Redshank very active on the marsh
Bittern still on the reservoir lagoon
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon
2 Shelduck - wader scrape
2 Pintail - main lake
3 Redshank - grazing marsh
6 Snipe - grazing marsh
2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon
March bird highlights: Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Iceland Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Water Rail, Curlew, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit(2), Stonechat(8), Little Egret, Red Kite, Chiffchaff.
Reptiles: Common Lizard recorded 1st February.
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel, Primrose, Stinking Hellebore, Butcher's Broom, Gorse, Early Crocus, Meadow Buttercup, Wild Daffodil, Wild Plum, Blackthorn, Sallow.
