Wildlife sightings for 11th March 2025
Snipe, Redwing and Mandarin on the reservoir lagoon. Meadow Pipit on the marsh.
2 Snipe - reservoir lagoon
3 Meadow Pipit - marsh
28 Redwing - reservoir lagoon scrub
4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon
2 Oystercatcher - main lake
8 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon
1 Sparrowhawk - south route
2 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon
1 Little Egret - wader scrape
16 Chiffchaff - across the site
2 Little Grebe - wader scrape
50+ Wigeon - marsh
The March Water Rail survey found 12 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, and wildside.
Bitterns can be found either on the north shore of the reservoir lagoon, or any of the main lake shores where there is a reed fringe.
Look for Siskins and Redpolls feeding in birch or alder trees (particularly wildside and sheltered lagoon). The south route feeders are attracting plenty of mixed finch species daily.
Wintering Bearded Tits arrived in December and can often be found in the main reedbed or the north shore of the main lake.
Water Pipit will be either on the marsh fields or the flooded wader scrape.
Butterflies and bees (early March)- Early Bumblebee, White-tailed Bumblebee, Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small Tortoishell
