Wildlife Sightings for 1st September 2024
Greenshank, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper all on site.
2 Greenshank - marsh
4 Snipe - main lake
3 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape
1 Common Sandpiper - marsh
3 Little Egret - main lake, wader scrape
1 Hobby - hunting over site
1 Water Rail - summer route
1 Willow Warbler - summer route
Cetti's Warblers and Reed Warblers can be found in the reedbed and any other reed fringes. Look for Sedge Warblers at the scrubby edges of the marsh, reservoir lagoon and main lake. Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs are active in the scrublands of wildside, south route and sheltered lagoon.
Dragonflies: (late August survey) Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Emperor, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (late August surveys) Comma, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Small Copper, Brown Hairstreak
Flowering plants: Tufted Vetch, Field Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious, Knapweed, Lesser Centaury, Creeping Thistle, Spear Thistle, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Bartsia, Yellow Loosestrife, White Water-lily, Yellow Water-lily, Meadow Vetchling, Bristly Ox-tongue, Hawkbit sp., Hawkweed Ox-tongue, Burdock, Flowering Rush, Sow-thistle, Scentless Mayweed, Pineapple Mayweed, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Cranesbill, Nipplewort, Great Willowherb, Monkey-flower, Yarrow, Wild Carrot, Wild Basil, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Hop Trefoil, Spotted Medick, Ox-eye Daisy, Cat's Ear, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Ragwort, Groundsel, Coltsfoot, Teasel, Lady's Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw, Honeysuckle, Pellitory-of-the-Wall, Selfheal and many more
