser Whitethroat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Blackcap (23rd Mar 2020), Chiffchaff (16th Mar 2020), Willow Warbler (7th Apr 2020), Goldcrest (3rd Jan 2020), Firecrest (Not yet recorded in 2020), Spotted Flycatcher (Not yet recorded in 2020), Stonechat (Not yet recorded in 2020), Long-tailed Tit (4th Jan 2020), Coal Tit (3rd Jan 2020), Blue Tit (1st Jan 2020), Great Tit (1st Jan 2020), Nuthatch (1st Jan 2020), Treecreeper (5th Jan 2020), Magpie (4th Jan 2020), Jackdaw (4th Jan 2020), Rook (1st Mar 2020), Carrion Crow (1st Feb 2020), Raven (1st Jan 2020), Jay (4th Jan 2020), Starling (25th Apr 2020), House Sparrow (Not yet recorded in 2020), Chaffinch (1st Jan 2020), Brambling (8th Feb 2020), Greenfinch (2nd Jan 2020), Goldfinch (4th Jan 2020), Siskin (3rd Jan 2020), Bullfinch (Not yet recorded in 2020), Hawfinch (Not yet recorded in 2020) and Reed Bunting (3rd Jan 2020).
Jun 1st Jun 30th 2020 (LF = Lynsters Farm) Great Spotted Woodpecker (1st (pair with juvenile) Jun), Hobby (1st Jun), Gadwall (1st (f with 5 ducklings), 7th (20+ including one with 4 ducklings), 13th (80, mostly moulting) & 14th (90+) Jun), Pochard (1st (2f with duckling each) & 19th (brood of 5 ducklings) Jun), Black-headed Gull (1st (40 breeding pairs), 13th (20+ preening),19th (2 chicks now fledged and free flying) & 22nd (12+ chicks or juveniles Jun), Common Tern (1st (pair) Jun), Cettis Warbler (1st , 13th (carrying food) & 21st Jun), Kingfisher (7th (at least 2 plus a juvenile from the reserve), 13th (m), 17th 19th (loads of activity, including mating m&f in and out of nest hole), 21st (m and a juvenile), 22nd , 23rd (3 including 2 fully fledged juvs) & 30th (f) Jun), Great Crested Grebe (7th (nesting pair), 13th (m&f at nest), 19th (sitting tight on nest), 21st & 22nd (on nest) Jun), Canada Goose (7th (with 5 goslings) Jun), Shoveler (7th (pair) & 13th (pair) Jun), Mallard (7th (4), 13th (with 5 young) & 18th Jun), Coot (7th Jun), Moorhen (7th Jun), Little Egret (7th & 13th Jun), Little Grebe (13th (nesting pair plus another pair, with 2 recently fledged young 4th brood on reserve this year) & 21st (with Stickleback in beak) Jun), Lapwing (13th (16 on LF, 8 on bunds) & 29th (5) Jun), Mistle Thrush (13th (2 on cricket pitch) Jun), Treecreeper (13th (family) & 23rd Jun), Reed Warbler (13th & 18th Jun), Reed Bunting (13th & 21st Jun), Nuthatch (13th Jun), Tufted Duck (13th Jun), Red-crested Pochard (18th 19th (juvenile accompanied by a Mallard. Female RCP also seen on shingle ridge on 18th), 21st (f and juvenile), 22nd (juv or female) & 30th (juv) Jun), Egyptian Goose (18th & 22nd (2 adults) Jun), Song Thrush (21st Jun), Mute Swan (22nd (nesting perhaps) Jun), Green Sandpiper (29th & 30th (2) Jun) and Garganey (30th (female or eclipse male) Jun).
Pond Skater (3rd Jun), Water Measurer (3rd (in new pond) Jun), Water Cricket (3rd (in new pond) Jun), 7-spot Ladybird (7th (24) Jun), 10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) (7th Jun), 14-spot Ladybird (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata ) (7th Jun), Mint Beetle (Chrysolina herbacea) (7th (5+) Jun), Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) (7th (5+) Jun), Bryony Mining Bee (7th (5+) & 22nd Jun), Harlequin Ladybird subspecies (7th (10+ various forms - Harmonia axyridis conspicua & Harmonia axyridis spectabilis) Jun), Soldierfly Black Colonel (Odontonyia tigrina) (7th Jun), Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum) (7th Jun), Hoverfly (Volucella inflate) (7th Jun), Mirid (Deraeocoris flavilinea) (7th Jun), Mirid (Grypocoris stysi) (7th Jun), Nemophora degeerella (Yellow-barred Longhorn Moth) (7th Jun), Potato Capsid (Closterotomus norwegicus) (7th Jun), Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (7th (2) Jun), Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) (7th (nymph) Jun), Scorpion Fly (7th (2) Jun)), Speckled Bush Cricket - New to the ML Species List (7th (5 nymphs) & 29th Jun), Sawfly species (awaiting ID) (7th Jun), Ichneumon (Ephialtes species) (7th (5) Jun), Ichneumon (Amblyteles armatorius) (7th Jun), Great Diving Beetle (13th (probable larvae) & 23rd (adult caught by Kingfisher) Jun), Water Boatman (13th (lots) Jun), Pied Hoverfly (22nd Jun) and Blue Jewel Wasp (Trichrysis Cyanea) (22nd Jun).
Common Blue Damselfly (7th (lots) & 22nd (lots) Jun), Red-eyed Damselfly (7th Jun), Black-tailed Skimmer (7th (2m), 13th (5) & 22nd (4) Jun), Emperor Dragonfly (13th (pair, f ovipositing) & 22nd (4+ including f ovipositing) Jun), Banded Demoiselle (13th & 22nd (f) Jun), Common Darter (22nd (2) Jun) and Brown Hawker (22nd Jun). Peacock (13th (large cluster of caterpillars) & 29th Jun), Meadow Brown (13th & 22nd (11) Jun), Cinnabar Moth (13th & 22nd (3 and caterpillars) Jun), Large White (22nd (4+) Jun), Red Admiral (22nd (3) & 29th Jun), Comma (22nd (6) Jun), Speckled Wood (22nd Jun), Small White (22nd (including pair mating) Jun), Ringlet (22nd (4) Jun), Large Skipper (22nd Jun), Small Tortoiseshell (22nd Jun) and Brimstone (22nd Jun).
Fox (22nd Jun).
Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (17th & 21st (caught by Little Grebe) Jun).
Frog (19th (baby seen previous week) Jun).
Harts Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) (13th Jun), Greater Spearwort (Ranunculus lingua) (22nd Jun), Lesser Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula) new to ML Species List (22nd Jun), Water Lily Least Water Lily (aka Small Yellow Pond-lily, Least Yellow Water Lily) new to ML Species List (22nd Jun), Ragwort (22nd Jun), Creeping Cinquefoil (22nd Jun), Vipers Bugloss (22nd (flowering) & 30th Jun), Musk Mellow (22nd Jun), White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba) (22nd (3 flowers) Jun), Rosebay Willowherb (22nd (coming into flower) Jun), Foxglove (22nd (eaten off completely) Jun), Grape Vine (new to the ML species List) (27th Jun) and Hemlock (29th (being cleared from the beehive clearing) Jun).
May 1st May 31st 2020 (LF = Lynsters Farm) Oystercatcher (1st (2 on LF) & 4th (1 on LF) May), Greenshank (1st (1) May), Grey Wagtail (1st (1 on LF), 4th & 18th (adult feeding juv) May), Cettis Warbler (1st (1), 3rd (1), 4th , 6th (1), 7th (possibly 2), 8th (1), 9th (2 singing males), 11th (1), 14th , 16th (1), 20th (1), 22nd (1), 27th & 29th (1) May), Treecreeper (1st (1), 4th (1) & 29th (1) May), Starling (1st (2 on cricket pitch), 3rd (3 on cp) & 11th (5 on cp) May), Canada Goose (3rd (9), 4th (goslings), 8th (2 pairs with broods of four and three goslings), 9th (broods of 3 & 2), 11th (2 pairs with 6 goslings, pair with 10 goslings), 16th (50 on LF), 21st (9 goslings with one of the adult pairs), 23rd (pair with goslings) & 25th (8 on bunds plus 2 with large family) May), Shoveler (3rd (3 and 2 on LF), 16th (3), 21st , 27th & 29th (3) May), Woodpigeon (3rd (28) May), Collared Dove (3rd (1) May), Moorhen (3rd (7), 11th (1 with 3 chicks and another with 6), 14th (with young), 21st (young), 22nd (3 pairs with recently fledged young) & 25th (1) May), Coot (3rd (11), 4th (3 chicks & 2 eggs in nest), 8th (4+ broods), 11th (1 chick), 14th (young), 21st (young), 25th (with 2 young) & 27th (pair with 3 chicks) May), Lesser Black-backed Gull (3rd (4) May), Green Woodpecker (3rd (1), 16th (1) & 22nd 23rd (1) May), Wren (3rd (16) May), Dunnock (3rd (6) May), Robin (3rd (7), 4th & 7th May), Blackbird (3rd (8) May), Song Thrush (3rd (1), 11th (1) & 25th (2) May), Reed Warbler (3rd (1), 6th (1), 7th (at least 1), 8th (1), 9th (3), 13th (at least 3 locations), 14th , 15th (2+), 17th (2), 20th (3), 21st (2 pairs nest building), 22nd (at least 2) & 27th (2 pairs) May), Blue Tit (3rd (7) May), Great Tit (3rd (5) May ), Jay (3rd (1) May), Magpie (3rd (2) May), Chaffinch (3rd (2), 8th (1) & 22nd (8) May), Mallard (4th (ducklings), 11th (with 3 ducklings plus a hybrid with 2 ducklings), 18th (22 including 1 pair with new brood of ducklings), 21st & 25th (6) May), Greylag Goose (4th (goslings), 11th (2) & 22nd (19 on LF) May), Little Grebe (4th , 7th (1 juv), 11th (5 adults including pair with well grown youngster), 21st , 22nd (pair with 4 recently fledged chicks), 25th (calling) & 27th (2) May),
Black-headed Gull (4th (40+), 7th (c16 active nests on raft), 8th (c15 at nests on raft), 14th (lots), 16th (Ringed (EY83219) bird photographed see details below), 20th (2 pairs on second raft put out today), 22nd (6 pairs with nesting material), 26th 27th (with young on raft) & 29th (80 40 breeding pairs on rafts with several recently hatched young) May),
Ringing Scheme - London Ring Number - EY83219 Species of bird - Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) This bird was ringed by T G Ball as age nestling, sex unknown on 13-Jun-2015 10am at Hosehill Lake LNR, West Berkshire, UK OS Map reference SU6469 accuracy -, - co-ordinates 51deg 24min N -1deg -4min W accuracy 1. Colour Marks left below knee WN(21S9) Colour Marks right below knee M It was found on 16-May-2020 time unknown at Maple Lodge, Hertfordshire, UK Finding condition - Sight record by non-ringer Finding circumstances - Identified by Colour Ring(s) Extra Information - It was found 1799 days after it was ringed, 48 km from the ringing site, direction ENE. Bird Ringing in Britain & Ireland is organised by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). Each year over 900,000 birds are ringed by over 2,500 highly trained bird ringers, most of whom are volunteers. They follow a careful training process that can take several years to complete to ensure that they have the necessary skills to catch and ring birds. The birds welfare is always the most important consideration during ringing activities.
Chiffchaff (4th (1), 7th , 11th (2), 13th 14th & 16th (3) May), Blackcap (4th , 7th , 11th (7 all singing), 13th 14th & 21st (lots) May), Little Ringed Plover (4th (2 on LF), 6th (1 on LF) & 11th (2 on LF) May), Lapwing (4th (Pair on LF), 7th (1 on LF) , 9th (2 on LF),15th (1), 21st (1), 22nd (pair), 25th (1), 27th (1 and 2 on LF) & 31st (2) May), Garden Warbler (4th (1) & 7th May), Jackdaw (4th (c1000 mobile flock arriving to roost) May), Swift (5th (c50) & 11th (4 on LF) May), Hobby (5th (3), 6th (10), 7th (2), 8th (1), 18th (4) & 22nd (1) May), Red-crested Pochard (6th (m) May), Buzzard (6th (2) & 17th (2) May), Red Kite (6th (2) May), Kestrel (6th (2) & 8th (1) May), Kingfisher (7th (Left hole of Nest Box 22 - Kingfisher Bank Nest Box), 8th-9th (m at Left hole of Nest Box 22, eggs possibly being incubated), 11th (1), 13th (m&f entering Nest Box 22 with fish in beak), 14th (1 entering Nest Box 22 with fish), 18th (by Nest Box 22), 20th (1), 21st (pair chasing around), 22nd (1), 25th (observed 3 times in and around Kingfisher pool and in and around root ball area), 27th & 31st (m) May), Cormorant (6th (1), 8th (1) & 16th 17th(1) May). Greenfinch (7th , 9th (1) & 16th (1) May), Mistle Thrush (7th May), Common Tern (7th (1 calling), 8th (2), 14th (6 screaming), 20th (4 - 2 prospecting second raft put out today), 22nd (2, with 1 on raft), 25th (2) & 27th (on raft) May), Great Crested Grebe (7th , 15th (1 from Shell Hide), 23rd (pair), 26th (pair doing mating dance) & 31st (2) May), Pochard (7th , 18th (18), 21st & 27th May), Gadwall (7th , 21st , 22nd (34), 25th (7) & 27th (20+) May), Snipe (8th - 9th (1) May), Ring-necked Parakeet (8th (4) May), Goldfinch (8th (5) May), Mute Swan (9th (2), 11th (2) & 25th (1) May), Tawny Owl (9th (heard at 4am calling from area behind cricket field) May), Goldcrest (9th May), Egyptian Goose (11th (1 with near fully grown gosling), 16th (4 on LF) & 22nd (pair with well grown juv on LF) May). Grey Heron (11th (2) & 21st (2) May), Stock Dove (11th (3) May), Little Egret (15th 16th (1) & 29th (1) May), Herring Gull (17th (2) May), Sparrowhawk (17th (1) May), Long-tailed Tit (17th (pair with recently fledged young), 23rd (pair with recently fledged young) May), Great Spotted Woodpecker (20th (2) & 29th (2) May), Tufted Duck (21st & 25th (4) May), Pied Wagtail (27th May) and Crow (29th (Pair on cricket pitch with 3 fledged young) May).
Muntjac (5th May), Rabbit (7th May) and Fox (8th & 22nd (with broken left front foot) May).
Orange-tip (8th (m&f) & 27th May), Red Admiral (8th & 27th May), Peacock (8th May), Brown Argus (21st & 23rd (2) May), Mint Moth (18th May), Silver-ground Carpet (18th May), Cinnabar moth (21st (2) & 27th (2) May), Small Tortoiseshell (27th May), Green-veined White (27th May), Brimstone (27th May), Mullein Moth (27th (3 caterpillars) May), Speckled Wood (27th May) and Ringlet (29th May). Hairy Dragonfly (8th , 21st 22nd & 27th 28th May), Azure Damselfly (11th May), Common Blue Damselfly (11th (10+), 18th (exuvia in pond), 21st (lots), 27th (100s) & 28th May), Red-eyed Damselfly (16th (immature), 22nd & 27th 28th May), Banded Demosielle (21st (m&f) May), Blue-tailed Damselfly (22nd (1) May), Black-tailed Skimmer (26th & 28th May), Emperor Dragonfly (27th May)and Broad-bodied Chaser (28th May). Red and Black Froghopper (11th , 21st (2) & 27th (2) May), Bryony Bee (18th (several, including a mating pair) May), Red-Headed Cardinal Beetle (18th May), Rove Beetle sp (18th May), Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) (21st (2 - one aberrant form) May), St. John's Wort Beetle (Chrysolina hyperici) (21st (new to the reserve) May), Dance (aka Dagger) Fly sp possibly Empis tessellata (23rd May), Yellow and Black Longhorn Beetle (27th May), Fine Streaked Bugkin (Miris striatus) (27th May) and Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle (28th May).
Grass Snake (11th ( 4 under refugia 10 inch, 1 foot, 2 feet & 2 feet 6 inches), 21st (swimming towards the Coots nest on the left of Shell Hide) & 22nd (long) May).
Yellow Flag Iris (7th May), Southern Marsh Orchid (14th (at least 50) & 25th (201 Flower Spikes and 53 nibbled spikes) May. Previous years - 2725 on 25th May 2019, 2325 on 26th May 2018, 2093 on 20th May 2017, 1237 on 11th Jun 2016, 1431 on 30th May 2015, 438 on 31st May 2014, 1 on 7th Jun 2013, 100+ on 27th May 2012), Bryony (18th (with Bryony Bees) May), Cinquefoil (potentilla reptans) (18th May) and Amphibious Bistort (Persicaria amphibia) (27th May).
Apr 1st Apr 30th 2020 (LF = Lynsters Farm) Canada Goose (1st (2), 2nd (6), 3rd (11), 6TH (57 on LF), 7th (4), 8th (3), 9th (11), 11th (6), 12th (2), 13th (4), 15th (6), 19th (11), 23rd (34 on LF & Pair with 5 goslings), 26th (8), 29th (Pair with 4 goslings) & 30th (2) Apr), Mute Swan (1st (1), 3rd (2), 6th (2), 9th (2), 11th-13th (2), 16th (2), 19th (1), 21st (2) & 30th (2) Apr), Egyptian Goose (1st 2nd (2 & 2 on LF), 2nd-4th (2 on LF) 5th (2 & 2 on LF), 6th (2 & 4 on LF), 7th (4 on LF including pair with 1 remaining gosling), 8th (9 on LF), 9TH (5 on LF), 11th (2 & 2 on LF), 12th (4 on LF), 13th (6 on LF), 14th (2), 15th (4 on LF), 16th (2 & 4 on LF), 18th-19th (4 on LF), 20th (6 on LF), 21st (2 on LF), 22nd 23rd (4 on LF), 24th (5 on LF), 25th (pair & 5 on LF), 26th (2 & 2 on LF), 27TH (4 on LF), 28TH (3 on LF) & 29th 30th (2 on LF, a total of 2 broods hatched young with 1 pair still present with surviving gosling) Apr), Shoveler (1st (4 & 2 on LF), 2nd (10 & 2 on LF), 3rd (4), 4th (5), 5th (1 on LF), 7th (4), 8th (2), 9th (7), 11th (1), 13th (5), 14TH (2 on LF), 16th (4 & 2 on LF), 18th (5 on LF), 20th (3 & 2 on LF), 21st (7), 22nd (1 & 2 on LF), 23rd (1 on LF), 25th (3 on LF), 26th (1), 28th (5 on LF), 29th (5 & 2 on LF) & 30th (5) Apr), Gadwall (1st (5), 2nd (2), 3rd (7), 4th (5), 7th (4), 8th (1), 9th (10), 11th (8), 13th (9), 16th (2), 19th (5), 20th (8), 21st (5), 22nd (7), 23rd (3 & 1 on LF), 25th (6 on LF), 26th (5 & 2 on LF), 27th (13 & 9 on LF), 29th (12 & 4 on LF) & 30th (9) Apr), Mallard (1st (19), 2nd (7), 3rd (20), 4th (4), 7th (18), 9th (Female with 12 ducklings & 2 on LF), 11th (12), 12th (Broods of 3 and 12), 13th (7), 16th, 19th (32 & 2 on LF), 20th (New broods of 6,2 and 3 ducklings), 22nd (1), 23rd (Broods of 10,5 and 2 ducklings), 26th (20), 27 (5 on LF) & 30th (16) Apr), Teal (1st (2), 2nd (4), 3rd (3), 4th-5th (2), 11th (2), 13th (2), 14th (6), 15th (3), 19th-21st (4) & 22nd (6) Apr), Pochard (1st (4), 2nd-3rd (3), 4th (2), 5th (2 on LF), 7th (6), 8th (2), 9th (6), 11th (10), 13th (4), 16th (10), 19th (4), 20th (2), 22nd (1), 26th-27th (4) & 29th (5) Apr), Tufted Duck (1st (14), 2nd (19), 3rd (14), 4th (8), 7th (5), 9th (7), 11th (9), 12th, 13th (8), 15th (2), 16th (4), 19th (11), 20th (9), 22nd (6), 26th (9) & 30th (11) Apr), Goldeneye (1st (1), 6th (1), 7th (Pair displaying), 8th (2)& 10th -12th (2) Apr), Little Grebe (1st (6), 2nd-3rd (4), 4th (3). 5th (5), 6th (4), 7th (6), 9th (2), 11th (7), 12th 9), 14th (3), 15th (7), 16th (5), 19th (5), 20th (3), 21st (8), 22nd (4), 26th (3 plus pair with 2 fledged young seen from Teal Hide) & 30th (2 broods) Apr), Moorhen (1st-2nd (5), 3rd (7), 7th (10), 11th (8), 19th (6), 26th (12), 27th (1 on LF) & 30th (1 observed nest building left of Shell Hide) Apr), Coot (1st (14), 2nd (8 & 5 on LF), 3rd (20), 7th (17), 11th (14), 19th (21), 26th (15 including a pair with fledged young) & 27th (2 on LF) Apr), Feral Pigeon (1st-3rd (1), 8th (1), 9th (5 on LF) & 23rd (2 on LF) Apr), Stock Dove (1st (3), 3rd (8), 7th (4), 10th (2), 19th (3), 21st (4), 22nd (1) & 26th (1) Apr), Oystercatcher (1st (4 on LF), 2nd (3 on LF), 3rd (1 on LF), 4th (2 on LF), 5th (1 & 3 on LF), 6th (2 on LF), 7th (3 on LF), 8th (4 on LF), 9th (1 on LF), 11th (2 on LF), 12th (1), 14th (2 on LF), 16th (1 on LF), 19th 20th (1 on LF), 21st (3), 22nd (1 on LF), 24th-25th (1 on LF) & 30th (1 on LF) Apr), Red Kite (1st (3 & 1 on LF), 2nd-3rd (1), 4th (3), 5th (1), 6th 2), 7th (1), 8th (1 on LF), 9th (1), 10th (4), 11th (2), 12th (1), 15th (2), 19th (2), 20th-21st (1), 22nd (3) & 25th (1) Apr), Buzzard (1st (4 & 1 on LF), 4th (2 & 2 on LF), 5th (1), 8th (3 & 1 on LF), 11th (2 on LF), 13th (1 on LF), 14th 15th (1), 19th (1 & 1 on LF), 20th (1), 21st (1 on LF), 24th (1 on LF), 26th (1 on LF Flushed 3 Ruff), 27th (1), 28th (1 on LF) & 30th (1) Apr), Kingfisher (1st-3rd (2), 5th (1), 7th 9th (1), 11th (1), 19th-20th (1), 22nd (1) & 25th Apr), Green Woodpecker (1st-3rd (1), 5th (1), 6th (2), 8th (1), 12th-14th (1), 19th (2), 22nd (1) & 25th (1), Apr), Jay (1st-3rd (2), 4th (1), 7th (1), 8th (2), 9th (4), 10th (3), 11th (4), 21st (2) & 26th-27th (2) Apr), Chiffchaff (1st-2nd (2), 3rd-4th (4), 5th (5), 6th-7th (3), 8th(1), 9th (2), 11th (2), 12th-13th (3), 15th (4), 19th (1) & 26th (3) Apr), Blackcap (1st-3rd (4), 4th (2), 5th-7th (5), 8th (7), 9th (6), 11th (9), 12th (7), 13th (5), 15th (4), 19th (9), 22nd (2), 26th (11), 29th (1) & 30th (3) Apr), Treecreeper (1 on 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th & 25th (carrying food) Apr), Song Thrush (1st (2), 3rd (2), 10th (1), 15th (broken egg shell found in Paddock), 19th (3) & 26th (5) Apr), Pied Wagtail (1st (1 & 3 on LF), 3rd (3 on LF), 9th (3 on LF), 16th (2 on LF) & 25th (3 on LF) Apr), Goldfinch (1st (8), 2nd (4), 3rd (3), 8th (2), 19th (1), 22nd (2) & 26th (1) Apr) and Grey Heron (1st (2 on LF), 3rd (1), 5th (1 & 1 on LF), 6th (1), 7th (1 on LF), 9th (1), 11th (2), 13th (1), 14th (2 & 1 on LF), 19th-20th (1), 21st (2), 25th-26th (2) & 29th (3) Apr).
Black-headed Gull (2nd, 3rd (13 & 70 on LF), 5th (90), 7th (56), 11th (49), 13th (78), 19th (28), 25th (4), 26th (22, with 2 pairs on rafts) & 27th (9 nesting pairs on Tern Rafts) Apr), Lesser Black-backed Gull (2nd (2), 3rd (1), 5th (2), 11th (3 on LF), 12th (3), 13th (1 on LF) & 21st-22nd (1) Apr), Great Spotted Woodpecker (2nd (2), 3rd-5th (1), 6th (2), 7th (1), 11th (2), 13th (2), 14th (1), 19th (2), 22nd (2), 25th (1) & 30th (1) Apr), Kestrel (2nd-3rd (1), 7th (1), 8th (2), 9th (1) & 21st (1) Apr), Shelduck (2 on LF on 2nd, 4th-6th & 13th Apr), Little Egret (1 on LF on 2nd, 22nd & 25th Apr), Woodpigeon (3rd (19), 19th (16) & 26th (14) Apr), Snipe (3rd (2), 4th (5 on LF), 5th (8 on LF), 6th (1 & 6 on LF), 7th (4 on LF), 8th (1 on LF), 9th (1 & 1 on LF), 10th (1 on LF), 11th (2), 16th (2), 21st (2), 22nd (1), 25th (1) & 30th Apr), Cormorant (1 on 3rd, 12th-13th, 20th & 29th Apr), Ring-necked Parakeet (3rd (1), 4th (12), 7th (5), 12th (15), 16th (14), 20th 21st (2), 25th (4) & 26th (6) Apr), Magpie (3rd (5), 19th (3) & 26th (1) Apr), Jackdaw (3rd (8), 5th (2 carrying nesting material to old owl Nest box), 15th (2), 19th (2), 22nd (500 large gathering of roosting birds) & 26th (7) Apr), Crow (3rd (2), 19th (2) & 26th (2) Apr), Blue Tit (3rd (4), 6th (1), 19th (7) & 26th (4) Apr), Great Tit (3rd (12), 19th (10) & 26th (4) Apr), Wren (3rd (16), 9th (carrying faecal sac), 19th (11) & 26th (12) Apr), Blackbird (3rd (6), 12th, 19th (6), 22nd (1), 25th (1), 26th (5) & 30th (1, carrying food) Apr), Robin (3rd (4), 10th (1), 19th (4), 26th (8) & 29th (1) Apr), Dunnock (3rd (7), 19th (3), 26th (4) & 29th (Nest with eggs discovered by Thames ecologist) Apr), Chaffinch (3rd (2) & 19th (1) Apr), Red-crested Pochard (3rd (1 on Lynsters Lake), 6th (4 on Lynsters Lake) & 14th (3 on Lynsters Lake) Apr), Sparrowhawk (1 on 4th, 7th, 21st & 23rd Apr), Greenfinch (5th (1) Apr), Great Crested Grebe (1 on 6th, 11th-16th, 19th-23rd, 25th-27th & 29th-30th Apr), Raven (1 overflying on 6th & 26th Apr), Greylag Goose (6th (14 on LF), 10th (2), 13th (2), 19th (Pair with 8 goslings on LF), 20th (LF), 23rd (6 on LF), 26th (4 on LF), 29th (6 on LF) & 30th (6 on LF with a total of 3 broods of goslings) Apr), Willow Warbler (7th (m) Apr), Mistle Thrush (8th (1), 9th (2, carrying faecal sac), 10 (1) & 30th Apr), Reed Bunting (9th (1) Apr), Collared Dove (11th (1) & 30th (2) Apr), Greater Black-backed Gull (11th (immature briefly over LF) Apr), Common Gull (13th (1) Apr), Goldcrest (15th (2) Apr), Lapwing (16th (1 on LF), 21st (1 & 1 on LF), 22nd (1 on LF), 23rd-24th (2 on LF), 25th (1 on LF), 26th (1 & 2 on LF) & 28th-29th (1 on LF) Apr), Little Ringed Plover (16th (2 on LF), 19th (3 on LF), 20th-22nd (2 on LF), 26th (2 on LF) & 29th (2 on LF), Reed Warbler (20th-21st (1) Apr), Swift (21st (4), 22nd (2), 27th (2 & c50 over LF) & 30th (3) Apr), Swallow (13th (1 over LF), 14th (1 over Lynsters Lake), 16TH (1 over LF), 21st (1), 22nd (1 & 2 over LF), 29th (2 over LF) & 30th (2) Apr), Common Sandpiper (21st (1 on LF) & 25th (1) Apr), Cettis Warbler (22nd-23rd (1), 25th 27th (1) & 30th (m&f from Shell Hide), Green Sandpiper (22nd (2 on LF) Apr), Hobby (23rd Apr), Yellow Wagtail (23rd (1 on LF) Apr), Greenshank (24th-30th (1 on LF) Apr), Cuckoo (25th Apr), Starling (25th (4 feeding on cricket pitch) Apr), Grey Wagtail (25th-26th (1) Apr), Common Tern (25th (2) Apr), Ruff (26th (3 Reeves on LF) Apr), Sedge Warbler (29th (m singing in Long Hedge near Lynsters viewing platform), House Martin (30th (over Reserve & c10 over Lynsters Lake & 2 over LF) Apr) and Long-tailed Tit (30th (Adult collecting food) Apr).
Orange-tip (7th (m) & 25th (3) Apr), Brimstone (25th (3) Apr), Red Admiral (25th (2) Apr), Holly Blue (25th (3) Apr), Green-veined White (25th (2) Apr0, Peacock (25th (2) Apr), Large White (25th (2) Apr), Comma (25th (1) Apr) and Speckled Wood (25th (1) Apr). Adela reaumurella - Green Long-horn (Micro moth) (22nd Apr). Common Carder (25th (2) Apr), Buff-tailed Bee (25th (1) Apr) and Rhombic Leatherbug (25th (5) Apr). Common Blue Damselfly (25th (2) Apr).
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