Wildlife Sightings for 20th October 2022
Pintail still feeding on the marsh, Dartford Warbler on the wader scrape and Bittern on main lake
Birds:
1 Bittern - main lake
1 Kestrel - wader scrape (below peacock tower)
5 Pintail - marsh
1 Dartford Warbler - wader scrape
2 Redwing - marsh
2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon
8 Snipe - main lake
20+ Chiffchaff - west route
c10 Cettis Warbler - west route
The Dartford Warbler has recently been spotted quite often on the wader scrape here at WWT London. Typically it wouldn't be found here, but the recent hot summer and drought have seemed to provide an ideal habitat on the wader scrape that has plenty of tall vegetation cover on it.
Dragonflies: Common Darter, Migrant Hawker.