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Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2018

Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2018

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon   December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great White Egret

3 January 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2018

3 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Caspian Gull (4cy, 3cy) - main lake 1 Yellow-legged Gull (3cy) - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake, grazing

1 January 2018

Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2017

1 Bittern - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - main lake 17 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 3 Fieldfare - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great

31 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2017

1 Bittern - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 6 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Redpoll - wildside December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great White

30 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2017

1 Bittern - main lake (N shore) 3 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Fieldfare - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe  - wader scrape December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Brent Goose, Little Egret, Great

29 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2017

2 Brent Geese - flew SE 2 Bittern - main lake N shore (one flew from the sheltered lagoon) 8 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 41 Redwing - sheltered lagoon, wildside, plus some flying over NW 5 Siskin - wildside 9 Redpoll - over SW+W   December bird

28 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2017

2 Bittern - main lake N shore, sheltered lagoon E shore 80 Teal - marsh 82 Wigeon - marsh 5 Fieldfare - south route 1 Skylark - over W 30 Redwing - over NW 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Goldeneye, Little Egret, Gre

27 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2017

1 Bittern - main lake N shore (from WWF hide) 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Siskin - wildside and flying over W 12 Fieldfare - south route 1 Bullfinch - entrance lake 8 Meadow Pipit - over SW 1 Chiffchaff - wildside December 

26 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2017

2 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 7 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 14 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Fieldfare - South route   No

24 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2017

2 Bittern - main lake (North & South shores) 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 7 Mandarin - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Water Rail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 21 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Fieldfare - South route Novemb

23 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2017

1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Fieldfare - South route 17 Redwing - Sheltered lagoon, South route 2 Siskin - South route 1 Buzzard - perched on Peacock tower before heading off NE Novembe

22 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2017

3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Bittern - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - entrance lake November/December bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe, Goldeneye, Little Egret, Great

21 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2017

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Siskin - South route 1 Fieldfare - South route 23 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter enclosure   November/December bird high

20 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2017

2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 152 Shoveler - main lake, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Siskin - entrance area 27 Redwing - entrance area and flew over S 2 Stonechat - grazing ma

19 December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2017

1 Great White Egret - main lake 'gull ridge' 1000hrs, then flew NW 3 Bittern - main lake N shore (2) and W shore (1) 1 Red Kite - circling over site, drifted SW 1 Brambling - over E 3 Siskin - world wetlands 50 Redwing - entrance lake 2 Stonechat - ma

18 December 2017