Wildlife Sightings for 11th July 2024
Bittern spotted in wildside. One Green Sandpiper on wader scrape. Two Tern with a chick on the main lake.
1 Bittern - wildside
2 Tern + 1 chick - main lake
1 Sparrowhawk + 1 chick - south route
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape
1 Little Egret - marsh
1 Chiffchaff - south route
10+ Swift - over
Breeding birds (June): Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Dunnock, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Sand Martin, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Water Rail, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Mallard, Gadwall, Mandarin, Lapwing, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot
Dragonflies: (July surveys) Norfolk Hawker, Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Willow Emerald
Butterflies: (recent survey) Comma, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper