Water Rail calling from several areas of the reserve. Male Goldeneye joined the female on main lake
22 November 2023
Flock of about 20 Lesser Redpoll and Siskin flying around wildside. A Water Pipit on the marsh. 14 Fieldfare and 7 Siskin flying over the site.
21 November 2023
2 Shelduck on the wader scrape. Good number of wintering Water Rail on site. Goldeneye on the main lake. Mixed flock of finches feeding on the entrance lake trees.
20 November 2023
Very windy day with Great Crested Grebes, Snipe, wintering ducks and a large influx of Herring Gull on the main lake.
19 November 2023
Lots of Black-headed gull's on the main lake. Redwing flying over site.
18 November 2023
Pair of Goosander on the main lake. Blackcap by the entrance, and a couple of Fieldfare flying over.
17 November 2023
Kestrel moving around the site and Reed Bunting on the marsh.
16 November 2023
2 Stonechat on the marsh. 3 Goldcrest on the entrance lake.
15 November 2023
Goldeneye on the main lake. 2 Fieldfare around the entrance lake. A Meadow Pipit calling from the marsh. A Siskin on the south route.
14 November 2023
A Bittern on the edge of the main lake seen from the Headly Hide. Water Pipit and Pintail on the grazing marsh. The regular Kestrel hunting on the south route.
13 November 2023
Goldeneye on the main lake. 7 Snipe flying over the marsh. Song Thrush and Redwing on the berries. Kestrel hunting around the visitors centre.
12 November 2023
A Pied Wagtail flying over the reservoir lagoon. Lots of Wigeon gathering around the reservoir lagoon and marsh.
11 November 2023
Siskin in wildside and some Redwing flying over the site.
10 November 2023
A Kestrel and a Redwing on the south route. A Great Crested Grebe on the main lake.
9 November 2023
A Sparrowhawk on the wader scrape. 40 Teal on the wader scrape.
8 November 2023