3+Grey Herons
1 Little Egret
10 Wood Sandpipers landed briefly before flying out.
1 LRP
1 imm Y L Gull
60 Mallard
Mute Swans with 5 cygnets.
5 Black Kites
Sparrowhawk
2+ Kestrels
2+ Buzzards
2 Woodpigeons, including 1 singing.
Kingfisher
2 Bee Eaters
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
juv Great Spotted Woodpecker
2 Green Woodpeckers – one a juvenile
2+ Blue-headed Wagtails
Pair of Stonechats
3 singing Melodious Warblers, plus one family, plus one bird carrying a fecal sac from a nest
Reed Warbler heard
Family party of Willow Tits (at least 1 adult and 2 young)
Male Red-backed Shrike
6+ Goldfinch
4 Linnets
Many Tree Sparrows feeding young
Female House Sparrow

butterflies included – Painted Lady, Peacock, Clouded Yellow and Gatekeeper

Bee Eater painting from a previous visit