Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings for 17th May 2015
5 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Shoveler - male, scrape 3 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Kingfisher - flew over main reedbed May bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Garganey, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Ringed Pl
17 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 16th May 2015
1 Cuckoo - main lake South shore @ 08.25hrs 5 Common Tern - main lake 2 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 7 Redshank - grazing marsh April/early May bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Buzzard, Peregrine, Hobby, Red
16 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 15th May 2015
8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - grazing marsh 5 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Little Egret - grazing marsh 90 Swift - site count 10 Swallow - site count 18 House Martin - site count 1 Kestrel - April/early May bird highlights
15 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 14th May 2015
1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank 5 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 40 Swift - main lake, marsh 11 Swallow - main lake, marsh, reservoir lagoon 3 House Martin - marsh April/early May
14 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 13th May 2015
1 Wheatear - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 6 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 6 Redshank - marsh, scrape 30 Swift - main lake, marsh 15 Reed Warbler - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon April/early May bird highlights: Bitter
13 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 12th May 2015
5 Common Tern - main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside 30 Swift - site count 25 House Martin - site count 14 Reed Warbler - reedbed, South route, sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel - April/early May bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Buzz
12 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 11th May 2015
1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 6 Redshank - scrape, marsh 6 Common Tern – main lake 4 Swallow - main lake 8 Reed Warbler - wildside, south route, sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 4 Lapwing chicks - main
11 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 10th May 2015
1 Hobby - over main lake 6 Common Tern – main lake 2nd-summer Yellow-legged Gull - main lake 4 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Dunlin - main lake 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh April/early May bird highlights: Bittern, Shel
10 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 9th May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Dunlin - grazing marsh 1 Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Little Ringed Plover - grazing marsh 2 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 8 Common Tern - site count 5 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape, main lake 1 Whi
9 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 8th May 2015
1 Bittern - main lake South shore 1 Garganey (male) - grazing marsh 8 Common Tern - main lake 3 Common Sandpiper - main lake 7 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 4 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 3 Whinchat - grazi
8 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 7th May 2015
2 Lapwing chicks - scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 7 Redshank - marsh, scrape 3 Common Tern - resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew N 1 Whitethroat - scrape bank 20 Swift 17 Swallow 40 House Martin April/ea
7 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 6th May 2015
70+ Swift - site count 5 House Martin - reservoir lagoon 6 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital 5 Redshank - marsh, main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Common Tern - main lake 33 Stock Dove - site
6 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 5th May 2015
1 Bittern - flew across main lake, landing on north side late morning 2 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 4 Redshank - grazing marsh 12 Swift - site count 18 House Martin - site count 4 Swallow - reservoir lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bitt
5 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 4th May 2015
1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Snipe - marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 5 Redshank - scrape 8 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 32 Stock Dove - site count 25 Swift - site count 2 Skylark - marsh, one singing (very rare here) 2 Whinchat - pair,
4 May 2015
Wildlife sightings for 3rd May 2015
1 Bittern - showing very well on grazing marsh from Peacock Tower 1 Peregrine - flew over main lake with a Starling 4 Common Tern - main lake 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 1 Common Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon islands 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh 3 Snipe - marsh
3 May 2015