At least 14+ Red-veined Darter dragonflies.
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25th May 2026
2+ Barn Owl (permit only).
24th May 2026
Cattle Egret on Phase 1 mid morning, then flew strongly West; also subadult Yellow-legged Gull (permit only). 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 2 Lesser Whitethroat.
Also 2 Lesser Emperor and 10+ Red-veined Darter dragonflies, both scarce/recent colonisors. Painted Lady butterflies, Small Heaths etc other highlights.
21st May 2026
Spotted Flycatcher by the South Lake hide; also Oystercatcher, Wheatear (permit only).
20th May 2026
summer-plumaged SANDERLING on Phase 3, first site record for over a decade; also male Mandarin on the North Lake, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat.
18th May 2026
Cuckoo on the mound, visible from the path.
17th May 2026
White Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Barn Owl (permit only), 5 LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Tawny Owl.
15th May 2026
Cuckoo by Phase 3 (permit only), 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Teal, 200+ Swift, Yellow Wagtail.
12th May 2026
Dunlin and Redshank on Phase 3, Wheatear, 6 LRP, Mistle Thrush, 2 Common Sandpiper, Hobby.
10th May 2026
2 Barn Owl, Little Owl.
9th May 2026
6 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Mistle Thrush.
7th May 2026
Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper.
6th May 2026
Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat.
5th May 2026
2 Greenshank, 7 Lapwing, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail,
3rd May 2026
3 Cattle Egret on Phase 3, Wood Sandpiper on Phase 3, 4 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 4 LRP.
Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve 