Wildlife Sightings for 7th May 2025
Snipe on wader scrape and marsh. Curlew heard over site.
1 Curlew - heard flying over site
3 Snipe - 1 wader scrape, 2 marsh
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake
2 Oystercatcher + 1 chick - main lake
2 Common Tern - main lake
1 Water Rail - calling around the summer route
1 Little Egret- wader scrape
30+ Swift - over site
70+ Sand Martin - over site
10 House Martin - over site
1 Red Kite - over entrance
Breeding bird survey 18/4 (singing birds) - Cetti's Warbler (16), Reed Warbler (43), Sedge Warbler (6), Chiffchaff (8), Blackcap (15), Reed Bunting (4), Song Thrush (4), Blackbird (8), Greenfinch (5)
Butterflies and other insects (May) - Tawny Mining Bee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee, Green Hairstreak, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Large White, Orange-tip, Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Bee-fly, Hoverfly sp., Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Hairy Dragonfly.