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Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2016

1 Redshank - scrape 1 Buzzard - drifted over the reserve NNE 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 123 Shoveler - marsh 71 Lapwing - main lake   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Ic

28 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 3 Pintail - main lake 79 Lapwing - site count 17 Fieldfare - flew over South 3 Siskin - South route February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Little Egret, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-l

27 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2016

1 Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter - marsh p.m. 1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon opposite the wildside hide 2 Pintail - main lake 2 Snipe - wader scrape 27 Redwing - Q.E.W 19 Siskin - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck,

26 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2016

3 Pintail - main lake, marsh 49 Cormorant - main lake 12 Redwing - entrance area 15 Siskin - south route   Additional sightings for yesterday: 3 Bittern - reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret - end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormora

25 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2016

3 Bittern – reservoir lagoon, main reedbed 1 Little Egret – end of gull ridge on main lake, amongst Cormorants 4 Pintail - main lake 76 Lapwing - main lake 3 Snipe – marsh 2 Water Rail - main lake and sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights

24 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2016

2 Pintail - main lake 12 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge Lapwings have spread around the reserve this morning and some are starting to show territorial behaviour.

23 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 14 Greylag Geese - scrape and marsh 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 8 Mandarin - wildside, world wetlands 1 Stonechat - male, reservoir lagoon reeds 10 Fieldfare - entrance area 4 Redwing - entrance area   Lapwings have spre

22 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2016

1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh, scrape 86 Teal - site count 137 Shoveler - site count, mostly on marsh 157 Tufted Duck - site count 74 Cormorant - main lake 71 Lapwing - main lake 213 Black-headed Gull   February bird highl

21 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2016

2 Bittern - main lake N shore, reservoir lagoon 2 Shelduck - main lake 6 Snipe - reservoir lagoon/marsh bund 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Ye

20 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2016

1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel 2 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 81 Lapwing - main lake 16 Siskin - sheltered lagoon   February bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Kestrel, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Cas

19 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2016

2 Bittern - reedbed channel (the channel closest to the wildside hide), resr lagoon N shore 2 Shelduck - main lake 150 Shoveler - marsh 145 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, marsh 75 Lapwing - main lake 15 Siskin - wildside, sheltered

18 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2016

1 Caspian Gull 1st winter - marsh 2 Shelduck - pair, scrape 159 Shoveler - scrape, marsh, main lake 113 Teal - scrape, marsh, main lake 10 Mandarin - resr lagoon 4 Pintail - 3 males, 1 female on marsh 1 Redshank - main lake 77 Lapwing - main lake   A

17 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2016

2 Bittern - main lake North shore, reservoir lagoon 3 Shelduck - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Water Rail - calling from the reedbed filter bed 20 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon p.m. 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh additional sight

16 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th February 2016

2 Pintail - main lake 85 Lapwing - main lake 300 Black-headed Gull - site count   February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Stonechat, Siskin. Up to 4 Bittern

15 February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2016

Wildlife sightings for 14th February 2016

2 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 140 Shoveler - marsh 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 25 Redpoll - wildside February bird highlights: Bittern, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Iceland Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Rock Pipit, Skylark, S

14 February 2016