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Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 160 Teal - marsh, main lake, scrape 71 Shoveler - marsh, main lake, scrape 23 Siskin - wildside, south route 11 Redwing - entrance area 3 Redpoll - wildside 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon   December bird highlights: Bittern, Shel

21 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2015

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, west end, seen from Wildside hide 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - flew SE 20 Siskin - wildside 3 Redwing - entrance area 2 Stonechat - wader scrape   Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Ston

20 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2015

1 Goldeneye - flew across the reserve from the river 3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 212 Teal - grazing marsh 9 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 6 Redwing - South route 1 Tree Creeper - sheltered lagoon 9 Siskin - South route, sheltered lagoo

19 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2015

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 15 Siskin - wildside, sheltered lagoon 10 Redwing - entrance lake 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital ledge across the river 9 Snipe - marsh December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jac

17 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2015

1 Water Pipit - marsh (middle fields on the W-side of the marsh) a.m. 11 Siskin - wildside 12 Redwing - flew NW 3 Redpoll - wildside 72 Wigeon - marsh 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Sparrowhawk - marsh, sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - main lake 1 Bittern - resr

16 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2015

1 Bittern - main lake 1345hrs 1 Blackcap - wildside 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 13 Siskin - south route/sheltered lagoon, wildside 9 Redwing - wildside 6 Snipe - scrape, marsh December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin,

15 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2015

2 Dunlin - circled around main lake then landed on the marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake, heading E 1 Skylark - flew W 14 Siskin - south route/sheltered lagoon 40 Redwing - flew W in several small flocks 1 Stonechat -

14 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2015

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, seen from Wildside hide looking due West 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake and marsh 98 Shoveler - site count 95 Teal - site count 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake 72 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kingfisher - fle

13 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2015

3 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 61 Lapwing - main lake 24 Redwing - flew over heading West & South 4 Fieldfare - entrance lake 30 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon December bird highlights:

12 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 6 Mandarin - flew from World Wetlands to the Wildside 8 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 15 Redwing - entrance lake area a.m., also some flying NW 22 Meadow Pipit - marsh, also flying W   December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck,

11 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 9th and 10th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 9th and 10th December 2015

9th 1 Bittern - main lake south shore a.m. (seen from the Wildside Hide) 7 Snipe - marsh 10th 1 Goldeneye - resr lagoon 1 Bittern - flew past the Dulverton Hide p.m. 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Water Rail - reedbed, marsh 11 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 6 

10 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2015

1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - scrape (north-west side) 32 Redwing - flew W 8 Siskin - flying between sheltered lagoon and the wildside 1 Redpoll - wildside December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Pintail, Jack Snipe, Fieldfare, R

8 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh (right-hand side of the main channel) 430 Black-headed Gull - main lake 1 Kingfisher December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Pintail, Jack Snipe, Fie

7 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2015

1 Goldeneye - resr lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 140 Teal - scrape, marsh 8 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital roof across the river November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose

6 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2015

1 Bittern - flew across main lake from south-east corner to the north shore (1615hrs) 1 Goldeneye - resr lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 26+ Redwing - south route, plus birds over p.m. 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh Novemb

5 December 2015