Water Rail Snipe and Bittern are warming up after a frosty start
Shelduck back on the main lake
3 Bittern - main lake (North shore), reservoir lagoon
1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
3 Water Pipit - main lake, grazing marsh
2 Shelduck - main lake
3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh
5 Water Rail - main lake, South route, sheltered lagoon, main reedbeds
11 Snipe - grazing marsh
1 Kestrel - entrance area
1 Chiffchaff - grazing marsh/main reedbed
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.
