Wildlife Sightings for 20th September 2024
Yellow Wagtail and Little Egret on the marsh.
1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
1 Little Egret - marsh, flew to main lake
130 Shoveler- site total
95 Gadwell- site total
12-15 Chiffchaff - around site
Cetti's Warblers, Reed Buntings and Reed Warblers 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. Blackcaps and 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: (September 8th survey) Migrant Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly.
Butterflies: (September 8th survey) Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Brown Hairstreak.
