Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2021
6 Kittiwake briefly on the main lake.
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.
