Bittern still on the reserve

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon

1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon

2 Shelduck - main lake

4 Pintail - main lake

1 Redshank - wader scrape

3 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape

2 Stonechat - grazing marsh

1 Red Kite - flew over heading West

March bird highlights: Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Iceland Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Water Rail, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit(2), Stonechat(8), Red Kite, Chiffchaff.

Reptiles: Common Lizard recorded 1st February.

Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel, Primrose, Stinking Hellebore, Butcher's Broom, Gorse, Early Crocus, Meadow Buttercup, Wild Daffodil, Wild Plum, Blackthorn, Sallow.

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