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Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2016

2 Pintail - main lake 2 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 12 Siskin - South route, wildside February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Icela

8 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2016

14 Siskin - south route/sheltered lagoon 4 Fieldfare - entrance area 16 Redwing - entrance area 204 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull

7 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - marsh 135 Cormorant - main lake 3 Stonechat - main lake, below Peacock Tower 1 Pheasant (female) - sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snip

6 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2016

1 Buzzard - flew NE 1 Redshank - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 84 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh North bund 14 Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redsha

5 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2016

1 Redshank - main lake 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Herring Gull argentatus adult - marsh 43 Cormorant - main lake 6 Meadow Pipit - flew N 2 Stonechat - marsh (fence bordering the reedbed) 19 Redwing - entrance area 8 Siskin - south route 5 Fi

4 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2016

112 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 90 Teal - marsh, main lake 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Snipe - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - Queen Elizabeth Walk 1 Blackcap - singing near Pond Zone (only subsong) 10 Siskin - south route 4 Fieldfare &nb

3 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2016

1 Buzzard - flew over low heading E, landed briefly on the scrape bank 0920hrs 1 Dunlin - flew NE 1 Redshank - marsh 90 Cormorant - main lake 10 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 14 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 16 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildsid

2 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2016

1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh a.m. 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 140 Cormorant - main lake 13 Fieldfare - flew SW 16 Redwing - entrance bank   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzza

1 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th February 2016

1 Mealy Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 11 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 31 Fieldfare - flew W 17 Redwing - flew W 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 120 Shoveler - marsh 110 Teal - marsh, scrape 37 Cormorant - main lake 1 2nd-winter Yello

29 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

1 Redshank - scrape 1 Buzzard - drifted over the reserve NNE 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 123 Shoveler - marsh 71 Lapwing - main lake   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Ic

28 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 79 Lapwing - site count 17 Fieldfare - flew over South 3 Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-l

27 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh p.m. 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon opposite the wildside hide 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Snipe - wader scrape 27 Redwing - Q.E.W 19 Siskin - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck,

26 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

3 Pintail - main lake, marsh 49 Cormorant - main lake 12 Redwing - entrance area 15 Siskin - south route   Additional sightings for yesterday: 3 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret - end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormora

25 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

3 Bittern – reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret – end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormorants 4 Pintail - main lake 76 Lapwing - main lake 3 Snipe – marsh 2 Water Rail - main lake and sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights

24 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

2 Pintail - main lake 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge Lapwings have spread around the reserve this morning and some are starting to show territorial behaviour.

23 February 2016