Wildlife Sightings for 30th August 2024
Brown Hairstreak butterfly seen near the wader scrape hide. Four Yellow Wagtail migrating over site. Common Buzzard circling over site.
2 Green Sandpiper - marsh
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Little Egret - marsh
4 Yellow Wagtail - over
2 Swallow - over reservoir lagoon
1 Common Buzzard - over
22 Lapwing - main lake
13 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon
Cetti's Warblers and Reed Warblers can be found in the reedbed and any other reed fringes. Look for Sedge Warblers at the scrubby edges of the marsh, reservoir lagoon and main lake. Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs are active in the scrublands of wildside, south route and sheltered lagoon.
Dragonflies: (late July survey) Southern Hawker, Norfolk Hawker, Emperor, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Lesser Emperor, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (mid August surveys) Comma, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Small Heath.
Flowering plants: Tufted Vetch, Field Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious, Knapweed, Lesser Centaury, Creeping Thistle, Spear Thistle, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Bartsia, Yellow Loosestrife, White Water-lily, Yellow Water-lily, Meadow Vetchling, Bristly Ox-tongue, Hawkbit sp., Hawkweed Ox-tongue, Burdock, Flowering Rush, Sow-thistle, Scentless Mayweed, Pineapple Mayweed, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Dove's-foot Cranesbill, Nipplewort, Great Willowherb, Monkey-flower, Yarrow, Wild Carrot, Wild Basil, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Hop Trefoil, Spotted Medick, Ox-eye Daisy, Cat's Ear, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Ragwort, Groundsel, Coltsfoot, Teasel, Lady's Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw, Honeysuckle, Pellitory-of-the-Wall, Selfheal and many more
