Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2020
Bittern on the main lake N shore.
1 Bittern - main lake North shore (Headley Hide)
4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape
4 Water Rail - calling on the main lake, wildside, sheltered lagoon
3 Redwing - entrance area
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.