This water is now more heavily used by the sailing fraternity than in the past and, therefore, birdlife has suffered. During the summer months it is home to fairly large numbers of Canada Geese but apart from Coot, Great Crested Grebe, a few Mallard, Tufted Duck, Kingfisher and passing Common Terns little else can normally be seen. Numbers of water birds increase through the autumn and in to the winter but, unless conditions on the other lakes within the Dorchester complex are unfavourable, it is not the best location for rarities. Nevertheless, some unusual records have been submitted from this lake, mainly during very cold weather when most waters are frozen. The following have been recorded: Smew, Slavonion Grebe, White-fronted Geese, Red-crested Pochard/Pochard hybrid and a variety of obvious escaped Geese. Patches of reeds around the lake support good numbers of Sedge and Reed Warblers and it is a good spot to see the first Hirundines and Swifts of the year.