Wildlife sightings 9th May 2022
Swifts and Dragonflies
Birds:
1 Common Sandpiper
25+ Swift - passing over the reserve
70+ Sand Martin
5 House Martin
5 Pochard (M)
5 Gadwall pairs
2 Oyster Catcher (pair) - main lake
7 Lapwing displaying
3 Stock Dove
Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap singing around the reserve. Dragonflies and Damselflies are emerging and many new flowers are popping up around the reserve.
Flowering plants: Goat's Beard, Yellow Flag Iris, Yellow Rattle, Common Bistort, Jack-by-the-hedge, Bugle, Ramsones, Bluebell, Marsh Marigold, Lesser Celandine, Herb Robert, Cuckoo-flower, Ox Eye Daisy, Daisy, Dandelion, Rowan, Hawthorn, Hazel, Wild Cabbage.
Insects: Brimstone, Small White, Peacock, Holly Blue, Migrant Hawker, Blue Tailed Damselfly (Fi violacea), Azure Damselfly, Alder Leaf Beetle, Poplar Leaf Beetle.
