Wildlife Sightings for 30th March 2025
Yellow Wagtail over south route. Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher and Green Sandpiper on site. Red Kite over.
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake
1 Yellow Wagtail - south route over Dulverton hide
1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon
20 Sand Martin - across site
1 Little Grebe - wader scrape
1 Red Kite - over site W
1 Stonechat - yard
9 Chiffchaff - across site
6 Blackcap - across site
The late-March Water Rail survey found 10 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, and wildside.
Wintering Bearded Tits arrived in December and can often be found in the main reedbed or the north shore of the main lake.
Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, and Reed Bunting are all now singing across the reserve, particularly in wildside and around the sheltered lagoon.
Butterflies and bees (early March)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small Tortoishell, Comma.
