Jack Snipe and Water Pipit on the marsh
Bittern and Goldeneye also on the reserve
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon
2 Pintail - wader scrape
1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
6 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake
2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
1 Peregrine - over reserve
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.
Amphibians: Smooth Newt found on 20th December (not usually seen until the spring).
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel.
Insects: Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral.
