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Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2016

1 Water Pipit - marsh (feeding on field to the left of the main channel) 11 Fieldfare - entrance area and Queen Elizabeth's Walk 6 Redwing - flew NW 3 Bittern - main  lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower and Headley Hide), and main reedbed (seen from

14 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2016

1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital   November bird highlights: Bittern, Jac

13 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2016

2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 6 Water Rail - sheltered lagoon, wildside, south route 5 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 3 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital

12 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2016

1 Black-tailed Godwit - scrape, marsh 3 Water Pipit - scrape 2 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake N shore, near Headley Hide 14 Meadow Pipit - flew W+SW; a few feeding on the marsh 2 Kingfisher - south route, then flew towards main lake 4 Siskin -

11 December 2016

Wildife sightings for 10th December 2016

Wildife sightings for 10th December 2016

1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 6 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 2 Peregrine - over river November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Curlew, Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull, Goldeneye,

10 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2016

2 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 4 Pintail - main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh 34 Redwing - flew over heading South West 19 Fieldfare - flew over heading South 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - low over site Additional sightings from

9 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2016

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide 7 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - marsh 14 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 65 Redwing - flew W+SW 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - south route November bird highlights: B

8 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2016

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, main lake 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (near the Headley Hide) 52 Lapwing - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Water Pipit - main lake island and on the marsh 11 Redwing - entrance area November b

7 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2016

5 Pintail - main lake 8 Mandarin - West route 1 Shelduck - flew NW 84 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - calling from sheltered lagoon, reedbed filters 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh close to wildside hide, also on the scrape 5 Redpoll - flew over head

6 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2016

1 Bittern - main lake NW shore 37 Pochard - main lake, resr lagoon 5 Pintail - main lake 17 Snipe - mostly flew from the SW at dusk towards the marsh, plus a few on the marsh a.m. 1 Stonechat - main lake (by Headley Hide) 16 Redwing - entrance area 5

5 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2016

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 4 Pintail - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Bullfinch - flew NW 25 Redwing - entrance lake and flew NW 1 Fieldfare - scrape   November

4 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2016

1 Marsh Harrier - flew in from W, then headed NE across the marsh 3 Water Rail - calling from the reedbed and sheltered lagoon 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 8 Pintail - wader scrape 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main

3 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2016

1 Bittern - briefly in wildside before flying off towards the reservoir lagoon 5 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh very close to the wildside hide 4 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 2 Siskin - flew SW Nove

2 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2016

8 Linnet - marsh + flew W 24 Song Thrush - flew SW+N 30 Redwing - flew SW+NW 11 Blackbird - flew SW 8 Mandarin - RL grebe pool 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 6 Snipe -  scrape, marsh 111 Shoveler 6 Pintail - main lake 21 Pochard - ma

1 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2016

Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2016

1 Bittern - main lake very close to Headley hide 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 5 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Yellow Legged Gull - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - main lake in front of Headley hide 1 Nuthatch - c

30 November 2016