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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
Wildlife sightings for 20th September 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 10 Snipe - main lake, marsh 110 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 140 Teal - marsh 13 Wigeon - main lake, marsh 1 Hobby - marsh 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh 1 Whinchat - marsh 1 Stonechat - marsh 300 House Martin - feeding 3 Blackcap -
20 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th September 2013
12 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 8 Chiffchaff - south route, wildside, world wetlands 1 Whitethroat - near Dulverton Hide (south route) 4 Meadow Pipit - marsh, plus 1 flew SW 5 Swallow - flew S 120 House Martin - feeding on site, some flying
19 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th September 2013
9 Wigeon - main lake 1 Hobby - flew SW 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 5 Snipe - marsh and main lake 6 Chiffchaff - south route 1 Blackcap - south route 1 Swallow - perched on fox fence on marsh 250 House Martin - feeding on site 10 Sand Martin - feedin
18 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th September 2013
60+ Shoveler - main lake, scrape 9 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 7 Snipe - main lake, marsh, scrape 1 Redshank - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 2 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon 10 Chiffchaff - between the courtyard and wildside hide
17 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th September 2013
67 Shoveler - main lake 4 Wigeon - main lake 8 Snipe - main lake and scrape 1 Wheatear - marsh Large number of House Martin on site, at least 100, including a large number feeding over the sheltered lagoon 1 Sedge Warbler - main lake Recent bird hi
16 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th September 2013
4 Wigeon - main lake 80 Shoveler - main lake, marsh 19 Snipe - marsh, scrape, main lake c50 House Martin - feeding over wildside and main lake 1 Spotted Flycatcher - near explore feeders 3 Yellow Wagtail - flew S a.m. + SE p.m. 1 Hobby 1 Yellow-le
15 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th September 2013
7 Wigeon - main lake 7 Snipe - main lake, scrape 1 Kingfisher - marsh 30 House Martin 2 Swallow 4 Chiffchaff - entrance area and world wetlands Recent bird highlights: Garganey, Spoonbill, Black Tern, Buzzard, Goshawk, Saker-type Falcon hybrid, Peregrin
14 September 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th September 2013
1 Garganey - wader scrape 8 Wigeon - main lake 22 Snipe - main lake, scrape and marsh 1 Kingfisher - wildside 3 Willow Warbler 2 Whinchat - marsh 2 Blackcap - South route 6 Chiffchaff - South route, sheltered lagoon, wildside Recent bird highlights: Garg
13 September 2013