Wildlife sightings for 1st and 2nd August 2023

Common and Green Sandpipers plus Lesser Whitethroat spotted

2 Green Sandpiper - scrape, marsh

5 Common Sandpiper - main lake, scrape

3 Common Tern - main lake

1 Garganey - wader scrape

2 Little Grebe + juvs - wader scrape hide

1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon

Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Hawker, Brown Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue/Willow Emerald Damselflies, Banded Demoiselle.

Butterflies: Peacock, Comma, 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, Small Copper.


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