Reserve Update 22nd July - Ospreys fly
The first osprey chick made its maiden flight yesterday and has been away from the nest this morning. The second chick is making tentative hops and flutters towards joining its sibling today but is yet to take off. It has chosen to pick one of the most blustery days recently to try!
With the breezy weather, there are amazing views of the aerial manoeuvres of the house martins from the top of the farmhouse tower.
Today's high tide is at 14:46, 9.1m
Around the reserve today:
Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell
Meadowsweet
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 27
Mute Swan 2 + 7 large cygnets (Back Pond)
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 2 + 1 chick
Folly Pond
Mallard 37 + 6 chicks
Moorhen 2
Mute Swan 1
House Martins
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2
Mallard 39
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
8 Greylag Geese
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
3 Longhorn Cattle
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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