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Wildlife sightings for 6th March 2013
2 Shelduck - scrape 191 Teal - scrape, marsh 50+ Wigeon - on site 3 Snipe - scrape Additional sightings from yesterday: 6+ Snipe - marsh 50+ Fieldfare - playing fields 3+ Stonechat - marsh, perched on the fox fence 1 Reed Bunting - singing on marsh
6 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th March 2013
1 Bittern - reedbed channel next to wildside hide 82 Shoveler - site count 98 Teal - wader scrape 60 Wigeon - grazing marsh 6+ Snipe - marsh 50+ Fieldfare - playing fields 3+ Stonechat - marsh, perched on the fox fence 1 Reed Bunting - singing on marsh &n
5 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th March 2013
1 Shelduck - scrape 70 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 61 Wigeon - scrape, marsh 60 Gadwall - scrape 1 Bearded Tit - marsh (nr. to the reedbed-side of the marsh) Recent bird highlights: Smew, Shelduck, Bittern, Peregrine, Dunlin, Woodcock, Skylark
4 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 3rd March 2013
3 Bittern - main lake, resr lagoon 78 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 47 Wigeon - reservoir lagoon 2 Snipe - main lake 2 Skylark - flew W over entrance lake 2 Siskin Lapwing are starting to scrape out nests on islands on the main lake Addit
3 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 2nd March 2013
3 Bittern - main lake S shore, left as you look out of Headley hide 2 Shelduck - wader scrape 5 Pintail - wader scrape 1 Woodcock - N bank reservoir lagoon @ 2.30pm 6 Snipe c. 30 Fieldfare 1 Stonechat Recent bird highlights: Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Dunl
2 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st March 2013
1 Bittern - western corner of reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - wader scrape 76 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 41 Fieldfare - flew over S Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting the roof ti
1 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th February 2013
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon (halfway along the N shore) a.m. 120 Cormorant - main lake 45 Shoveler 40 Wigeon 5 Water Rail - reedbed, marsh 55 Fieldfare - flew N and NW Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting the roof tiles. All other hide
28 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th February 2013
51 Wigeon - grazing on Thames bank 59 Shoveler - main lake and scrape 100+ Cormorant - main lake 1 Bearded Tit - reedbed 120 Fieldfare - flew S and W (2 separate flocks p.m.) 30 Redwing - flew W 1 Stonechat - marsh a.m. Peacock Tower closed today d
27 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th February 2013
62 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 168 Cormorant - main lake 3 Snipe -wader scrape 2 Sparrowhawk - hunting on the reservoir lagoon and main lake 61 Fieldfare - flew SE and E in 2 waves Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting t
26 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th February 2013
56 Wigeon - E end reservoir lagoon 42 Lapwing - main lake 140 Cormorant - main lake Additional sighting from yesterday: 2 Bittern - 1 W end reservoir lagoon, 1 by Headley hide (Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting the roof
25 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th February 2013
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 8 Mandarin - world wetlands 214 Cormorant - main lake A pair of Great Crested Grebes have begun displaying to each other on the sheltered lagoon (Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting the roof tiles. All o
24 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd February 2013
4 Bittern - 2 in front of Headley hide, 1 N shore reservoir lagoon, 1 in channel nearest wildside hide 6 Pintail (5m 1f) 51 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 157 Cormorant - main lake (Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds affecting the roof til
23 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd February 2013
50 Lapwing - main lake 4 Redwing - carpark 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh fence seen from wildside hide 4 Redpoll - entrance area 1 Peregrine - over river (Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds effecting the roof tiles. All other hides open as usual)
22 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st February 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. (Peacock Tower closed today due to high winds effecting the roof tiles. All other hides open as usual) 1 Woodcock - flew from wildside towards the main reedbed/main lake edge 5 Lesser Redpoll - wildside 118 Cormorant - m
21 February 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th February 2013
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - male, scrape 125 Teal - site count 61 Wigeon - grazing in NE corner, flew to reservoir lagoon Recent bird highlights: Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Dunlin, Woodcock, Waxwing, Skylark, Bearded Tit. At least 2 Bitterns can
19 February 2013