Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2021

Bittern showing on the reservoir lagoon this morning and on the main lake this afternoon, with Pintail and Little Grebe also on site elsewhere.

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon a.m., main lake p.m. (WWF hide)

1 Pintail - main lake

1 Little Grebe - wader scrape

1 Snipe - grazing marsh

2 Chiffchaff - wildside

2 Grey Wagtail - world wetlands

7 Meadow Pipit - flying over heading SW

12 Redwing - flying over heading W/SW


Butterflies: (end September) Red Admiral, Large White, Small White.

Dragonflies: (end September) Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker.

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