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Thursday 13th August 2026

The juvenile Little stint was still on Crossland's causeway, 
Again the Cattle egret was either with the Sheep, or alone in the Snipe field,
95 Curlews roosted on East Holm, with a pair of Canada geese & Eygptian geese on West Holm,
Also seen, 4 Green sandpipers (3 Village lake & single on Crossland's lake), the pair of Ruddy shelduck & 8 Eygptian geese (Village lake), Marsh harrier, Greenshank (Reed-bed), Kingfisher (Far lake),
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee,
Butterflies - Green-veined, Large & Small whites, Meadow brown, Speckled wood, Brown argus, Common & Holly blues,
Dragonflies - Migrant & Southern hawkers, Common & Ruddy darters, Blue-tailed & Common blue damselflies


Reed warbler by the Carp lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/13/2026 4:40:44 PM

Wednesday 12th August 2026

On the Village lake, there were a pair of Ruddy shelducks, 8 Eygptian geese & 6 Green sandpipers,
Cross land's lake & causeway had yesterday's juvenile Little stint, 6 brief Black-tailed godwits, a pair of Little ringed plovers & the Greenshank & Green sandpiper,
The Cattle egret was with the Sheep in the reserve centre,
Also seen was a pair of Canada geese (West Holm), Bearded tits (Reed-bed),
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee,
Butterflies - Green-veined, Large & Small whites, Common blue, Speckled wood, Red admiral
Dragonflies - Emperor dragonfly, Brown, Migrant & Southern hawkers, Blue-tailed & Common blue damselflies


Ruddy shelduck pair on the Village lake
Posted By: BJNcw2 on 8/12/2026 4:10:33 PM

Tuesday 11th August 2026

The Cattle egret was still with the Sheep in the reserve centre,
Waders today, 6 Green sandpipers (Village lake), Whimbrel (Reed-bed), Greenshank & juvenile Ruff (Crossland's lake),
A juvenile Little stint was on Crossland's causeway in the evening,
98 Curlews roosted on East Holm,
Also seen was Water rail (Reed-bed), Peregrine (East Holm oaks) & 5 Eygptian geese (West Holm)
Butterflies - Painted lady & Large white,
Dragonflies - Migrant hawker, Blue-tailed damselfly


Great crested grebe on West Holm
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/11/2026 5:16:50 PM

Monday 10th August 2026

The Cattle egret was with the Sheep in the Snipe field,
7 Green sandpipers (Village & Crossland's lakes), 2 Wood sandpipers (Crossland's lake), 2 Black-tailed godwits south & a Greenshank in several spots,
A Spotted flycatcher was on the North path,
The Pink-footed goose was on East Holm, with the drake Mandarin & 9 Eygptian geese on West Holm,
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee,
Butterflies - Painted lady, Speckled wood, Common blue,
Dragonflies - Migrant hawker & Common darter


Cattle egret with the Sheep in the Snipe field
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/10/2026 5:27:11 PM

Sunday 9th August 2026

The Black-crowned night heron again roosted on the western side of the Carp lake, with the Cattle egret being seen on Crossland's lake & the Reed-bed,
8 Curlews & a Redshank were on the Reed-bed,
A Wood sandpiper (Village lake), Common sandpiper & Greenshank (West Holm), plus 5 Green sandpipers (2 on Village lake/Reed-bed & single on Crossland's lake),
Also seen, 8 Eygptian & a Pink-footed goose (West Holm) & Marsh harrier, Red kite, Peregrine, Hobby
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee
Butterflies - Painted lady, Meadow brown, Speckled wood & Common blue
Dragonflies - Brown, Migrant & Southern hawkers, Common & Ruddy darters, Blue-tailed & Common blue damselfly


Sedge warbler in the Maize field
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/9/2026 4:49:39 PM

Saturday 8th August 2026

The Black-crowned night heron again roosted on the west side of the Carp lake, with the Cattle egret being seenin the Snipe field,
A Greenshank was at several spots, with Common sandpiper (West Holm), 87 Curlews (roosting on East Holm), juvenile Little ringed plover (East Holm) & 5 Green sandpipers (Village lake),
Also seen was Lesser whitethroat & Garden warbler (New workings), 6 Tree sparrows (Dryham lane), Peregrine (East Holm oaks), Kingfisher (Silt pond), juvenile Stonechat (Cell 'C'), drake Mandarin (Far lake) & 8 Eygptian geese (West Holm),
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee,
Butterflies - 15 Large white, 12 Green-veined white, 5 Common blue (1 female), 4 Gatekeepers, 2 Speckled wood & Meadow brown, single Red admiral, Painted lady, Peacock, Small white
Dragonflies - Brown, Southern & Migrant hawkers, Common & Ruddy darters, Blue-tailed & Common blue damselflies


Great spotted woodpecker
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/8/2026 4:50:39 PM

Friday 7th August 2026

The Black-crowned night heron again roosted on the west side of the carp lake, with the Cattle egret being seen on the Reed-bed & by the Dragonfly ponds,
6 Green sandpipers (5 Village & single Crossland's lake),
Drake Mandarin on the Far lake, Hobby over East Holm & Bearded tit on the Reed-bed,
Family party of 14 Grey partridges on the North field,
Also seen Eygptian goose (West Holm), juvenile Cuckoo, Peregrine & Common sandpiper, juvenile Stonechat (Cell 'C') & Bittern,
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee,
Butterflies - 4 Meadow brown, 2 Common blue, single Painted lady, Large white, Speckled wood & Brown argus,
Dragonflies - Brown & Southern hawkers, Black-tailed skimmer, Common & Ruddy darters, Blue-tailed & Common blue damselflies


Great crested grebe family on the Village lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/7/2026 4:43:22 PM

Thursday 6th August 2026

The Black-crowned night heron was found roosting by the Carp lake in the afternoon,
The Cattle egret spent most of a blustery day on the Far lake, along with the drake Mandarin,
3 Green sandpipers (Village lake), 2 Common sandpipers (West Holm), 77 Curlews (roosting on East Holm), 8 Black-tailed godwits flew east & a Greenshank on the Reed-bed,
3 Little ringed plover chicks on East Holm,
Also seen was Red kite, 3 Eygptian geese (West Holm), Peregrine (East Holm oaks), Bittern (Main lake),
Bumblebees - Common carder
Butterflies - Large white & Speckled wood
Dragonflies - Black-tailed skimmer, Common darter & Blue-tailed damselfly


Eclipse drake Mandarin on the Far lake
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/6/2026 5:35:21 PM

Wednesday 5th August 2026

The Black-crowned night heron re-appeared on the Carp lake today,
Still here with the Sheep was the Cattle egret,
4 Green sandpipers (3 Village  & single Far lakes), plus 3 Common sandpipers (Silt pond & West Holm),
On East Holm the Pink-footed goose was still present,
Also seen was Bittern (Main lake & Cell 'C'), drake Mandarin (Far lake), Shoveler (Reed-bed), adult & 2 juvenile Common terns (Crossland's lake), Kingfisher (Carp lake) & Peregrine (East Holm oaks)
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee
Butterflies - Painted lady, Meadow brown, Green-veined & Large whites, Speckled wood & Common blue,
Dragonflies - Emperor dragonfly, Common & Ruddy darters, Blue-tailed. Common blue, Small red-eyed & Willow emerald damselflies


Goldfinches in the North hedge
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/5/2026 4:58:41 PM

Tuesday 4th August 2026

The Cattle egret was again, with either the Sheep in the reserve centre, or on the Reed-bed,
65+ Curlews roosted on East Holm & left north early in the morning,
A juvenile Cuckoo was seen along the 'Oak' avenue,
A pair of Little ringed plovers, with 3 chicks & a juvenile on East Holm,
Also Peregrine (East Holm oaks), 11 Green sandpipers (4 Village lake, single Cell 'A' & 6 Reed-bed), 9 Eygptian geese (4 on West Holm, 5 on Crossland's lake lake), Coal tit along West path, plus drake Mandarin (Far lake)
Bumblebees - Common carder,
Butterflies - Common blue,
Dragonflies - Migrant hawker


Juvenile Avocet on East Holm
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/4/2026 4:54:39 PM

Monday 3rd August 2026

The Cattle egret was again mainly seen with the Sheep in the reserve centre,
A brief Black-tailed godwit on the Reed-bed, 7 Green sandpipers (6 Village lake & single Silt pond/Crossland's lake), plus 4 Redshanks on Crossland's lake,
4 Eygptian geese on West Holm, a Pink-footed goose on East Holm & the drake Mandarin on Far lake,
Also seen Bearded tits (Village lake & Reed-bed), Peregrine (East Holm), Marsh harrier, Red kite,  juvenile Stonechat (Crossland's lake) & Lesser whitethroat (West path),
Bumblebees - Common carder bumblebee
Butterflies - Painted lady, Red admiral, Meadow brown, Green-veined, Large & Small whites, Wall, Common blue & Speckled wood
Dragonflies - Emperor dragonfly, Migrant & Southern hawkers, Common darter, Blue-tailed, Common blue, Emerald, Small red-eyed, & Willow emerald damselflies


Cattle egret over the Snipe field
Posted By: BJNcw on 8/3/2026 4:22:17 PM