Wildlife Sightings for 25th January 2025
Bittern and 66 Lapwing on the Main Lake. Little Grebe and Wigeon on the Wader Scrape.
1 Bittern - main lake from Headley hide
1 Snipe - main lake
2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon
2 Redpoll - south route feeders
1 Kestrel - main lake
1 Little Grebe - wader scrape
70 Wigeon - wader scrape and marsh
66 Lapwing - main lake
The January Water Rail survey found 15 calling birds across the reserve - reedbed, reservoir lagoon, main lake, sheltered lagoon, wildside and scrape.
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 main lake
