Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2021

6 Kittiwake - main lake p.m then flew off NW

2 Ruff - grazing marsh

1 Whinchat (male) - grazing marsh

1 Wheatear - grazing marsh

2 Common Sandpiper - main lake

2 Oystercatcher - main lake

4 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh

2 Common Tern - main lake

12 Swallow - main lake, grazing marsh

20+ Swift - main lake, grazing marsh

2 Willow Warbler - world wetlands

Reptiles: (mid-April survey) 4 Common Lizard, 2 Grass Snake, 13 Slow Worm.

Flowering plants: Cowslip, Cow Parsley, Primrose, Blackthorn, Wild Plum, Marsh Marigold, Lesser Celandine, Forget-me-not, Cuckoo-flower, Snake's-head Fritillary, Wood Anemone, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill, Ragged Robin.

Water voles: feeding platforms noted along the south route, and one adult spotted in wildside.

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