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Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2017

4 Redshank - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Teal - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 1 Hobby - over the main lake May bird highlights: Wood Sandpi

10 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2017

4 Little Ringed Plover - scrape (2 adults), reservoir lagoon (1 well-grown juvenile and 1 adult) 1 Snipe - marsh 1 Redshank - marsh 1 Teal - marsh (male) 4 Shelduck - scrape (2), flying over N (2) 2 Common Tern - main lake 3 Shoveler - reservoir lagoo

9 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2017

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 4 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whinch

8 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2017

2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Shoveler - reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat - wader scrape bank 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whin

7 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2017

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

6 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2017

2 Oystercatcher - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Common Tern - main lake 2 Redshank - reservoir lagoon 30+ Swift - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon   May bird highlights: Wood Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Whin

5 June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2017

Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2017

1 Hobby - hunting over the marsh and scrape a.m. 2 Buzzard - flew over E 3 Lapwing juvs - reservoir lagoon and scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 6 Swallow - feeding over the marsh 3 Whiteth

4 June 2017

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