Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2021
Firecrest with Chiffchaffs on the sheltered lagoon
1 Firecrest - sheltered lagoon (SE corner of woodland footpath)
7 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside
1 Common Tern - main lake
3 Snipe - scrape
1 Redshank - main lake p.m.
32 Shoveler - scrape, reservoir lagoon
37 Teal - scrape
34 Gadwall - reservoir lagoon, scrape
Flowering plants: Bristly Ox-tongue, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Hawkweed Ox-tongue, Cat's ear, Meadow Vetchling, Tufted Vetch, Pyramidal Orchid, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Rattle, Common Mallow, Ragwort, White Water-lily, Meadow Rue, Amphibious Bistort, Square-stalked St.John's Wort, Perforate St.John's Wort, Betony, Meadow-sweet, Self-heal, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Loosestrife, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush, Water-plantain, Fringed Water-lily, Yarrow, Black Medick, Hop Trefoil, Hare's-foot Clover, Water Mint, Hemp Agrimony, Figwort.
Butterflies: (mid-August survey) Red Admiral, Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Tortoishell, Common Blue, Holly Blue.
Dragonflies: (mid-August survey) Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker.
