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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

Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2015

1 Bittern - main lake N shore (flew in at dusk) 1 Shelduck - main lake 65 Lapwing - main lake 9 Fieldfare - flew over heading South West 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goos

4 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 3rd December 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Golden eye - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 113 Teal - wader scrape 24 Redwing - flew over heading west 14 Siskin - wildside, South route November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose, Bittern, Little Egret, Scaup, G

3 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2015

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - marsh channel 6 Green Woodpecker - south route, wildside 6 Redwing - wildside 1 Fieldfare - near Peacock Tower 12 Siskin - flew W   November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose, Bittern, Little Egret, Scaup,

2 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2015

1 Golden Eye - reservoir lagoon 4 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 12 Siskin - South route 3 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose, Bittern, Little Egret, Scaup, Golden

1 December 2015

Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2015

1 Jack Snipe - marsh (field halfway up the main channel on the right-hand side) 82 Wigeon - marsh 65 Teal - marsh, scrape 1 Mandarin - resr lagoon 6 Meadow Pipit - marsh 7 Fieldfare - flew W 8 Siskin - south route, wildside November bird highlights: Whoo

30 November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2015

1 Bittern - reedbeds 1 Goldeneye - female, reservoir lagoon 74 Wigeon - marsh 61 Lapwing - main lake 6 Redwing - flew N 2 Stonechat - in front of scrape hide   November bird highlights: Whooper Swan, Brent Goose, Bittern, Little Egret, Scaup, Goldene

29 November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2015

1 Golden eye - female, reservoir lagoon 85 Wigeon - grazing marsh 4 Pintail - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Stonechat - wader scrape bank, very close to the hide 3 Redpoll - wildside 8 Siskin -South route 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital roof

28 November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2015

4 Pintail - grazing marsh, main lake, wader scrape 4 Fieldfare - South route 9 Redwing - flew over heading W 7 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 10 Siskin - South route Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Golden Eye - reservoir lagoon p.m. November bird hig

27 November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2015

6 Brambling - flew NW 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 10 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Mealy Redpoll - south route, then flew to wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on a crane 11 Siskin - wildside 8 Redpoll - 6 flew W and 2 in wildside 1 Jack Snipe - marsh (to the

26 November 2015