Cormorant migration continues on the main lake
Good count of Cormorant on the main lake today as numbers build on the return migration.
4 Pintail - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh
170 Cormorant - main lake
1 Bittern - flew from reservoir lagoon to the main lake (16.25)
3 Redwing - South route
54 Shoveler - site count
1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon
53 Wigeon - site count
89 Lapwing - main lake
February bird highlights: Bittern(3), Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Water Rail, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit(2), Siskin, Chiffchaff.
Reptiles: Common Lizard recorded 1st February.
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel, Primrose, Stinking Hellebore, Butcher's Broom, Gorse, Early Crocus, Meadow Buttercup.
Insects: (January) Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral, Non-biting Midge species.
