Today's Highlights
A dozen Golden plover flew in to Main Observatory pool at 2pm today
Greenshank - Lady Fen
Common sandpiper-Friends and Main obs
Green sandpiper-Friends and Main obs
Whooper swan pair & 2 cygnets (Lyle hide channel)
Ruff- lots more moving in today
Snipe-Friends, Lyle, Lady Fen, Main obs
Hobby
Kestrel
Little egret
Greylag geese
Teal
Mallard
Black-tailed godwit
Yellow wagtail
Tree sparrow feeding 3 juveniles-below feeder
House martins-only 40r 5
Marsh harrier
Meadow pipit
Linnet
Redshank
Garganey
Shoveler
Lapwing
Dragonflies:-
Emperor dragonfly
Lots of Common darters
Butterflies:-
Small white
Small tortoiseshell
Speckled wood
Red admiral
Meadow brown
Peacock
Some great finds made by nature explorers completing their pond dipping challenge including:
Newt efts (young newts)
Water scorpion
Caddis fly larvae
Damselfly nymphs
Ramshorn snails
Pond skaters
Backswimmers