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Wildlife sightings for 14th June 2014
1 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - main lake 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, Kingfisher, Turtle
14 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2014
2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 1 House Sparrow - Queen Elizabeth Walk 2 Whitethroat - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 1 Kestrel - hunting over South route June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpip
13 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2014
1 Redstart - (female) feeding along the resr lagoon north shore, then flew SW towards the wildside 'summer route' a.m. 3 Whitethroat - resr lagoon and sheltered lagoon (feeding young between the Sand Martin Bank and Wader Scrape Hide) 1 Garden Warbler
12 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2014
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 3 Shoveler - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing on top of sand martin bank 1 Lesser Whitethroat - singing from main lake edge (north-west shore) June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Little Ri
11 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2014
6+ Common Tern chicks - main lake rafts 1 Kestrel - hunting over sheltered lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon and scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Lesser Whitethroat - wildside 2 Chiffchaff - both singing wildside, sheltered lagoon
10 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2014
1 Hobby 3 Teal - scrape 2 Shoveler - scrape 2 Tufted Duck broods - main lake (10 & 7 ducklings) 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Kestrel - perched in tree on sheltered lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Hob
9 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2014
2 Teal - main lake 1 Shoveler - main lake 1 Kestrel - perched in tree on sheltered lagoon 2 Green Sandpiper - marsh/scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape An orchid survey was conducted on site on Thursday giving a total of: > 2,000 Southern Ma
8 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2014
2 Green Sandpiper - grazing marsh 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Kestrel - male hunting 1 Hobby - hunting on reserve 1 Gadwall brood - main lake 2 Swallow - grazing marsh 3 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside May bird highlights: Red
7 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2014
4 Teal - wader scrape 3 Shoveler - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kestrel - 1 Whitethroat - singing from beside wader scrape hide May bird highlights: Red Kite, Goshawk, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Little
6 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2014
1 Turtle Dove - flew N 0915hrs 1 Hobby - flew W 2 Peregrine 5 Shoveler 2 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon 3 Yellow-legged Gull (2 1st summer; 1 2nd summer) 150 Swift - feeding over main lake and reservoir lagoon May bird highlights: Red Kite, Goshawk, Marsh
5 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2014
3 Mandarin - 1 in young male on reservoir lagoon, 2 in world wetlands 1 Gadwall brood - 3 ducklings, reservoir lagoon 1 Pochard brood - 2 ducklings, main lake 1 Redshank - main lake c. 80 Swift - feeding over main lake and reservoir lagoon Caught a
4 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2014
2 Teal (a pair) - wader scrape 2 Shoveler (a pair) - wader scrape 1 Oystercatcher - wader scrape 2 Swallow - grazing marsh Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesting has dropped over the last couple of years, so we will close the nest bank until the
3 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2014
1 Pochard brood - 7 ducklings on main lake 1 Teal - scrape 1 Shoveler - marsh 2 Redshank - main lake 7 Collared Dove - world wetlands 2 Chiffchaff - south route, wildside Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesting has dropped over the last cou
2 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2014
1 Red Kite - flew low over entrance area, around 9.25 a.m. 2 Shoveler - scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake c. 30 Swift - feeding on main lake 1 Whitethroat - singing on Thames bank 1 Chiffchaff - calling around sheltered lagoon Please note, the numbe
1 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2014
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 3 Grey Wagtail - wader scrape 1 Willow Warbler - seen carrying food by explore toilets 2 Peregrine - passing food while over the river Please note, the number of Sand Martins nesting has dropped over the last couple o
31 May 2014