Wildlife sightings for 1st October 2020
Lots of Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler and Wigeon out on the flooded marsh fields. Also a flock of Redpoll still around the sheltered lagoon
11 Lesser Redpoll - sheltered lagoon
1 Siskin - sheltered lagoon
11 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon
1 Kingfisher - wildside
6 Snipe - marsh, scrape
260 Coot - mostly on reservoir lagoon
133 Gadwall - reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon, marsh
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.
