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Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2014
1 Bittern - main lake between WWF and Dulverton hide (spotted from P. tower) 3 Pintail - main lake 67 lapwing - main lake 3 Redwing - Q.E.W 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curle
6 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2015
1 Redpoll - South route 5 Redwing - Entrance area, flew west 60 Wigeon - Scrape bank and grazing marsh 4 Cetti's Warbler - Marsh, reedbed and main lake 3 Pintail - Main lake 2 Stonechat - Grazing marsh 1 Bittern - Main lake, to the right of the Headley h
5 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2015
1 Goosander - female, flew E just before 10 a.m. 1 Bittern - N side reservoir lagoon, viewable from Wildside hide 3 Pintail - scrape 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh 5 Snipe - marsh, scrape Additional sighting from yesterday: 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull
4 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2015
2 Bittern - 1 north side main lake, opposite Dulverton hide, 1 north side reservoir lagoon, opposite Wildside hide (to left of the islands) 3 Pintail - scrape 70 Lapwing - main lake 1 1st-winter Yellow-legged Gull December bird highlights: Brent Go
3 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2015
2 Bittern - 1 main lake, to right of Headley hide, 1 reservoir lagoon showing well in front of reed in the sunshine, both viewable from Peacock Tower 3 Pintail - main lake 67 Teal - scrape and marsh 62 Lapwing - main lake December bird highlights:
2 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2015
1 Bittern - W end of main lake 62 Wigeon - marsh 3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Fieldfare - on marsh A Happy New Year to all our visitors December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curlew, Woodcock, Jac
1 January 2015
Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2014
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon N shore 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Redwing - Q.E.W 1 Grey Wagtail - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Coal Tit - South route feeders December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Curlew,
31 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2014
4 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, N shore main lake 120+ Teal - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 10 Water Rail - site count 15 Fieldfare - flew over in various directions 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 4 Redpoll - South route Additional sightings from y
30 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2014
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon NE corner, main lake N shore 65 Lapwing - main lake 9 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Coal Tit - wildside gates 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merga
29 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2014
1 Red-breasted Merganser - male, main lake, flew off W at around 9:10 a.m. 1 Curlew - heard calling over main lake c 7.30 a.m. 1 Jack Snipe - in pool in front of Headley hide 1 Bittern - main lake (seen from the Headley Hide) 16 Fieldfare - 11 flew W + 5
28 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2014
14 Shelduck - 6 flew to the NW of the reserve + 8 landed on the main lake a.m. 80 Wigeon - site count 1 Dunlin - calling from over the marsh 3 Snipe - marsh 66 Lapwing 1 Sparrowhawk - hunting over the marsh 2 Peregrine 1 Redpoll - flew SW 1 Stonechat - ma
27 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2014
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (200m N of Headley Hide) 2 Siskin - flew NW 1 Stonechat - marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - flew W 19 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon 40 Chaffinch - mostly flew W, some feeding around entrance lake and sheltered lagoon December bird
26 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2014
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - main lake 35 Fieldfare - flew over W 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - West route, South route December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bear
24 December 2014
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