Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2020
First Jack Snipe of the Autumn on the wader scrape.
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape
3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh
1 Stonechat - grazing marsh
1 Sand Martin - main lake
3 Water Rail - main lake, sheltered lagoon, main reedbed
1 Siskin - world wetlands
1 Redpoll - flew over heading South
1 Kestrel - entrance area
31 Greylag Goose - grazing marsh, wader scrape
1 Grey Wagtail - wader scrape
Additional sightings from yesterday:
1 Spoonbill - flew over heading South West
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
