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Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2013

3 Pintail - 1 male 2 female wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 15 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Water Rail - 30 Common Gull - flew NW 23 Redwing - flew S 1 Kingfisher - 1 Skylark - flew W 5 Alba Wagtail - flew NW 1 Hawfinch - flew W 13 Bramb

11 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th October 2013

1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel (1515hrs) 1 Yellow-legged Gull (1st winter) - main lake 33 Meadow Pipit - flew W + 2 on the marsh 24 Redwing - flew SW 1 Siskin - flew SW 2 Chiffchaff - wildside summer route Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Bittern, Sp

10 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 9th October 2013

1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Mandarin - scrape 2 Pintail - pair, scrape 1 Garganey juvenile - scrape 153 Shoveler - scrape, marsh, main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 14 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake 1 Kingfisher - main lake 1 Wheatear - marsh &nbs

9 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2013

1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Pintail - wader scrape 2 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - reservoir lagoon 21 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 4 Siskin - reservoir lagoon Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Bit

8 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 7th October 2013

1 Bittern - middle reedbed channel 22 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake 16 Redwing - flew W 12 Song Thrush - flew W 1 Stonechat - main lake SE shore 3 Siskin - south route and sheltered lagoon 12 Meadow Pipit - on the marsh, plus 3 flying S+SW 1 Swallow

7 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2013

1 Red-crested Pochard - male, main lake 1 Pintail - male, scrape 2 Mandarin - pair, flew over main lake 1 Kestrel - over main lake 16 Snipe - marsh, scrape 4 Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 6 Meadow Pipit - flew S 4 Swallow - flew S 4 House Martin - over world wetl

6 October 2013

Wildlife sightings for 5th October 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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