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Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake SE corner a.m., then flew across the lake to the N shore 12 Snipe - flew up from marsh p.m. 34 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon, some flew W towards wildside 1 Water Pipit - main lake island near WWF hide, flew on to the marsh 2 Bramblin

26 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 25th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 25th November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 Water Rail - main lake, grazing marsh 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Fieldfare - flew over heading West 1 Peregrine 1 Siskin October/early November bird highlights: Common Sandpiper

25 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 24 Greylag Goose  - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Water Rail - grazing marsh 7 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 2 Ston

24 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2017

1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 14 Fieldfare - flew over heading SW 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 5 Mandarin - wildside   October/early November bird highlights: Commo

23 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower) 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 7 Fieldfare - flew over heading S/SW 3 Redwing - flew over heading S/SW 1 Chiffchaff - Sou

22 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2017

1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - circled main lake before dropping onto the grazing marsh 7 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 250 Starling - over E to roost p.m. 2 Stonechat - wader scrape bank 4 Fieldfare - flew ove

21 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2017

35 Fieldfare - feeding on Hawthorn bushes (south route) + 14 over W 1 Brambling - flew low over south route N 1 Chiffchaff - south route 12 Redwing -  over S+SW 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh p.m. 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 8 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, s

20 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 11 Snipe- main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Water Rail - main lake, sheltered lagoon, wildside, reservoir lagoon 2 Stonechat - grazi

19 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2017

3 Pintail - main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 67 Fieldfare - flew over heading South & South West 21 Redwing - flew over heading South 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - Otter exhibit October/early November bird highlights: C

18 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2017

1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 1 Pintail (female) - main lake 7 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - reedbed 2 Siskin - flew over heading West October/early November bird highlights: Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, Little

17 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2017

1 Firecrest - wildside (mixed coppiced area close to reedbed) with flock of Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit and Goldcrest 1 Bittern - main lake (from the Dulverton Hide) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 27 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon + over SW 2 Chiffchaff -

16 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2017

112 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 1 Goldeneye - resr lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake (from Headley Hide) 13 Snipe - 11 flew in from the W, landing on the marsh. Also 3 on the main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh 36 Fieldfare - over W 4 Siskin - over W 2 Redpoll - wildsi

15 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2017

1 Brambling - entrance lake 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 10+ Siskin 2 Redpoll - over wildside 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 79 Wigeon - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 28 Redwing - sheltered lagoon + flying ov

14 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2017

1 Marsh Harrier (female) - main lake N shore/reedbed edge a.m., flew off high SE at 1015hrs 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Brambling (male) - entrance area, under the birdfeeders by the shop 7 Water Rail - reedbed(5), wildside(1), marsh(1) 36 Redwing

13 November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2017

2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Ring Ouzel - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Redwing - sheltered lagoon  

12 November 2017