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Wildlife sightings for 11th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 11th March 2018

1 Spoonbill - grazing marsh 1 Avocet - main lake (p.m.) 1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 1 Little Egret - grazing marsh 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Pipit - marsh   February/March bird

11 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 10th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 10th March 2018

1 Curlew - main lake 10 Pintail - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh 15 Fieldfare - wader scrape bank 4 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital February/Mar

10 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 9th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 9th March 2018

3 Bittern - main lake North shore & South East corner 3 Shelduck - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 1 Goldeneye - main lake 9 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 5 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 5 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 7 Fieldf

9 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 8th March 2018

2 Black-tailed Godwit - grazing marsh (p.m.) 1 Curlew - main lake (Dulverton Hide) 1430hrs 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 1 Redshank - scrape 4 Jack Snipe - scrape, marsh 13 Snipe - marsh, main lake 2 Shelduck - scrape 11 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 8 

8 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 7th March 2018

3 Jack Snipe - scrape 14 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 1 Dunlin - marsh 10 Pintail - marsh, scrape, main lake 2 Shelduck - scrape 1 Goldeneye - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake 76 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 167 Cormorant - main lake 1 Red Kite - over SW

7 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2018

1 Bittern - main lake SE corner 6 Dunlin - marsh 5 Jack Snipe - scrape 21 Snipe - marsh 190 Lapwing - mostly on the marsh 16 Pintail - marsh, scrape, main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, scrape 1 Caspian Gull 3rd year - marsh 19 Fieldfare - WS bank,

6 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2018

175 Lapwing - site count 3 Bittern - main lake SE corner and North shore 1 Curlew - main lake (p.m.) 1 Dunlin - grazing marsh (p.m.) 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 16 Pintail - site count p.m. 3 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Yellow-legged Gull - grazing marsh

5 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2018

3 Bittern - main lake SE corner & North shore 1 Curlew - grazing marsh (p.m.) 1 Dunlin - flew over main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 7 Pintail - grazing marsh, sheltered lagoon 4 Shelduck - main lake 3 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Goldeneye - main

4 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2018

1 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Dunlin - main lake 7 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 17 Redwing - South route, sheltered lagoon 6 Fieldfare - South route, grazing marsh   February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Caspian

3 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2018

3 Dunlin - main lake 1 Mediterranean Gull - main lake 3 Pintal - sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon 4 Snipe - sheltered lagoon, wildside 8 Redwing - South route, sheltered lagoon February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Caspian Gull,

2 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2018

3 Dunlin - main lake 10 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 40 Redwing - wildside, south route 7 Fieldfare - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake February bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Caspian Gull, Peregrine, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Water Pipit

1 March 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2018

1 Golden Plover - flew S 1 Woodcock - flew up from by the Lodge in world wetlands 1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel 8 Pintail - main lake, reservoir lagoon 12 Linnet - flew over heading N 3 Redpoll - South route 8 Siskin - South route 6 Redwing - shelte

28 February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2018

1 Bittern - reedbed (channel closest to wildside hide) 1 Goldeneye - main lake 2 Shelduck - main lake 15 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 161 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - N bund of the marsh 1 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Hospital   February 

27 February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2018

1 Brambling - flew W across wildside 1 Bittern - main reedbed (middle channel) 1 Caspian Gull 3rd yr - main lake, marsh 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake, scrape 12 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 12 Fieldfare - E bank 16 Redwing - wildside, shelt

26 February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2018

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2018

206 Cormorant - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner, best viewed from WWF Hide 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Goldeneye - main lake 4 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 2 Stonechat - main lake 8 Siskin - South route, sheltered lagoon   Feb

25 February 2018