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Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2017

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon grebe pool 1 Bittern - main lake N shore (from Headley Hide) 50 Lapwing  -main lake 74 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 1 Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid (drake) - shelte

12 January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2017

36 Fieldfare - over NW+W 1 Water Pipit - marsh 4 Siskin - along top of W bank towards wildside 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 12 Snipe - marsh, main lake 21 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon grebe pool (including 5 that flew over) 2 Peregrine - perched Charing Cross Ho

11 January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2017

3 Bittern - main lake north and south shores 1 Buzzard - flew over E 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Grey Wagtail - World wetlands otter exhibit December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Bearded

10 January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2016

Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2016

5 Pintail - grazing marsh, main lake 79 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Snipe - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge December bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, Peregrine, Water Pipit, Pi

4 January 2017

Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 31st December 2016

1 Bearded Tit - reedbed (feeding on seed heads just S of the bench en route to the Wildside Hide) 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 2 Bittern - main lake NW shore (from Headley Hide) 11 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - wildside 7 Water Rail - reedbed, sheltered

31 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 30th December 2016

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 9 Snipe - main lake, marsh 2 Bittern - main lake NW+S shores (from Headley and Dulverton Hides) 14 Redwing - over E+NW 20 Fieldfare - wildside, sheltered lagoon 7 Reed Bunting - resr lagoon, reedbed, main lake (including a few at the

30 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2016

5 Bittern - main lake SW,N+NW shores, and reedbed 1 Water Pipit - marsh, scrape 4 Skylark - over SW 23 Fieldfare - over SW 2 Jack Snipe - marsh (to the E of the main channel leading up to the weir bridge) 11 Snipe - marsh, main lake, scrape E shore 1 Bar

29 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 20th December 2016

3 Bittern - main lake 2 birds close to Headley hide 1 between Dulverton and WWF hide 7 Pintail - 2 Water Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 13 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 20 Greylag Goose - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perche

20 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2016

1 Bearded Tit (male) - Headley Hide 1 Bittern - Headley Hide 34 Redwing - over NW+E 1 Water Pipit - marsh 19 Meadow Pipit - mostly over NW, with a few on the marsh 107 Wigeon - scrape, marsh 3 Pintail - main lake 64 Lapwing - main lake November bird hig

19 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2016

2 Jack Snipe - marsh (field to the right of the main channel) 1 Woodcock - flew from sheltered lagoon cover towards the marsh p.m. 2 Bittern - main lake S shore (between Dulverton and WWF hides); main lake N shore 13 Redwing - wildside 17 Fieldfare - w

18 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2016

1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 8 Redwing - flew over heading SE 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Curlew, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull, Goldene

17 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2016

1 Bittern - main lake close to Headley hide 7 Pintail -main lake, sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 5 Mandarin - wildside 15 Redwing - flew over heading South 2 Fieldfare - wildside 2 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge Novem

16 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2016

1 Bittern - main  lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower) 2 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital ledge 1 Water Pipit - marsh, main lake 9 Meadow Pipit - marsh, also flew SW 13 Fieldfare - flew E, and a few birds along the South Route 15 Redwi

15 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2016

1 Water Pipit - marsh (feeding on field to the left of the main channel) 11 Fieldfare - entrance area and Queen Elizabeth's Walk 6 Redwing - flew NW 3 Bittern - main  lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower and Headley Hide), and main reedbed (seen from

14 December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2016

Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2016

1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital   November bird highlights: Bittern, Jac

13 December 2016