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Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2013
15 Mute Swan cygnets - 3 broods of 5 cygnets each. The brood in wildside have now hatched and can be seen on the reservoir lagoon 3 Shoveler - males starting eclipse 2 Teal - scrape 10 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon rafts 7 Black-headed Gull
10 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th June 2013
3 Shoveler - pair on scrape, one flushed from reedbed channel 4 Teal - pairs on main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine - flew over scrape, landed on hospital to join another Peregrine perched there 1 Kestrel - hunting over scrape 4 Redshank chicks - still on sc
9 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th June 2013
4 Shoveler - wader scrape 10 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 7 Black-Headed Gull chicks - main lake rafts 1 Peregrine - adult on hospital across river 1 Kesrel -hunting over site 3 Blackcap - all singing wildside, sheltered lagoon 2 Chiffc
8 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th June 2013
5 Redshank + 4 chicks - wader scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 3 Black Headed Gull chicks - main lake rafts c.100 Swift - feeding over site Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Shelduck, Wood Sandpip
7 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th June 2013
1 Little Egret - main lake 4 Redshank chicks - wader scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 70+ Swift - over site 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Shelduck, Wood Sandpi
6 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th June 2013
1 Shoveler - marsh 1 Hobby - hunting over main lake 1 Greenshank - feeding on scrape 2 Redshank - scrape 4 Redshank chicks - scrape c. 200 Swift - feeding all over reserve Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, Shelduc
5 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th June 2013
4 Redshank - wader scrape 11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon Tern rafts 2 Shoveler - wader scrape 50 Swift - over site 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river 1 Kestrel - hunting over site 4 Blackcap - all singing in wildside, sheltered lagoon Th
4 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd June 2013
10 Mute Swan cygnets - 5 sheltered lagoon, 5 main lake 10 Common Tern - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Kestrel - hunting over entrance lake 1 Kingfisher - south route, near explore feeders 2 Chiffchaff 2 Blackcap The Sand Martin bank has
3 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 2nd June 2013
10 Mute Swan cygnets - 5 on main lake, 5 on sheltered lagoon 1 Kestrel 4 Redshank chicks still on scrape 2 Redshank adults - scrape 1 Spotted Flycatcher - south route near WWF hide Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard
2 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st June 2013
10 Mute Swan Cygnets - 2 broods sheltered lagoon, main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 7 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon rafts 4 Redshank chicks - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Yellow Legged Gull - 1st summer main lake 1 Hobby - hunt
1 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 31st May 2013
1 Ringed Plover - flew over scrape heading NW, may have landed on main lake 3 Shoveler - marsh, scrape 1 Gadwall brood - resr lagoon 4 Redshank chicks - scrape 6 Lapwing chicks - marsh, scrape 3 Chiffchaff - reedbed, sheltered lagoon 1 Whitethroat - sc
31 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th May 2013
1 Spotted Flycatcher - wildside (towards the western side of Wildside, near the Dragonfly Pond) 7 Swallow - feeding over main lake 39 Sand Martin 30+ House Martin 100+ Swift 1 Yellow-legged Gull - main lake (from WWF hide) 2 Shoveler - marsh 3+ Redshank
30 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th May 2013
2 Shoveler - wader scrape, pair 4 Redshank chicks - wader scrape 4 Redshank adults - wader scrape 1 Blackcap - singing north east corner To allow the sand martins to establish their nests the nest bank is currently closed. It will re-open May 31s
29 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th May 2013
4 Redshank chicks - scrape 4+ Lapwing chicks - scrape, marsh 1 Shelduck - scrape (arrived off the river at 1750hrs) 1 Mandarin - scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake, resr lagoon 1 Yellow Wagtail - marsh 4 Swallow - feeding over main lake after rain a.m. 1 W
28 May 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th May 2013
2 Shoveler - pair, scrape 4 Redshank chicks - scrape. The fourth has hatched since yesterday. 3 Redshank adults - scrape 9 Common Tern - main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Sedge Warbler - north end of grazing marsh 1 Willow Warbler - singing sheltered lagoo
27 May 2013