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August – Regular/Common Species:

Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Teal, Shoveler, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Peregrine, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant, Reed Bunting, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Rook, Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite.

Notable species for August (please report) include:

Shelduck, Wigeon, Great Egret, Water Rail, Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Redshank, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Tern, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Kingfisher, Raven, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, Stonechat, Wheatear, Whinchat, Chaffinch, Cuckoo, Osprey, Hobby, House Martin, Willow Warbler, Mistle Thrush, Common Swift, Swallow, Sand Martin.

Butterflies and Dragonflies [Expected Species]:

Brimstone, Comma, Green-veined White, Small White, Holly blue, Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Large Skipper, Essex/Small Skippers, Marbled White, Small Copper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Hairstreak.

Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor, Common Hawker, Southern Hawker, Hairy Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter.

18th July 2025

2cy Yellow-legged Gull dropped in mid afternoon, Common Sandpiper on Enclosed Lagoon (permit), 2+ Green Sandpiper on Phase 3, family party of Lesser Whitethroat, 2cy Great Black-backed Gull (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Also Lesser Emperor dragonfly (First site record?) and 2/3 Southern Migrant Hawker (2nd site records) on the South Lake. Red-veined Darter also (permit only)