Latest sightings
Snipe spotting on the marsh
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Shelduck - main lake 7 Mandarin - wildside 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 25 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Meadow P
30 November 2018
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on the main lake
5 Pintail - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull adult - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Bittern - flew from the middle of the reedbed to the main lake (N shore) 2 Chiffchaff - wildside 13 Redwing - wildside 1 Kingfisher - world wetlands November bi
29 November 2018
A good variety of winter duck species
2 Pintail - main lake 3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 1 Bittern - main lake (N shore) 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital November bird hi
28 November 2018
Water Rails calling from the reeds
1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - South route, reedbeds (both heard calling) 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon November bird highlights: Short-eared Ow
27 November 2018
Big count of Mandarin and winter thrushes moving through
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 15 Mandarin - world wetlands, wildside 6 Fieldfare - South route 8 Redwing - flew over heading SW 9 Siskin - flew over heading SE 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Meadow Pipit - flew o
26 November 2018
Bittern showing very well from Headley Hide
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Grey Wagtail - world wetlands 2 Skylark - flew over hea
25 November 2018
A Little Owl to start the day
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck 2 Water Rail - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 18 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 1 Little
24 November 2018
Falcons in the mist
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - 2 on South route & 12 heading NW 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 2 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck,
23 November 2018
Skylark migrating west in frosty conditions
2 Skylark - over W 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Snipe - marsh(3), main lake(2) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon (feeding on Alders with flock of Blue Tit, Goldcrest) November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeneye,
22 November 2018
Pintail showing well on the grazing marsh
1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Chiffchaff - South route, shelt
21 November 2018
Shelducks on the flooded scrape
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Fieldfare - South route 2 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon November bird highlights:
20 November 2018
Great White Egret still on the grazing marsh
1 Great White Egret - grazing marsh 1 Bittern - main lake (south shore) 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - South route 2 Coal Tit - South route feede
19 November 2018
Great White Egret feeding on the marsh
1 Great White Egret - marsh, reservoir lagoon a.m. 1 Bittern - main lake (south shore) 8 Snipe - marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Brambling - over W(1), sheltered lagoon(1) 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 10 Meadow Pipit - over W November bird h
18 November 2018
Dunlin in front of Dulverton Hide
2 Bittern - main lake (south+north shores) 1 Dunlin - main lake (Dulverton Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Yellow-legged Gull - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon, marsh 1 Water Pipit - marsh 6 Redpoll - over SW(2)
17 November 2018
A handsome visitor is about on our reservoir lagoon
1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Curlew - flew South 2 Dunlin - flew South 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 8 Fieldfare - Q.E.W November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Jack S
16 November 2018