Wildlife Sightings for 8th April 2025
Snipe and Redshank on marsh, Little Ringed Plover on main lake, Water Pipit on the scrape and House Martins arriving.
4 Snipe - marsh, reservoir lagoon
2 Redshank - marsh, main lake
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
2 Little Egret - marsh and wader scrape
340 Herring Gull - main lake
1 Water Pipit - scrape p.m.
4 House Martin - feeding over reserve
30+ Sand Martin - across site
3 Reed Warbler - reedbed, main lake
3 Sedge Warbler - reservoir lagoon, reedbed
12+ Chiffchaff - across site
1 Nuthatch - south perimeter (scarce bird on site)
1 Redwing - flew E late p.m.
Butterflies and other insects (end of March)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp.
