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Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2022

A Golden Plover on the grazing marsh. Good numbers of visible Water Rail. Bittern still present and visible.

18 December 2022

Dartford Warbler and Water Pipit on the wader scrape. Two drake Pintail on the reservoir lagoon.

17 December 2022

Brent Goose on the reservoir lagoon among the Canada Geese. Goldeneye on the main lake.

16 December 2022

Two Common Gull and two drake Pintail on the reservoir lagoon. Female Goldeneye on the main lake.

15 December 2022

Brambling, Meadow Pipit and Skylark flying over. Good count of wintering Water Rail. Jack Snipe on main lake

14 December 2022

Two Skylark flying over the site. Pintail on the grazing marsh.

13 December 2022

Water Rail visible on the ice. Goldeneye on the Reservoir lagoon. Lots of snowy tracks across the reserve.

12 December 2022

2 active and flighty Bitterns on the main lake. Water pipit skating on the wader scrape ice. Water Rail visible on the ice too.

11 December 2022

Two Bittern on a frozen main lake. Goldeneye on the reservoir lagoon. Reed Bunting and Stonechat within the wader scrape vegetation.

10 December 2022

Two Dartford Warbler's on the wader scrape. Peregrine over the main lake. One Brambling by south route bird feeders.

9 December 2022

Bittern seen from Dulverton hide. Goldeneye on the main lake and two Water Pipit on the wader scrape.

7 December 2022

Bitterns on the main lake and reservoir lagoon. Pair of Stonechats on the wader scrape. Great White Egret on marsh

6 December 2022

Green Sandpiper on the grazing marsh. Kestrel flying around the south route.

3 December 2022

Plenty of Teal and Wigeon on the wader scrape and grazing marsh. 2 Bittern on the main lake.

2 December 2022

Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Redwing and Fieldfare on the entrance lakes. Lovely set of winter birds for the start of December.

1 December 2022