Monday July 11th update
Little change from yesterday, with the addition of five returning Black-tailed Godwits, resplendent in breeding plumage still, on The Folly Pond
Today's high tide is at 18:01, 7.8m
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
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 50
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Mallard 10
Teal 7
Moorhen 2
Grey Heron 1
Black-tailed Godwit 5
House Martins
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2 with 7 large cygnets
Little Grebe 2 + 3 young
Moorhen 2
Mallard 6
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Mallard 8
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
Oystercatcher 1
Curlew 6
Brown Hare 5+
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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