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Wildlife Sightings for 15th July 2026

Bittern on the main lake. Four Little Egret on the wader scrape and reservoir lagoon. Snipe on the marsh.

Wildlife Sightings for 15th July 2026

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake

4 Little Egret - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon

1 Snipe - marsh

1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape

4 Common Tern + 2 juveniles - main lake

7 Swift - over main lake

Breeding Bird Survey Results 1/6 (singing birds only): 7 Blackbird, 17 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 22 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Sedge Warbler,  71 Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 Song Thrush, 19 Wren, 9 Dunnock, 7 Greenfinch, 34 Robin, 1 Bittern.

Other breeding birds include Lapwing (3pr), Water Rail (2pr), Great Crested Grebe (2pr), Mallard (13pr), Shoveler (1pr), Pochard (7prs), Tufted Duck (10pr), Gadwall (4pr), Common Tern (6pr), Black-headed Gull (4pr).

Butterflies: Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Clouded Yellow.

Dragonflies: Norfolk Hawker, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly, Lesser Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer, Red-veined Darter, Ruddy Darter, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly.