Lapwing numbers are starting to creep up on Folly Pond with fledglings also present. Interestingly, small numbers of teal have also remained. The moorhen family have constructed a new nest which is best seen from the Farmhouse Tower.
Today's high tide is at 16:15 8.8m
Wildflowers
Cuckoo Flower
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Whooper Pond
Mallard 60
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Oystercatcher 2
Moorhen 1
Folly Pond
Lapwing 11
Shelduck 1
Teal 13
Grey Heron 1
Mallard 4 + 4 ducklings
Moorhen 2 + 2 chicks
House Martins
Teal Pond
Mallard 3
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Teal 1
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets
Black-headed Gull 2 - 1 pair still nesting
Lapwing 1
Oystercatcher 1
Grey Heron 3
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Warbler
Garden Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Swallow
Sand Martin
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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