First Bittern of the autumn
First Bittern of the year spotted on the North shore of the main lake. Water Rail showing very well on the reserve this morning as well with 2 feeding in the open along the grazing marsh fenceline and main lake islands 21/22.
1 Bittern - main lake North shore
3 Water Rail - grazing marsh fenceline, main lake islands 21/22, main reedbed
1 Pintail - main lake
1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
3 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake
10 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading SW
2 Skylark - flew over heading West
2 Siskin - entrance lake
4 Stonechat - grazing marsh
51 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon
1 Little Grebe - reservoir lagoon
1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital
October bird highlights: Teal(200+), Pintail, Pochard(52), Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Redshank, Great White Egret, Water Rail, Hobby, Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Stonechat, Garden Warbler, Siskin, Skylark, Linnet.
Invertebrates: (late September) Common Darter (see photo below), Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small White, Common Carder Bee, Common Furrow Bee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Beewolf, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Sheetweb Spider, Common Stretch Spider, Common Wolf Spider, Wasp Spider.
Moths: (September) Box Tree (dark form), Gold Spot, Tree-lichen Beauty, White-point, Jersey Tiger, Rush Veneer, Pale Mottled Willow, Diamond-back, Dark sword-grass, Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y, The Gem, Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Clifden Nonpareil (see photo below), The Delicate.
Fungus: (August 30th Survey) Meadow Puffball (see photo below on left), Grey Puffball (see photo below on right), Giant Puffball, Tar-spot Fungus, Shaggy Parasol, Lumpy Bracket, Pancake Crust, Bleached Brittlegill, Candelsnuff Fungus, Brown Birch Bolete, Oak Curtain Crust, Blushing Bracket, Oak Mazegill, Brown Rollrim, Blushing Milkcap.
