Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2022
High counts of Shoveler and Water Rail today, plus Bittern, Green Sandpiper, Dartford Warblers and winter thrushes
Birds:
1 Bittern - main lake
7 Water Rail - site count
188 Shoveler - site count
94 Gadwall - site count
1 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon
1 Oystercatcher - main lake
6 Snipe - main lake, marsh
5 Skylark - over W/NW
9 Siskin - wildside (5), over w (4)
2 Stonechat - marsh
2 Dartford Warbler - marsh
5 Lesser Redpoll - wildside (1), over W (4)
70 Redwing - over SW/W/S, plus many birds feeding in scrub blocks across reserve
4 Fieldfare - over W
30 Meadow Pipit - over NW
Dragonflies: Common Darter, Migrant Hawker.
