Latest sightings
Wildlife sightings for 24th March 2013
1 Bittern - dropped into reeds by Headley Hide at 4:30 p.m. 53 Wigeon - scrape 2 Pintail - pair 4 Mandarin – males, world wetlands 1 Peregrine – on the hospital, eating prey 1 Little Egret - main lake 1 Ringed Plover – main lake, long shingle island
24 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd March 2013
3 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Ringed Plover 1 Dunlin 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside gate Because of the danger of falling roof tiles, unfortunately it is necessary for us to close the Peacock To
23 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd March 2013
1 Bittern - dropped into reedbed 1 Little Ringed Plover - on main lake briefly before flying N @ 09.10am 2 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 2 Chiffchaff - beside WWF hide 1 Peregrine - on hospital across river Because of the danger of
22 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st March 2013
2 Avocet - dropped onto wader scrape @09.10am 1 Redshank - wader scrape 1 Peregrine - over reserve 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, South route Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Shelduck, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean
21 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th March 2013
1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Redshank - wader scrape 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 282 Fieldfare - flew over E, SE 18 Redwing - dropped into wildside 1 Rock Pipit - grazing marsh 5 Chiffchaff - site count 9 Cetti's Warbler -
21 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th March 2013
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Redshank - wader scrape 50 Fieldfare - flew NW with a few dropping into wildside Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Shelduck, Jack Snipe, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull,
19 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th March 2013
2 Red-crested Pochard - pair, main lake 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 56 Wigeon - marsh 3 Snipe - feeding on scrape Blacksmith Plover, presumed escapee, seen in overflow car park, then flew to playing fields at 12:40 p.m. Recent bird highligh
18 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th March 2013
57 Wigeon – marsh 2 Pintail – pair, reservoir lagoon 1 Jack Snipe - in front of Headley hide 1 Redshank – scrape 1 Mediterranean Gull – main lake, flew to river 1 Rock Pipit – flew SW 7 Redwing 4 Lesser Redpoll 1 Chiffchaff - singing on sheltere
17 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th March 2013
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - hunting over site 1 Bittern - north side of reservoir lagoon, flew to Barnes Waterside pond 5 Redwing - flew (w) over Observatory 90 Fieldfare - flew NW, S, SE 1 Collared dove - Otters, World Wetlands 1 Stonechat
15 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th March 2013
104 Shoveler - main lake, scrape, resr lagoon 60 Wigeon - marsh, main lake, scrape 2 Bearded Tit - marsh, then across to main reedbed 1 Stonechat - perched on electric fence on marsh, near wildside hide 3 Meadow Pipit - flew N 2 Siskin - wildside
14 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 13th March 2013
79 Shoveler - marsh, main lake 58 Wigeon - marsh, main lake 2 Pintail - pair, reservoir lagoon 1 Stonechat - perched on fox fence on marsh Recent bird highlights: Bittern, Peregrine, Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Skylark,
13 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 12th March 2013
2 Shelduck - males, scrape 2 Pintail - pair, main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 135 Cormorant - main lake 152 Black-headed Gull - main lake 10 Common Snipe - reservoir lagoon, scrape, main lake, marsh 1 Stonechat - male, marsh 135 Fieldfare - pla
12 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 11th March 2013
1 Barnacle Goose - sheltered lagoon first thing looking very wary, then took off and followed a pair of Greylag Geese around the reserve landing on the wader scrape with them 61 Wigeon - scrape 53 Shoveler - main lake, scrape Recent bird highlights: Bitt
11 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 10th March 2013
59 Wigeon - marsh, scrape, reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - pair on the marsh 56 Shoveler - site count 8 Mandarin - world wetlands 11 Little Grebe - site count 3 Great Crested Grebe, including pair mating on the sheltered lagoon 129 Cormorant - main lake 1 Ke
10 March 2013
Wildlife sightings for 9th March 2013
2 Shelduck - wader scrape 2 Pintail - wader scrape 11 Mandarin – world wetlands 2 Oystercatcher - main lake 77 Lapwing - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape, main lake 1 Skylark - grazing marsh 37 Fieldfare – mostly flew NW 4 Redwing – entrance/world w
9 March 2013