Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2022
Redpoll, Siskin, and Redwing all flying over site.
Birds:
2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon
5+ Siskin - south route
10+ Greenfinch - sheltered lagoon
4 Lesser Redpoll - sheltered lagoon
10+ Redwing - south route
Large mixed species flocks of tits feeding in the hedgerows along the south route. Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers abundant throughout the site, feeding on the ground, on rotting wood and calling in flight. Dabbling ducks feeding on seed and fresh green vegetation in newly flooded areas. Great numbers of Eurasian Teal, Pochard, Wigeon and Gadwall can be seen swimming the freshly flooded passages between islands.
Dragonflies: Common Darter, Migrant Hawker.
