Monday June 27th
A brood of (at least) two Gadwall chicks on the Teal Pond this morning, plenty of Linnets from the Avenue Tower and a late burst of song from the Avenue itself, with Blackcap, several Sedge Warblers and Reed Bunting all in full voice first thing
Today's high tide is at 18:11 8.2m
Around the reserve today:
Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 58
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Oystercatcher 2
Grey Heron 1
Brown Hare 1
Folly Pond
Mallard 6 + 8 chicks
Moorhen 2 + 1 chicks
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 1
House Martins
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2 + 8 chicks
Mallard 4 + 2 ducklings
Gadwall + 2 ducklings
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Teal 6
Mallard 2
Mute Swan 2 + 5 cygnets
Moorhen 1
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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