Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings for 15th November 2015
1 Buzzard - flew W battling against the wind, then mobbed by crows 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh, right hand side of the main channel 1 Stonechat - female, perched on marsh fox fence November bird highlights: Bittern, Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, Pin
15 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 14th November 2015
1 Bittern - spotted flying from main lake North shore into reedbed 1 Pintail - wader scrape 59 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 12 Redwing - flew over heading South 4 Siskin - beside explore playground October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret,
14 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 13th November 2015
85 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 9 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 51 Lapwing - main lake 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading West 2 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - over river October bird highlights: Bittern, Little E
13 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2015
1 Pipit sp. - large Pipit flew NW 0845hrs calling, sounded very like a Richard's Pipit 8 Meadow Pipit - scrape 1 Short-eared Owl - flew across the reserve 1150hrs 800 Wood Pigeon - flew SW 1 Nuthatch - south route 1 Blackcap - south route 4 Mandarin - re
12 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th November 2015
2 Firecrest -sheltered lagoon hedgerow 4 Goldcrest - sheltered lagoon hedgerow 2 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 20 Redwing - flew over 1 Skylark - flew over 14 Siskin - reservoir lagoon 9 Redpoll - south route October bird highlights: Bittern, Little
11 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2015
2 Water Rail - heard calling from the grazing marsh 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - flew across main lake towards South route 4 Redpoll - flew over SW October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack
10 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2015
48 Lapwing - main lake 8 Snipe - marsh 20 Fieldfare - flew W low over main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Scaup - male, sheltered lagoon, recorded at 16:00 October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Ha
9 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2015
1 Red-crested Pochard - female, main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake c. 14 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Stonechat- female, marsh October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redsh
8 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2015
1 Kingfisher - main lake 2 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh R.H.S 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Mandarin - wildside 87 Teal - wader scrape, main lake, grazing marsh 8 Meadow Pipit - flew over heading West 1 Chiffchaff - beside wildside hide October bird highlight
7 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2015
1 Bittern - flew across the main lake and landed in the SE corner 11 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Redwing - flew over heading W 7 Skylark - flew over heading SE, E 2 Redpoll - flew over heading NE October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl
6 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2015
41 Wigeon - marsh 9 Common Gull - main lake 48 Lapwing - main lake October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, White Wagtail, Wheatear, Spotted Flyc
5 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2015
1 Skylark 4 Redwing - flew SW 1 Stonechat juv - marsh 12 Siskin - south route 4 Meadow Pipit - flew N 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 8 Snipe - flew NE 3 Water Rail 1 Kingfisher 27 Greylag Geese - much higher count than usual, possibly wild birds on the move rathe
4 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2015
2 Short-eared Owl - flew SE over the reserve 1245hrs 9 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 1 Meadow Pipit - feeding on the marsh October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Redsh
4 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2015
1 Bittern - main lake. Flew from the SE corner towards the W shore 7 Mallard ducklings - world wetlands 2 Skylark - flew E+NE 9 Siskin - south route, entrance lake, sheltered lagoon 30+ Meadow Pipit - flew over in dense fog, possibly some landing on the
2 November 2015
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2015
1 Bittern - main lake 1 Marsh Harrier - grazing marsh 20 Siskin - wildside late sighting for 31st - Bittern on the main lake near Dulverton Hide October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Jack Sn
1 November 2015