July 31st
Lea Farm Lake – Kingfisher by the Green bridge (Gladys Perrier)
Lavell’s Lake – Sparrowhawk made brief appearance chasing birds from the feeder’s at Bittern Hide (Gladys Perrier); Sedge Warble near Bittern hide (Alan Rymer)
July 30th
Lea Farm Lake – Kingfisher heard and seen by the Green bridge (Ralph Watts); 2 Grey Wagtail, Green Sandpiper both in front of Renton’s screen (Pete Lunn)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Kestrel male on telegraph wires (Pete Lunn))
Black Swan Lake – 15+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, 2 Black-headed Gull (Anna Butcher)
July 29th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper, Common Tern (FJC); 2 Green Sandpiper near Renton’s screen (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake – Willow Warbler near John’s bench, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, A mixed Tit flock around plum tree by John’s bench (FJC); Green Sandpiper on the bund, Kingfisher perched briefly (Philip Giles); 2 Nuthatch on the feeder’s at Bittern hide (Jonny Melville); 2 Green Sandpiper on the bund, Wigeon male in eclipse on the lake, Shoveler female resting on bund, 7 Gadwall (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 4 Blackcap, 4 Tree Pipit over south east with one calling (FJC); Kestrel male on telegraph wires (Michael Hubbard)
Landfill Viewing Point – 8 Swallow, 4 House Martin over the Balancing Pool (Michael Hubbard)
Sandford Lake – Shoveler female (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 10 Swift, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher flew along the Emm Brook all seen around the Activity Centre (FJC)
July 28th
Lea Farm Lake – Mistle Thrush flying north west along the east boundary of the landfill (FJC)
July 27th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Green Sandpiper between Renton’s screen and the new hide build (Philip Giles)
July 26th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher, Kingfisher flew by Ron’s screen, 4 Common Tern 2 adults and 2 juveniles flying around the lake, Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk in the distance (FJC); 3 Buzzard overhead moving west, 3 Green Sandpiper seen from Renton’s screen (Brian Crathorne)
Sandford Lake – 3 Tufted Duck families with a total of 15 ducklings seen in front of the hide (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – 9 Swift overhead at the Activity Centre (FJC)
July 25th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher (FJC); 2 Green Sandpiper in front of Renton’s screen (Pete Lunn)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Whitethroat, Blackcap (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 25+ Swift towards the north end of the Old Gold Course (FJC); 3 Greenfinch near the picnic area at the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)
July 24th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper both in front of Renton’s Screen (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Pied Flycatcher juvenile near the climbing wall (Philip Giles); 7 Grey Wagtail in front of the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)
Pied Flycatcher at Black Swan Lake – Philip Giles
July 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover juvenile, Grey Wagtail all from Renton’s screen (Philip Giles); Common Sandpiper (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe by bend on the bund (Philip Giles)
July 21st
Lea Farm Lake – Common Sandpiper in the north east corner, 2 Green Sandpiper flying around, Little Ringed Plover juvenile at Renton’s screen (FJC)
July 20th
Lea Farm Lake – Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper both in front of Renton’s screen (Philip Giles); 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove all seen from Renton’s screen (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe seen from Bittern hide (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – 4 Tufted Duck ducklings (Philip Giles)
July 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper near Renton’s screen, 2 Little Ringed Plover both juveniles seen from Renton’s screen (Michael Hubbard)
July 18th
Lea Farm Lake – 5 Skylark on far landfill, Kingfisher in front of Ron’s hide, Common Sandpiper on the north spit islands, 3 Green Sandpiper either side of Ron’s hide, Little Ringed Plover in the north east corner, Little Grebe flew into north west corner (FJC); Grey Wagtail in front of Renton’s screen, 2 Common Sandpiper between Renton’s screen and Ron’s hide (Pete Lunn)
Lavell’s Lake – 14 Gadwall, Wigeon a male in eclipse (FJC)
Landfill Viewing Point – 10+ Goldfinch on a Hawthorn in front of the old Oak (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 34 Gadwall, Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck duckling (FJC)
July 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, Rook (Nick Kightley); Sedge Warbler (Kevin Starley)
Sedge Warbler at Lea Farm Lake – Kevin Starley
July 15th
Lea Farm Lake – Shoveler male in the south west corner (Philip Giles)
July 14th
Black Swan Lake – Kestrel female over the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)
July 13th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper towards Ron’s hide, Oystercatcher in front of Renton’s screen (Philip Giles)
July 12th
Lea Farm Lake – Kingfisher flew around the lake a few times, 2 Sedge Warbler adult and juvenile, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher adult and juvenile, 3 Green Sandpiper seen from Renton’s screen (Steve Clarke); Common Sandpiper seen from Renton’s screen, 2 Green Woodpecker adult with a juvenile along the Loddon (Tim James)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Little Grebe an adult and fully grown juvenile near Great Crested Grebe nest (Peter Scudamore)
July 11th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper between Renton’s screen and Ron’s hide, Common Sandpiper on the south east shoreline (Pete Lunn)
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher male, Green Sandpiper, Wigeon drake in eclipse (Dave Rimes); Treecreeper, Nuthatch both seen on the path between Teal hide and Bittern hide in the tree opposite the gate, Reed Bunting in the reeds to the right of the scrape (Pete Lunn)
Kingfisher at Lavell’s Lake – Dave Rimes
July 10th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Swallow over the north east corner, 5 Little Egret 3 adults and 2 juveniles, Common Sandpiper on the East Marsh, 5 Teal on the East Marsh first since May, Green Sandpiper flew towards Ron’s screen (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper (Steve Robertson); 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing on Bittern scrape (Laura Goodall)
Sandford Lake – 40+ Gadwall (FJC)
July 9th
Lea Farm Lake – 6 Little Egret (David ONeill); 2 Yellow Wagtail both juveniles on east fence towards the right hand end of long grass section (FJC); 9 Common Tern chicks 6 still on the shingle island plus 3 on the raft (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper (David ONeill)
July 8th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper (FJC); Greenfinch calling in trees over river behind Renton’s screen (Alan Jackman); Little Grebe off to the right of the black-headed Gull raft heading towards Renton’s screen (Gethin Craig)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Wigeon male (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Grey Wagtail adult with 2 juvenile (FJC)
July 7th
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper on the scrape, Snipe (Philip Giles); 2 Lapwing, Little Egret (Peter Scudamore)
Snipe at Lavell’s Lake – Philip Giles
July 6th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher near Renton’s screen, 8 Common Tern juveniles 6 fledged onto shingle island and 2 still visible on raft (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Swallow (Philip Giles); Hobby flying around island in front of Bittern hide (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Common Sandpiper on jetty at the Activity Centre (Philip Giles); Coal tit by the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Bullfinch heard (Alan Jackman)
Common Sandpiper at Black Swan Lake – Philip Giles
July 5th
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher flew right to left past hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas); Green Sandpiper on the scrape (Philip Giles); 2 Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Kingfisher (Don Broadbridge)
Landfill Viewing Point – 2 Goldfinch, Greenfinch both over the landfill, 2 Skylark up and over the far Landfill (FJC)
July 4th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Skylark on the far landfill suggesting a successful breeding before they cut the grass a few days ago, Mandarin Duck flew across the south west corner, 3 Oystercatcher flying around calling, 26 Lapwing, 6 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper flew behind the Oak beyond the Sand Martin wall, 9 Common Tern chicks (FJC); Kingfisher flew down the Loddon by the Green bridge (Steve Clarke); 2 Grey Wagtail male and female in the south east corner (Pete Lunn)
Lavell’s Lake – Wigeon male summering bird now moulting into eclipse, Kingfisher flew past hide, Water Rail adult in the right hand corner of the scrape from Bittern hide (FJC); Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gulls for a few minutes then everything flushed by a Carrion Crow flying towards Sandford (John McGowan); 2 Green Sandpiper on the scrape, 2 Little Ringed Plover on the scrape (Philip Giles); Kingfisher just flew right to left in front of the hide (Pete Lunn)
July 3rd
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper on the scrape, Kingfisher briefly in front of Bittern hide (Philip Giles); 4 Little Egret on the bund (Trevor Guyatt); Water Rail at back of Tern scape seen with Trevor Guyatt (Elaine Charlson)
Black Swan Lake – 45+ Swift seen near the Activity Centre, Kingfisher flew by towards the Old Golf Course (FJC); 3 Grey Wagtail on the jetty near the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)
July 2nd
Lavell’s Lake – 7 Mute Swan adult with 6 cygnets at Bittern hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
July 1st
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Green Woodpecker male and female with a juvenile on Loddon bank opposite Green bridge, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher on east shore (Lorna Akers-Douglas); Cuckoo flew down the Loddon behind Renton’s (Alan Jackman)
