Pintail, Jack Snipe and Shelduck are out on the reserve this morning
Also a Jack Snipe found on the wader scrape (NE island no.33). Shelduck pair were mating on the main lake.
1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape
2 Peregrine - main lake
3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape
1 Bittern - main lake
4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon
5 Snipe - grazing marsh
2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon
1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Pintail, Water Rail, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Skylark, Water Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff.
Amphibians: Smooth Newt found on 20th December (not usually seen until the spring).
Unseasonally early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy.
