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Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2015

1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Dunlin - grazing marsh 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Common Tern - site count 5 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape, main lake 1 Whi

9 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2015

1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Garganey (male) - grazing marsh 8 Common Tern - main lake 3 Common Sandpiper - main lake 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 4 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 3 Whinchat - grazi

8 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2015

2 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 3 Common Tern - resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew N 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank 20 Swift 17 Swallow 40 House Martin   April/ea

7 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2015

70+ Swift - site count 5 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 6 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 33 Stock Dove - site

6 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2015

1 Bittern - flew across main lake, landing on north side late morning 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Redshank - grazing marsh 12 Swift - site count 18 House Martin - site count 4 Swallow - reservoir lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bitt

5 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2015

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Snipe - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 5 Redshank - scrape 8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 32 Stock Dove - site count 25 Swift - site count 2 Skylark - marsh, one singing (very rare here) 2 Whinchat - pair,

4 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2015

1 Bittern - showing very well on grazing marsh from Peacock Tower 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake with a Starling 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon islands 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 3 Snipe - marsh

3 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 2nd May 2015

1 Bittern - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Common Tern - 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh along the fence line 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 7 Reed Warbler - reedbed, She

2 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st May 2015

1 Bittern - main lake 3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Snipe - marsh 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Redshank - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 8 Blackcap - wildside, sheltere

1 May 2015

Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2015

2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Redshank - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Buzzard - flew W 5 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Gar

30 April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th April 2015

2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Blue-headed Wagtail - marsh 3 Kittiwake - high NE 2 Snipe - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 3 Shelduck - main lake 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 R

29 April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th April 2015

1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 7 Redshank - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - flew over reserve 2 Garden Warbler - south route 8 Reed Warbler - wildside, south route 1 Sedge Warbler - wildside 6 Blackcap - wildsi

28 April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th April 2015

3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 3 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 5 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Snipe - marsh 6 Redshank -  main lake, marsh, scrape 20 Swallow - marsh, reservoir lagoon 4 House Martin - marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Lesse

27 April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Little Egret 1 Peregrine - female, over main lake 1 Hobby - high to the south 1 Whimbrel - marsh, then flew W at 7:50 a.m. 1 Ringed Plover - Tundra race, main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 11

26 April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2015

1 Cuckoo - seen from the WWF Hide 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 1 Whinchat - marsh 4 Common Tern - high over main lake 3 Snipe - marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 2 Swallow - main lake 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape, main lake   April bird hig

25 April 2015