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Wildlife Sightings for 28th January 2025

Water Pipit on the marsh. Blackcap on the south route feeders and a Stonechat in the reedbed.

1 Water Pipit - heard calling on the marsh

4 Redpoll - entrance lake

4 Siskin - south route

1 Stonechat - reedbed

1 Blackcap - south route bird feeders

1 Kestrel - flying over main lake

2 Little Grebe - wader scrape

47 Wigeon - marsh, wader scrape

80 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

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