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Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2015

Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2015

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 10 Snipe - marsh, main lake 1 Redshank - scrape 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Peregrine - flew SE from Charing Cross Hospital ledge   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshan

2 March 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2015

Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2015

7 Snipe - marsh 88 Cormorant - main lake 2 Stonechat - marsh   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Brambling, Treecreeper. Good numbers of wintering wildfowl are sett

1 March 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake N shore and left of the WWF hide 66 Cormorant - main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, south route 1 Redshank - scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Pintail - marsh 8 Snipe - marsh 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Pheasant - NE bank &nbs

28 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2015

1 Redshank - scrape 2 Water Rail - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 3 Pintail - marsh 5 Snipe - marsh   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Brambling, Treec

27 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Redshank - scrape 8 Snipe - marsh, scrape 36 Redwing - 6 flew S (a.m.), then 30 birds flew into Wildside to roost (1545hrs) 1 Nuthatch - calling from woodland on the playing fields a.m.   February bird highlights: She

26 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2015

1 Bittern - main lake, opposite Headley hide 1 Shelduck - main lake 12 Snipe - marsh 1 Redshank - scrape 2 Stonechat - marsh fence 25 Fieldfare - flew S   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank

25 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2015

1 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - marsh 2 Stonechat - marsh 4 Snipe - marsh 4 Reed Bunting - wildside, south route 2 Redwing - flew N   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfish

24 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2015

5 Redwing - flew NW 6 Fieldfare - flew S 7 Snipe - marsh 73 Lapwing - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake N shore 1 Shelduck - main lake   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonec

23 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake north shore 2 Redpoll - wildside 1 Peregrine 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Pheasant - female, north end of East Bank 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Redwing - flew N 2 Stonechat - marsh   February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrin

22 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2015

1 Bittern - main lake North shore 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh January/February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfisher, Stonechat, Brambling, Treec

21 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 20th February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake opposite Headley hide 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Redshank - wader scrape 16 Snipe - grazing marsh January/February bird highlights: Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Pheasant, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Kingfishe

20 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2015

1 Bittern - opposite Headley hide 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Redshank - scrape 13 Snipe - marsh, main lake 44 Cormorant - main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon   January/February

19 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 18th February 2015

1 Bittern - SE corner of main lake, seen from WWF hide 1 Shelduck - main lake 3 Pintail - main lake 9 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Redshank - scrape 9 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 2 Stonechat - marsh fox fence   January/February bird

18 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 17th February 2015

3 Pintail - main lake 1 Redshank - wader scrape 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Brambling - (male) at feeders near Peacock tower before flying NW 1 Treecreeper - seen by sheltered lagoon path   January/February bi

17 February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2015

Wildlife sightings for 16th February 2015

2 Bittern - main lake, outside Headley hide 9 Mandarin - world wetlands 1 Redshank - scrape 5 Snipe - marsh 13 Common Gull - main lake, reservoir lagoon 30 Redwing - flew N 2 Stonechat - pair, marsh   Additional sightings from yesterday: 4 Bittern -

16 February 2015