Wildlife Sightings for 5th April 2025
Two Little Ringed Plover's on the wader scrape, along with a Wheatear and other waders. Reed and Sedge Warbler heard on site.
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape
2 Redshank - marsh, wader scrape
4 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape
2 Snipe - marsh - seen from wildside hide, wader scrape
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Wheatear - wader scrape
1 Sedge Warbler - south route, near Dulverton hide
1 Reed Warbler - wildside
9 Chiffchaff - across site
7 Blackcap - reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon, wildside
The late-March Water Rail survey found 10 calling birds across the reserve- reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon and wildside.
Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Great Tit and Reed Bunting are all singing across the reserve from every patch of scrub and hedgerow.
Butterflies and other insects (end of March)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp.
The late-March Water Rail survey found 10 calling birds across the reserve- reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon and wildside.
