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Wildlife sightings for 14th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th January 2013

1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 3 Fieldfare - wildside 33 Siskin - wildside and south route/sheltered lagoon 4 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Waxwing, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The

14 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th January 2013

1 redhead Smew - sheltered lagoon, showing well 61 Wigeon - marsh 1 Kestrel - female, perched on gate, then dropped onto small mammal to feed c60 Lapwing - in a large flock on the main lake c10 Siskin - wildside   Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted

13 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2013

1 Red-head Smew - sheltered lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Peregrine - hospital 1 Kestrel 5 Common Snipe 2 Cetti's Warbler approx 20 Siskin 1 Kingfisher - car park channel Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock,

13 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2013

1 Smew (female) - sheltered lagoon a.m. 2 Bittern - main lake N shore, resr lagoon W end 58 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 12 Greylag Geese - main lake, marsh (11 birds arrived late yesterday and roosted) 3 Waxwing - perched in resr lagoon tree block, then

11 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2013

1 Smew (female) - resr lagoon p.m. 1 Bittern - main lake S shore 61 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - resr lagoon 4 Water Rail - marsh, resr lagoon, main lake 4 Siskin - wildside   Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Peregrin

10 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th January 2013

2 Bittern - main lake and from the wildside hide 3 Shelduck, plus probable Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck hybrid - main lake 1 Pintail - male, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - marsh Small flock of Redpoll in wildside, heard calling   Additional sighting from ye

9 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2013

2 Shelduck - main lake 44 Lapwing - main lake 47 Wigeon - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 58 Gadwall - sheltered lagoon, main lake 1 Peregrine - across river on hospital Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-l

8 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. 2 Peregrine - charing cross hospital balcony ledge 6 Snipe - marsh and main lake (including 4 birds that flew in from the W  a.m.) 54 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Oystercatcher - flew NE   Recent bird highlights: G

7 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2013

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - female, scrape 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing near WWF hide 1 Reed Bunting - by explore feeders   Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bittern - north side reservoir lagoon 2 Bearded Tit - grazing marsh  

6 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2013

94 Teal -  grazing marsh, main lake 48 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 9 Siskin - wildside 6 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The tw

5 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2013

41 Wigeon - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Redpoll - wildside 1 Peregrine - across river on hospital Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The two Bitter

5 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 3rd January 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. 52 Wigeon - feeding on marsh. New birds arrived since yesterday 3 Snipe - marsh 24 Chaffinch - flew NW Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark

3 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2012

Wildlife sightings for 2nd January 2012

2 Bittern - flew along length of resr lagoon towards the W end (a.m.). 2 birds present p.m. 60 Teal - scrape and marsh 1 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Fieldfare - feeding south route 20 Siskin - wildside 1 Kingfisher - wildside 9 Redpoll - south route, then

2 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 1st January 2013

1 Bittern - main lake N shore, at rest and flying back and forth 2 Peregrine - long island in front of Observatory main lake, and perched on hospital ledge 1 Shelduck - main lake 5 Siskin - south route, sheltered lagoon 1 Lesser Redpoll - south route 1 Sk

1 January 2013

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2012

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2012

1 Bittern 2 Peregrine - stood on main lake island, showing very well 1 Kestrel - flew over south route 1 Jack Snipe   Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Little Egret, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark,

30 December 2012