Wildlife Sightings for 21st January 2025
Water Pipit on the marsh, plus Little Egret, Little Grebe and Wigeon
1 Bittern - main lake from Headley hide
1 Water Pipit - Marsh
1 Little Egret - Marsh
1 Kestrel - near Explore playground
12 Redpoll - 6 Wildside flying South; 10 in livestock field flying South
1 Little Grebe - Marsh
60 Wigeon - Wader Scrape and Marsh
71 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
