At the beginning of the 21st-century there was over eighty mute swan (Cygnus olor) and many Canada goose (Branta canadensis) due to feeding them out of date items from a local bakery.

[6] Due to its geographical location close to the sea, plus good areas of shallow water and exposed mud, it is an important landfall for migrating waders.

[1] The north-west arm of the reservoir is managed by the Cornwall Birdwatching and Preservation Society (CBWPS) and the bird hide, due to insurance considerations, is open to members of that organisation only.

[1][9] A year later it was reported that the no fishing area had helped breeding birds which included common coot (Fulica atra), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and mute swan.

[11] At the same time as the Dalmatian pelican, a cackling goose, (Branta hutchinsii), which is a scarce but regular North American vagrant was at the reservoir.