Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings for 17th April 2014
1 Little Egret - circled over site then flew down river 1 Marsh Harrier - over main lake, mobbed by crows and flew E 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 2 Green Sandpiper - marsh 5 Snipe - marsh 1 Wheatear - wader scrape islan
17 April 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th April 2014
1 Shelduck - scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh, scrape 6 Green Sandpiper - marsh 7 Snipe - marsh, scrape 6 Redshank - scrape and marsh 1 Wheatear - Thames bank 1 Reed Warbler 6 Cetti's Warbler - all singing April bird highlights: Buzzar
16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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