1 Bittern - main lake north side 1 Buzzard - flew S low, 11:00 a.m., mobbed by corvids 79 Shoveler - main lake 26 Pochard - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe -
18 December 2013
2 Bittern - north side of main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 11 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 55 Lapwing - main lake 5 Collared Dove - world wetlands 29 Fieldfare - wildside 120 Redwing - 28 flew E an
17 December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake north shore 140 Teal - scrape 4 Redpoll - flew SE+W 2 Siskin - flew W 27 Redwing - flew S,SE,W plus some stopping over in south route and world wetlands trees December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrin
16 December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake north shore 142 Teal - site count 2 Pintail - scrape 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake 379 Black-headed Gull - main lake, scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew over main lake December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Per
15 December 2013
60 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 10 Redwing - in trees along Q.E.W 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Mealy Redpoll,
14 December 2013
153 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - wader scrape 4 Mandarin - wildside, reedbed channel 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green
13 December 2013
2 White-fronted Geese - flew low over Headley Hide p.m. from the river 1 Bittern - flew across the main lake early p.m. 31 Redwing - flew W plus some in shrubs near Wetland Living 7 Redpoll - flew N+W 6 Meadow Pipit - flew W 8 Blackbird (migrants) - f
12 December 2013
4 Pintail - wader scrape 54 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kingfisher - flew across South route towards carpark 9 Redwing - flew over NW 2 Redpoll - entrance lake December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandp
10 December 2013
2 Bittern - main lake S+N shores visible from Observatory, Dulverton Hide and Headley Hide 4 Skylark - flew NW 17 Redwing - flew W 7 Song Thrush - flew W 11 Meadow Pipit - flew NW+N December bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregr
9 December 2013
1 Bearded Tit - calling from grazing marsh, right hand side of the channel, amongst the purple loosestrife 1 Bittern - main lake S shore 1 Pintail - scrape, female 1 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 66 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
8 December 2013
3 Bittern - main lake N and S shore 4 Pintail - wader scrape, marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Goosander, Brent Goose, Bittern, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Water Pipit, Ro
7 December 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital roof 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 53 Lapwing - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 41 Redwing - came in to roost around the sheltered lagoon 3 Siskin - sheltered lagoon November bird hi
6 December 2013
5 Brent Geese - flew N 0855hrs 2 Bittern - main lake S shore, resr lagoon NW shore a.m. 1 Peregrine - hunting main lake nr. Headley Hide 1 Bullfinch - entrance lake bushes then flew N towards wildside 6 Siskin - dropped into south route trees opposite Dul
5 December 2013
5 Bittern - 4 observed flying to roost in the main reedbed plus one on the ML south shore p.m. 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Woodcock - flew across main lake p.m. 1 Little Egret - roosted again on the sheltered lagoon south shore 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 3
4 December 2013
3 Pintail - wader scrape 2 Goosander - circled main lake several times before heading NW @ 13.20hrs 4 Bittern - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 17 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 11 Water Rail - site c
3 December 2013