Wildlife Sightings for 10th September 2024
3 Little Egret, Garganey, 90 House Martin and 5 Yellow Wagtail recorded today
3 Little Egret - wader scrape, marsh
4 Snipe - scrape
1 Garganey - main lake
100+ Shoveler - main lake, scrape
5 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside
1 Kestrel- sheltered lagoon
5 Yellow Wagtail - over SW a.m. + p.m.
90 House Martin- feeding over site
20 Chiffchaff - across the reserve but mostly sheltered lagoon
Cetti's Warblers, Reed Buntings and Reed Warblers can be found in the reedbed and any other reed fringes. Look for Sedge Warblers at the scrubby edges of the marsh, reservoir lagoon and main lake. Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs are active in the scrublands of wildside, south route and sheltered lagoon. Watch the electric fences around the marsh for perching Whinchat or Stonechat.
Dragonflies: (September 8th survey) Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (September 8th survey) Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Brown Hairstreak.
