Jack Snipe feeding on the marsh
Jack Snipe, Snipe and Water Pipit all on the marsh
2 Bittern - main lake SE shore, reservoir lagoon NE shore
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon
4 Pintail - main lake, scrape
7 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon, main lake
1 Jack Snipe - marsh (field 15)
8 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape, reservoir lagoon
1 Water Pipit - 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.
