Wildlife Sightings for 12th June 2023
Song Thrush singing on the south route. 5 Common Tern feeding around the reserve. Seven dragonfly species and 15 Butterfly species on the wing.
1 Kestrel - south route
2 Oystercatchers + 1 Chicks - main lake
5 Common Tern - main lake
2 Song Thrush - singing along south route
3 Teal - main lake
2 Sedge Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon
Hobby - seen 5 days in a row
Lots of juvenile birds feeding around the site. Juvenile Reed Bunting and Reed Warblers can be seen all through wildside and the main reedbeds, with good views from the headley hide and the reedbed boardwalks. Juvenile blue tit, great tit and long tailed tits feeding in flocks in the small woodlands around the reserve. Juvenile Goldcrest have been seen on family excursions through the coniferous trees. Juvenile Song Thrush and Blackbirds in the dense thickets and quiet corners. One juvenile Oystercatcher can be seen on the rafts on the main lake. Keep an eye out for Common Tern chicks and Lapwing chicks too, the latter being very difficult to spot amongst dense marshy vegetation.
Odonata: Norfolk Hawker, Broad Bodied Chaser, Four Spot Chaser, Downy Emerald, Emperor, Black Tailed Skimmer, Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue/Large Red Damselflies
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Meadow Brown
Bees and other insects: Red Mason Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bee-fly, Hover Fly sp, Rustic Sailor Beetle, Red Headed Cardinal Beetle, Thick Legged Flower Beetle
