Wildlife sightings for 18th May 2025
Common Tern and Ringed Plover on main lake. Whitethroat and Yellow Wagtail also spotted.
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Ringed Plover - main lake
2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake seen from WWF hide, wader scrape
2 Little Egret - wader scrape
2 Common Tern - main lake
1 Kestrel - over sheltered lagoon
1 Swallow - over south route
40+ Swift - over site
1 Whitethroat - north east corner of site
1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh
The most recent Sand Martin ringing found that 95 nest chambers were occupied in the nesting bank.
Breeding bird survey 13/5 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (17), Reed Warbler (62), Sedge Warbler (3), Chiffchaff (7), Blackcap (8), Reed Bunting (5), Song Thrush (3), Blackbird (10).
Butterflies and other insects (May) - Tawny Mining Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange-tip, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp., Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly, Downy Emerald, Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser
