Wildlife Sightings for 2nd July 2023
Green sandpiper on main lake, lots of Swift and Sand Martin in the air, juvenile birds all around.
1 Green Sandpiper - moving between main lake and wader scrape
2 Common Tern - main lake
2 Kingfisher - wader scrape
Tufted Duck brood - wildside
40+ Swift - over site
40+ Sand Martin - over the main lake
13 Lapwing - main lake
Lots of juvenile birds around the site including Great Spotted Woodpecker on South Route feeders and Grey Wagtail in with the otters.
Odonata: Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Norfolk Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four Spot Chaser, Downy Emerald, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Black Tailed Skimmer, Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed/Azure/Common Blue, Willow Emerald, Beautiful Demoiselle Damselflies.
Butterflies: Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper.
Bees and other insects: Red Mason Bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bee-fly, Hover Fly sp,, Rustic Sailor Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Thick-legged Flower Beetle, Stag Beetle, Cinnabar Moth, Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, Six-Spot Burnet.
