Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings for 13th July 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 10 Common Tern - main lake 5 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Black-necked Grebe, Little Egret, Peregrine, Hobby, Buzzard, Shelduck,
13 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th July 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape before making its way to the carpark stream ditch via the sheltered lagoon 15 Tufted Duck Broods - on just about every w
12 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th July 2013
Several broods of Tufted Duck around the reserve, some forming large creches. There are more than 50 ducklings on the reservoir lagoon alone. 20 Teal - main lake, scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Redshank - juveniles, scrape
10 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th July 2013
9 Tufted Duck broods - reservoir lagoon, main lake, middle reedbed channel, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon, grazing marsh channel 3 Pochard broods - grazing marsh channel, reservoir lagoon 5 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Gar
9 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2013
3 Gadwall broods - main lake, resr lagoon, scrape 4 Pochard broods - sheltered lagoon, resr lagoon, main lake 1 Hobby - over main lake and marsh 27 Black-headed Gulls - adults and juveniles all over main lake and resr lagoon 18 Common Tern - adults and j
8 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2013
2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Redshank - scrape 7 Lapwing juveniles - 4 young ones + 3 much larger ones - scrape 1 Blackcap - singing near scrape Recent bird highlights: Black-necked Grebe, Little Egret, Peregrine, Hobby, Buzzard, Shelduck, D
7 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2013
3 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon, scrape 2 Pochard broods - resr lagoon, main lake 7 Tufted Duck broods - resr lagoon, main lake, marsh, sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 7 Common Tern chicks - mostly main lake 3 Lapwing broods - main lake, wader scrap
6 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th July 2013
2 Gadwall broods - resr lagoon 2 Pochard broods - resr lagoon, main lake 6 Tufted Duck broods - resr lagoon, main lake, marsh, sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 2 Peregrine - over reserve 5 Lapwing Juv's - main lake, wader scrape, resr lagoon 2 Kingfishe
5 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2013
5 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 males all in eclipse 11 Teal - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape male birds in eclipse 4 Lapwing Juv's - main lake, wader scrape/marsh bund 4 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape 3 of which are Ju
4 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2013
1 Gadwall brood - reservoir lagoon 3 Tufted Duck broods - reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon 3 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - wader scrape then flew over to main lake 1 Kingfisher - carpark stream ditch then flew off towards Barnes common
3 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 2nd July 2013
5 Redshank - 3 of which are Juv's on the wader scrape 4 Blackcap - all singing entrance area, wildside, near wader scrape hide, sheltered lagoon 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - wildside Recent bird highlights: Black-necked Grebe, Litt
2 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st July 2013
16 Teal - scrape, resr lagoon, main lake 4 Shoveler - main lake, resr lagoon 2 Pochard broods - resr lagoon 1 Peregrine adult - over wader scrape a.m. 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 11 House Martin - dropped in from W to feed on the resr lagoon a.m
1 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2013
14 Teal - scrape 3 Shoveler - main lake 2 Peregrine juveniles - over site 2 Kestrel - over site 4 young Lapwing chicks, plus one full-sized juvenile - scrape Several fledged Black-headed Gull juveniles - around on main lake islands 1 Kingfisher - flew in
30 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2013
3 Redshank Juv's + 2 Adult - wader scrape 1 Pochard brood - entrance lake 3 Blackcap - N side of reservoir lagoon, wildside, sheltered lagoon all singing Additional sightings from yesterday: 3 Gadwall Juv's - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape @
29 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2013
3 Little Egret - main lake 7+ Common Tern chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 5 Tufted Duck broods - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting over river 90+ Swift - over site and river Recent bird highlights: Black-nec
28 June 2013