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Wildlife sightings for 5th October 2013
2 Pintail - wader scrape 73 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh, main lake 2 water Rail - calling from the reedbed 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 6 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Kestrel - sheltered lagoon Recent bird
5 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th October 2013
73 Gadwall - wader scrape, main lake 79 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - wader scrape 18 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 2 Water Rail - main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape 1 Meadow Pipit -
4 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd October 2013
82 Wigeon - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 18 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 4 Meadow Pipit - flew S 4 Linnet - flew E 6 House Martin - flew S (very high) 4 Chiffchaff - south route, world wetlands Recent bird highlights: Garganey, S
3 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 2nd October 2013
170 Shoveler - main lake, marsh, scrape 70 Wigeon - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 1 Shelduck 1 Jack Snipe - marsh 22 Snipe 1 Hobby 20 Swallow 150 House Martin 10 Chiffchaff 1 Reed Warbler - south route 1 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon Re
2 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st October 2013
9 Spoonbill - flew over site then headed East 2 Pintail - wader scrape 1 Garganey juv - marsh 77 Gadwall - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake 74 Wigeon - grazing marsh, main lake, sheltered lagoon 116 Shoveler - grazing marsh, wader scrape, main lake
1 October 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th September 2013
1 Pintail - scrape 144 Teal - marsh, scrape, main lake 73 Gadwall - marsh, scrape, main lake, sheltered lagoon 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 21 Snipe - scrape, main lake, marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Garganey - juvenile, scrape
30 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2013
1 Garganey - juvenile, scrape 1 Pintail - scrape 71 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, marsh 130 Shoveler - scrape, main lake, marsh 1 Kestrel - flew S down Rocks Lane 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 19 Snipe - marsh, scrape 1 Kingfisher - main lake 2 House Ma
29 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th September 2013
1 Sandwich Tern - flew W 1325hrs 1 Pintail - marsh 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 70 Snipe - main lake, scrape, marsh 1 Kestrel 8+ Chiffchaff - wildside, entrance area, world wetlands 1 Kingfisher - perched on the scrape by Sand Martin Bank 5 Swallow 2 Meado
28 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th September 2013
1 Common Tern - flew W 0950hrs 1 Sandwich Tern - flew W 0950hrs 53 Wigeon - main lake and marsh 2 Pintail - marsh 40+ Snipe - main lake, scrape, marsh 1 Great Crested Grebe juv (well-grown now) - sheltered lagoon 1 Little Egret 1 Hobby juv - flew N 1 P
27 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th September 2013
1 Garganey - marsh 35 Wigeon - marsh, main lake 2 Pintail - marsh 3 Buzzard - flew S 1040hrs 3 Peregrine - incl. 1 juv 1 Black-tailed Godwit - flew S 1 Jack Snipe 27 Snipe - main lake, scrape, marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Yellow-legged Gull - 1st-wint
26 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th September 2013
105 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 31 Wigeon - marsh, main lake, sheltered lagoon 53 Snipe - main lake, scrape, marsh 1 Kingfisher - marsh 2 Grey Wagtail - on the roof of the observatory Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Garganey - juvenile, mars
25 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th September 2013
1 Marsh Harrier juvenile - flew around the marsh first thing (hard to pinpoint where it landed in the thick fog) 19 Snipe - marsh 100+ Shoveler 100+ Gadwall 3 Yellow Wagtail - 2 flew S, plus 1 on marsh 1 Garganey - juvenile, marsh. This is the 3rd diffe
24 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd September 2013
1 Marsh Harrier juvenile - sitting out on marsh all day and then roosted 24 Snipe - site count 17 Wigeon - main lake 11 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 1 Willow Warbler - shel
23 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd September 2013
WeBS count highlights: 17 Wigeon 73 Gadwall 136 Teal 94 Shoveler 100 Tufted Duck 12 Little Grebe 51 Lapwing 7 Common Snipe 1 Kingfisher Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 male Red-footed Falcon low over site flying south at 17.35hr Recen
22 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st September 2013
1 Red-footed Falcon male - flew low over the centre courtyard 1735hrs towards the playing fields, then chased by 20+ Crows onwards towards Putney 10+ Snipe - main lake, marsh 100+ Shoveler - main lake, marsh 100+ Teal - marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 8
21 September 2013