Wildlife Sightings for 23rd May 2023
Red Kite over the reserve. Whitethroat by the Peacock Tower.
1 Red Kite - over site
1 Kestrel - over marsh
2 Common Tern - main lake
1 Redshank - heard calling on the reserve
1 Whitethroat - near Peacock tower
6 Sedge Warbler - main lake, reservoir lagoon, reedbed
8 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon
62 Reed Warbler - across site
10 Reed Bunting - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon
16 Cetti's Warbler - across site
40+ Swift - over south route and main lake
120 Sand Martin - 60 active nests (an additional 150 chicks)Odonata: Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Large Red Damselflies
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brimstone, Small Tortoishell
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.
