Water Pipits and Jack Snipe in the morning sun
Good number of Snipe on the Westside of the marsh
4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh
1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
11 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape
12 Redwing - 3 Sheltered lagoon, 9 flew over South
3 Water Pipit - 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.
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.
