Wildlife Sightings for 19th May 2023
4 Common Terns on site. Various warblers around as well.
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
4 Common Tern - main lake, sheltered lagoon
1 Little Egret - main lake
1 Kestrel - over site
6 Sedge Warbler - main lake, reservoir lagoon, reedbed
8 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon
62 Reed Warbler - across site
10 Reed Bunting - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon
16 Cetti's Warbler - across site
10 Swift - over main lake
120 Sand Martin - 60 active nests (an additional 150 chicks)Odonata: Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Large Red Damselflies
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brimstone, Small Tortoishell
Bees and other insects: Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bee-fly, Hover Fly sp.