30th August 2008

8am -4.30pm (Gullwatch - sewage works - visitors centre - access track)

and Gullwatch 7pm-8pm

Highlights:

Gullwatch (8am -11.30am)

A group of c.23 Black Terns were present all day. As usual they spent most of the time flying near the centre of the lake.

3 Oystercatchers flew over the far side of the lake about 9.30am.

A Little Egret flew over me near the sewage works heading towards Stewartby Lake about noon.

Neil Wright found a Marsh Harrier circling over the Stewartby rubbish tip and a Peregrine on one of the brickwork chimneys about 1pm.

There were many Small Red-eyed Damselflies on the long pit that runs parallel to the access track and probably the same Marsh Harrier as seen earlier was circling over wetland 9 about 3.55pm.

Gullwatch (7pm -8pm)

Black Terns still present

Two of the Black Terns.

Marsh Harrier - seen over wetland 9 near the access track

Small Red-eyed Damselfly.

Common Tern - patrolling the edge of Stewartby Lake.

Goldfinch - near sewage works.