Wildlife Sightings for 11th September 2024
1 Dunlin over NE. 6 Yellow Wagtail and first autumn Meadow Pipits over site.
1 Dunlin - flew NE over site
4 Snipe - wader scrape
2 Green Sandpiper- main lake, Reservoir Lagoon
1 Little Egret - Wader Scrape
1 Buzzard - over site
3 Meadow Pipit - over W/SW
150+ House Martins- across site
2 Willow Warbler - entrance lakes
20+ Chiffchaff- Across the reserve
6 Yellow Wagtail - over site S/SW. 2 on the marsh a.m.
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
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.
