24th July 2011

Hobby (1), Buzzard (1), GS Woodpecker (1), Green Woodpecker (1), Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Willow Tit (2), Kingfisher (along river)

Brown Hawker (3)

Gatekeeper (6), Speckled Wood (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Peacock (3), Meadow Brown, Comma (1), Large White, Small Copper (1), Brown Argus (2)

8th July 2011

Pools pretty low, very little water left on main pool.

Flashes: Sparrowhawk (2), Skylark (1), Goldfinch (2), Buzzard (1), Swallow (15), Swift (6), Oystercatcher (1)

Around the reserve: Green Woodpecker (4 feeding in the sandy area)

5th July 2011

The Flashes: Buzzard (2), Sparrowhawk and Peregrine on pylon beyond warehouse. (P.Casey)

02 July 2011

Little Egret

Main Pool: Green Sandpiper (1), Little Egret (1), Grey Heron (4), Teal (4), Coot (2), Reed Warbler

River Pool: Buzzard (1), Coot (2 + 1 juv)

Meadow Brown

The Scrape: Whitethroat (numerous), Buzzard (3)

The Flashes: Curlew (calling), Black-headed Gull (70+ feeding on insects)

Northern Pasture: Grasshopper Warbler (reeling)

Around the Reserve: Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Bullfinch, GS Woodpecker

Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue, Brown Hawker

Comma, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown, Large White

Recorded in the logbooks:

River Pool, 18th: Green Sandpiper
The Flashes, 18th: Corn Bunting  (heard)
River Pool, 26th: Green Sandpiper
Main Pool, 28th: Green Sandpiper (5)