Wildlife sightings for 18th August 2021
Yellow Wagtail dropped on to main lake muddy island, plus 5 Curlew in the afternoon
Please note: There will be essential island management and habitat improvement works taking place on the main lake this week (Monday 16th - Friday 20th), we apologise for any inconvenience/disturbance that this may cause.
1 Yellow Wagtail - main lake (on the island currently being re-profiled)
5 Curlew - main lake shingle island
3 Common Tern - over main lake and reservoir lagoon
34 Shoveler - scrape
15 Teal - scrape
27 Gadwall - reservoir lagoon, scrape
(Late yesterday: 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Great White Egret - flew over E)
Flowering plants: Bristly Ox-tongue, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Hawkweed Ox-tongue, Cat's ear, Meadow Vetchling, Tufted Vetch, Pyramidal Orchid, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Rattle, Common Mallow, Ragwort, White Water-lily, Meadow Rue, Amphibious Bistort, Square-stalked St.John's Wort, Perforate St.John's Wort, Betony, Meadow-sweet, Self-heal, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Loosestrife, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush, Water-plantain, Fringed Water-lily, Yarrow, Black Medick, Hop Trefoil, Hare's-foot Clover, Water Mint, Hemp Agrimony, Figwort.
Butterflies: (mid-August survey) Red Admiral, Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Tortoishell, Common Blue, Holly Blue.
Dragonflies: (mid-August survey) Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker.
