Wildlife sightings for 12th October 2018
1 Black-Tailed Godwit - wader scrape
1 Shelduck - main lake
32 Wigeon - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon
6 Mandarin - main lake
14 Redwing - flew over heading SW
2 Coal Tit - South route feeders
1 Grey Wagtail - main lake
2 Siskin - wildside
September/October bird highlights: Shelduck, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher, Redshank, Snipe, Garganey, Peregrine, Buzzard, Red Kite, Hobby, Little Egret, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Brambling.
Colder weather in early October has seen the arrival of the first winter passerines like Brambling, Redwing, Stonechat and Siskin. Jack Snipe have arrived, having been spotted on the wetter grazing marsh fields. Other migrants on the move include Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank.
Dragonflies: (end September) Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly.
Butterflies: (October) Red Admiral, Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Brimstone.
Moths: (end September) Angle Shades, Beautiful Plume, Box Moth, Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix, Large Wainscot, Rush Veneer, Rosy Rustic, Small Dusty Wave, Vestal, Copper Underwing.
Fungi: (September) Chicken of the Woods, Snowy Inkcap, Giant Puffball, Horse Mushroom, Split Fibrecap, Brown Birch Bolete, Field Mushroom, Bleached Brittlegill, Shaggy Parasol, Turkeytail, Fairy Inkcap, Fluted Bird’s-nest.
