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On Thursday 18 September, the café and kiosks will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. The rest of the Centre is open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

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Whistling Wigeon

Whistling Wigeon

93 Wigeon - wader scrape 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Pintail - main lake, sheltered lagoon, marsh 7 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 1 Kestrel December bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bitt

15 December 2018
Water Rails making themselves heard

Water Rails making themselves heard

2 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 11 Mandarin - wildside 3 Water Rail - heard calling from reservoir lagoon, reedbed 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 18 Redwing - South route 2 Pere

14 December 2018
Frosty morning with 2 Jack Snipe feeding on the thawed ground

Frosty morning with 2 Jack Snipe feeding on the thawed ground

Jack Snipe - S Petrek   2 Jack Snipe - one flew up from edge of reeds on the south route and headed to the main lake; the other bird was feeding on the scrape 2 Bittern - main lake SE+N shores 2 Shelduck - main l

13 December 2018
Rock Pipit on main lake islands

Rock Pipit on main lake islands

1 Rock Pipit - main lake island no.1, then flew to the 'gull ridge' island no.20 1 Water Pipit - marsh (west-side) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Bittern - main lake 27 Redwing - entrance area 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Skylark - flew W over main lake &n

12 December 2018
A great variety of winter birding

A great variety of winter birding

1 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 12 Redwing - entrance area   November bird highlights:

11 December 2018
Good numbers of Water Rail on this mornings survey

Good numbers of Water Rail on this mornings survey

14 Water Rail - site count 2 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 2 Pintail - main lake 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 14 Mandarin

10 December 2018
Snipe showing well in the rain

Snipe showing well in the rain

Snipe by Romney Turner 1 Bittern - main lake North shore 3 Shelduck - main lake 6 Redwing - entrance area 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 4 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh   November bird highlights: S

9 December 2018
Fieldfare on site

Fieldfare on site

2 Bittern - main lake North shore, middle reedbed channel 5 Pintail - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 10 Fieldfare - 4 on South route, 6 over North West 1 Buzzard - flew ov

8 December 2018
Brambling and Chaffinches feeding on the Alder seed

Brambling and Chaffinches feeding on the Alder seed

(male Brambling photographed by Shirley Bain) 1 Brambling - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 1 Yellow-Legged Gull - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 6 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1

7 December 2018
3 Shelduck on our main lake

3 Shelduck on our main lake

3 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Great White Egret - flew over heading South West 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 7 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeney

6 December 2018
2 Bittern and Goldeneye showing well

2 Bittern and Goldeneye showing well

2 Bittern - main lake (N shore) 1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 250 Starling - flew E to roost p.m.   November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Sh

5 December 2018
Bittern on main lake

Bittern on main lake

1 Bittern - main lake South East corner 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 11 Fieldfare - flew over heading North 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck,

4 December 2018
Reservoir lagoon busy with feeding Coot, Gadwall and Goldeneye

Reservoir lagoon busy with feeding Coot, Gadwall and Goldeneye

1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon 97 Gadwall - site count 4 Snipe - marsh 22 Redwing - sheltered lagoon(14), flying over W(8) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake   November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shelduck, Goldeneye, B

3 December 2018
Redwings moving through South West

Redwings moving through South West

1 Bittern - main lake (N shore) 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 12 Redwing - flew over heading SW 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Shel

2 December 2018
Siskins up high on the Alder trees

Siskins up high on the Alder trees

2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Mandarin - wildside 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Coal Tit - South route feeders & entrance feeders November bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, She

1 December 2018