Goldeneye and Pintail in good view today
Bittern and Snipe also seen on the reserve
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake (North shore)
2 Shelduck - main lake
1 Goldeneye - main lake
3 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape
8 Mandarin - main lake
1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
3 Snipe - grazing marsh
January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Brent Goose, Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, Water Pipit, Siskin, Chiffchaff. Colour-ringed gulls recorded recently include a Norwegian Common Gull and a Danish Black-headed Gull.
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel.
Insects: (early January) Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral.
