Wildlife Sightings for 23rd September 2024
Bittern flew from reservoir lagoon to main lake reedbeds opposite WWF hide.
1 Bittern - main lake reedbed (view from WWF hide)
3 Snipe - marsh, main lake
1 Hobby - over site
15 Chiffchaff - across site
2 Little Egret - wader scrape
180 Shoveler- site total
Cetti's Warblers, Reed Buntings and Reed Warblers can be found in the reedbed and any other reed fringes. Look for Sedge Warblers at the scrubby edges of the marsh, reservoir lagoon and main lake. Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs are active in the scrublands of wildside, south route and sheltered lagoon. Watch the electric fences around the marsh for perching Whinchat or Stonechat.
Dragonflies: (September 8th survey) Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (September 20th survey) Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Copper, Common Blue.
