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Wildlife sightings for 29th December 2014
2 Bittern - reservoir lagoon NE corner, main lake N shore 65 Lapwing - main lake 9 Redwing - sheltered lagoon 1 Coal Tit - wildside gates 1 Chiffchaff - wildside 1 Peregrine - over river December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Shelduck, Red-breasted Merga
29 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 28th December 2014
1 Red-breasted Merganser - male, main lake, flew off W at around 9:10 a.m. 1 Curlew - heard calling over main lake c 7.30 a.m. 1 Jack Snipe - in pool in front of Headley hide 1 Bittern - main lake (seen from the Headley Hide) 16 Fieldfare - 11 flew W + 5
28 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th December 2014
14 Shelduck - 6 flew to the NW of the reserve + 8 landed on the main lake a.m. 80 Wigeon - site count 1 Dunlin - calling from over the marsh 3 Snipe - marsh 66 Lapwing 1 Sparrowhawk - hunting over the marsh 2 Peregrine 1 Redpoll - flew SW 1 Stonechat - ma
27 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 26th December 2014
1 Bittern - main lake N shore (200m N of Headley Hide) 2 Siskin - flew NW 1 Stonechat - marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - flew W 19 Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon 40 Chaffinch - mostly flew W, some feeding around entrance lake and sheltered lagoon December bird
26 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2014
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - main lake 35 Fieldfare - flew over W 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - West route, South route December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bear
24 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2014
3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 5 Redwing - flew over W 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - Q.E.W December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of wintering wildfowl
23 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2014
349 Canada Geese - a.m. site count 4 Redwing - flew W 2 Stonechat - marsh/reedbed edge 2 Peregrine - high over the reserve 1010hrs 76 Wigeon - mostly on the marsh 1 Caspian Gull x Herring Gull hybrid 2nd winter 70 Herring Gull 15 Common Gull 7 Mandarin 37
22 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 21st December 2014
1 Bittern - flew across main reedbed towards the Headley Hide 1103hrs 8 Redwing - flew NW 2 Redpoll - sheltered lagoon Silver Birches 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - over main lake 6 Snipe - main lake (3), marsh (2), scrape (1) *late sightings for 20th:
21 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 19th December 2014
95 Wigeon - grazing marsh 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 6 Mandarin - 3 Redwing - 2 Peregrine - sat on the grazing marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of w
19 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 18th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of the main lake 9 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Little Owl, Stonechat, Bearded Tit. Good numbers of wintering wildfo
19 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 17th December 2014
1 Shelduck - marsh 1 Pintail - main lake 81 Wigeon - marsh 1 Peregrine - female, on long shingle island on main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. December bird highlights: Brent Goos
17 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 16th December 2014
1 Little Owl - entrance area, calling at 5:15 p.m. 81 Wigeon - grazing marsh 107 Teal - wader scrape, grazing marsh 4 Water Rail - main lake, grazing marsh 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Chiffchaff - south route 7 Redwing - flew W December bird hi
16 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 15th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of main lake, viewable from WWF hide 102 Teal - marsh 1 Pintail 425 Black-headed Gull - main lake, marsh, scrape 200 Woodpigeon - flew S 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jac
15 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2014
1 Bittern - SE corner of main lake, viewable from WWF hide 3 Pintail - male with 2 females, scrape 65 Wigeon - marsh 5 Snipe - main lake 5 Fieldfare - flyovers December bird highlights: Brent Goose, Woodcock, Bittern, Jack Snipe, Caspian Gull, Sto
14 December 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2014
1 Bearded Tit - marsh (calling from central area of old Purple Loosestrife to the W of the main weir bridge channel) a.m. 1 Jack Snipe (marsh field, to the W of the main weir bridge channel) 1 Bittern - main lake SE corner (from the WWF hide) 7 Fieldfare
13 December 2014