Wildlife Sightings for 23rd July 2025
Dunlin on the main lake. Red Kite and Sparrowhawk over.
1 Dunlin - main lake
2 Common Sandpiper - main lake, wader scrape
3 Oystercatcher - main lake
4 Common Tern + 4 juvs. - main lake
1 Kingfisher - wildside
1 Little Egret - main lake
1 Red Kite - over site
1 Sparrowhawk - over site
The most recent Sand Martin ringing found that 95 nest chambers were occupied in the nesting bank.
Butterflies and dragonflies (mid-July) - Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Marbled White, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Small red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Ruddy Darter, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Norfolk Hawker, Emperor, Lesser Emperor, Southern Hawker, Southern Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker.
