Wildlife Sightings for 15th October 2023
3 Water Rail on the west of the reserve, both calling and seen skulking along the reeds. 2 Kingfisher perching in wildside and on the main lake. Large counts of wintering ducks and some exciting ducks too.
3 Water Rail - wildside, reservoir lagoon, reedbeds
3 Stonechat - marsh, wader scrape
4 Chiffchaff - wader scrape
2 Goldcrest - wildside
2 Kingfisher - wildside, main lake
2 Meadow Pipit - marsh
2 Sparrowhawk - main lake, marsh
1 Garganey - main lake
1 Red-Crested Pochard - reservoir lagoon
2 Little Grebe - main lake, sheltered lagoon
160 Gadwall - site count
90 Shoveler - site count
63 Wigeon - site count
62 Teal - site count
269 Coot - site count
