Wildlife Sightings for 4th October 2024
Stonechats and Chiffchaffs active on the wader scrape, along with one Snipe.
5 Stonechat - wader scrape (3), main lake (1), marsh (1)
1 Snipe - wader scrape
1 Meadow Pipit - main lake
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
5 Chiffchaff - below the Peacock Tower on the wader scrape and marsh
1 Little Grebe - main lake
1 Hobby - moving around site
1 Buzzard - over
1 Sparrowhawk - flew over the reservoir lagoon
Cetti's Warblers and Reed Buntings 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. 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: Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
