Wildlife Sightings for 21st June 2023
Common Tern on the main lake. Swifts over site. Sedge warbler calling from marsh. 2 Green Sandpiper on the main lake.
2 Green Sandpiper - main lake
1 Hobby - hunting on reserve
5 Common Tern - main lake
4 Sedge Warbler - south route, marsh
6 Cormorant - main lake, reservoir lagoon
5 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon
10 Swift - over site
126 - 170 Sand Martin - flying over (+141 chicks)
2 Lapwing - sitting
Odonata: Common Darter, Norfolk Hawker, Broad Bodied Chaser, Four Spot Chaser, Downy Emerald, Emperor, Black Tailed Skimmer, Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue/Large Red Damselflies
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small Skipper
Bees and other insects: Red Mason Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bee-fly, Hover Fly sp, Rustic Sailor Beetle, Red Headed Cardinal Beetle, Thick Legged Flower Beetle, Stag Beetle, Cinnabar Moth, Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, Six-Spot Burnet
