Wildlife Sightings for 14th January 2025
Redpoll on the sheltered lagoon/main lake boundary. Chiffchaff in Wildside. One Little Grebe, 60 Shoveler and 60 Lapwing on the Main Lake.
5 Repoll - sheltered lagoon
1 Chiffchaff - wildside
1 Little Grebe - main lake
60+ Wigeon - channel between wader scrape and marsh
68 Shoveler - 8 reservoir lagoon and 60 main lake
66 Lapwing - main lake
The January Water Rail survey found 15 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, wildside and scrape.
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 main lake reed fringe (especially near the Headley Hide).
