Black-tailed Godwit on the wader scrape
1 Black-tailed Godwit - wader scrape
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape p.m.
1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore)
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon
1 Shelduck - main lake
6 Fieldfare - South route
1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
2 Peregrine - perched on hospital. Also seen stooping on a Crow over the sheltered lagoon
4 Mistle Thrush - overflow car park
December/January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Bittern, Great White Egret, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, Little Owl, Peregrine, Red Kite, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Brambling, Water Pipit, Skylark, Rock Pipit, Kingfisher.
Bitterns (up to 4 birds so far) can be found mostly on the main lake shores, particularly the north shore. The flooded wader scrape and marsh have plenty of feeding winter duck including Pintail, Shoveler, Wigeon and Teal, as well as Jack Snipe, Snipe and Water Pipit. Also on the main lake there’s been occasional Yellow-legged Gull, hunting Peregrine, Water Rail, Snipe and Lapwing. Gadwall and Goldeneye can be found on the reservoir lagoon. Cetti’s Warbler, Water Rail and Reed Bunting can be seen and heard in any of the reedbed areas, particularly on the wildside west route.
