Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2025
Bitterns on main lake
2 Bittern - main lake N shore (Observatory) and SE shore (WWF hide)
86 Wigeon - grazing marsh, wader scrape
115 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, marsh
78 Lapwing - main lake
3 Snipe - reservoir lagoon, main lake
17 Siskin - south route, wildside
2 Redpoll - south route
The February Water Rail survey found 22 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, south route 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 island edges.
