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Wildlife Sightings for 20th May 2025

Common Sandpiper on the main lake. Hobby hunting Sand Martins

Wildlife Sightings for 20th May 2025

1 Hobby - hunting Sand Martins over the marsh and scrape

1 Common Sandpiper - main lake

1 Green Sandpiper - main lake

1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape

2 Oystercatcher - main lake

2 Common Tern - main lake

12 Swift - over site

1 Little Egret - wader scrape

The most recent Sand Martin ringing found that 95 nest chambers were occupied in the nesting bank.

Breeding bird survey 18/5 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (18), Reed Warbler (67), Sedge Warbler (3), Chiffchaff (7), Blackcap (10), Reed Bunting (6), Whitethroat (1).

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

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