Wildlife sightings for 24th September 2020
Common Sandpiper showing well in front of WWF hide.
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Kestrel - South route
4 Siskin - flew over SW
3 Snipe - wader scrape
7+ Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside
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.
