Wildlife Sightings for 26th April 2026

2 Oystercatcher - main lake

5 Wood Sandpiper - one on the marsh, plus four flew overhead heading E

1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon

4 Snipe - marsh, scrape

1 Spotted Redshank - marsh

1 Kingfisher - wildside

1 Little Egret - scrape

1 Whinchat - marsh

3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh

1 Wheatear - marsh

3 Red Kite - over N

Breeding Bird Survey Results 16/04 (singing birds only): 5 Blackbird, 12 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 19 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 25 Reed Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 Song Thrush, 22 Wren, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

Butterflies and bees: Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Green Hairstreak, Bee-fly, Yellow-legged Mining Bee, Tawny Mining Bee, White-bellied Mining-bee, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Orange-Tailed Mining Bee, European Orchard Bee, Common Carder Bee, Honey Bee

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