Wildlife Sightings for 22nd September 2024
Female Marsh Harrier hunting over the marsh and reedbeds. Snipe and Yellow Wagtail on the marsh.
13 Snipe - marsh, 2 flying West
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Marsh Harrier - over marsh and reedbed
3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
2 Meadow Pipit - over site
4 Blackcap - south route
14 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon
1 Willow Warbler - south route
1 Little Egret - marsh
180 Shoveler- site total
14 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon
2 Little Grebe - wader scrape
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 20th survey) Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Copper, Common Blue.
