Wildlife Sightings for 15th January 2025
Black-tailed Godwit still on the marsh, along with a Snipe and Water Pipit. Redpoll on the feeders.
1 Black-tailed Godwit - marsh
1 Oystercatcher - main lake
1 Snipe - marsh
1 Water Pipit - marsh
1 Bittern - main lake (P.M.)
5 Siskin - sheltered lagoon
1 Redpoll - south route feeders
1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon
2 Little Grebe - wader scrape
69 Lapwing - main lake
2 Shelduck - main lake
71 Wigeon - wader scrape, marsh
65 Shoveler - marsh
The February Water Rail survey found 22 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, south route and wildside.
Bitterns can be found either on the north shore of the reservoir lagoon, or any of the main lake shores where there is a reed fringe.
Look for Siskins and Redpolls feeding in birch or alder trees (particularly wildside and sheltered lagoon). The south route feeders are attracting plenty of mixed finch species daily.
Wintering Bearded Tits arrived in December and can often be found in the main reedbed or the north shore of the main lake.
