We've had buzzard, hobby (up to 4 seen, a family group feeding along the river and over the north-end), sparrowhawk, kestrel and peregrine.
The cormorants are back, together with lapwing, snipe, shoveler, canada geese, at the north-end.
Pied wagtails flicked about between the snipe and lapwings.
Many visitors saw the garganey, immature or eclipse, which was occasionally at the top end.
Wren, robin and blackbird have been giving their autumn mutterings.
There's been occasional sightings of great spotted woodpecker on the feeders or in the woods.
Black-tailed godwit have been observed passing over - not enough mud to stop.
Nuthatch were on the feeders.
A kingfisher was seen to fly north along the brook and then by the ford steps it crossed over to the canal and continued north.
Butterflies - Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell.
Dragonflies - a male Black Darter was new to the site - around the play meadow pools. Plenty of Common Darters (slim bodies) and a few Ruddy Darters (swollen bodies).