Wildlife Sightings for 19th April 2025
Common Tern over site. Garden Warbler on the south route. Hawfinch briefly over the reserve.
1 Hawfinch - seen over the sheltered lagoon
1 Common Tern - over site
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
2 Redshank - marsh
2 Little Egret - wader scrape
30+ Sand Martin - over site
1 Garden Warbler - south route
6 Sedge Warbler - north-side marsh, reedbed, reservoir lagoon
40+ Reed Warbler - across site
8 Chiffchaff - across site
15 Blackcap - across site
Breeding bird survey 18/4 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (16), Reed Warbler (43), Sedge Warbler (6), Chiffchaff (8), Blackcap (15), Reed Bunting (4), Song Thrush (4), Blackbird (8), Greenfinch (5)
Butterflies and other insects (April)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Holly Blue, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp., Large Red Damselfly.
