Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2020
Short-eared Owl seen late p.m dropping into the main reedbed.
1 Short-eared Owl - dropped into the main reedbed from high North (p.m)
1 Bittern - main lake North shore
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon
4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon
4 Redpoll - flew over heading S
3 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading S
3 Snipe - grazing marsh
1 Kestrel - wildside
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
