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Wildlife sightings for 29th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th March 2016

1 Siberian Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 3 Chiffchaff - wildside and sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Little Egret - grazing marsh 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher -

29 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th March 2016

7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Curlew - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 3 Little Egret - marsh, sheltered lagoon 1 Lapwing - nesting on scrape, sitting on 4 eggs.   The wind has dropped so all hides as well as the grounds and

28 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Little Egret - marsh 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 5 Redshank - main lake, scrape   March bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Goosander, Buzzard, Red Kite, Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Wood

27 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th March 2016

1 Smew (female) - main lake in front of Observatory 6 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Shelduck - resr lagoon 3 Little Egret - marsh 7 Sand Martin 3 Meadow Pipit - flew NE 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Siberian Chiffchaff

26 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th March 2016

1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Caspian Gull 3rd summer - main lake 8 Buzzard - flew SW+NE+E 1100-1430hrs 2 Red Kite - flew NE 0945hrs 1 Peregrine - flew E 3 Sparrowhawk - 2 flew high N 2 Little Egret - marsh 4 Sand Martin

25 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2016

1 Ring Ouzel (male) - marsh, feeding along the electric fence on the W-side a.m. 2 Redwing - flew NW 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Short-eared Owl - flew NE 1130hrs 1 Red Kite - flew SW 1 Peregrine 2 Little Egret - marsh 2 Swallow 13 Sand Martin 1 Yellow-legg

24 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2016

1 Wheatear - marsh 2 Swallow 1 Red Kite 2 Siskin 1 Shelduck - marsh 1 Mallard brood - 18 ducklings, North America exhibit in World Wetlands 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 2 Little Egret - marsh 170 Shoveler - site count March bird highlights: Brent Goose,

23 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2016

1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 4 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Little Egret - marsh 1 Stonechat - marsh fox fence 1 Coal Tit - explore feeders 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside   March bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Goosander, Bu

22 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2016

1 Shelduck - scrape 2 Pintail - main lake 5 Redshank - marsh and scrape 8 Snipe - marsh   Also, the Peregrines nesting on Charing Cross Hospital (public site) have laid a second egg. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/FaBPeregrines   March b

21 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2016

1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Dunlin - scrape 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 6 Snipe - marsh 1 Brambling - female, Explore feeders   Additional sighting from yesterday: 2 Sand Martin - our firsts of the year, headed N p.m.   March bird highlights: Brent Goo

20 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2016

1 Shelduck - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Brambling - South route feeders 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 6 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Sand Martin -

19 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th March 2016

1 Oystercatcher - feeding on marsh a.m. 2 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 3 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon, scrape 8 Redshank - marsh, scrape, main lake 9 Snipe - marsh, main lake, scrape 26 Lapwing - marsh, main lake, scrape 26 Wigeon - scrape b

18 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2016

1 Iceland Gull - marsh (1500hrs) 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Brambling - south route bird feeders 2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 4 Redshank - marsh, scrape 28 Wigeon - scrape bank 2 Stonechat - marsh 5 Linnet - flew SE 2 Chiffchaff - singing in wil

17 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th March 2016

1 Iceland Gull 2nd winter - marsh (still present p.m.) 3 Shelduck - scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - main lake 3 Snipe - marsh 2 Redshank - marsh, scrape 1 Brambling - female, feeding at Explore feeders 7 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon (roosting)  

16 March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2016

1 Avocet - main lake (WWF hide) a.m. 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 74 Cormorant - main lake 1 Brambling - south route bird feeders 1 Bullfinch 1 Peregrine February/March bird highlights: Bittern, Shel

15 March 2016