Wildlife sightings for 14th July 2023
Whimbrel, Green Sandpipers and Snipe on the marsh. Grasshopper Warbler by Headley Hide
2 Green Sandpiper - marsh
1 Snipe - marsh
1 Whimbrel - flushed from marsh by Peregrine a.m. and flew NW high
1 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Little Egret - main lake
2 Common Tern - main lake
1 Peregrine - hunting over marsh, scrape and main lake
1 Grasshopper Warbler - Headley Hide
150+ Sand Martin - marsh, scrape, main lake
Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Norfolk Hawker, Brown Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser, Scarce Chaser, Downy Emerald, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue/Willow Emerald Damselflies, Beautiful Demoiselle.
Butterflies: Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Purple Emperor (8/7/23), Small Copper.
Bees and other insects: Red Mason Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed 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, Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, Six-Spot Burnet.
