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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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Wildlife sightings for 2nd August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 2nd August 2018

1 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Water Rail - main reedbed 1 Willow Warbler - South route 6 Common Tern - main lake, wader scrape 4 Little Grebe - main lake 1 Hobby - grazing marsh  

2 August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st August 2018

1 Hobby - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - main lake 1 Snipe - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Willow Warbler - singing by the entrance lake 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 3 Chiffcha

1 August 2018

Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2018

1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Snipe - main lake 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Peregrine - on hospital 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 4 Little Grebe - main lake, wader scrape  

31 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 30th July 2018

1 Garganey - reservoir lagoon 6 Common Tern - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Snipe - main lake 23 Teal - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape, main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   July bird highlights: Green Sandpiper, Common S

30 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 29th July 2018

1 Garganey - reservoir lagoon 26 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape, main lake 7 Common Tern - main lake, reedbed, reservoir lagoon 2 Dunlin - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 3 Snipe - marsh, main lake 3 Swallow - flew over E, feeding briefly over m

29 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th July 2018

2 Garganey - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Pochard brood - reservoir lagoon 18 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 11 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, reedbed, reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - hunting main lake, scrape 1 Common Sand

28 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th July 2018

2 Garganey - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 4 Little Grebe (2 adults, 2 juvs) - main lake 2 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 10 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 7 Common Tern - main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital June/July bird highlights:

27 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th July 2018

1 Kingfisher - reedbed, main lake 1 Snipe - maR 7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon, scrape 2 Little Grebe - main lake   Please note there will be essential management work on the main lake July 23-26. This is to remove annual growth

26 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th July 2018

2 Garganey - wader scrape 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 6 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Little Grebe - main lake Please note there will be essential management work on the ma

25 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 24th July 2018

6 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Little Egret - flew East along the river 1 Pochard brood of 4 - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - hunting over sheltered lagoon 30+ Swift - main lake, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon Please note there will be

24 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for July 22nd 2018

Wildlife sightings for July 22nd 2018

1 Buzzard - over S 6 Common Tern - reedbed, main lake, reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon 2 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon   Please note there will be essential management work on the main lake July 23-26. This is to remove an

22 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 21st July 2018

2 Snipe - main lake 1 Little Grebe + 2 juveniles - main lake 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Hobby - sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - South route 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital Please note there will be essential management work

21 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 20th July 2018

7 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 1 Kingfisher- wildside 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh p.m.   Please note there will be essential manage

20 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 19th July 2018

4 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - marsh/scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 15 Teal - reservoir lagoon, scrape 3 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 1 Hobby - main lake 4 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 2 Little Grebe - main la

19 July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2018

Wildlife sightings for 18th July 2018

1 Yellow Wagtail - flew over heading NW 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Little Egret - flew over heading E 4 Sedge Warbler - wildside, main lake 1 Kestrel - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   Please note there will be

18 July 2018