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On Thursday 18 September, the café and kiosks will be closed to visitors for operational reasons. The rest of the Centre is open as usual. Thank you for your understanding.

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Wildlife sightings from 28th September 2014

Wildlife sightings from 28th September 2014

3 Pintail - scrape, main lake 8 Mandarin 2 Kestrel - a female harassing Stonechats on the marsh, subsequently mobbed by corvids. Another flew NE 2 Rock Pipit - marsh 10 Meadow Pipit 14  Swallow - flew S 4 Stonechat - marsh 5 Sedge Warbler - marsh 16 Chif

28 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 27th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 27th September 2014

2 Pintail - wader scrape 10 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - reedbed middle channel 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 5 Stonechat - grazing marsh 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, S

27 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 26th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 26th September 2014

28 Wigeon - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Tree Pipit - 2 flew S @ 11.10hrs, 1 flew SE @ 11.20hrs 11 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 7 Stonechat - grazing marsh 1 Brambling

27 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 25th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 25th September 2014

1 Sandwich Tern - flying downriver (0845hrs) 17 Snipe - marsh and main lake 1 Kingfisher - perched on reedbed boardwalk (several days running) 13 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh, then flew towards the Headley Hide 11 Reed Bunting - one flock of

25 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 24th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 24th September 2014

3 Pintail - main lake and reservoir lagoon 2 Mandarin - world wetlands 22 Snipe - marsh and main lake 39 Lapwing 1 Kingfisher - perched on reedbed boardwalk 20 Meadow Pipit - marsh 113 Swallow - flew NW 350 House Martin - flew NW 3 Stonechat - marsh 6

24 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 23rd September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 23rd September 2014

2 Pintail - main lake 9 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh N bank 3 Stonechat - grazing marsh fence line 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Hobby - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Buzzard - flew over E September bird hig

23 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 22nd September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 22nd September 2014

1 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 2 Yellow Wagtail - marsh (feeding next to the cattle) 6 Meadow Pipit - marsh 3 Swallow - feeding over main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 5 Dunlin - scrape (1750hrs) 1 Kingfisher - reedbed 1 Water Rail - reedbed Se

22 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 21st September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 21st September 2014

2 Pintail - main lake and scrape 28 Wigeon - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 5 Snipe - main lake and scrape 8 House Martin - feeding around Peacock Tower   Late August/September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Spot

21 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2014

31 Wigeon - main lake, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 8 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Kingfisher - wildside, wader scrape 1 Willow Warbler - wildside 5 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon, wildside 11 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, South route, wildside 1

20 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2014

1 Pintail - main lake 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh 4 Meadow Pipit - dropped onto grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - reedbed middle channel 2 Hobby - hunting over grazing marsh 1 Kestrel - over World wetlands Late August/Septe

19 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2014

2 Yellow Wagtail - flew over the marsh S + W (one landing for some time in the middle) 1 Kingfisher - reedbed 20 Meadow Pipit - 8 landed to feed on the marsh, the other birds flew W+SW 22 Chiffchaff 3 Willow Warbler 1 Whitethroat - main lake W shore 8 Hou

18 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 17th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 17th September 2014

19 Wigeon - main lake 2 Mandarin - world wetlands 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 5 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside   Late August/early September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Greenshank, Gree

17 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 16th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 16th September 2014

5 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - middle reedbed channel 1 Meadow Pipit - wader scrape/Thames bank 25 House Martin - Late August/early September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Greenshank, Gre

16 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 15th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 15th September 2014

2 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Oystercatcher - flew SE 4 Snipe - scrape and main lake 13 Meadow Pipit - flew S 20+ Chiffchaff   Late August/early September bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Greenshank, G

15 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2014

1 Hobby - hunting around entrance area 1 Buzzard - flew S 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 7 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 102 Meadow Pipit - flew SE/S 1 Spotted Flycatcher - entrance area 37 Swallow - flew S 2 Sand Martin - 40 House Martin 50 Chiffchaff - site

14 September 2014