Jack Snipe feeding on the marsh

2 Bittern - main lake SE shore, reservoir lagoon NE shore

1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon

4 Pintail - main lake, scrape

7 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon, main lake

1 Jack Snipe - marsh (field 15)

8 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape, reservoir lagoon

1 Water Pipit - marsh

January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Brent Goose, Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, Water Pipit, Siskin, Chiffchaff. Colour-ringed gulls recorded recently include a Norwegian Common Gull and a Danish Black-headed Gull.

Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel.

Insects: (early January) Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral.

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