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Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2017

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Shelduck - main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh, main lake 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 30 Swift - mostly over the river 1 Whitethroat - still singing a

3 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2017

2 Shelduck - 1 reservoir lagoon & 1 flying East 4 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Redshank - 2 Common Tern - South route 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, main lake 2 Mandarin - a pair on the main lake 1 Whitethroat - entrance la

2 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2017

4 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - South route 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Shoveler - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lake   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpip

1 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2017

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - main lake 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lake   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plov

31 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 30th May 2017

3 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 1 Common Tern - fishing on sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lak

30 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 29th May 2017

1 Garganey (male) - main lake (from Observatory) 2 Common Tern - displaying and passing fish between them on main lake island 1 Garden Warbler - wildside gates 9 Swallow - flew low over NW 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scra

29 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2017

3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake tern rafts (displaying and scraping) 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lake   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper,

28 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2017

2 Garganey - both Drakes on the main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 5+ Black-Headed Gull chicks - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing around entrance lake 1 Peregrine - hunting over grazing marsh May bird

27 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 26th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 26th May 2017

3 Common Tern - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Redshank - main lake 2 Shoveler - a pair on the wader scrape 1 Grey Wagtail - reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat - singing around the entran

26 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 25th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 25th May 2017

1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing by the entrance bridge   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Gree

25 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 24th May 2017

2 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon, main lake 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing by the entrance bridge 3 Mandarin Duck - main lake 2 Black-hea

24 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 23rd May 2017

2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Whitethroat - entrance lake May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinchat, Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Litt

23 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2017

8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Shoveler (male) - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - resr lagoon 1 Redshank - resr lagoon 15 Lapwing - marsh, main lake, resr lagoon, scrape 1 Mandarin (male) - main lake 2 Whitethroat - scrape bank, entranc

22 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 21st May 2017

8 Shelduck ducklings and 4 adults - resr lagoon 2 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake, wader scrape 2 Redshank - main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, W

21 May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th May 2017

Wildlife sightings for 20th May 2017

4 Little Ringed Plover - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 1 Lapwing chick - grazing marsh 1 Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Shelduck - wader scrape 50 Swift - mostly over main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing beside entrance bridge 1 Hobb

20 May 2017