RXwildlife Sightings

A fine selection of grasshoppers and crickets were found in short and long grass around several  small  shingle pools on the Beach Reserve this afternoon, Grey Bush Cricket , Short-winged Conehead, Mottled, Lesser Marsh and Field Grasshopper were found. Seperating Slender and Cepero’s Groundhoper also provided interest.

Female Grey Bush Cricket

The great white egret and red-backed shrike are still present today. Ten garganey were on Denge Marsh yesterday and three on the ARC pit, where 15 black-tailed godwits, a kingfisher and grey wagtail were also seen.