Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2020
Green Sandpiper feeding in the rain.
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape
5 Redwing - flew over heading South West
1 Lesser Redpoll - entrance area
3 Snipe - grazing marsh
2 Grey Wagtail - main courtyard
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.
