Latest sightings
Goldeneye back on the sheltered lagoon
Goldeneye, Shelduck, Pintail and Shoveler on site
2 February 2019
Calling Water rails
2 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon1 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon2 Shelduck - main lake4 Pintail - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape3 Snipe - grazing marsh1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh3 Water Rail - wildside, reedbed, reservoir
1 February 2019
Pintail into double figures!
10 Pintail, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull and 3 Bittern showing well in icy conditions.
31 January 2019
Brambling over the sheltered lagoon
A Brambling flew over this morning, heading towards the South Route. The cold weather has also seen Siskin and more Chaffinch around.
30 January 2019
Goldeneye on the main lake
Goldeneye and Pintail feeding on a frozen main lake
29 January 2019
Water Pipit showing well
Water Pipit showing well on the marsh, close to the Peacock Tower
29 January 2019
Pip pip Pipits
1 Jack Snipe - main lake 2 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 7 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Snipe - South route 2 Meadow Pipit - main lake 1 Water Pipit - main lake
25 January 2019
Bittern Bonanza
4 Bitterns on site
24 January 2019
Chiffchaff overwintering in Wildside
1 Bittern - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Chiffchaff - Wildside January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bittern, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit,
16 January 2019
Siskin along the South route
2 Bittern - main lake (North shore & close to Headley hide) 6 Pintail - main lake 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 3 Siskin - South route 1 Peregrine - hunting over the main lake 1 Kestrel - South route January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye, Bitt
15 January 2019
2 Bitterns at rest in the main lake reeds
1 Iceland Gull 3rd cyr - main lake 2 Bittern - main lake (N+SE shores) 1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Mistle Thrush - O.C.P 1 Water Pipit - marsh (southern bund) 5 Meadow Pipit - flew NW 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Little Owl - flew from the entrance area
14 January 2019
Black-tailed Godwit on the wader scrape
1 Black-tailed Godwit - wader scrape 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape p.m. 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 6 Fieldfare - South route 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
13 January 2019
Pintail & Bittern on our main lake
Kestrel hunting off the Nature Trail (Tom McKibbin) 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 3 Snipe - wader scrape 6 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 Yellow Legged Gull - main lake 11 Fieldfare - entrance area 1 Water
12 January 2019
Duck Duck Pipit??
5 Pintail - main lake 1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Iceland Gull - main lake December/January bird highlights: Shelduck, Goldeneye,
11 January 2019
Water Pipit feeding close to the Wildside Hide
Water Pipit by Naomi Landy 1 Caspian Gull 2nd winter - reservoir lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 1 Bittern - main lake (North shore) 1 Water Pipit - marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Kestrel (female) - sheltered lagoon &nbs
10 January 2019