This page reports recent sightings of wildlife on the site. If you'd like to report what you've seen then drop us an email.
Wagtail (yellow/tan with a long forked tail in swooping flight over river), Kingfisher and lots of hedgerow birds.
2 Beautiful Demoiselle Damselflies, large red damselfly. New ducklings, 3 Reed Warblers (2 male), swans & 8 cygnets.
Poppies, Elder, Guelder Rose and Vipers bugloss flowering.
Ducklings, Jackdaws, crow, wrens, reed warblers, water rail, Red damsel fly, Demoiselle.
Heron, Water rail (heard but not seen!), Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Mute swan, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Carrion crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Magpie, Wood pigeon, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Swift, Swallow, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Reed warbler (2 males), Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, House sparrow, Dunnock, Blackbird, Song thrush, Starling
Banded demoiselle damselfly, Peacock butterfly, Small white butterfly, Orange tip butterfly
Slow worm, newts, Red crested pochard, Orange tip butterflies.
Swans, Red crested pochard, Kingfisher, Heron (juvenile), Crows, Butterflies (as for 4th May), Damselfly.
Swans (on nest), Butterflies (Holly blue, Orange tip, Peacock, Speckled wood), hoverflies, bumblebees and Susan's (honey) bees.
Kingfisher, Heron, Muntjac, Mallard, Crow. Read John's article about the day he spotted these.
Heron, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Mute swan, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Wood pigeon, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, House sparrow, Dunnock, Blackbird, Song thrush, Starling, Chiffchaff
Rats (2)
Coma butterfly, Red admiral butterfly, Small tortoiseshell butterfly, Peacock butterfly, Small white butterfly, Brimstone butterfly, Orange tip butterfly
My first visit to the Watercress Beds LNR and i was impressed. Blue tit investigating bat box adjacent to the river. Butterflies were out and about today; Comma (single on entrance gate), Small white and Brimstone (single on old track above reserve).
Late evening visit. No bats flying and few flying insects, but we heard the Muntjac moving around in the undergrowth!
Heron (overhead), Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Kestrel (overhead), Black headed gull, Herring gull, Carrion crow, Magpie, Wood pigeon, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, Treecreeper, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Long-tailed tit, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, House sparrow, Dunnock, Blackbird, Starling
Kingfisher, Water rail, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard Duck, Black headed gull, Sparrowhawk (overhead), Carrion crow, Magpie, Wood pigeon, Goldcrest, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Long-tailed tit, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin (now down to only 1 male and 1 female), House sparrow, Dunnock, Blackbird, Starling
Grey Heron, Moorhen,Coot,Mallard Duck,Sparrowhawk (being mobbed by a crow), Kestrel, Carrion crow, Green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Magpie, Blue tit, Coal tit, Great tit, Long-tailed tit, Wren, Robin, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin (6 feeding on nuts in the scented garden), House sparrow, Dunnock, Blackbird, Redwing, Starling, Chiff chaff (overwintering !)