Wildlife sightings for 12th October 2020

100+ Redwing - flew over heading S/SW/W

13 Fieldfare - flew over heading W

3 Skylark - flew over heading W/S

15 Chaffinch - flew over heading W/S

4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh

1 Stonechat - grazing marsh

5 Water Rail - main lake, main reedbed, wildside, South route

7 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon

8 Siskin - flew over heading SW

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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