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Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2014
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 5 Redwing - flew over W 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - Q.E.W December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of wintering wildfowl
23 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2014
349 Canada Geese - a.m. site count 4 Redwing - flew W 2 Stonechat - marsh/reedbed edge 2 Peregrine - high over the reserve 1010hrs 76 Wigeon - mostly on the marsh 1 Caspian Gull x Herring Gull hybrid 2nd winter 70 Herring Gull 15 Common Gull 7 Mandarin 37
22 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2014
1 Bittern - flew across main reedbed towards the Headley Hide 1103hrs 8 Redwing - flew NW 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon Silver Birches 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - over main lake 6 Snipe - main lake (3), marsh (2), scrape (1) *late sightings for 20th:
21 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2014
95 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 6 Mandarin - 3 Redwing - 2 Peregrine - sat on the grazing marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of w
19 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of the main lake 9 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of wintering wildfo
19 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2014
1 Shelduck - marsh 1 Pintail - main lake 81 Wigeon - marsh 1 Peregrine - female, on long shingle island on main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. December bird highlights: Brent Goos
17 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2014
1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. 81 Wigeon - grazing marsh 107 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Water Rail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - south route 7 Redwing - flew W December bird hi
16 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of main lake, viewable from WWF hide 102 Teal - marsh 1 Pintail 425 Black-headed Gull - main lake, marsh, scrape 200 Woodpigeon - flew S 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jac
15 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of main lake, viewable from WWF hide 3 Pintail - male with 2 females, scrape 65 Wigeon - marsh 5 Snipe - main lake 5 Fieldfare - flyovers December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Sto
14 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2014
1 Bearded Tit - marsh (calling from central area of old Purple Loosestrife to the W of the main weir bridge channel) a.m. 1 Jack Snipe (marsh field, to the W of the main weir bridge channel) 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner (from the WWF hide) 7 Fieldfare
13 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th December 2014
30 Redwing - flew into the Entrance area and World Wetlands from the SW (0750hrs), then dispersing over the reserve 2 Fieldfare - flew N 1 Bittern - main lake N shore p.m. 80 Wigeon - marsh 1 Chiffchaff - reedbed 4 Mandarin - wildside 'grebe pool'
12 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th December 2014
2 Shelduck - pair, main lake 88 Teal - marsh 60 Lapwing - circling the main lake 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh Late November/early December bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Dunlin, Iceland Gu
11 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th December 2014
3 Pintail - 1 male, 2 females, scrape 43 Wigeon - marsh 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh 6 Redpoll - flew E along south route Late November/early December bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Dunlin
10 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th December 2014
2 Stonechat - feeding on the reedbed seed heads close to the marsh border 31 Redwing - flew W 2 Redpoll - flew W 500+ Wood Pigeon - flew W over the morning 4 Water Rail - main lake, reedbed, marsh 4 Snipe - dropped in to the marsh from the N (0825hrs) &nb
9 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th December 2014
2 Shelduck - scrape 3 Fieldfare - flew W over world wetlands 5 Siskin - flew W 300 Wood Pigeon - flew W (0815-0845hrs) November/December bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Dunlin, Iceland G
8 December 2014