Wildlife sightings for 28th April 2026
Wood Sandpipers and Green Sandpiper on site, plus migrant Swallows feeding over the lakes along with the Sand Martins
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
2 Wood Sandpiper - main lake, scrape
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh
1 Whitethroat - reedbed (southern edge)
80+ Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake
6 Swallow - main lake
Breeding Bird Survey Results 28/04 (singing birds only): 7 Blackbird, 15 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 21 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Sedge Warbler, 51 Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting, 5 Song Thrush, 23 Wren, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Dunnock, 7 Greenfinch.
Butterflies and bees: 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, European Orchard Bee, Common Carder Bee.
Dragonflies: Hairy dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly.
