Wildlife Sightings for 30th March 2026
Healthy numbers of Cetti's Warbler recorded on the breeding bird survey. Also Willow Warblers heard and a Meadow Pipit on the marsh.
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape
1 Little Egret - grazing marsh
1 Barnacle Goose - main lake
1 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh
2 Willow Warbler - east bank, wildside
3 Redpoll - wildside
60+ Sand Martin - across site
Breeding Bird Survey Results 30/03 (singing birds only): 4 Blackbird, 5 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, 21 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 26 Robin, 4 Reed Bunting, 3 Song Thrush, 23 Wren.
Butterflies and bees (recent records): Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, 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.
