Wildlife Sightings for 7th September 2023
Greenshank on the wader scrape, plus Great White Egret, Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat and Wigeon recorded
1 Greenshank - wader scrape
1 Ruff - main lake
5 Snipe - main lake, marsh
3 Green Sandpiper - main lake, marsh, wader scrape
2 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape, main lake
1 Great White Egret - main lake
1 Little Egret - main lake
2 Wigeon - main lake
181 Gadwall - site count
80 Shoveler - site count
1 Spotted Flycatcher - between WWF hide and Peacock Tower
1 Lesser Whitethroat - south route
1 Willow Warbler - south route
15+ Chiffchaff - south and west routes
11 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon
1 Wheatear - marsh
Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, 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, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper, Small Copper.
