Wildlife sightings for 23rd September 2020
Little Egret on the wader scrape, Stonechat on the marsh and plenty of Meadow Pipit coming through
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Little Egret - wader scrape
1 Stonechat - grazing marsh
9 Siskin - 4 over SW, plus 5 around south route/sheltered lagoon
10 Meadow Pipit - over S/SW
2 Nuthatch - wildside (infrequent species on site)
1 Kingfisher - wildside
2 Snipe - wader scrape
8 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon, wildside, car park
Dragonflies: (late September) Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker (photo below)
Wildflowers: (late September) Tufted Vetch, Lady's Bedstraw, 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.
