Latest sightings
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
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
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
Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2016
2 Bittern - main lake N shore, reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lake 6 Snipe - reservoir lagoon/marsh bund 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Ye
20 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2016
1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel 2 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 81 Lapwing - main lake 16 Siskin - sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Cas
19 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2016
2 Bittern - reedbed channel (the channel closest to the wildside hide), resr lagoon N shore 2 Shelduck - main lake 150 Shoveler - marsh 145 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 75 Lapwing - main lake 15 Siskin - wildside, sheltered
18 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2016
1 Caspian Gull 1st winter - marsh 2 Shelduck - pair, scrape 159 Shoveler - scrape, marsh, main lake 113 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 10 Mandarin - resr lagoon 4 Pintail - 3 males, 1 female on marsh 1 Redshank - main lake 77 Lapwing - main lake A
17 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2016
2 Bittern - main lake North shore, reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Water Rail - calling from the reedbed filter bed 20 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon p.m. 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh additional sight
16 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2016
2 Pintail - main lake 85 Lapwing - main lake 300 Black-headed Gull - site count February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat, Siskin. Up to 4 Bittern
15 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2016
2 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 140 Shoveler - marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 25 Redpoll - wildside February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, S
14 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th February 2016
1 Iceland Gull 2nd winter - marsh 2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main lake SE corner 12 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - scrape 16 Siskin - south route feeders 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Stonecha
13 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 12th February 2016
1 Raven - over the reserve 2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 15 Fieldfare - around the entrance area 40+ Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull,
12 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 11th February 2016
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon N shore 129 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 126 Cormorant - mostly migrant birds that arrived p.m. on the main lake 3 Redpoll - south route 3 Reed Bunting - (singing males) main lake, reedbed 14 Siskin - south route, wildside 2
11 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 10th February 2016
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon north shore 133 Shoveler - marsh, reservoir lagoon, main lake 3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 69 Lapwing - main lake 1 Reed Bunting - male, singing on edge of main lake 10 Siskin - south route February bird highlights: Bit
10 February 2016
Wildlife sightings for 9th February 2016
11 Mandarin - resr lagoon 52 Lapwing - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 17 Siskin - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge January/February bird highlights: Bittern, Brent Goose, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank,
9 February 2016