Wildlife Sightings for 25th June 2023
1 Green Sandpiper on the main lake. 1 Little Grebe swimming among the flowers on the wader scrape.
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake
6 Common Tern - main lake
1 Little Grebe - wader scrape
1 Turfed brood - wildside
1 Gadwall brood - reservoir lagoon
1 Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon
12 Lapwing - main lake
Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Norfolk Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four Spot Chaser, Downy Emerald, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Black Tailed Skimmer, Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue, Willow Emerald, Beautiful Demoiselle Damselflies.
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper.
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,, Rustic Sailor Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Thick-legged Flower Beetle, Stag Beetle, Cinnabar Moth, Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, Six-Spot Burnet.