Wildlife Sightings for 13th June 2023
House Martin over the visitor centre. 5 Common Tern on the main lake. 7 dragonfly species and 15 butterfly species on the wing.
1 Oystercatchers - main lake
5 Common Tern - main lake
2 Sedge Warbler - south route, sheltered lagoon
2 House Martin - entrance lakes
126 - 170 Sand Martin - flying over (+141 chicks)
20 Swift - flying over
12 Stock Dove - sheep field
1 Hobby - over
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - with 2 juveniles
Lots of juvenile birds feeding around the site. 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. 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, Stag Beetle, Cinnabar Moth
