Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2021
Oystercatcher pair and juvenile still on the main lake.
2 Oystercatcher + juv - main lake
1 Whinchat - grazing marsh
1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh
2 Common Tern - main lake
1 Little Egret - flew over E
1 Kingfisher - wildside
20+ Swift - feeding low over the main lake
Flowering plants: Beaked Hawksbeard, Bristly Ox-tongue, Rough Hawkbit, Viper's Bugloss, Deptford Pink, Meadow Vetchling, Grass Vetchling, Tufted Vetch, Marsh Marigold, Forget-me-not, Bee Orchid, Southern Marsh Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Ragged Robin, Daisy, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Red Campion, White Campion, Green Alkanet, Common Vetch, Herb Robert, Ox-eye Daisy, Creeping Buttercup, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Jack-by-the-hedge, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Rattle, Herb Bennett, Common Mallow, Ragwort, Yellow Iris, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Round-leaved Crane's-bill, White Water-lily, Meadow Rue, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Amphibious Bistort, Greater and Lesser Pond Sedge, Pendulous Sedge, Cyperus Sedge, Glaucous Sedge, False Fox Sedge, Tussock Sedge, Common Spike-rush, Hard Rush, Soft Rush, Square-stalked St.John's Wort, Betony, Meadow Sweet, Self-heal, Marsh Woundwort, Yellow Loosestrife, Purple Loosestrife, Flowering Rush.
Butterflies: (9th July survey) Comma, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Small Tortoishell.
Dragonflies: (early July surveys) Azure Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Norfolk Hawker (6th July - see photo below).
