Kingfisher in wildside along with a good number of Warblers
1 Kingfisher - wildside
2 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
20+ Chiffchaff - wildsie, South route
8 Blackcap - wildside, South route
3 Willow Warbler - wildside
5 Sedge Warbler - wildside, reedbed
1 Peregrine - perched on hospital
30+ Swift - main lake
August bird highlights: Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Whimbrel, Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Kestrel, Hobby, Little Egret, Common Tern, Mediterranean Gull, Garganey, Wheatear.
Migrant waders like Green Sandpiper and Black-tailed Godwit are dropping in daily on their way to wintering grounds. Wintering duck like Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler continue to arrive towards the end of August. The wader scrape and main lake are the best waterbodies to check for migrant waders. Other migrants on the move include Meadow Pipit, Wheatear, Swallow, House Martin, Swift, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Yellow Wagtail.
Flowering plants: (August) Cut-leaf Cranesbill, Marsh Marigold, Ragged Robin, Common Mallow, Salad Burnet, Bird's-foot Trefoil, White Water-lily, Marsh Woundwort, Purple Loosestrife, Meadow Vetchling, Common Vetch, Self-heal, Hop Trefoil, Common Knapweed, Betony, Tufted Vetch, Agrimony, Figwort, Lady's Bedstraw, Great Burnet, Yellow Loosestrife.
Invertebrates: (August) Rose Chafer, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Comma, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Common Blue, Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle, Black-and-yellow Longhorn Beetle, Black-striped Longhorn Beetle, Umbellifer Longhorn Beetle, Click Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Plum Longhorn Beetle, Common Zebra Spider, Hairy Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfy, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Norfolk Hawker (see 1st photo below), Stag Beetle, Scarce Chaser (see 3rd photo below), Marbled White, Ringlet, Long-winged Conehead, Wasp Spider, Ruby-tailed Wasp, Dark Bush-cricket (see 2nd photo below).
Moths (July 17th and 24th moth trap results) - Vapourer, Yellow Shell, Brown-veined Wainscot, Black Arches, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Tree-lichen Beauty, Common Carpet, Single-dotted Wave, Common Footman, Burnished Brass, Copper Underwing, Rustic, Dusky Sallow, Chilo, Obscure Wainscot, Dark Sword-grass, Pebble Prominent, Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Scarce Footman, Silver Y, Webb's Wainscot, European Corn-borer, Rosy Footman, Least Carpet, Dark Umber, Dusky Thorn, Gold Spot, Jersey Tiger.
