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Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2013

15 Teal - scrape, reservoir lagoon 10 Mute Swan + 22 cygnets 9 Common Tern + 5 chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 18 Black-headed Gull + 14 chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 4 Redshank + 4 juvs - scrape (all juvs nearly fledged) 3 Lapwing  juvs - s

24 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 23rd June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 23rd June 2013

17 Teal - scrape, reservoir lagoon 3 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 22 Gadwall - main lake, resr lagoon 9 Mute Swan + 24 cygnets 1 Hobby - over entrance lake and main lake 10 Common Tern + chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 17 Black-headed Gull + chicks -

23 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 22nd June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 22nd June 2013

14 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 80 Swift - mostly over reservoir lagoon 2 Blackcap - both singing wildside 2 Whitethroat - beside Sand martin bank, wader scrape/Thames path 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside 2 Peregrine - across the river on hos

22 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 21st June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 21st June 2013

4 Common Tern chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts Lapwing juv's - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3+ Redshank juv's - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Swallow - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat -

21 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 20th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 20th June 2013

1 Little Egret - feeding on scrape 1 Shelduck - flew over main lake from W, then turned and flew S downriver Lapwing juvs - marsh and scrape 4 Redshank adults + 3 juvs - scrape (1 adult visible on marsh, possibly with more juvs) 1 Hobby - circled high ov

20 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 19th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 19th June 2013

2 Black-necked Grebe - main lake (spotted first at 1045hrs, then not seen again until 1515hrs - still on main lake towards the north shore, seen from WWF hide) 5 Teal - scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape 4 Lapwing juvs - marsh and scrape 2 Redshank adults, with o

19 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 18th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 18th June 2013

2 Pochard broods A total of 27 Mute Swan cygnets, including a creche of 12 on the wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 9 Teal - wader scrape 4 Common Tern chicks - main lake, re

18 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 16th June 2013

20 Mute Swan cygnets - scrape, reservoir lagoon, sheltered lagoon, main lake 3 Pochard ducklings - middle reedbed channel 1 Peregrine - flew over hospital towards Hammersmith 1 Blackcap - singing in world wetlands   Recent bird highlights: Peregrine,

16 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 15th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 15th June 2013

1 brood of 6 Pochard  Ducklings -  in the middle reedbed channel 6 broods of Mute Swan Cygnets - main lake, reservoir lagoon, wader scrape, sheltered lagoon, reedbed, grazing marsh 1 Little Grebe juv  - middle reedbed channel 2 Redshank + juv's - wader

15 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 14th June 2013

1 Oystercatcher - circling over main lake @ 8.30a.m 1 Brood of Pochard Ducklings - at least 5 Ducklings on the main lake Redshank juvs - marsh Lapwing juvs - marsh, scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - calling from grazing marsh 1 Nuthatch - calling from conifers al

14 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 13th June 2013

1 Shoveler - main lake 1 Dunlin - main lake 4 Redshank + 2 new chicks - marsh 5+ Lapwing juvs - main lake, marsh, scrape 12 Common Tern + 1 chick - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 320 Herring Gull - mostly immatures, main lake 150 Swift Recent bi

13 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 12th June 2013

15 Mute Swan cygnets - all present and correct. Wildside, sheltered lagoon and main lake. 2 Teal - males, scrape 1 Shoveler - male, scrape 2 Redshank - marsh 13 Common Tern - rafts on main lake and reservoir lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside 1 Nut

12 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 11th June 2013

11 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 9 Black-Headed Gull chicks - main lake rafts 2 Teal - both males on the main lake 2 Blackcap - both singing wildside, sheltered lagoon Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard,

11 June 2013

Wildlife sightings for 10th June 2013

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

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