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Wildlife sightings for 15th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 15th April 2014

2 Common Tern - mating on main lake island 1 Whimbrel - on wader scrape before flying off NE 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh c.20 Sand

15 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 14th April 2014

1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Snipe - marsh 1 leucistic Herring Gull - a very bright white gull which had us looking through the books. Flew off towards the river. 1 Wheatear - marsh, perched on sluice near Peacock Tower c. 20 Sand Martin - mating and collecting

14 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 13th April 2014

1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 7 Redshank - scrape, marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 5 Wheatear - marsh 1 Willow Warbler - south route   April bird highlights: Buzzard

13 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 12th April 2014

1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Glaucous x herring Gull - main lake 1 Arctic Tern - main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Oystercatcher - wader scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - singing

12 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th April 2014

1 Common Tern - hunting on main lake and grazing marsh. 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 5 Buzzard - spotted around midday 3 Yellow Wagtail - 1 flew E along river, 2 heard calling over grazing marsh 19 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh

11 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th April 2014

1 Grasshopper Warbler - heard 'reeling' again today 1 Little Ringed Plover 17 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Wheatear - wader scrape bank 4 Blackcap - wildside, South route 2 Willow Warbler - singing in wildside 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoo

10 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th April 2014

1 Common Tern - over main lake, evening. First of the year 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 3 Meadow Pipit - 1 on the grazing marsh, 2 flew NW 1 Wheatear - wader scrape bank 2 Linnet - flew over NW, SE 1 Sedge Warbler - sin

9 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th April 2014

8 Redshank 11 Sand Martin - scrape, main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - scrape 1 Redpoll - entrance area a.m. 1 Swallow - over wildside a.m. 5+ Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside March/April bird highlights: Buzzard, Red Kite, Jack Snipe, Little Ringed

8 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 7th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th April 2014

1 Wheatear - male - scrape bank (among the Cowslips) 1 Grasshopper Warbler - singing from the scrub on the main lake/world wetlands border not far from Headley Hide. Later heard again towards the main reedbed 14 Sand Martin - over scrape and sheltered lag

7 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th April 2014

1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 10 Snipe - scrape and marsh 10 Sand Martin - over scrape/marsh 2 House Martin - over scrape/marsh - first of the year 7 Swallow - over scrape/marsh - first of the year 1 Sedge Warbler - singing briefly on the marsh - first of th

6 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th April 2014

1 Little Ringed Plover - moving between main lake and wader scrape 10 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 2 Willow Warbler 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 5 Linnet - flew over N 5 Buzzard - flew over in various directions 6+ S

5 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th April 2014

2 Oystercatcher - main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 7 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 10 Sand Martin - wader scrape, grazing marsh, 2 flew NW 1 Linnet - flew over N 9 Cetti's Warbler - site count 6 Blackcap - site count 1 Per

4 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd April 2014

2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake islands nearest to WWF and Peacock tower hides 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Sand Martin - wader scrape 1 Willow Warbler - singing by Peacock tower channel 1 Blackcap - singing from west bank Additional sigh

3 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd April 2014

7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 5 Sand Martin - 2 Red Poll - flew out of South route 3 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon March bird highlights: Buzzard, Jack

2 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st April 2014

1 Iceland Gull - main lake @ 8.00am 1 Little Gull - flew over W 1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 8 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 8 Sand Martin - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff - singing and showing well W of Dulverton hide 5 Chif

1 April 2014