Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2021
Migrant Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Yellow Wagtail feeding on the reserve this morning
5 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
1 Whitethroat - south route
17 Blackcap - mostly south route
9 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside
4 Snipe - main lake
1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake
40 Lapwing - main lake
1 Common Tern - main lake
1 Garganey - scrape
28 Teal - scrape, main lake
109 Shoveler - scrape, main lake
92 Gadwall - scrape, main lake
4 Swift - over 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, 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: (3rd September survey) Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Comma.
Dragonflies: (3rd September survey) Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker.
