- 1st
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- 24°C
- Sunny
- ENE3
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| A very late visit at dusk produced 18
Black-headed Gulls, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Lapwings, 1 Common
Tern and a possible Black Tern but it was too dark to be sure (GE). |
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- 2nd
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- 26°C
- Sunny
- NNE1
|
| 2 Black Terns, 3 Common Terns, 1
Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwings were seen from the 'Balcony' (GE). |
|
- 3rd
|
- 20°C
- Sunny
intervals
- E2
|
| Two Common Terns were
present and 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Little
Ringed Plovers, 2 Ringed Plovers and 3 Lapwings were on
the shore by the Watersports Centre (GE) and 3 large Eels
were in the shoreline pool (STa). |
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- 4th
|
- 17°C
- Sunny
intervals
- S2
|
|
A Turnstone and 5 Ringed Plovers were on
the North Shore (PW). 2 Little Ringed Plovers were on the shore
near the Watersports Centre and 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Common
Terns, 60 Canada Geese and a Ruddy Duck were also present. The Sundews
in the overflow channel are now growing well along a 10m strip which
may well be concreted over during the works on the dam (GE).
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-
5th
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- 15°C
- Cloudy,
light rain
- NE3
|
| 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Ringed
Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Common Terns, 8 Black-headed
Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backs and over 100 Swifts were present. 51
Mute Swans were on the main lake (GE). |
|
- 6th
- Sat
|
- 11°C
- Heavy
rain
- E4
|
|
Water levels have risen 10cm in the last 48 hours to
250 cm below overflow. 16 Ringed Plovers were by the pier and a
Little Ringed Plover, an Oystercatcher and 2 Common
Terns were also present (GE).
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|
At Stubbers Green the marsh was flooded due to the
torrential rain but at the Swag there were 5 Common Terns, 12 Lesser
Black-backs, 8 Black-headed Gulls and 2 Cormorants (GE).
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-
7th
- Sun
|
- 13°C
- Heavy
rain
- NE3
|
| A total of 19 Ringed Plovers
included 16 migrants and 3 'regulars', a pair of Little Ringed
Plovers, 5 Dunlin, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Common
Terns and 200 Swifts were also present. 6 Tufted Ducks were on the
Swag (GE, GR). |
|
- 8th
|
- 18°C
- Light
showers
- E3
|
| A nest, probably Little Ringed
Plovers', with 4 eggs was found but no protection is being given and
it is often being disturbed. 9 Ringed Plovers, 3 Dunlin
and 2 Oystercatchers were on the Sailing Shore, 4 Common
Terns were over the lake and 2 Buzzards were along the by-pass with
one perching on a lamp-post. |
|
- 9th
|
- 15°C
- Cloudy
- NW2
|
| 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 70
Swifts and 20 House Martins were seen. A Gadwall and Green
Woodpecker were at Fly Pool and a Fox, a Kestrel and 6 Reed Warblers
were around the Slurry Pool (EO). Two Common Terns, 7 Black-headed
Gulls and 2 Lapwings were present in the evening (GE). |
| On Cuckoo Bank there were 5 Stonechats,
50 Common Blue, 3 Large Red and 2 Blue-tailed Damselflies, a
Four-spotted Chaser, a Brown Hawker and a Brimstone and 2 Small
Skippers (EO). |
|
- 10th
|
- 18°C
- Thundery
showers in pm
- E2
|
| On the Balcony Shore there were 8 Ringed
Plovers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin. 2
Herons flew in and 2 Common Terns were over the lake (GE). |
|
- 11th
|
- 18°C
- Sunny
intervals
- NW3
|
| The Mute Swans on the Slurry Pool have
hatched 5 cygnets. Up to 10 small plovers were on the shore by the
Balcony before being flushed (STa). The nesting Little Ringed
Plovers continue to be constantly disturbed. In the short time I
was safely observing from the cover of bushes they were firstly
disturbed by wind-surfers then an elderly couple who were caring for
the single parent Swan family inadvertently kept them off the nest
and exposed it to the ever alert pair of Carrion Crows. 5 very noisy
Oystercatchers, 3 Common Terns and 200 Swifts were also
present (GE). |
|
- 12th
|
- 18°C
- Sunny
intervals
- SW2
|
| Yet more kindness towards the single
parent swan family kept the Little Ringed Plovers off the
nest. The sooner the pen has the courage to take her brood to the
South Shore the better. She apparently laid 10 eggs, so during the
course of the last couple of months she has lost her partner and 7
potential youngsters. Other swan news is that the Jeffrey's Swag
pair lost all their eggs, the Plant Swag pair are down to 4 cygnets,
now at the north end of the lake and the Fly Pool pair are onto
their third nest of the season (GE, STa). |
Please remember that once you've
seen the schedule one breeding bird you must control your dog! Click
on the photo to have a better chance of seeing it (GE). |
|
- 13th
- Sat
|
- 22°C
- Sunny
- SW1
|
| 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Ringed
Plovers were on the Balcony shore (GE) where the 3 Eels were
again present (STa), 2 Common Terns were present
but only 3 Tufted Ducks were on the Swag and only one Painted Lady
was seen. Despite good numbers of gulls being present at Stubbers
Green, only 2 Lesser Black-backs appeared to roost (GE). |
| At Stubbers Green there were totals of
9 Herons, 16 Lapwings, 2 Cormorants, a Common Tern, 2 2nd s Yellow-legged
Gulls, 116 Lesser Black-backs and 25 Black-headed Gulls (GE). |
| At Kingswood there were 26 Lapwings and
at least two Little Ringed Plover territories. The Blackfords
angling pool held several Red-eyed Damselflies, a male
Emperor, a Four-spotted Chaser, lots of Greater Spearwort and a Common Tern was seen to catch a
small fish (GE). |
| The Cannock Extension canal held
several Red-eyed Damselflies, several pieces of boat churned Floating
Water-plantain lay on the surface and a Nuthatch was calling in
Wyrley Hayes (GE). |
|
- 14th
- Sun
|
- 20°C
- Sunny
intervals
- W2
|
 - A male Red-eyed Damselfly was on the
canal between the spillway and the basin. This is only the 2nd
record for Chasewater (GE).
|
A busy sunny summer Sunday with 80
people and 15 dogs along the shoreline at 12:30 being about typical.
3 Little Ringed Plovers on the Balcony shore were behaving as
if nesting had failed and they were starting again. Results of the
WeBS count will follow but 66 Mute Swans, 65 Canada Geese and 3
Common Terns were present (GE). |
- 2-3 Buzzards were seen with one again
perching on a lamp-post along the by-pass and using it to drop
down into the long grass on the steep roadside (GE).
|
- South Shore Bog Pimpernel - still just about
surviving (GE).
|
- Bog Pimpernel (GE)
|
- Pieces of tarmac and concrete - another view
of the South Shore (GE).
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|
- 15th
|
-
- 19°C
- Showers
- N2
|
| A Redshank was on the Balcony
shore and 7 Black-headed Gulls and a Common Tern were over the lake.
At the Swag there were 30 Mallard, 4 Great Crested Grebes and a
Sparrowhawk but no Tufted Ducks were seen (GE). |
|
- 16th
|
- 21°C
- Sunny
intervals
- S2
|
| A pleasant outdoor meeting of the CWG
produced 7 Oystercatchers and 3 Little Ringed Plovers
on the North Shore, 2 Common Terns, a Grey Partridge and good
quantities of Bog Pimpernel between Pimpernel Point and Target Point
(GE, NS, TH, TW, STa). |
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- 17th
|
- 17°C
- Light
rain
- SSW4
|
| 2 Little Ringed Plovers and 2
Common Terns were seen from the 'Balcony' (GE). |
|
- 18th
|
- 17°C
- Sunny
intervals
- W4
|
|
Part of the Fly Bay shore has been taped off to protect
the area of rare Floating Water-plantain (Luronium natans).
Well done to LDC, but its a pity the same couldn't have been done for
the Little Ringed Plovers; the 'balcony' shore could so easily be
taped/fenced off to provide one small area of undisturbed shoreline.
Again there was no sign of any gull roost developing (GE).
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|
- 19th
|
- 18°C
- Sunny
intervals
- WNW4
|
| A Green Sandpiper in Fly Bay and
on the Sailing Shore was a new bird for the year. An Oystercatcher,
Green Woodpecker and 80 Swifts were also present along with 4 Meadow
Browns, 4 Small Heaths, 1 Small and 3 Large Skippers, 2 Specked
Woods and about 10 Common Blue Damselflies (EO). The moth trapping
session on the Cranebrook Heath area of the Norton Bog site was
enjoyable and quite productive and a list will be added at a
later date (GE). |
| Very quiet on Cuckoo Bank with only 6
Red Deer, 6 Large and 2 Small Skippers and 10 Common Blue
Damselflies (EO). |
|
- 20th
- Sat
|
- 19°C
- Sunny
intervals
- WNW4
|
| On the Swag there were 40
Mallard, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Tufted Ducks, 20 House Martins and
18 Swifts (GE). |
|
- 21st
- Sun
|
- 18°C
- Cloudy
- WNW2
|
| A Peregrine and 2 Oystercatchers
(AW), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Terns, 4 Black-headed
Gulls including a juvenile and 6 Lesser Black-backs (GE). |
| At Stubbers Green there were 135 Lesser
Black-backs, 3 Herring Gulls, a probable 2nd summer Yellow-legged
Gull, 26 Black-headed Gulls including a juvenile, a Common Tern,
Little Ringed Plover, 12 Lapwings, 2 Cormorants, 212 Canada Geese and
the rufous tailed Buzzard, present during the winter, is still around
(GE). |
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|
22nd
|
- 20°C
- Cloudy.
Sunny evening
- NW2
|
| A big surprise this evening was the
presence of 3 Little Terns on the Sailing Shore along with a Redshank,
4 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, a Ringed
Plover and 22 Black-headed Gulls, including 2 juveniles. At 21:20
the terns
appeared quite settled and occasionally flew out over the lake and
plunge dived for small fish (GE). They were not seen half an hour later
but by this time a flock of well over 100 Black-headed Gulls had
arrived amongst which was a juvenile Mediterranean Gull
(IW). 2 Little Ringed Plovers were also on the
Balcony shore and 2 Common Terns were over the west shore. Intriguing
record of 2 Cranes, first seen at Rutland Water and then at Middleton and Belvide
today; they must have passed over our area at at around 13:00 but was
anyone looking? (GE). |
- Little Terns (GE)
|
- Little Terns in flight (GE)
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|
- 23rd
|
- 21°C
- Sunny
intervals
- ESE2
|
| On the Balcony shore there were single Little
Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher. 32
Black-headed Gulls and 2 Common Terns were also present (GE). |
|
- 24th
|
- 23°C
- Sunny
- E3
|
|
The water level is now at 241 cm below maximum. 12
Lapwings flew over from the east and 2 juvenile Black-headed Gulls
were on the shore. On the Swag there were 9 Tufted Ducks, 35 Mallard
and 4 Common Terns (GE).
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|
- 25th
|
- 22°C
- Sunny
intervals
- E3
|
| At dusk a 3rd summer Yellow-legged
Gull was present along with 3 Oystercatchers, a Little
Ringed Plover, 2 Common Terns, 25 Black-headed Gulls and a 2nd
summer Lesser Black-backed Gull (GE). |
|
-
26th
|
- 22°C
- Heavy
afternoon rain.
- ENE4
|
| Little was seen during heavy rain which
has raised the water level to 237cm below overflow. 2 juvenile
Black-headed Gulls and 6 Lapwings were by the pier (GE). |
|
- 27th
- Sat
|
- 21°C
- Cloudy
- E2
|
| The 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull
was on a buoy, 6 Common Terns were over the lake, a flock of 22
Long-tailed Tits was at Pimpernel Point and a Little Ringed
Plover was on the North Shore (GE). A Tawny Owl was
present in the Norton Bog area (GR). |
| Good numbers of gulls were at Stubbers
Green with 320 Lesser Black-backs (1st summer to adult), 93
Black-headed Gulls (75 of them on the flooded marsh) a Herring Gull
and a very large Caspian type 2nd summer bird with salmon coloured
legs of which I would appreciate comments (GE). |
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|
- 28th
- Sun
|
- 24°C
- Overcast
with sunny intervals
- SSE2
|
| The 3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull
was on the Slurry Pool and Swag where a brood of Coal Tits, a Willow
Tit, Buzzard and several Ringlets were seen. Tufted Duck
numbers have risen to 44, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Little
Ringed Plovers, 4 Common Terns and 28 Black-headed Gulls were
present and an Eel was showing well in the Balcony shoreline
pool (GE). Several Reed Warblers were singing around the Slurry
Pool, 2 Sedge Warblers were seen and a Cormorant was present (GR). |
- Yellow-legged Gull (GE)
|
|
-
29th
|
- 27°C
- Evening
thunder storms
- ESE2
|
| The rain cleared just before dusk and a
Curlew flew over to the west. A Shelduck, Little
Ringed Plover, 2 Common Terns, 25 Black-headed Gulls, a Lesser
Black-back and 75 Canada Geese were also present but there was no
sign of the good numbers of large gulls seen at Stubbers Green half
an hour earlier. A Fox was tip-toeing along the North Shore (GE). |
| At 21:00 large numbers of large gulls
flew from Stubbers Green towards the huge sand quarry beyond Swan
Pool. 70 Lesser Black-backs remained on the Swag shore along with
200 Canada Geese and a further 70 large gulls were on the Highfields
South landfill. It would seem that, unless they arrive after dark,
they are not yet roosting at Chasewater (GE). |
|
-
30th
|
- 27°C
- Overcast,
- sunny
intervals
- ENE2
|
| At 06:50 there were 5 Little Ringed
Plovers ,1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 4
Black-headed Gulls, a Kestrel, 4 Green Woodpeckers. Several Willow
and Reed Warblers were still singing and 1-2 Whitethroats. 15
Ringlets, a Common Blue and 8 Meadow Browns
were counted (EO). During the evening there were 4 Oystercatchers
and 6 Common Terns present (GE). |
| On waterlogged Cuckoo Bank there were 2
Green Woodpeckers, a Jay, 2 Stonechats, 1 Little Grebe with chick,
several Linnets and a Hobby flew east across the heath. Also
seen were 8 Common Darters, two Four-spotted Chasers, a male
Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue, Blue-tailed, Large Red and 4
Emerald Damselflies. 15 Meadow Browns, 3 Ringlets, 5 Small Heaths, 1
Red Admiral. Also 1 Six-spot Burnet and 1 Cinnabar with a lot of
small diurnal moths. On one path was a waterlogged pellet with a lot
of beetle casings and a wet dead shrew with a larger black slug
alongside (EO). |
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