Wildlife Sightings for 26th April 2024
First Common Tern of the year has arrived. Three Yellow Wagtail on the marsh and wader scrape.
1 Common Tern - main lake
3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh and wader scrape
8 Swallow - flying over north-west
6 Snipe - wader scrape
1 Oystercatcher - reservoir lagoon
1 Hobby - over main lake and wildside
1 Red Kite - over wildside
1 Buzzard - over wildside
1 Kestrel - south route
2 Sparrowhawk - wildside, south route
Latest breeding bird survey (16/4): 1 Sedge Warbler (reedbed); 24 Blackcap; 36 Reed Warbler; 9 Chiffchaff; 14 Dunnock; 4 Song Thrush; 7 Blackbird; 15 Greenfinch; 21 Cetti's Warbler; 8 Reed Bunting. The survey is based on records of singing individuals