August 2001 Summary
Migration continued to be evident during the month, with a good variety of waders and other passage birds. Pick of the birds included a count of six Little Egrets and a flock of 21 Black Terns. Also present a Whimbrel and Common and Sandwich Terns. The Yellow-legged Gull was again present towards the end of the month.
| Species | Highest Count | Date | Notes |
| Mute Swan | 8 | 2 adults and 6 cygnets (one lost) | |
| Canada Goose | 317 | 19th | |
| Herring Gull | 88 | 16th | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 6 | 1st | |
| Black-headed Gull | 242 | 16th | |
| Yellow-legged Gull | 1 | 23rd | |
| Great Crested Grebe | 44 | 3rd | |
| Dunlin | 3 | 20th | |
| Green Sandpiper | 2 | 13th | |
| Common Sandpiper | 9 | 26th | |
| Greenshank | 1 | 1st | |
| Kingfisher | 2 | 3rd | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 1 | 1st | |
| Grey Heron | 8 | 13th | |
| Little Egret | 6 | 3rd | |
| Bullfinch | 2 | 3rd | |
| Blackcap | 4 | 3rd | 3 males and 1 female/juvenile |
| Long-tailed Tit | 6 | 3rd | |
| Peregrine | 1 | 3rd | |
| Whitethroat | 2 | 3rd | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 | 3rd | |
| House Sparrow | 1 | 3rd | |
| Green Woodpecker | 2 | 3rd | |
| Song Thrush | 2 | 3rd | |
| Willow Warbler | 3 | 3rd | |
| Grey Wagtail | 3 | 3rd | 1 male, 1 female and 1 juvenile |
| Moorhen | 16 | 13th | |
| Stock Dove | 11 | 24th | |
| Coot | 4 | 13th | |
| House Martin | c.80 | 16th | |
| Ringed Plover | 4 | 18th | |
| Common Tern | 3 | 18th | 2 adults and 1 juvenile |
| Cormorant | 37 | 22nd | |
| Goldcrest | 2 | 20th | |
| Black Tern | 21 | 22nd | |
| Whimbrel | 1 | 22nd | |
| Sandwich Tern | 2 | 23rd | |
| Wigeon | 1 | 23rd | |
| Sand Martin | 3 | 23rd | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 1 | 26th | |
| Reed Warbler | 2 | 26th | |
| Chiffchaff | 3 | 26th | |
| Treecreeper | 1 | 26th | |
| Jay | 1 | 26th |