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Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2013

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

Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 17th 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

Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 16th 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

Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 15th 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

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th 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

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th 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

Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th 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

Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th 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

Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th 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

Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th 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

Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th 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

Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th 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

Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 5th 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

Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 4th 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

Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2013

Wildlife sightings for 3rd 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