Wildlife Sightings for 12th September 2024
6 Yellow Wagtail on the marsh. Common Sandpiper on site
1 Common Sandpiper- marsh
2 Green Sandpiper - main lake
3 Snipe - marsh
1 Little Egret - marsh
1 Sparrowhawk - courtyard
5 Buzzard - over the Peacock Tower
50+ House Martins- across site
20+ Chiffchaff- Across the reserve
6 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
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.
