Natterjack Toad success at last!!! Staff have discovered tadpoles present in one of the pools on the wider reserve which is great news considering this year was looking like a washout for the species (or should that be a "dry out" considering the heatwave in June!)
Down at Avenue Tower the newly re-seeded field is proving to be a draw for a range of species. This morning 27 Greylag Geese and 15 Curlew were foraging/resting here.
Today's high tide is at 14:06, 9.0m
Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell
Meadowsweet
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 14
Mute Swan 2 + 7 large cygnets (Back Pond)
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 2
Folly Pond
Mallard 36 + 8 chicks
Teal 6
Moorhen 2
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 3
House Martins
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2 + 1 chick
Mallard 26
Grey Heron 1
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
26 Greylag Geese
15 Curlew
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
3 Longhorn Cattle
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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