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Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 12th November 2014

1 Black Redstart - female type, perched on Dulverton hide roof then flew over main lake about 8:30 a.m. 54 Wigeon - marsh 45 Lapwing - main lake 388 Black-headed Gull - site count   November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Little Gull, Tawny Ow

12 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2014

54 Wigeon - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Marsh Harrier - (female) over Reedbeds briefly before heading SW 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe, Little Gull, Tawny Owl, Skylark, Wat

11 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th November 2014

58 Wigeon - marsh, scrape 2 Stonechat - perched on fox fence on marsh 1 Skylark - flew over main lake   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Bat sp. flying around the Peacock Tower around 5 p.m.   November bird highlights: Bittern, Jack Snipe,

10 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th November 2014

1 Bittern - main lake north shore 1 Pintail - marsh 6 Mandarin - world wetlands 46 Lapwing - main lake 346 Black-headed Gull - main lake and reservoir lagoon 2 Stonechat - marsh 3 Redpoll - entrance area 1 Redwing - entrance area   Also: 1 Red Admira

9 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th November 2014

1 Bittern - R.H.S of the observatory when looking from Peacock tower 2 Pintail - grazing marsh 3 Common Gull - main lake 2 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Redpoll - entrance lake November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Little Gull, Tawny Owl, Skylark, Water Pip

8 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th November 2014

1 Jack Snipe - to the left of the main channel (marsh) 2 Redpoll - wildside 4 Skylark - flew over W+SW   November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Little Gull, Tawny Owl, Skylark, Water Pipit, Stonechat, Redwing, Redpoll. With autumn migration at its hei

7 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th November 2014

1 Bittern - N shore of the main lake (looking from the Observatory) 7 Meadow Pipit - flew NW 1 Siskin - flew W 3 Skylark - flew SW 4 Redpoll - entrance lake + flew W 17 Greenfinch - flew N+NW 2 Chiffchaff - world wetlands and wildside 1 Peregrine - perche

6 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th November 2014

1 Pintail - male, main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - males, main lake 2 Skylark - flew NW 2 Redpoll - flew SE 3 Redwing - entrance area   November bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Little Gull, Tawny Owl, Skylark, Water Pipit, Stonechat, Redwing, Redpoll. With autu

5 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th November 2014

3 Redpoll - flew into World Wetlands from the east a.m. 4 Skylark - flew W/SW 2 Stonechat - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - marsh (in a field to the left of the weir bridge)   October bird highlights: Bittern, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl, Buzzard, Jack Snipe,

4 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd November 2014

2 Peregrine - flew across the river heading E 9 Redwing - flew SW 5 Song Thrush (migrants) - flew NW 1 Skylark - flew W 16 Greenfinch - flew NW 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh 3 Chiffchaff - world wetlands, wildside, sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoo

3 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd November 2014

1 White-fronted Goose - resr lagoon island, then flew NE 55 Wigeon - marsh 2 Jack Snipe - marsh (to the right of the main channel) 13 Snipe - marsh 1 Tawny Owl - wildside at dusk 2 Stonechat - perched on marsh fox fence   October bird highlights: Bit

2 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2014

1 Little Gull 1st winter - resr lagoon island, then flew towards main lake possibly on to the river 1 Water Pipit - calling from the marsh, flew around the marsh a few times 2 Jack Snipe - marsh 33 Meadow Pipit - flew SE+SW including a few landing on the

1 November 2014

Wildlife sightings for 31st October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 31st October 2014

1 Short-eared Owl - flew over low from the SW, followed the river towards Chiswick/Lonsdale Road then back over the reserve before heading off high N (0850hrs) 2 Skylark - flew SW 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 1 Curlew - flew NE 5 Linnet - flew SW 1 Pereg

31 October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 30th October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 30th October 2014

1 Mediterranean Gull 1W - main lake. Flew towards the river with some of the Black-headed Gull flock 1 Dunlin - main lake (briefly attacked by Sparrowhawk) 1 Little Egret - flew S (1435hrs) 1 Water Pipit - marsh and main lake. flew several circuits around

30 October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 29th October 2014

Wildlife sightings for 29th October 2014

1 Buzzard - dropped into world wetlands a.m. then chased off by crows towards wildside. The centre of one wing was missing a lot of primary feathers. 1 Pintail - male, main lake 1 Pheasant - female, sat on Peacock canal bridge, then scurried off into the

29 October 2014