Wildlife sightings for 23rd October 2022
Wet and rainy but Bittern still in the reedbeds and an amazing abundance of winter ducks including a small group of feeding Pintail. Marsh Harrier swooped over, pursued by crows.
Birds:
1 Marsh Harrier - over
1 Bittern - main lake
7 Water Rail - site count
3 Pintail - marsh channel
188 Shoveler - site count
94 Gadwall - site count
1 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon
3 Chiff Chaff - south route
4 Snipe - marsh
20+ Redwing - over, plus many birds feeding in scrub blocks across reserve
Dragonflies: Common Darter, Migrant Hawker.
