Wildlife Sightings for 7th July 2024
1 Common Tern on the main lake and a Little Egret on the wader scrape
1 Common Tern - main lake
1 Little Egret - wader scrape
1 Bittern - sheltered lagoon
1 Green Sandpiper (juvenile) - wader scrape
1 Sparrowhawk - main lake
Breeding birds (June): Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Bunting, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Dunnock, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Sand Martin, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Water Rail, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Mallard, Gadwall, Mandarin, Lapwing, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot
Dragonflies: (June surveys) Norfolk Hawker, Emperor, Broad-bodied Chaser, Hairy Dragonfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Southern Hawker, Downy Emerald.
Butterflies: (18th June survey) Comma, Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Heath.
