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Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Curlew - marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew W over marsh a.m. 4 House Martin 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 10 Sand Martin - scrape, including some collecting nesting material 5 Swallow - sheltered lagoon  

6 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2016

1 Hobby - over the scrape 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh (p.m.) 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 12 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Sedge Warbler - shelte

5 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2016

1 Red Kite - flew NW 2 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, south route 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 5 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Shelduck - scrape 15 Sand Martin - scrape 4 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 5 M

4 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2016

1 Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - scrape, marsh 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 2 Siskin - wildside 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 7 Redsha

3 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2016

3 Little Egret - grazing marsh 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Wheatear - grazing marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Sand Martin - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route, sheltered lagoon 2 Willow Warbler - Sou

2 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2016

3 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 6 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Water Rail - main lake beside WWF hide 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Wate

1 April 2016

Wildlife sightings for 31st March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 31st March 2016

1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Woodcock - sheltered lagoon then flew N 3 Little Egret - marsh 7 Redshank - scrape, main lake, marsh 4 Buzzard - flew N,NE 1 Wheatear - entrance bank 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Sand Martin - scrape and flying N 3 Wil

31 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th March 2016

1 Siberian Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 3 Chiffchaff - wildside and sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Little Egret - grazing marsh 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher -

29 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2016

7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Curlew - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 3 Little Egret - marsh, sheltered lagoon 1 Lapwing - nesting on scrape, sitting on 4 eggs.   The wind has dropped so all hides as well as the grounds and

28 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Little Egret - marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 5 Redshank - main lake, scrape   March bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Goosander, Buzzard, Red Kite, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Wood

27 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2016

1 Smew (female) - main lake in front of Observatory 6 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Shelduck - resr lagoon 3 Little Egret - marsh 7 Sand Martin 3 Meadow Pipit - flew NE 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Siberian Chiffchaff

26 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2016

1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Caspian Gull 3rd summer - main lake 8 Buzzard - flew SW+NE+E 1100-1430hrs 2 Red Kite - flew NE 0945hrs 1 Peregrine - flew E 3 Sparrowhawk - 2 flew high N 2 Little Egret - marsh 4 Sand Martin

25 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2016

1 Ring Ouzel (male) - marsh, feeding along the electric fence on the W-side a.m. 2 Redwing - flew NW 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Short-eared Owl - flew NE 1130hrs 1 Red Kite - flew SW 1 Peregrine 2 Little Egret - marsh 2 Swallow 13 Sand Martin 1 Yellow-legg

24 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2016

1 Wheatear - marsh 2 Swallow 1 Red Kite 2 Siskin 1 Shelduck - marsh 1 Mallard brood - 18 ducklings, North America exhibit in World Wetlands 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 2 Little Egret - marsh 170 Shoveler - site count March bird highlights: Brent Goose,

23 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Stonechat - marsh fox fence 1 Coal Tit - explore feeders 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside   March bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Goosander, Bu

22 March 2016