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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
Wildlife sightings for 7th December 2014
1 Bittern - north side main lake 1 Pintail - female, main lake 6 Mandarin - world wetlands and wildside 60 Lapwing - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh November/December bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe,
7 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th December 2014
1 Pintail - main lake 8 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Fieldfare - flew NW 15 Redwing - flew N, NW 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh November/December bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank
6 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th December 2014
1 Bittern - main lake North shore 60 Lapwing - main lake 1 Kingfisher - flew across main lake towards reedbed 3 Redpoll - wildside Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Caspian Gull (2nd winter) - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake November/December bird h
5 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th December 2014
2 Brent Geese - flew SE (0815hrs) 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner (from the Peacock Tower) 62 Lapwing - main lake 3 Meadow Pipit - flew W November bird highlights: Woodcock, Bittern, Red-breasted Merganser, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Dunlin,
4 December 2014