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Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2012

3 Pintail - scrape and marsh 64 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and marsh 3 Fieldfare - world wetlands Small flock of Redpoll heard in world wetlands   Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Peregrine,

28 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2012

4 Pintail - wader scrape 53 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - wildside Recent bird highlights: Great White Egret, Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Peregrine, Jack

27 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2012

Great White Egret- first seen on scrape, flew to main lake and moved around various islands. Currently on the grazing marsh. Flew off roughly SW at around 10:00 a.m. This was the second site record for this species. The first was 24th September 2009, wher

26 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 25th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 25th November 2012

1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - marsh 65 Wigeon - scrape, marsh and sheltered lagoon   Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, Oystercatcher, Caspian Gull, Red-throated Pipit, Water Pipit, Roc

25 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 24th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 24th November 2012

1 Shelduck - main lake 5 Pintail - wader scrape, grazing marsh 130 Teal - site count 53 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 12 Siskin - entrance lake 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, beside Peacock tower Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egre

24 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2012

56 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - across river on hospital 1 Chiffchaff - wildside Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared

23 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2012

1 Skylark - flew W 46 Redwing - flew SW + W 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 14 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, south route 3 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 16 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon   Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret

22 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2012

1 Pintail - scrape 44 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, scrape 152 Black-headed Gull - main lake, scrape   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Waxwing - reported by a visitor at 1 p.m. between WWF hide and Dulverton hide   Recent bird highlights: Gol

21 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2012

1 Pintail - scrape 1 Peregrine - hunting over marsh a.m. 1 Rock Pipit - heard calling from scrape a.m. 2 Stonechat - marsh 2 Chiffchaff - wildside 13 Siskin - wildside, south route   Recent bird highlights: Goldeneye, Bittern, Little Egret, Short-ea

20 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2012

1 Kingfisher - flew past explore feeders towards main lake c. 10 Siskin - with Goldfinch flock on south route 1 Water Rail - marsh   Additional sightings from yesterday: 6 Snipe 2 Kingfisher 9 Cetti's Warbler - calling around site 3 Chiffchaff  

19 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2012

3 Pintail - marsh and reservoir lagoon 42 Wigeon - site count 1 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Peregrine - perched halfway up large red crane in Hammersmith 1 Firecrest - reported by visitor, 100 yards from explore toilets towards sheltered lagoon 2 Stonecha

18 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 17th November 2012

1 Pintail - grazing marsh 5 Mandarin - collection 32 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 1 Little Egret - main lake 78 Cormorant - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - low over main lake 3 Yellow-legged Gull - 2nd winter birds

17 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 16th November 2012

2 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Rail - reservoir lagoon infront of wildside hide 2 Little Egret - main lake just before dark 1 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake ( 1st winter ) 1 Caspian Gull - main lake ( 2nd winter ) 19 Redwing - f

17 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2012

1 Waxwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Oystercatcher - main lake, visiting several times over the morning from the river 16 Skylark - flew N+NW (throughout the morning) 11 Redpoll - south route or sheltered lagoon 7 Siskin - world wetlands, wildside 6 Brambling

15 November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2012

Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2012

1 Peregrine - hunting Black-headed Gulls over main lake and playing fields opposite a.m. 8 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake 6 Redpoll - wildside 12 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside 2 Chiffchaff - wildside (in Sallows near to the wildsid

14 November 2012