A trip to the Wetland Centre at Barnes. Although it was fairly quiet for birds the grounds were in full bloom and it was a good day for Butterflies and dragonflies.
The bird highlights were a Common Sandpiper and two Little Ringed Plovers (Unfortunately they do not seem to have been successful breeders this year probably due to the weather). 5 species of Butterfly and 5 species of Dragonfly seen made it the best invertebrate day so far this year.
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Little Grebe [sp] (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Great Crested Grebe [sp] (Podiceps cristatus)
Grey Heron [sp] (Ardea cinerea)
Great Cormorant [sp] (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Peregrine Falcon [sp] (Falco peregrinus)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Little Ringed Plover [sp] (Charadrius dubius)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Lesser Black-backed Gull [sp] (Larus fuscus)
Common Tern [sp] (Sterna hirundo)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Eurasian Collared Dove [sp] (Streptopelia decaocto)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Common Swift [sp] (Apus apus)
European Green Woodpecker [sp] (Picus viridis)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Western Jackdaw [sp] (Coloeus monedula)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Sand Martin [sp] (Riparia riparia)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Eurasian Reed Warbler [sp] (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Eurasian Wren [sp] (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
European Robin [sp] (Erithacus rubecula)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii)
Large White (Pieris brassicae)
Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina)
Large Skipper [sp] (Ochlodes venatus)
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)
Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)
Pete's Favourite Things 
I’ve been meaning to go the Wetland Centre for a while, as I live not too far away. Bit put off by the ticket price, but I think I’ll go soon before our summer stops being so sunny!
Yes it is quite pricey for a nature reserve but we have joined the Wildfowl and Wetlands trust who own the centre (£58 for two of us) so we only need to visit 5 times between us in a year and it has paid for itself plus you get magazine, reduced price visitors passes and access to any of the other centres in the UK