Wildlife Sightings for 18th April 2025
Sandwich Terns over main lake. Kingfisher, Snipe and Redshank on the scrape. Yellow Wagtail on the marsh.
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
1 Curlew - over site
6 Snipe - 4 wader scrape, 2 marsh
3 Redshank - 2 main lake, 1 wader scrape
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Little Egret - wader scrape/ marsh
2 Sandwich Tern - over main lake then flew SW
2 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon, wildside
1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
30+ Sand Martin - over site
6 Sedge Warbler - north-side marsh, reedbed, reservoir lagoon
40+ Reed Warbler - across site
8 Chiffchaff - across site
15 Blackcap - across site
Breeding bird survey 18/4 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (16), Reed Warbler (43), Sedge Warbler (6), Chiffchaff (8), Blackcap (15), Reed Bunting (4), Song Thrush (4), Blackbird (8), Greenfinch (5)
Butterflies and other insects (April)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Holly Blue, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp., Large Red Damselfly.
