Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2022
Great numbers of Reed Warblers picking territories and Wheatear on scrape
1 Hobby - over
2 Garganey - scrape
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh
2 Little Egret - marsh, scrape
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
2 Snipe - Marsh
1 Wheatear - scrape
20 Reed Warbler - sheltered lagoon(3), south route(3), main lake(5), reedbed(4), reservoir lagoon(4)
4 Sedge Warbler - marsh, main lake, reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon
19 Blackcap - wildside(2), reservoir lagoon(6), scrape bank(1), sheltered lagoon(6), south route(2), entrance lake(2)
4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside, world wetlands, entrance lake
20+ Cetti's Warbler - site count
Butterflies: Small White, Brimstone, Peacock, Small Tortoishell, Comma, Holly Blue, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood
Flowering plants: Jack-by-the-hedge, Bluebell, Marsh Marigold, Lesser Celandine, Herb Robert, Cuckoo-flower, Rowan, Blackthorn, Hazel
