Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2023
Garganey, Green Sandpipers and Snipe on the reserve
2 Green Sandpiper - scrape, marsh
1 Snipe - marsh
1 Garganey - marsh
6 Shoveler - marsh, main lake
1 Little grebe brood- wader scrape
3 Common Tern - main lake
1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon
2 Chiffchaff juv - sheltered lagoon
Look on the grassy path edges for the Green Woodpeckers, and the Great Spotted Woodpeckers can be found quite reliably on our south route feeders. Cetti's and Reed Warblers singing in the main reedbeds. Huddling on the main lake's windy shores are 16 Lapwing. Tufted Duck broods are out exploring the marsh and the wader scrape with a total of 11 chicks swimming behind 3 separate females. Six Spot Burnet moths are mating in the tall grasses and Jersey Tiger moths are everywhere.
Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Norfolk Hawker, Brown Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue/Willow Emerald Damselflies, Banded Demoiselle.
Butterflies: Peacock, Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Small Copper.
Bees and other insects: Red Mason Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bee-fly, Hover Fly sp,, Rustic Sailor Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Thick-legged Flower Beetle, Stag Beetle, Jersey Tiger Moth, Cinnabar Moth, Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, Six-Spot Burnet.
