Wildlife Sightings for 8th January 2024
1 Bittern on the Main Lake. 19 Siskin and 2 Redpoll on South Route.
1 Bittern - Main Lake North Shore
1 Water Pipit - Marsh
19 Siskin - South Route and Sheltered Lagoon
2 Redpoll - South Route and Sheltered Lagoon
11 Redwing - South Route and Sheltered Lagoon
1 Skylark - Flying West
1 Sparrowhawk - Hunting Snipe on Main Lake
1 Pintail - world wetlands enclosure by Headley hide
3 Little Grebe - Wader Scrape
45 Wigeon - Marsh
53 Lapwing - Main Lake
The December Water Rail survey found 18 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 near the Headley Hide.
