Wildlife sightings for 17th July 2025
Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Common Tern on the main lake. Goldeneye on reservoir lagoon. Wheatear also spotted.
1 Black-tailed Godwit - main lake
1 Goldeneye- reservoir lagoon (on left shingle island)
2 Green Sandpiper - main lake seen from WWF hide and Peacock Tower
2 Oystercatcher + 1 juv. - main lake
7 Common Tern + 4 juvs. - main lake, reservoir lagoon
6 Little Egret - wader scrape, main lake
4 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, main lake
1 Wheatear - main lake seen from WWF hide
The most recent Sand Martin ringing found that 95 nest chambers were occupied in the nesting bank.
Breeding bird survey 30/5 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (15), Reed Warbler (60), Sedge Warbler (4), Chiffchaff (6), Blackcap (8), Reed Bunting (5), Song Thrush (4), Blackbird (8), Dunnock (10).
Butterflies and dragonflies (mid-July) - Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Marbled White, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Norfolk Hawker, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Southern Hawker, Southern Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker.
