Wildlife Sightings for 20th May 2025
Common Sandpiper on the main lake. Hobby hunting Sand Martins
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
