Wildlife sightings for 15th October 2020
Pintail on the main lake and Redwing around the entrance area.
1 Bittern - main lake N shore
8 Brambling - flew over low NW
1 Pintail - main lake
1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital
19 Redwing - entrance area, South route
4 Redpoll - flew over heading S
49 Wigeon - grazing marsh, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon
39 Lapwing - main lake, wader scrape
2 Grey Wagtail - otter enclosure
Dragonflies: (late September) Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker.
Wildflowers: (late September) Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yarrow, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush, Field Scabious, Devil's-bit Scabious, Wild Carrot.
Reptiles: (19th September survey) Slow worms (11 juveniles, 25 female, 2 male); 2 Grass snakes; 2 Common Lizard