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Wildlife sightings for 18th January 2013
1 Bittern - main lake between Dulverton and WWF hide 1 Caspian Gull - 2nd winter main lake 2 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon 7 Siskin - South route 2 Peregrine - over reserve, 1 hunting over sheltered lagoon Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Pintail -
18 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th January 2013
2 Bittern - resr lagoon and main lake 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 77 Wigeon - main lake 109 Shoveler - main lake mostly 1 Ruff - main lake 1 Shelduck - main lake 12 Siskin - sheltered lagoon 2 Skylark - flew SW Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merg
17 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th January 2013
4 Bittern - resr lagoon and main lake (2 extra birds flew in during the day) 1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 82 Wigeon - scrape 5 Mandarin - reservoir lagoon (4 males, 1 female) 2 Pintail - pair, main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Water Pipit - main
16 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th January 2013
1 Bittern - flew from reedbed into reedbed filters 53 Lapwing - main lake 55 Wigeon - grazing marsh 22 Siskin - sheltered lagoon, mixed flock on entrance lake 1 Kestrel - over wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregri
15 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th January 2013
1 Smew - sheltered lagoon 3 Fieldfare - wildside 33 Siskin - wildside and south route/sheltered lagoon 4 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Waxwing, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The
14 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th January 2013
1 redhead Smew - sheltered lagoon, showing well 61 Wigeon - marsh 1 Kestrel - female, perched on gate, then dropped onto small mammal to feed c60 Lapwing - in a large flock on the main lake c10 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted
13 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th January 2013
1 Red-head Smew - sheltered lagoon 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Peregrine - hospital 1 Kestrel 5 Common Snipe 2 Cetti's Warbler approx 20 Siskin 1 Kingfisher - car park channel Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Smew, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock,
13 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 11th January 2013
1 Smew (female) - sheltered lagoon a.m. 2 Bittern - main lake N shore, resr lagoon W end 58 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 12 Greylag Geese - main lake, marsh (11 birds arrived late yesterday and roosted) 3 Waxwing - perched in resr lagoon tree block, then
11 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th January 2013
1 Smew (female) - resr lagoon p.m. 1 Bittern - main lake S shore 61 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Pintail - resr lagoon 4 Water Rail - marsh, resr lagoon, main lake 4 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Red-breasted Merganser, Bittern, Peregrin
10 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th January 2013
2 Bittern - main lake and from the wildside hide 3 Shelduck, plus probable Shelduck x Ruddy Shelduck hybrid - main lake 1 Pintail - male, reservoir lagoon 3 Snipe - marsh Small flock of Redpoll in wildside, heard calling Additional sighting from ye
9 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 8th January 2013
2 Shelduck - main lake 44 Lapwing - main lake 47 Wigeon - reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh 58 Gadwall - sheltered lagoon, main lake 1 Peregrine - across river on hospital Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-l
8 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 7th January 2013
1 Bittern - main lake N shore a.m. 2 Peregrine - charing cross hospital balcony ledge 6 Snipe - marsh and main lake (including 4 birds that flew in from the W a.m.) 54 Wigeon - marsh and scrape 1 Oystercatcher - flew NE Recent bird highlights: G
7 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 6th January 2013
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon 1 Pintail - female, scrape 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing near WWF hide 1 Reed Bunting - by explore feeders Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Bittern - north side reservoir lagoon 2 Bearded Tit - grazing marsh
6 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 5th January 2013
94 Teal - grazing marsh, main lake 48 Wigeon - wader scrape, grazing marsh 9 Siskin - wildside 6 Redpoll - wildside Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The tw
5 January 2013
Wildlife sightings for 4th January 2013
41 Wigeon - grazing marsh 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Redpoll - wildside 1 Peregrine - across river on hospital Recent bird highlights: Goosander, Bittern, Peregrine, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pipit, Skylark, Bearded Tit. The two Bitter
5 January 2013