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Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - marsh 135 Cormorant - main lake 3 Stonechat - main lake, below Peacock Tower 1 Pheasant (female) - sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redshank, Jack Snip

6 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2016

1 Buzzard - flew NE 1 Redshank - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 84 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh North bund 14 Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzzard, Redsha

5 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2016

1 Redshank - main lake 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Herring Gull argentatus adult - marsh 43 Cormorant - main lake 6 Meadow Pipit - flew N 2 Stonechat - marsh (fence bordering the reedbed) 19 Redwing - entrance area 8 Siskin - south route 5 Fi

4 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2016

112 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 90 Teal - marsh, main lake 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Snipe - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 15 Redwing - Queen Elizabeth Walk 1 Blackcap - singing near Pond Zone (only subsong) 10 Siskin - south route 4 Fieldfare &nb

3 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2016

1 Buzzard - flew over low heading E, landed briefly on the scrape bank 0920hrs 1 Dunlin - flew NE 1 Redshank - marsh 90 Cormorant - main lake 10 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 14 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 16 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildsid

2 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2016

1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh a.m. 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 140 Cormorant - main lake 13 Fieldfare - flew SW 16 Redwing - entrance bank   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Buzza

1 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th February 2016

1 Mealy Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 11 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 31 Fieldfare - flew W 17 Redwing - flew W 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 120 Shoveler - marsh 110 Teal - marsh, scrape 37 Cormorant - main lake 1 2nd-winter Yello

29 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

1 Redshank - scrape 1 Buzzard - drifted over the reserve NNE 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 123 Shoveler - marsh 71 Lapwing - main lake   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Ic

28 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 79 Lapwing - site count 17 Fieldfare - flew over South 3 Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-l

27 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh p.m. 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon opposite the wildside hide 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Snipe - wader scrape 27 Redwing - Q.E.W 19 Siskin - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck,

26 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

3 Pintail - main lake, marsh 49 Cormorant - main lake 12 Redwing - entrance area 15 Siskin - south route   Additional sightings for yesterday: 3 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret - end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormora

25 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

3 Bittern – reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret – end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormorants 4 Pintail - main lake 76 Lapwing - main lake 3 Snipe – marsh 2 Water Rail - main lake and sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights

24 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

2 Pintail - main lake 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge Lapwings have spread around the reserve this morning and some are starting to show territorial behaviour.

23 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 14 Greylag Geese - scrape and marsh 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 8 Mandarin - wildside, world wetlands 1 Stonechat - male, reservoir lagoon reeds 10 Fieldfare - entrance area 4 Redwing - entrance area   Lapwings have spre

22 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh, scrape 86 Teal - site count 137 Shoveler - site count, mostly on marsh 157 Tufted Duck - site count 74 Cormorant - main lake 71 Lapwing - main lake 213 Black-headed Gull   February bird highl

21 February 2016