Wildlife Sightings for 14th August 2025

1 Wood Sandpiper - marsh

2 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape

1 Greenshank - heard flying east over wader scrape

2 Oystercatcher- main lake

1 Little Grebe - wader scrape

2 Common Tern - main lake

1 Kingfisher - across site

2 Tawny Owl - entrance early a.m.

1 Willow Warbler - heard in wildside

3 Sedge Warbler - wildside

7 Reed Warbler - wildside

8 Blackcap - wildside

11 Chiffchaff - across site

Butterflies and dragonflies (early August) - Essex Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Ruddy Darter, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker.

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