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Wildlife sightings for 30th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 30th October 2015

1 Pintail - wader scrape 74 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake 18 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge 6 Redpoll - flying around the entrance area October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egre

30 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 29th October 2015

1 Jack Snipe - marsh 15 Snipe - marsh 2 Peregrine - displaying and hunting around the Charing Cross Hospital and river 4 Linnet - wader scrape hedgerow and the grassland bank 4 Redpoll - south route 1 Skylark - over 1 Stonechat - marsh/main lake bank 2 S

29 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th October 2015

2 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Little Egret 68 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 4 Mandarin - world wetlands 13 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Stonechat - perched on marsh fox fence   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Jack Snipe - scrape  

28 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th October 2015

1 Brambling - sheltered lagoon Rose Hip hedge, near the Peacock Tower 5 Skylark - flew N 7 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 4 Redpoll - south route and entrance lake area 150 Teal - scrape and grazing marsh 1 Peregrine - flew E   October bird highlights: Bi

27 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th October 2015

177 Teal - scrape and grazing marsh 75 Wigeon - scrape and grazing marsh 1 Pintail - scrape 1 Water Rail - calling from edge of main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Stonechat - perched on marsh fox fence   Also: 1 Marsh Frog calling from gra

26 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th October 2015

202 Teal - scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 10 Snipe - marsh, scrape 40 Goldfinch - entrance area 1 Stonechat - female, perched on marsh fox fence   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Jack Snipe - marsh   October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egr

25 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2015

61 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 8 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - wader scrape 2 Redpoll - South Route 5 Siskin - South route 2 Peregrine - eating prey while Perched on hospital ledge October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egr

24 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 23rd October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 23rd October 2015

1 Kingfisher - main lake South shore 2 Water Rail - calling from the reedbed 5 Mandarin - wildside 137 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 9 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 3 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital ledge October bird high

23 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2015

21 Redwing - flew SW+W 33 Meadow Pipit - flew N+W 100+ Teal - scrape, marsh 11 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 4 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - hunting Pigeons over the main lake   October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl,

22 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2015

2 Redshank - marsh 1 Black-tailed Godwit - marsh 85 Wigeon - marsh, main lake 4 Mandarin - sheltered lagoon 139 Teal - scrape, marsh 11 Snipe - marsh, scrape Siskin flock - sheltered lagoon 1 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 1 Skylark - flew NW   October b

21 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2015

2 Skylark - flew N 3 Redpoll - over wildside heading NW 1 Kingfisher - wildside 117 Teal - site count 71 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 44 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Pintail - wader scrape 9 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 14 Siskin -

20 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2015

4 Skylark - flew N 6 Meadow Pipit - flew W 8 Redpoll - 7 Flew W, 1 dropped in to sheltered lagoon 4 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 6 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside, sheltered lagoon 400 Wood Pigeon - flew SW   October bird highlights: Bittern, Lit

19 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2015

1 Bittern - flew across main lake from S to N shore 1 Pintail - grazing marsh 42 Teal - site count 52 Wigeon - site count 77 Shoveler - site count 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 157 Moorhen - site count 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Stonechat - main lake 1 Whit

18 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2015

18 Redwing - flew over heading South West 9 Meadow Pipit - mostly flying South West, 3 on the marsh 4 Siskin - South route 1 Peregrine - perched on charing cross hospital October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Buzzard, Kingfisher

17 October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th October 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th October 2015

2 Skylark - flew NW 38 Redwing - flew NE, NW 7 Meadow Pipit - flew W 3 Redpoll - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - south route 5 Siskin - south route 11 Snipe - marsh (mostly), main lake   October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, B

16 October 2015