Wildlife sightings for 10th October 2020
Water Rail calling from the reeds
1 Spoonbill - flew over heading South West
1 Pintail - grazing marsh
55 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon
3 Water Rail - main reedbeds, main lake
4 Redpoll - entrance area
1 Stonechat - main lake (close to Headley hide)
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
Dragonflies: (late September) Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker.
Wildflowers: (late September) Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yarrow, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush, Field Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious, Wild Carrot.
Reptiles: (19th September survey) Slow worms (11 juveniles, 25 female, 2 male); 2 Grass snakes; 2 Common Lizard
