Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2021
Greenshank still present on the marsh, Garganey on the scrape and a passage of warblers and hirundines
3 Willow Warbler - south route
11 Chiffchaff - south route, world wetlands, wildside, sheltered lagoon
1 Whinchat - main lake/south route scrub bank (between Dulverton Hide and WWF Hide)
1 Kingfisher - reedbed
11 Swift
16 House Martin - reservoir lagoon
7 Swallow - reservoir lagoon
43 Sand Martin - scrape, main lake, reservoir lagoon
4 Snipe - scrape, main lake
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Greenshank - marsh
1 Garganey - scrape
94 Shoveler - main lake, scrape
104 Gadwall - main lake, scrape
42 Teal - main lake, scrape
2 Little Egret - main lake
** Please note: There will be essential habitat management works taking place on the wader scrape and grazing marsh from Monday 13th September - Friday 17th September. We apologise for any inconvenience and disturbance that this may cause **
Flowering plants: Bristly Ox-tongue, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Hawkweed Ox-tongue, Cat's ear, Meadow Vetchling, Tufted Vetch, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Common Mallow, Ragwort, White Water-lily, Meadow Rue, Agrimony, Amphibious Bistort, Square-stalked St.John's Wort, Perforate St.John's Wort, Betony, Meadow-sweet, Self-heal, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Loosestrife, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush, Water-plantain, Fringed Water-lily, Yarrow, Black Medick, Hop Trefoil, Hare's-foot Clover, Water Mint, Hemp Agrimony, Figwort.
Butterflies: (late-August survey) Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Brimstone.
Dragonflies: (late-August survey) Emperor Dragonfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker.
