Wildlife Sightings for 8th April 2026
Eight Snipe on the marsh. Kingfisher on the sheltered lagoon. Little Ringed Plover and Little Egret on the wader scrape.
2 Little Egret - wader scrape
8 Snipe - grazing marsh
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon
5 Reed Warbler - reservoir lagoon, reedbed, sheltered lagoon
2 Willow Warbler - south route
7 Chiffchaff - across site
2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon
60+ Sand Martin - over 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, Orange-tip, 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.
