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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 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

Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2014

1 Pintail - wader scrape 61 Gadwall - main lake, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon 3 Meadow Pipit - grazing marsh 1 Willow Warbler - near wader scrape hide 1 Garden warbler - sheltered lagoon 9 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 35 House Martin - 1 Hobb

13 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 12th September 2014

1 Buzzard - high over main lake 1400hrs 2 Hobby - hunting very low over the marsh 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 2 Pintail - wader scrape 22 Wigeon - main lake 71 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 12 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew S

12 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 11th September 2014

5 Snipe - 2 flew over very high east + 3 on the main lake 12 Wigeon - main lake 2 Meadow Pipit - over the marsh 1 Nuthatch - south route 2 Willow Warbler - wildside and sheltered lagoon 12 Chiffchaff 4 Swallow 27 Sand Martin 10 House Martin   A

11 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 10th September 2014

4 Red-crested Pochard - 2 pairs, main lake 1 Mandarin - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake 1 House Sparrow 6 Cetti's Warbler 19 Meadow Pipit 4 Willow Warbler 22 Chiffchaff 2 Swallow 5 Sand Martin 2 House Martin 1 Yellow Wagtail   August/early September b

10 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 9th September 2014

9 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Kingfisher - middle reedbed channel 2 Whinchat - grazing marsh 10 Chiffchaff  - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital across river August/early September bird highlights: Hobby,

9 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th September 2014

1 Spotted Redshank - main lake island (opposite the dulverton hide) towards the far north shore of the lake (1315hrs) 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 7 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake 4 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 13 Chiffchaff -

8 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th September 2014

1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 91 Gadwall - site count 69 Shoveler - site count 50 Teal - site count 7 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 6 Mandarin - wildside 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Rail - calling between summer route and reservoir lag

7 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th September 2014

57 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 9 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 6 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 3 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside p.m. 2 Whinchat - marsh August bird highlights: Hobby, Pere

6 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th September 2014

5 Snipe - main lake, grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Yellow wagtail - dropped onto grazing marsh 1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside as you approach the reedbed 5 Swallow - main lake 30 House martin - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh August bird highlights: Hobb

5 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th September 2014

3 Wigeon - main lake 3 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Kingfisher - reedbed 2 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - over river August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Whimb

4 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd September 2014

3 Wigeon - main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 1 Marsh Harrier - seen over grazing marsh at 10:15 a.m. 1 Hobby 8 Snipe - main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital   August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Garganey, Ruff,

3 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd September 2014

2 Snipe - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - Reedbed 2 Yellow Wagtail - dropped onto grazing marsh 8 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route, sheltered lagoon 2 Willow Warbler - wildside 4 Blackcap - wildside, sheltered lagoon 3 Sedge wa

2 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st September 2014

1 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - main lake 1 Kingfisher - wildside 25 House Martin - on site 3 Sand Martin - on site 5 Blackcap - south route 47 Greenfinch - entrance area, south route   August bird highlights: Hobby, Peregrine, Buzzard, Gar

1 September 2014

Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2014

Wildlife sightings for 31st August 2014

1 Garganey - main lake 2 Ruddy Duck - reservoir lagoon 1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 2 Snipe - main lake 1 Hobby - over marsh 1 Kestrel - wildside 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 1 Whitethroat - entrance

31 August 2014