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Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2013

1 Pintail - male, scrape 56 Lapwing - main lake 2 Peregrine - island in front of observatory   November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Redshank, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Mealy R

20 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake S shore (good views from Headley hide) 2 Pintail - wader scrape 56 Wigeon - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 49 Lapwing - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - over grazing marsh 2 Skylark - flew NW 2 Peregrine - female bathing on island in fron

19 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2013

1 Pintail - male, scrape 86 Black-headed Gull - main lake 25 Starling - flew W 15 Goldfinch - south route 1 Redpoll - south route   A bat was seen around the Explore playground at 5:28 p.m. last night.   Additional sightings from yesterday: &nb

18 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake, seen from Headley hide 1 Little Egret - flew E 12:55 47 Lapwing - main lake 48 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - male 200 Woodpigeon - flew SW/NE 1,260 Starling - flew W 9 Skylark - flew W/NW 1 Chiffchaff - entrance area 15 Chaf

17 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 2 Pintail - wader scrape 58 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - flew E 24 Fieldfare - flew over NW 9 Skylark - flew W, NW 1,260 Starling - flew W 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - entrance area

16 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Pintail - wader scrape 9 Fieldfare - flew over W 4 Redpoll - entrance lake 6 Siskin - entrance lake, South route 50+ Goldfinch - with Redpoll and Siskin around the entrance lake, South route November bird highlights: Grea

15 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2013

30 Redwing - flew W 22 Fieldfare - flew W 2 Linnet - flew SW 5 Lesser Redpoll - south route and sheltered lagoon 2 Meadow Pipit - flew W   November bird highlights: Great Skua, Bittern, Red Kite, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Redshank, Water Pip

14 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2013

1 Pintail - scrape 100 Teal - scrape, marsh 60 Wigeon - scrape, sheltered lagoon 1,000 Woodpigeon - flew SW 1 Kingfisher - reedbeds 9 Redwing - flew NW 119 Fieldfare - flew NW 175 Starling - flew W, including 25 that roosted in the reedbed 40 Goldfinch -

13 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore (good views from Headley hide) 7 Snipe - marsh, wader scrape 2 Dunlin - main lake 3 Goosander - flew W up river @ 10.35hrs 3 Water Rail - calling from reedbed, marsh 6 Redpoll - explore feeders 1 Mealy Redpoll - entrance lak

12 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore near to the Headley Hide 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 11 Snipe - scrape, main lake and including 6 birds that flew in from the W a.m. landing on the marsh 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake and world wetlands 120 Redwing - 3 large

11 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2013

1 Bittern - north side main lake 1 Peregrine - flew over scrape 1 Red Kite - flew SE at 10:50 1 Kingfisher - main lake 950 Woodpigeon - flew SW 350 Starling - flew W 3 Redwing - flew S 1 Skylark - flew N 1 Linnet - flew S 1 Siskin 1 Redpoll - over reedbed

10 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2013

2 Bittern - main lake S shore seen from Headley hide, main lake N shore 8 Snipe - flushed off the grazing marsh by a male Sparrowhawk 4 Fieldfare - on South route 2 Siskin - explore feeders 1 Redpoll - explore feeders Additional sightings from yesterday:

9 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore @8.15 hrs 75 Wigeon - wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 25 Fieldfare - dropped in along East bank 7 Redwing - flew over S, SW 2 Siskin - with a small flock of Goldfinch on South route October bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-foot

8 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake - visible from the Dulverton Hide 1245hrs 3 Redpoll - south route 1 Rock Pipit - main lake 'gull ridge' 11 Fieldfare - flew W 1 Skylark - flew W 7 Meadow Pipit - flew W October bird highlights: Garganey, Pink-footed Goose, Great Sku

7 November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2013

1 Bittern - main lake S shore 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 9 Snipe 2 Pintail - pair, scrape 85 Wigeon - marsh, scrape, sheltered lagoon 8 Water Rail - reedbeds 290 Starling - flew W 67 Goldfinch - wildside 6 Lesser Redpoll - wildside 6 Sis

6 November 2013