Wildlife Sightings for 21st September 2024
Bittern seen on the reservoir lagoon. Kingfisher on the wader scrape and Meadow Pipits flying west over site.
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
3 Meadow Pipit - flying west
2 Little Egret - marsh, wader scrape
130 Shoveler- site total
95 Gadwell- site total
12-15 Chiffchaff - around site
Cetti's Warblers, Reed Buntings 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. Watch the electric fences around the marsh for perching Whinchat or Stonechat.
Dragonflies: (September 8th survey) Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (September 20th survey) Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Copper, Common Blue.
