Wildlife Sightings for 25th April 2026
Common Sandpiper on the main lake. Kingfisher on the scrape. Two Wheatears on the sheep field and marsh.
2 Little Egret - marsh, main lake
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
1 Kingfisher - wader scrape
1 Hobby - over site
1 Yellow Wagtail - main lake
2 Wheatear - sheep field, marsh
10+ Swift - main lake
Breeding Bird Survey Results 16/04 (singing birds only): 5 Blackbird, 12 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 19 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 25 Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 Song Thrush, 22 Wren, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.
Butterflies and bees (early April): Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Green Hairstreak, Bee-fly, Yellow-legged Mining Bee, Tawny Mining Bee, White-bellied Mining-bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Orange-Tailed Mining Bee, Early Bumblebee, European Orchard Bee, Common Carder Bee, Honey Bee
