Wildlife sightings for 10th October 2020

1 Spoonbill - flew over heading South West

1 Pintail - grazing marsh

55 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon

3 Water Rail - main reedbeds, main lake

4 Redpoll - entrance area

1 Stonechat - main lake (close to Headley hide)

1 Kingfisher - wader scrape

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

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