Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2021
Lesser Whitethroat singing from the sheltered lagoon
2 Whitethroat - wildside, sheltered lagoon
1 Lesser Whitethroat - main lake/sheltered lagoon scrub
40 Swift - feeding over the reserve
1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon, scrape
1 Common Tern - main lake, sheltered lagoon
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
4 Redshank - scrape, marsh
9 Lapwing territories - marsh, main lake, scrape
Reptiles: (8th May survey) 2 Common Lizard, 2 Grass Snake juvenile, 78 Slow Worm.
Flowering plants: Cowslip, Cow Parsley, Primrose, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Marsh Marigold, Lesser Celandine, Forget-me-not, Cuckoo-flower, Wood Anemone, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Ragged Robin, Dandelion, Daisy, Bluebell, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Red Campion, Green Alkanet, Common Vetch, Herb Robert.
